Manjeet works with Climate Analytics as Head of LDC Support Team. He serves as an Advisor to the Chair of the LDC Group at the UN climate change negotiations and was a key part of the LDC efforts that led to the Paris Agreement in 2015, taking part in many of the high level processes in that negotiation in support of the LDC Chair. He is a member of the Managing Committee for the Environment Protection Fund at the Ministry of Population and Environment, Government of Nepal. He is also associated with Pokhara University, School of Environmental Science and Management, Kathmandu as Faculty for Climate Change Diplomacy. Manjeet was Program Director at CEN and also served as the functional head of the organisation from 2011 to 2013.
Rajan Parajuli is a prominent and internationally acclaimed journalist, media trainer and communication activist of Nepal. He has more than a decade long experiences in implementing innovative and impactful work on radio and television program production, organizing mass awareness campaigns in pro-poor and marginalized communities and training to upcoming young journalists of Nepal. For his courage, creativity and commitment for Democracy and executing innovative media projects to promote democratic practices in Nepali Politics, Rajan was rewarded as one of the 30 "Inspiring Youth" around the Globe by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a non-profit foundation from America working in more than 90 countries of the world I 2013.
Mr. Basnet has many years of experience working as a Social and Environment Director at SN Power Nepal. Mr. Basnet had been the Senior Manager, CSR, SN Power Nepal and Director of REPSO Nepal and Winrock International. He has many years of working experiences in renewable energy sectors. Mr. Basnet has MBA on Technological Entrepreneurship from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -The Lally School of Management and Technology (1999 – 2001), attended on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Mr. Kamal Raj Gosai, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal where he also serves as a Research Coordinator. Mr. Gosai is also a Life Member of Bird Conservation Nepal.
Anjali Sai Chalise is a climate justice activist and researcher from Nepal, actively involved in climate campaigning since 2019. She is currently working as a Program Manager in Power Shift Nepal which is a women led organization to mainstream female leadership to combat climate change and different environmental issues.As fellow of the Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) fellowship by ARROW, she works at the intersection of gender justice, environmental advocacy, and community resilience. Anjali has led grassroots initiatives across Nepal’s seven provinces and contributed to national policy drafting with a focus on inclusivity. She has also represented Nepali youth on national and international platforms, including major climate conferences like the COPs.
Elina Shrestha currently serves as an Associate Consultant at Adam Smith International. She brings extensive experience in environmental research and policy, having previously worked on air pollution, climate change and urban mobility studies with Clean Energy Nepal from 2018 to 2020. Elina also contributed as a research assistant for the Sustainable Low Emission Transport Nepal project funded by UNEP, focusing on emission reduction policies for light-duty vehicles in Kathmandu Valley. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Golden Gate International College and has collaborated on clean air and disaster risk reduction projects with Wageningen University, Catholic Relief Services, and the Global Peace Foundation.