Virinder Sharma
Former Principal Urban Development Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank

Dr. Virinder Sharma served as program manager of the multi-donor $150-million Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF) supported by the United Kingdom government, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), and Rockefeller Foundation. He is a development professional with 30 years of experience with ADB, UK FCDO/DFID and the government of India in designing and implementing multidisciplinary programs.

Insight

Women as Agents of Change for Strengthening Community Resilience

Women were actively involved in developing the vision, plans and implementation of the local climate change projects.

   Philippines; Capacity development; Climate change; Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Case Study

Working with Communities in Developing Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience

Nature-based solutions offer multiple co-benefits and are implementable at community scale.

   Bangladesh; Pakistan; Philippines; Climate change; Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Goal 13: Climate Action