Fighting poverty and climate change. Former @worldbankgroup Senior Director for climate change. RT: ≠ Endorsement.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2016
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Building Systemic #Resilience for #SouthAsia future will require much better #coordination and prioritized #policies and #investments in #Infrastructure, #NaturalCapital, #HumanCapital, #Economies and #Institutions blogs.worldbank.org/endpover… via @worldbank
#Climatechange is reshaping the #Himalaya slopes. Record-breaking glacial melt has accelerated across the mountains, posing disastrous consequences for hundreds of millions of people in the #SouthAsian plains. worldbank.org/en/news/featur… via @WorldBankSAsia
As I transition out of work on #SouthAsia here are my my top 10 gems travelling to the region. (Of course aside from seeing all our great #worldbank work and the excellent company or staff on field trips).
1. #Dwarika’s Hotel in #Kathmandu (woodwork an…lnkd.in/ekFyx3S5
As part of the World Bank rotation policy, I have handed over my responsibilities as #SouthAsia #SustainableDevelopment Regional Director to Dina Umali-Deininger from 1 July. Over the coming weeks I will be helping in the transitioning from South Asia ro…lnkd.in/eCmR9kum
Ten Nelson #Mandela quotes to guide #work on #climatechange, #povertyreduction and #sustainabledevelopment .....
1. "There is no #passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
2. "Overco…lnkd.in/ecQTbVRp
Very proud of the work of #worldbank colleagues including @elif_ayhan_ Abhas Jha Ahsan Tehsin Kamran Akbar Abedalrazq Khalil responding to the #floods in #Sindh in #Pakistan to #buildbackbetter lnkd.in/eV4inUTy
check out this great #worldbankgroup podcast with Richard Damania on tackling #climatechange and #poverty together lnkd.in/epGTm-fh
Succinctly #communicating messages around #sustainabledevelopment and #climatechange is key to facilitating #change. But its hard to do well. Therefore I have been working with Randy Olson over the last nine months on the "And,…lnkd.in/e5A52tPK lnkd.in/ez_h38HE
#Rural #watersupply and #sanitation are key to reducing #stunting globally and specifically in #Pakistan. Was great to be able to visit the public company that is implementing the #worldbank supported rural water wand sanitation supply project in #lahore lnkd.in/eNseAM2E
Access to secure housing is key for #development. Finding a way to facilitate access to #housingloans for low income families is key to expanding access to good housing. But it has been hard to do. The #worldbank funded #PKSF inplemented #lowincone #housi…lnkd.in/ePX4JZBp
Modern #food storage is an important part of #bangladesh's strategy to increase #foodsecurity and combat #climatechange. The #Worldbank funded Modern Food Storage Project) is constructing high tech silos to replace old godowns to…lnkd.in/e5xFv8Ue lnkd.in/eGFnzNin
Increasing access to #sanitation and safe drinking #water supply is critical for development including reducing stunting. This #worldbank financed rural water supply project in #bangladesh is not only providing #latrines for 1 million hourseholds and w…lnkd.in/eSwEstQ7
Rehabiliting old #damsafety and storage capacity is important for #development, saving lives and increasing #climateresilience. The #drip project in #India, finances by the #worldbank, is doing just that. A perfect example is the KRS dam in #karnataka…lnkd.in/efgsTj3T
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#India has committed to net zero #GHG emissions by 2070. Here’s how we’re supporting its largest coal-producing state,#Jharkhand , to become a lighthouse for #JustTransition , #poverty reduction & #sustainability ... @JohnARoome @DinaUmali @LouiseCord
John Roome retweeted
Building back better for resilience 🏠
🎞️@JohnARoome, Regional Director @WorldBankSAsia , highlights the significance of building back better with resilient construction, financial inclusion, and grievance redressal.
📍Village Haroon Shaikh, Hyderabad, Sindh – at Sindh, Pakistan
Looking forward to a good discussion on how #Pakistan can develop in a #climatesmart way. lnkd.in/g4FMT-Ex
#Airpollution in #SouthAsia is amongst the worst in the world and it's getting worse, not better.
And air #pollution is already having a significant negative effect on #health, #mortality, livability and #competitiveness
If South Asia can reverse these…lnkd.in/gX6fg5tv
#southasia #youth a nd #worldbank talk about combatting #airpollution. Join us on June 5 lnkd.in/gtAyt35s