Cholpon Aitakhunova Keywords climate change water Urban Development Read more about Cholpon Aitakhunova Cholpon leads Central Asian Youth for Water (CAY4W) in her role of regional co-coordinator for Central Asia and Afghanistan. Currently, as an International Climate Protection fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation she is carrying out her research on the interface of water, climate, and security in Central Asia with a special focus on collective leadership, supported by her host institution - CLI.
Isabela Espindola Keywords climate change water Urban Development water governance and management sustainable development Read more about Isabela Espindola Dr Espindola is a Brazilian young water professional based in London and working at the International Water Association (IWA) as the Membership Engagement Officer responsible for the young water professionals community within IWA. Isabela holds a PhD in Human geography from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), focusing on South America's transboundary water governance and management. She also has an MSc. in Environmental Sciences and a BA in International Relations and Economics.
Julie Marechal Perkins Keywords climate change water Urban Development Read more about Julie Marechal Perkins
Farshad Ibrahimi Keywords asset management water transport energy Read more about Farshad Ibrahimi Farshad has 20+ years of public and private sector Asset Management (AM), globally, across Water, Transport and Energy. He is a thought leader, and a high profile and well recognised AM specialist, with track record in utility business transformation, benchmarking, digital transformation, systems integrations and strategic AM. He has held Global Service Line Leadership roles in AM with international consultancies, as well as significant utility AM experience.
How to Create Transformative Global Movement on Sanitation Read more about How to Create Transformative Global Movement on Sanitation This presentation gives an overview of how WTO has been able to mobilize politicians, media, NGOs, investors, and donors into the sanitation sector by breaking the toilet taboo.
Kunal Walia Keywords WASH water sanitation inancial inclusion investing for development and technology for good Read more about Kunal Walia Kunal Walia is a Partner in New Delhi and works across essential issues related to financial inclusion, investing for development, and technology for good. Kunal has over 15 years of experience advising commercial and impact investors, philanthropies, the private sector, and NGOs across these issues. He has been working closely with ADB over the last 5 years to identify opportunities within India's WASH sector.
ADB WASH private sector investing: Summary Read more about ADB WASH private sector investing: Summary This presentation gives an overview of the summary of the findings of the study such as market opportunities for lending to WASH MSMEs and key challenges and bottlenecks which result in high borrowing costs for MSMEs in the sector.
Dieldre Harder Keywords ADB consultant water and sanitation climate change water Urban Development Read more about Dieldre Harder Dieldre is a freelance consultant who has been doing various research works in the water and sanitation sector for 15 years. She is currently involved with ADB as a WASH Survey Specialist for the preparation of the Survey Toolkit for the Urban Development and Water Projects.
Prof. Taikan Oki Keywords global hydrology water resources sustainability virtual water trade water footprint climate change water Read more about Prof. Taikan Oki Prof. Oki is a Special Advisor to the President, and a Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. His previous academic positions include Associate Professor with the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo and Associate Professor with the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. He was also affiliated as the Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University, Japan, and an Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations for 2016-2021.