SONALI ZOL

    First name
    Sonali
    Last name
    Zol
    How do you self-identify or would like to be identified?
    Woman
    Do you belong to any ethnic minority group of self-identify as an indigenous person?
    No
    Affiliation, organization, or community
    Individual and scientific community IUCN commission member
    Years of professional or activism experience or of knowledge built on specific indigenous expertise
    1-5 years
    Country of residence
    Languages
    English
    In which geographic region (and sub-region) does your work mostly focus?
    Mitigation
    Agriculture
    Renewable energy
    Transport
    Waste management
    Adaptation
    Agriculture and forestry
    Early warning systems and Environmental assessment
    Water
    Climate technologies
    Energy production
    Mining and metal production for climate action
    Water supply and wastewater management
    Information and communication technology and digital technologies (AI and ML)
    Cross-sectoral enablers
    Capacity-building and training
    Economics and climate finance
    Governance and planning (policy, regulatory systems)
    Innovation, research, development and demonstration
    Cross-cutting approaches
    Community-based
    Ecosystems and biodiversity
    Gender
    Do you have proven experience in gender and climate change issues?
    Yes, my work/ area of expertise mainly focuses on gender and climate change
    Mitigation
    Agriculture
    Industry
    Transport
    Waste management
    Adaptation
    Agriculture and forestry
    Early warning systems and Environmental assessment
    Infrastructure and Urban Planning
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water
    Climate Technologies
    Energy production
    Agriculture, forestry, land-use, fisheries
    Solid waste management
    Buildings
    Cross-cutting approaches
    Community-based
    Disaster Risk Reduction
    Ecosystems and biodiversity
    Gender
    Cross-sectoral enablers
    Capacity-building and training
    Communication and awareness
    Economics and climate finance
    Governance and planning (policy, regulatory systems)
    Innovation, research, development and demonstration
    Please provide your short bio reflecting on your academic, professional and practical background

    y name is Sonali Zol from India I am

    Computer Engineer completed my masters

    degree in Computer engineering.I am

    honoured and glad to proudly present that

    I have been selected as delegate of India

    at COY18 UNFCCC under cop28 presidency at

    Dubai this year and also honoured to be

    representing India at COY17 UNFCCC.

     

    I have completed various courses from ISRO

    Government of India on Earth observation

    carbon cycle emission Archaeological

    survey ,I have completed few courses from

    IUCN PAGE UNITAR received digital badges

    from FAO Unicef

     

    I have attended and. Represented major

    group of youth and children in UNEP and UN

    summits and forum in UNEP INC1 UNFCCC

    UNescap as delegate Stockholm conference

    forum of small states sisd in ocean summit

    Arctic summit also honoured to be selected

    as delegate in Saicam chemical and waste

    management Committee of permenent

    representative 160 161 162 163 and in

    European Union climate Target 40 as

    representative of Youngo UNFCCC

     

    I am honoured and nominated as Esteemed

    Ambassador of India at Cop28 simulation

    model hosted by Arab league at Cario Egypt

    I had worked for UNEP mgcy and Youngo

    UNFCCC that is major group of youth and

    children and contributed in various UN

    process for conventions like Rotterdam

    Stockholm Basel provided solution for

    preservation of natural resources

    biodiversity and endangered species would

    be glad if I would be becoming a member of

    this IUCN committee so that i can give my

    knoweldge in protection preserving

    biological ecological zones wetlands and

    species falling under red list of IUCN

    Your contribution

    I took breakout session during meeting of

    UNEP MGCY where we discussed on various

    laws and conventions .I represented India

    and major group of youth and children in

    INC1 legally binding plastic treaty for

    plastic pollution and marine litters i

    delegated in various forums and summit

    provided solution in this way I

    communicated in high level political forum

    given interviews on education youth skill

    development and curriculum to various news

    channel as being represented country as

    Delegate in G20 summit and in UN summit

    hence on education i attended high level

    meeting of UN in ethics education and in

    G20 summit on national eduction policy .I

    think education should be innovative with

    full of moral values ethics and proper

    discipline to understand the true nature

    of human environment and species i

    delivered speeches to students on

    environment and technology how it could be

    used together

    skills:

    Behavioural, decision-making science

    National-level education strategy and

    curriculum development

    Groups

    CEC networks

    Nature Education for Sustainability

    Youth Engagement and Intergenerational

    Partnerships

    Experience

    I use to guide students in school and

    colleges about future scope ideas on their

    carrier even on space mission artificial

    intelligence and on art and culture I took

    lectures on Enviornment invited as Chief

    guest in various events

    Mother tongue(s)

    Marathi

    Other language skills

    English Hindi

     

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    Are you interested in being contacted for any of the following
    Panelist at climate change event
    Advisory in technical assistance project
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    Interviewed by the media