Ujala Qadir Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Developing integrated, strategic programs on Transitions, Resilience and SDGs, Sustainable Finance Taxonomies, and other core business areas• Leading fundraising efforts with foundations and grant making institutions• Driving coherence across teams with overall program strategy, facilitating collaboration between operational and programmatic teams • Prior to becoming Head of Programme Design, served as the Climate Standards Manager, leading a team of Research Analysts and Consultants to develop standards for the green bond market• Convened and chaired working groups to develop science-based standards to shift capital toward climate compatible investments, including for investments in resilience

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨- Researched, documented, and prepared a feasibility study for the Royal Government of Cambodia on developing Public-Private Partnerships for the delivery of climate information services and development of early warning systems

Somalia

𝙂𝘾𝙁 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨- Co-developed feasibility study for GCF project with a focus on climate rationale for site selection, stakeholder engagement plans, and theory of change.

London, United Kingdom

𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩- Convened 10+ working groups to develop science-based standards for low carbon and resilient investments- Represented CBI at policy fora including the EU TEG for Sustainable Finance, COP 24, TCFD, etc. - Led the development of a resilience framework to unlock new investments in adaptation- Collaborated with CBI teams and contributed to organizational strategy

Carribbean

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝙖 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙠 - Delivered capacity building, training, and project support to various Caribbean countries to design and develop climate resilient infrastructure and enterprises- Supported national DFIs in mainstreaming climate and in identifying climate focused SMEs and creation of a climate adaptation credit facility

Somalia

𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙋 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖’𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝟒 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨, 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝟒-𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 - Led the development of Somalia’s National Climate Response Strategy- Co-authored National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA)- Secured USD 8 million from GEF-LDCF for enhancing resilience of communities and ecosystems- Mobilized USD 500,000 from the GEF Trust Fund to undertake Somalia’s Initial National Communication for the UNFCCC- Developed Somalia’s first climate policy, the National Adaptation Plan of Action

Hanoi, Vietnam

𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 (𝙈𝘼𝙍𝘿) 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙞- Designed methodology for conducting climate risk assessment of infrastructure- Authored Manual for Conducting Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessments

Guyana

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙀𝙁 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 - Developed a Medium-Sized Project for GEF Financing for the project “Mainstreaming Low-emission Energy Technologies to build Guyana´s Green Economy"

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚- Researched public sector weather and climate information systems in Sub-Saharan Africa- Analyzed methodologies for valuation of climate information services (CIS)- Evaluated operating models of NHMSs for service delivery, and the role of PPPs in delivering CIS

Kenya

𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 - Delivered a market-oriented Climate Smart Strategy to address climate risks and opportunities within the livestock sector in Kenya- Applied a climate lens to KMT’s livestock portfolio

Nairobi, Kenya

𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨- Conducted a gender-based Vulnerability Assessment of climate change in pastoralist communities in Somalia - Designed research methodology and trained enumerators in vulnerability assessment tools

Nairobi, Kenya

𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙬-𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖.- Developed a regional business strategy and established a network of partners in East Africa- Supported the development and monitoring of carbon credit projects- Developed NAMA project concept notes

Islamabad

- Developed Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans along with tools for measuring outputs, outcomes and impacts for three projects to enable Winrock to meet the reporting requirements of USAID’s Project Monitoring Plans.- Prepared Quarterly Progress Report for the Winrock International Home Office.- Prepared Final Project Report on an urban water and sanitation rehabilitation project for submission to USAID.- Designed and carried out a Program Evaluation to assess the outcomes of a Health and Hygiene (H&H) awareness program implemented in urban Peshawar for submission to USAID.- Designed and carried out a Sustainability Assessment of Winrock supported community-based water and sanitation infrastructure in urban Peshawar for submission to USAID.

Islamabad, Pakistan

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 - Developed a climate adaptation strategy for the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, a municipal utility catering to 20 million consumers, delivering 640 million gallons of water per day to Karachi.- Conceptualized and developed $10 million Sind Sanitation Improvement Fund- Designed and facilitated workshops and conferences including: Women Leadership in Water Management, Water Security and Climate Change in Pakistan, Performance Competition for Community Based Organizations Delivering Water and Sanitation Services

Southern Punjab, Pakistan

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 (𝙈𝙀𝘼𝙇) - Conducted field research, including focus group discussions, key informant interviews and other participatory tools- Produced a case study on the effectiveness and sustainability of livestock interventions in flood affected communities of southern Punjab.

Islamabad

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙎𝘿 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝙢𝙞𝙡 𝙐𝙎𝘼𝙄𝘿 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 - Managed a team for the preparation of more than 10 project proposals, and budgets under the USD USD 150 million Community Rehabilitation Infrastructure Support Program (CRISP) Cooperative Agreement with USAID.- Managed the implementation of all projects under CRISP, reporting to the Chief of Party.- Coordinated and guided WI administration, finance, logistics, and M&E units and ensured smooth implementation of projects- Coordinated with key external stakeholders, particularly within the local and provincial governments, target communities, and partner organizations.- Visited project sites regularly across Pakistan for monitoring, evaluation, partnership development and consensus building.- Provided technical input on environment, water and sanitation, climate change, and disaster risk management.

Lahore

𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙎𝘿 𝟐𝟎 𝙢𝙞𝙡 𝙗𝙞𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙎𝘼𝙄𝘿 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩- Prepared a comprehensive bid for a USD 20 million Request for Application (RFA) by USAID for a multi-media education project in Pakistan including an LFA, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Sustainability Plan, Gender Mainstreaming, methodology, etc.- Negotiated with partners to become implementing partners - Coordinated with key personnel and facilitated brainstorming sessions for developing the approach and methodology

Ethiopia

𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (𝙉𝙊𝘼𝘼) 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 - Conducted research project on the use of climate information in decision-making in rural Ethiopia- Analyzed and supported Ethiopian Red Cross in the use of CIS for design of infrastructure

New York

𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠-𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 - Researched the relationship between atmospheric patterns and seasonal precipitation to identify indicators for increasing predictability for improved crop management- Created animated map products for easy visualization of climate patterns preceding flood events to serve as a tool for decision-making- Contributed to weekly blog on water related issues to raise awareness

Islamabad

𝘾𝙤-𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞-𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨- Managed, monitored and evaluated projects on disaster response and preparedness, culture and environmental management, livelihoods, microfinance, enterprise development, infrastructure development and institutional development.- Assisted in the development of proposals and management and monitoring of more than 10 grants for earthquake relief and rehabilitation in Kashmir, Pakistan.- Coordinated with other Aga Khan Foundation units and the Aga Khan Development Network’s partners for earthquake relief and rehabilitation operations.- Managed external relations and represented the organization at donor/partner coordination meetings, serving as a core member of two federal government committees for earthquake reconstruction efforts.- Developed linkages with relevant government agencies, local and international development agencies and donors for fund raising.

Islamabad

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠-𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣- Co-authored a research publication on policy reforms implemented in the forestry sector of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.- Designed and developed a research proposal for examining the role of community management and local government institutions in drinking water projects implemented across Pakistan.- Edited and peer-reviewed research papers - Organized seminars on nascent issues in sustainable development for advocacy purposes.

Master Of Arts, Climate And Society

Bachelor Of Science, Civil And Environmental Engineering