Localizing Global Agendas: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action

This presentation examines global climate pacts like the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It looks at climate change and disaster risk reduction in the context of the sustainable development goals. Lastly, it underscores the importance of an integrated approach in the implementation of global agreements.

Pradeep Srivastava

Pradeep Srivastava was the Tajikistan Country Director for the Asian Development Bank. Prior to joining the ADB, Mr. Srivastava worked at Harvard University as a lecturer and associate in the Harvard Institute for International Development, following which he worked at the World Bank’s Africa Technical Department in Washington, DC. Subsequently, he was Chief Economist at the National Council of Applied Economic Research in Delhi. Mr. Srivastava’s operations experience covers several countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

He left his position in ADB in January 2021.