Xin Zhou is Leader of the Strategic and Quantitative Analysis Centre at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of environmental policy analysis. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies. She is now leading a couple of research projects in the areas of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) interlinkages analysis, climate policy assessment, integrated water resource management and green jobs assessment, etc.