Researcher and advisor on sustainable energy and climate change policy with a special focus on gender issues, energy and climate policy, and multi-level governance.

Physicist by education, with more than 30 years of working experience in research, policy and management. Longstanding managing director of the Climate Alliance of European Cities. Co-founder and board member of the global network GenderCC–Women for Climate Justice.

Recent projects include research, advice, development of methodologies for gender analysis, capacity building and training.

Akinyi Chemutai is an Environmentalist focused on restoration, circular economy, climate resilience, renewable energy and ESG (Environment, Social and Governance). For six years, she has been a strategic and analytical Manager with extensive experience coordinating the technical and financial aspects of projects in the sector and a complementary background managing projects in sustainability and circularity roles. She is skilled in data-driven needs assessments, grant-based program implementation, and ongoing evaluation.

Dr Jiska de Groot, CEO of GDS, is a GESI practitioner in the  climate change  and innovation space with over 12 years’ experience working in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.

I hold a rural development engineering diploma, option: agricultural extension.

I am an expert in forest governance.

I followed gender training related to the development of policy documents

I am responsible for professional training at the National School of Water and Forests of Burkina Faso

Our  works for a real Democratic & Civilized Pakistan and working hard on health and pollution issues. We are working since “2002” In our country about 60% populations are living in villages; these peoples are facing many problems regarding health and other facilities. We are working on safe drinking water to those area where peoples drink polluted water, for this we are planning for safe water plant in those area.

Salem Afeworki has 16 years of experience providing sustainability, climate change and community engagement services for infrastructure, transportation, mining, and energy sector clients in four continents. She has conducted strategic sustainability and climate change planning as well as workshop facilitation, and program evaluation projects for a range of clients. Salem is experienced in both quantitative and qualitative analyses, and she translates complex issues and stakeholder discussions into clear language, useful metrics, and effective outcomes.

Asheer Rahman is an accomplished entrepreneur and Impact Investing expert with a proven track record in venture capital, ESG Investing, and sustainability strategy. His diverse expertise spans in Financial Services, Construction, Technology, Legal, and Health sectors. Adept at collaborating with teams and implementing innovative solutions, Asheer excels in leadership, finance development, and consumer communication.

Ambe Emmanuel Cheo holds a Ph.D. in Environmental and Resource Management (ERM). He has more than 5 years’ experience working on topic related to water resources management, food security, climate change etc. In his Ph.D., he specialized in estimating water balance as defined by the EU-water framework directive and completed fieldwork focused on identifying and evaluating water resources management challenges and making policy recommendations.

Kaidi Ru is a UN SDSN Local Pathways Fellow, a UNDP Social Protection Platform Ambassador and a WIPO ADR Young Member. She holds an MPhil in Management from the University of Cambridge and participated in the 2022 UNU-IAS ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme.

Outside of work, Kaidi is a YOUNGO-nominated observer to the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC) Activity Groups on RD&D, Buildings and Infrastructure, and Transformative Industry.

Name: Maïmouna DIOUF

Title: Project coordinator, gender-Energy & climate change focal point

expert: Gender-Energy & climate change

Email: [email protected]

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