FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY
4 November 2015
Expert Consultation Meeting: “Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific”
9-10 November 2015 Meeting Room A, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Provisional List of Participants
EXPERTS
Mr. Abid Gulzar, Director, Advocacy, World Vision International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Mr. Abid Suleri, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan
Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, Director, Public Advocacy Initiatives for Rights and Values in India (PAIRVI), Delhi, India
Ms. Anushree Sinha, Senior Fellow, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi, India
Ms. Bernadette Resurreccion Sayo, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
Mr. Charlie Dou, International Renewable Energy Specialist, Asian Development Bank, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Mr. Chuluun Togtokh, Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of Mongolia, Mongolia
Mr. Deepesh Thakur, Associate Director, Regional Advocacy and Justice for Children, South Asia and Pacific Regional Office, World Vision International, Pasig City, Philippines
Ms. Elenita Daño, Director, Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC), Davao City, Philippines
Ms. Erin Ruth Palomares, Coordinator, Reality of Aid, Quezon City, Philippines
Mr. Haeseung Chung, Major Groups and Stakeholders Asia-Pacific Regional Representative, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Sub-regional Youth Advisor, UNEP Tunza North East Asia Youth Environment Network (NEAYEN), Seoul, Republic of Korea 2
Mr. Isagani Serrano, President, Earth Day Network Philippines; Co-Convener, Social Watch Philippines; Quezon City, Philippines
Mr. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, India
Mr. Jope Davetaivalu, Planning and Capacity Development Advisor, Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa
Ms. Kabita Gautam, Consultant, Data Analyst, Management of Information System, Nepal Climate Change Support Program (NCCSP), Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ms. Kate Lappin, Regional Coordinator, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APFLWD), Chiang Mai, Thailand
Mr. Lamsal Gopal, Lead Civil Society Organization, NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN), Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director, the Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ms. Mari Kosaka, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Maria Melinda Ando, Senior Programme Officer, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Bangkok, Thailand
Ms. Marjorie Pamintuan, Secretary, Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN), Quezon City, Philippines
Ms. Meena Bilgi, Core Associate, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (WOCAN), Gujarat, India
Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, Director General, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mr. Muhammed Islam, Programme Director, Forum of Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh (FEJB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ms. Noelene Nobolivou, Political Adviser, Diverse Voices and Action for Equality (DAWN), Laucana Beach Estate, Fiji
Mr. Petch Manopawitr, Deputy, Southeast Asia Group, Asia Regional Office, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bangkok, Thailand
Ms. Rita Dhital, Director, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. Rudolf Tampubolon, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia
Mr. Sandro Calvani, Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning, Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Patronage, Bangkok, Thailand 3
Mr. Seong-Hoon (Anselmo) Lee, Executive Director, Korea Human Rights Foundation (KHRF), Seoul, Republic of Korea
Ms. Shynar Toilyabaeva, Director, CAREC Country Office, Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, Kazakhstan
Ms. Sri Jusnaini Sofjan, Senior Programme Administrator and Strategist, Huairou Commission, New York, U.S.A.
Ms. Swati Banerjee, Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Mr. Uchita De Zoysa, Chair, Global Sustainability Solutions (GLOSS); Executive Director, Centre for Environment and Development (CED); Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Ms. Vivien Eyre, Programme Specialist, Director-General’s Office, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva, Fiji
Mr. Yusup Kamalov, Chair, Union for Defense of the Aral Sea and Amudarya, Karakalpapkstan, Uzbekistan
Mr. Zia Ur Rehman, Founder and Chief Executive, AWAZ Foundation Pakistan, Centre for Development Services, Multan, Pakistan
Ms. Kathy Al Ju'beh, Senior Advisor for Inclusive Development, Christian Blind Mission (CBM), Bangkok, Thailand
Ms. Rosmy Sophia, Technical Officer, Environment Division, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia
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SPEAKERS
Mr. Zafar Adeel, Director, United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Mr. Lawrence Surendra, Chair, The Sustainability Platform, Bangalore, India
Ms. Milou Beerepoot, Programme Director Energy Efficiency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Bangkok, Thailand
Mr. Wicaksono Sarosa, Chair, Kemitraan Habitat, Jakarta, Indonesia
Mr. Amirkhan Keshimov, Deputy Chairman of Water Resources Committee, International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), Almaty, Kazakhstan
Mr. Simon Hoiberg-Olsen, Senior Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Bangkok, Thailand
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Ms. Isabelle Louis, Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP)
Ms. Yuqing Ariel Yu, Senior Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Kanagawa, Japan
Mr. Tom Beloe, Governance, Climate Finance and Development Effectiveness Advisor, United Nations Development Programme Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (UNDP), Bangkok, Thailand
Ms. Anuradha Rajivan, Advisor, Strategy and Policy Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines
Mr. Robert Steele, Founder, Systainability Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ms. Rodora Babaran, Director, Socio-Cultural Cooperation, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia
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ESCAP SECRETARIAT
Ms. Katinka Weinberger Chief , Environment and Development Policy Section, Environment and Development Division (EDD)
Ms. Hitomi Rankine Environmental Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Policy Section, EDD
Ms. Rusyan Jill Mamiit Environmental Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Policy Section, EDD
Ms. Kareff Rafisura Environmental Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Policy Section, EDD
Ms. Hala Razian Associate Economic Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Policy Section, EDD
Ms. Nobue Amanuma Associate Expert in Environmental Economics, Environment and Development Policy Section, EDD
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Ms. Susan Stone Director, Trade and Investment Division (TID)
Ms. Rikke Munk-Hansen Chief, Economic and Environment Statistics Section, Statistics Division (SD)
Mr. Christopher Ryan Regional Advisor on Statistics, Office of the Chief, SD 5
Mr. Sudip Ranjan Basu Economic Affairs Officer, Development Policy Section, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division (MPDD)
Mr. Alberto Isgut Economic Affairs Officer, Development Policy Section, MPDD
Ms. Maria Misovicova Programme Officer, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Section, Strategy and Programme Management Division (SPMD)
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ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA)
Mr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna Head, ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA), Incheon