Ananya Chakraborty, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Analyst with the Climate Resilience Practice program at the World Resources Institute (WRI), India. Her research focuses on gender, inclusion, and human development for addressing pressing issues of our times such as climate change, food security, and migration. Her current research looks at climate smart agriculture (CSA) from a gendered perspective to find collaborative solutions that can foster equity and inclusion of women farmers across developing countries to build resilience and adapt to the impacts of climate change on agriculture.

Riana joined ADB in 2017 as Gender Consultant. Currently working as Social Development Officer (Gender) in ADB Indonesia Resident Mission. She has over 20 years of professional experience working on gender issues with international organizations, including UNESCO, UNIFEM, GIZ, The Asia Foundation.

Livia works at WateAid Timor-Leste as Program Effectiveness and Advocacy Manager. She has several years of experience working at WaterAid, starting in 2014 as a Sanitation Officer.

In 2016 she moved up one level to Specialist for WASH and GEDSI and in 2018 she held a position as program manager. She has been working with several INGOs before WaterAid.

Gitta works as a national researcher at the International Water Management Institute in Nepal. She is academically trained in human geography from India, Nepal, and Europe. She has worked extensively as a researcher and gender specialist for the past 15 years in Nepal and India.

Harshita Rathi is a Project Manager at Dalberg Advisor’s Mumbai office. Her work spans gender, education, employment, water and sanitation, anti-trafficking, and humanitarian assistance sectors. She led the ADB engagement with Dalberg which looked at how private financing can be catalyzed for water and sanitation in India through financial and non-financial instruments. Among her other water and sanitation engagements are working with a global charity to segment the water and sanitation value chains and mapping challenges financers face in serving small business operators.

Ms. Jha’s field of specialization includes Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Training, Analysis and Mainstreaming, Conflict Analysis, Project Design, Evaluation, Assessment Studies, and Facilitation/Moderation. She has been responsible for the design and implementation of GESI mainstreaming processes in various organizations including UN agencies in Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, and for UK AID, WB and ADB-funded programs in Nepal.