People (fr)

Robin Coupland trained in general surgery in the UK becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1985. After 7 years of field surgery with the ICRC, his professional focus turned to using statistical methodologies he has developed (Taback-Coupland model), pioneering a renowned public health approach to all forms of violence and insecurity.…

Gaetan Vannay is the co-founder of Securaxis, a Swiss startup developing safety & security solutions by leveraging new technologies, with a focus on Acoustic & Artificial Intelligence to add the missing component to smart cities: the hearing, by monitoring sounds. Gaetan Vannay is also a Human Security advisor, working for various governments and international organizations.…

I am an interdisciplinary system thinker, who passionately believes that: the primary purpose of Infrastructure is to drive the realisation of societally beneficial outcomes for the population it serves. That it cannot fulfil its primary purpose in the long term unless: it is resilient to the disruptive impacts of climate change and other strategic challenges;…

Dr. Ebru Gencer is the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CUDRR+R), a non-profit research center based in New York City. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University; Co-Chair of the Urban Planning Advisory Group (UPAG) to the UN Secretary…

Hasse Goosen (PhD) is the founder and director of Climate Adaptation Services, the organization responsible for the management of the knowledge portal and climate information webviewer on climate adaptation. Hasse supported numerous governments at different administrative levels in the development of adaptation plans and strategies for delta areas and river basins. He has an affiliation…

As Secretary-General of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 2006, Angel Gurría has firmly established the Organisation as a pillar of the global economic governance architecture including the G7, G20 and APEC, and a reference point in the design and implementation of better policies for better lives. He has broadened the OECD’s…

Natalie is a climate adaptation specialist and science communicator, distilling technical information into actionable insights on climate risk and resilience across sectors. At Four Twenty Seven, Natalie manages communications and thought leadership initiatives, writing on climate change’s economic impacts, strategies for financial actors to assess and manage risk, and the interconnected nature of climate resilience.…

Dr. Yoon Kim has over a decade of experience working with private and public sector entities in the US and globally to assess physical climate risks and identify climate resilience opportunities. At Four Twenty Seven, she leads Client Services and works closely with investors, corporations, and governments to assess financial and economic exposure to physical…

David Jácome-Pólit, Master of Science with double specialization in architectural engineering and technology in sustainable development (TU Delft). Currently holds the position of Metropolitan Director of Resilience and Chief Resilience Officer as part of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative. Former resilience advisor for the United Nations Development Program in Quito. Member of the Esteemed Program…

Head of the UN-Habitat’s Urban Resilience Global Programme. He has a background in economics, shelter/housing and settlements program design and management, as well as building construction and reconstruction projects in post-crisis situations and urban resilience building. He has worked in the private sector (banking, microcredit and microfinance projects in Argentina and Bolivia), NGOs (slum upgrading,…

Holding Master Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Pittsburgh and Ph.D in Public Economics from the University of Indonesia, Oswar Muadzin Mungkasa started his career as a government official in 1992 after experiencing life as a banker. Prior to the appointment as Deputy Governor of Jakarta for Spatial Planning and Environment…

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) mandate is to serve as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster risk reduction and to ensure synergies among disaster risk reduction activities. Sanjaya Bhatia is the Head of the Office of UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education…