From 2012-2015, she worked as a senior climate services scientist and champion at the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at ICRISAT in India, then IFPRI in Washington DC, Prior to that, she was with the Red Cross International Federation where she served as regional technical adviser for West and Central Africa for several years. Before joining the Bank Group, she was with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) based in Dakar Senegal, where she managed the Regional office for Africa supporting all of Africa’s 53 governments with policy guidance to mainstream adaptation and establish effective national/regional frameworks for climate services. Tall leads coordination of the Bank’s work on Adaptation & Resilience and is the team leader for the World Bank Group’s first of its kind Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience. Pathak worked at Bank of America and ABN AMRO Bank in new business and risk management.Īrame Tall is a Senior Adaptation & Resilience Specialist in the Climate Change Group of the World Bank. Prior to that he oversaw IFC’s portfolio in the Middle East and North Africa and led business development in frontier markets in the Middle East and North Africa. Pathak was Global Head and Director for Investment and Credit Risk, responsible for global coverage of credit risk, investment risk, integrity risk, pricing and credit/equity training. He has extensive emerging markets experience in principal investments, restructuring and risk management. Pathak was IFC’s Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific, leading advisory and investment operations across 18 countries, which in fiscal year 2020 reached US$4.2 billion in long-term investments, including funds mobilized from other investors. He is responsible for identifying new business opportunities for climate business and facilitating the mobilization of capital into this space. In this role, he facilitates business growth, provides thought leadership, new product development and facilitates all work related to climate business.
Vivek Pathak is IFC’s Global Head and Director of Climate Business. Moderator: Vivek Pathak, Director and Global Head for Climate Business, IFC Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO, Global Environment Facility.Christina Chan, Director for the Climate Resilience Practice, World Resources Institute.Imad Fakhoury, Global Director for Infrastructure, PPPs, and Guarantees, World Bank.John Haley, CEO of Willis Towers Watson and Chair of the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment.Brooks Preston, Managing Director of Infrastructure and Real Assets, Macquarie Group.Jay Koh, Founder and Chair, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group.Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Minister for Business, Energy, and Clean Growth and UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency, United Kingdom.Sadiye Yalcin, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, and Water, Turkey.Climate Change Specialist and Lead Author, World Bank
Opening Remarks: Bernice Van Bronkhorst, Global Director for Climate Change, World Bank
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