Elene Machaidze was an Intern at ADB’s East Asia Department (Urban and Social Sectors Division) in 2021. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico Di Milano in Italy. She is part of a dual degree programme with Tongji University, Shanghai.

Mr. Rau is leading ADB’s urban development support to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and significantly contributes to ADB wide urban policy and related publications. He supports city cluster coordination, urban-rural integration, climate change adaptation and sponge cities with nature-based solutions, circular economy zero waste cities. He conceptualizes and implements pilot projects for low-carbon climate-resilient healthy and age-friendly city action and management planning to bring out tangible benefits for the globally emerging four-generation urban communities.

Dr. Najibullah Habib is a Senior Health Specialist (MD, DrPH) with over 20 years’ experience working in major multilateral donor agencies and international health institutions. His expertise is in health policy development, communicable disease control, and health workforce capacity development.