Krishna Krishnamurthy Email & Phone Number

• Led engagement of Climate Impact Advisory Team with GCF’s Private Sector Facility, identifying entry points for collaboration with accredited entities and direct access entities from private sector.• Led engagement of Climate Impact Advisory Team for Latin American and Caribbean partners.• Led analysis of climate hazards addressed by GCF projects to identify programming gaps.• Developed guidance to effectively communicate the climate basis and climate impact potential of private sector proposals.• Supported project origination for successful initiatives, including providing guidance on developing a robust climate narrative and demonstrating climate impact potential.• Appraised projects based on climate impact potential.• Reviewed climate eligibility criteria for private sector programmes to ensure adequate integration of climate change issues in investment decisions.

Panama

- Expanded portfolio of anticipatory action programmes in Latin America (from 2 countries in 2020 to 8 in 2023), securing USD1.2 million for capacity development- Co-wrote WFP's first successful ECHO proposal for Central America, which included anticipatory action (EUR600,000)- Led WFP engagement in key climate science forums, including the Central America Climate Outlook Forum, and the regional WMO State of the Climate analyses- Supported implementation of a pilot for anticipatory action in Guatemala, with support from the national meteorological agency, the agricultural roundtables, and the Ministry of Agriculture- Provided guidance to countries on implementation of anticipatory action projects (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador) including establishment of partnerships, identification of key gaps, and mapping a workplan for each country- Provided guidance expansion of climate services activities (Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia, Nicaragua) including for Adaptation Fund project in Colombia and EcuadorSupported analysis of climate vulnerability for Adaptation Fund projects (Colombia, Ecuador)- Provided strategic guidance to link social protection with anticipatory action mechanisms as a means to ensure a sustainable scale-up- Developed regional strategy for climate services and anticipatory action in Latin America and the Caribbean- Led analysis of climate trends in the Central American Dry Corridor, which was used to inform resilience and climate action programmes in the sub-region

Pasadena, California, United States

- Doctoral research conducted jointly with JPL- Research consisted of identifying remote sensing indicators that can predict transitions from stable food security conditions to food crises

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Taught class on remote sensing analysis for land use classification, with a focus on identifying invasive willow species in the Patagonian region of Argentina- Additional subjects taught include: geospatial analysis, writing reports, writing for journal articles, data analysis- Led work for remote groundtruthing using Google Earth (due to travel limitations imposed by COVID-19)

Home-Based; East Asia And Pacific Region

Vulnerability analysis- Develop analytical frameworks to evaluate the relationships between climate change and education including: how climate change impacts on education outcomes, how education can be a pathway to achieve climate change goals, and how climate change adaptation can benefit resilience in the education sector Review of climate change impacts on the education sector across East Asia and the Pacific, including through analysis of peer-reviewed publications and grey literature reports Develop approaches for analyzing vulnerability to climate change on education outcomes in Mongolia, Indonesia, Vietnam, CambodiaPolicy support Identify entry points for further climate change adaptation work in the region Review of climate change policies relevant to education in East Asia and the Pacific

Food security analysis - Geospatial analysis of food security and vulnerability for Pacific Island Countries and TerritoriesDesign- Wrote and designed the final report, including cartographic analysis and infographics

Bangkok

Project management• Managed a large ($2 million) project focused on climate risk analysis and innovative climate change adaptation programmes in the WFP Asia Region.Climate risk analysis• Developed the Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analysing Resilience – an innovative tool for mapping livelihoods and analyzing climate impacts on livelihoods and food security which was used in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, and Timor-Leste. Remotely supported climate risk analysis work in Pakistan and Afghanistan.• Developed tools to analyse and illustrate loss and damage impact on food security in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, the PhilippinesPolicy support• Co-wrote the primer "Climate impacts on food security and livelihoods in Asia"• Supported WFP engagement in key international climate processes (UNFCCC, Loss and Damage, Global Framework for Climate Services)Food security assessments• Supported emergency food security assessments in the Philippines (Typhoon Haiyan, 2013) and Nepal (April 2015 earthquakes)• Provided support for food security assessment in DPR Korea (CFSAM 2013)

Home-Based

Policy and strategy Country situation analysis to identify main risks and challenges with respect to food and nutrition security, and disaster risk management Analysis of government capacity to support SDG2 (‘End hunger’) and SDG 13 (‘Climate Action’) objectives Analysis of government policies and current capacity gaps in food and nutrition security, and disaster risk management Identified potential entry points for WFP support in the Maldives, linking to South-South collaboration strategy for the Pacific region Wrote and designed final report

Home-Based

Climate risk analysis- Developed an analytical framework for adaptive capacity in the Middle East & North Africa region using regional and global datasets- Geospatial analysis of vulnerability; analysis of climate risk hotspots. Design- Designed and developed a 10-pager summarizing key climate risks for the Middle East and North Africa region. - Designed and developed a poster highlighting key climate issues for the region.

Roma Y Alrededores, Italia

Climate services-Supported integration of climate information and analysis into WFP-Oxfam America pilot R4 Rural Resilience Initiative-Supported WFP participation in the Global Framework for Climate ServicesClimate risk analysis-Developed national-level risk assessments using geostatistical methods including climate trend analysis, NDVI trend analysis, hazard analysis, and livelihood analysis in Kyrgyzstan and SenegalPolicy support-Developed analytical products to support the Government of Senegal’s Strategy on Resilience, including food security analysis and climate risk analysis

Roma Y Alrededores, Italia

Vulnerability analysis• Carried out geospatial and statistical analysis of vulnerability and developed methods for assessment of climate change impacts on food security. The method was tested in Mali, Senegeal, Ethiopia, and Nepal.• Developed Hunger and Climate Vulnerability Index (results published in Global Environmental Change)• Supported integration of climate change analysis into food security monitoring systemsPolicy support• Provided research for the development of the WFP Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management• Analysed WFP project data to evaluate climate change and disaster risk reduction programmes• Co-wrote primer "Climate impacts on food security and nutrition"• Carried out research to support WFP participation in UNFCCC COPs and The Dublin Conference on Climate Change, Hunger and JusticeProgramme support• Carried out analysis of WFP activities with a climate change or disaster risk reduction component• Provided programmatic support to development of Country Programmes with a climate change component (Mali, Ecuador, Senegal, Nepal, Guatemala)

Environmental Science And Engineering, Gpa 4.0

Certificate, Leadership In Sustainability

Master Of Science (Msc), Environmental Studies, Distinction

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Studies, First Class (Hons)