Aisha Khan heads the Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization and the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change to protect and preserve the environment. She has a long track record of successful management of multi-sectoral projects that benefit poor and vulnerable communities and empowers them to make informed choices based on the principles of social equity, […]

Alka Tomar is Director of Centre for Environment Communication (CEC). She spearheads Centre for Youth (C4Y). She has worked on climate change, biodiversity, environmental education, water and sanitation, and other developmental issues.

Arjuna Seneviratne is the Chief Technical Officer of the Green Movement of Sri Lanka. He is the convenor of the National Consumer Network of Sri Lanka and a research advisor to the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute. He is also the Chief Consultant for ICT Systems Design, Marketing, and Business Planning, at the […]

Dilip Surkar is the Executive Director of Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) and the Director of VIKSAT in India. Under his leadership, VASCSC received the ‘National Award for Science & Technology Communication’ from Govt. of India, and the ‘Times of India Social Impact Award for Education.’ He worked as the National Coordinator of […]

Dr Farah Kabir is Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh. She is a renowned human rights figure at home and abroad with an uncompromising voice against human-rights violations. She is the Chair of the Global Board of the Global Network of Disaster Risk Reduction (GNDR) since 2015, a Board Member of Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) […]

Gothami Chandraratne is Director Operations, Janathakshan (Gte) Ltd, Sri Lanka. She is a member of the Regional Advisory Group of South Asia region and a member of the Task Force on Climate Change of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), and Co-Chair of Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership.

Ms. Julie Gurung, working as  Programme Quality and Innovation Director, holds more than 18 years of experience on promoting the rights of women, girls and marginalized groups in Nepal. Her expertise has been demonstrated primarily through her in-depth understanding of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, community mobilization and Resource mobilization. Embedding gender equality and social […]

Md Shamsuddoha is the Chief Executive of Center for Participatory Research and Development –CPRD (www.cprdbd.org), a policy think tank in Bangladesh. Being a marine scientist by training, over the last two decades, Md Shamsuddoha has turned to a development enthusiast with his progressive involvement in research, advocacy and activism. He is conversant with the UNFCCC […]

Dr Ngamindra Dahal is Chair of the Governing Board of Nepal Water Conservation Foundation for Academic Research (waternepal.org.np), and Senior Research Fellow at Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS, sias-southasia.org). He is Co-founder of the Climate Change Network of Nepal (CCNN, 2003).

Prabin Man Singh, Programme Director at Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC) since 2017. He has been associated with CANSA since 2012 in different capacities. He had also served as Coordinator of the National Steering Committee of CANSA in Nepal.