Timor-Leste Nature-Based Tourism Read more about Timor-Leste Nature-Based Tourism Discover the beauty of Timor-Leste, one of the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security, working to promote sustainable and responsible nature-based tourism to preserve one of the world’s most unique ecosystems and areas while providing benefits to people and communities.
Lida Pet-Soede Keywords agriculture and natural resources climate change environment private sector Read more about Lida Pet-Soede Lida is a senior strategic conservation and fisheries management professional with practical, policy, technical and management skills. She is a leader in developing new programs, initiating multi-partner platforms and a strong and effective motivator for the related required organizational change. Lida has extensive experience in developing effective collaborative networks, capable motivated global teams and strategic partnerships with governments, the private sector, academia, and NGOs.
Agnetha Vave-Karamui Keywords climate change disaster risk reduction management Indonesia environment Read more about Agnetha Vave-Karamui Agnetha Vave-Karamui worked as an environmental/forestry advocacy officer with the Solomon Islands NGO, Environmental Concerns Action Network. She then joined the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology in 2008. She comes from the Western Province of Solomon Islands, and holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental science from the University of the South Pacific.
Asia Leadership Program Read more about Asia Leadership Program Asia needs leaders and changes agents to bring climate change solutions and sustainable development to the region. The Asia Leadership Program on Sustainable Development and Climate Change aimed to produce a critical mass of “change agents” among policy makers and practitioners in ADB’s client countries. These change agents would incorporate innovative solutions for climate change and sustainable development in their policies and development programs; and catalyze and facilitate expanded sharing of knowledge solutions with and among ADB’s client countries.
Junichi Fujino Keywords environment Read more about Junichi Fujino Junichi Fujino has developed Sustainable Low-Carbon Society scenarios and implemented country-level and city-level projects in Japan and Asia. He is an advisory committee member of Japan’s “FutureCity Initiatives” and committee member of the Urban Planning and Sustainability Commission under the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Han Meng Keywords climate change environment Read more about Han Meng Meng Han is the PRC’s representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC). Since 2015, Hans’ role contributes to a broader UNEP-WCMC strategy to promote UNEP’s strategic presence in the PRC and the Asia-Pacific region. She specifically assists in leveraging UNEP-WCMC’s expertise and resources to strengthen UNEP’s biodiversity capabilities delivered through its regional and country offices, and provides more effective support to national and regional governments and other stakeholders.
Alvin Lopez Keywords environment natural resources management river basin restoration and management environmental administration and policy soil pollution contaminated site management restoration strategies peatlands Read more about Alvin Lopez Alvin currently serves as the Principal Operations Coordination Specialist (Environment) in the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department at the Asian Development Bank. He also leads ADB’s Nature Solutions Finance Hub.
Virinder Sharma Keywords climate change renewable energy environment Urban Development Rural Livelihoods sustainable development Read more about Virinder Sharma Mr. Sharma takes a lead role in managing delivery, maintaining strategic relationships, providing technical and advisory support to the ADB and to the UK Department for International Development (DFID), leading a team of 10 technical professionals and managing the implementation of 50 projects under the ADB administered multi-donor $150 M Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF). Dr.
Session Video - Eminent Speakers Forum - Protecting People and Profits Read more about Session Video - Eminent Speakers Forum - Protecting People and Profits United Nations Enviroment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim discusses how to invest in natural capital and improve environmental management, while making profits and achieving lasting social, economic, and environmental progress.