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A celebration of collective action
across global south

The World Climate Readiness Summit (WCRS) 2026 is IPE Global’s flagship summit, organised in strategic partnership with Chintan Research Foundation, to advance practical, inclusive and implementation-focused, on-ground people centric climate actions. As climate risks increasingly reshape economies, communities and development priorities, the challenge is no longer only to set ambitious targets but to build the systems, institutions, financing, partnerships and innovations needed to translate ambition into action.

Anchored in IPE Global’s commitment to “Echoing the Voice of the Global South,” the Summit brings together policymakers, development partners, financial institutions, private sector leaders, researchers, innovators and civil society to exchange ideas, share experience and identify pathways towards a more climate-ready future.

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Thematic Sessions

Illuminated global connections on dark earth

Making Global South Climate-Ready

Exploring how countries and communities in the Global South can build resilient systems, institutions and economies to anticipate, respond to and recover from climate risks.

Speakers

Portrait of Dr Jitendra Singh

Jitendra Singh*

Minister of Earth Sciences and Science and Technology Earth Sciences and Science and Technology, Government of India
Portrait of Deborah Mlongo Barasa

Deborah Mlongo Barasa*

Minister-cum-Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Govt. of Kenya
Portrait of Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

Director General – Meteorology India Meteorological Department
Portrait of Amitabh Kant

Amitabh Kant*

Former G20 Sherpa for India and Former CEO NITI Aayog
Portrait of Jean-Eric Paquet

H.E. Jean-Eric Paquet*

Ambassador and Head Delegation of the European Union to India
Jagnnath Sami portrait to be announced

H.E. Jagnnath Sami

High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji to India Fiji High Commission, New Delhi
Portrait of Pushpendra Rana IFS

Pushpendra Rana IFS

Special Secretary HPSDMA, GoHP
Portrait of Yogendra Dimri

Yogendra Dimri

Vice Chairperson Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA)
Portrait of Krishna Vatsa

Krishna Vatsa*

Member & Head of Department National Disaster Management Authority
Portrait of Arpit Sharma

Arpit Sharma

Chief Executive Officer Skill Council for Green Jobs
Portrait of Ashwajit Singh

Ashwajit Singh

Managing Director and Founder IPE Global
Portrait of Shishir Priyadarshi

Shishir Priyadarshi

President Chintan Research Foundation
Portrait of Abinash Mohanty

Abinash Mohanty

Director & Global Sector Head – Climate Change & Sustainability IPE Global
M K Padma Kumar portrait to be announced

M K Padma Kumar

Chief Operating Officer IPE Global Limited
Portrait of Atul Bagai IAS (Retd.)

Atul Bagai IAS (Retd.)

Former Country Head UNEP India
Portrait of Shyam Saran

Shyam Saran*

President, India international Centre and Former Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change to Prime Minister of India
Portrait of Ousmane Ndiaye

Ousmane Ndiaye*

DG African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)
Portrait of Jui Joshi

Jui Joshi

Senior Partner Climate Collective Foundation
Portrait of Ramanshu Ganguly

Ramanshu Ganguly

Partner & Lead Adaptation & Resilience, Energiva Ventures
Portrait of Somabha Mohanty

Somabha Mohanty

Programme Officer (cooperation), Delegation of the European Union to India
Portrait of Myron Mendes

Myron Mendes

Executive Director INECC
Portrait of Hisham Mundol

Hisham Mundol

Chief Adviser – India Environmental Defense Fund
Portrait of Rahul Bagdia

Rahul Bagdia

Chairman and Managing Director pManifold
Portrait of Kundan Burnwal

Kundan Burnwal

Deputy Director GIZ
Portrait of Akanksha Jain

Akanksha Jain

Senior Fellow – Centre for Climate Change and Energy Transition Chintan Research Foundation
Portrait of Anandajit Goswami

Anandajit Goswami

Research Lead and Senior Research Fellow Ashoka Centre for People Centric Energy Transition, Ashoka University
Portrait of Upasana Sharma

Upasana Sharma

Associate Professor, School of Public Policy IIT Delhi
Portrait of Kartiki Negi

Kartiki Negi

Lead – Climate Impacts Climate Trends
Portrait of Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim

Former Minister of Climate and the Environment Government of Norway (Former)
Portrait of Jesper Hornberg

Jesper Hornberg

CEO Global Resilience Partnership
Portrait of Tobias Nauruk

Tobias Nauruk

President and CEO Africa International Policy Research Centre (AIRPC)
Portrait of Kolluru Krishan

Kolluru Krishan

Chairman CVC India Infrastructure Private Limited
Portrait of Archana Chaudhary

Archana Chaudhary*

Executive Director Climate Trends
Portrait of Jai Kumar Gaurav

Jai Kumar Gaurav

Senior Advisor Climate Change and Circular Economy, GIZ India
Portrait of Rozita Singh

Rozita Singh

Head of Policy The Good Food Institute India
Portrait of Sarthak Kaushik

Sarthak Kaushik

Radio Jockey-cum-Producer HT Media Group
Portrait of Garima Rajpal

Garima Rajpal

Youth Delegate UNCCD COP 17, Mongolia
Portrait of Abir Bhalla

Abir Bhalla

Youth Advisor Governing Board, Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)
Portrait of Hina Saifi

Hina Saifi

Champion of Women Climate Collective (WCC) Women Climate Collective
Portrait of Prof. N. Vinod Chandra Menon

Prof. N. Vinod Chandra Menon

Founder Member National Disaster Management Authority, India
Portrait of Ria Sinha

Ria Sinha

Senior Fellow Centre for Climate Change and Energy Transition, Chintan Research Foundation
Yeshika Malik portrait to be announced

Yeshika Malik*

Climate Change Specialist World Bank India
Swati Pillai portrait to be announced

Swati Pillai*

Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Expert World Bank India
Rajat Sindhu portrait to be announced

Rajat Sindhu

Global Climate Initiatives Programme Officer Oak Foundation
Portrait of Amitesh Ahir

Amitesh Ahir

Senior Vice President Reinsurance (Climate Risk), Howden Insurance Brokers Limited
Portrait of Prof. Subhanjoy Mohanty

Subhanjoy Mohanty

Associate Professor Astrophysics, Imperial College London
R R Rashmi portrait to be announced

R R Rashmi

Distinguished Fellow The Energy and Resources Institute
Portrait of Debajit Palit

Debajit Palit

Centre Head Climate Change and Energy Transition, Chintan Research Foundation
Shubhashis Dey portrait to be announced

Shubhashis Dey

Founder and Council Member Global South Sustainability Foundation
Santosh Kumar portrait to be announced

Santosh Kumar

Associate Director & Lead – CRA Climate Risk Adaption, CCS, IPE Global
Portrait of Rajat Shubhro Mukherjee

Rajat Shubhro Mukherjee

Lead – Climate Finance Climate Finance, CCS, IPE Global
Portrait of Meghna Vinodan

Meghna Vinodan

Low Carbon Pathways Specialist CCS, IPE Global
Portrait of Kumar Rajnish

Kumar Rajnish

Lead Special Initiatives, CCS, IPE Global

Climate Reads

Latest News and Events

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Our Peer-reviewed Research on Climate-Proofing Livelihoods through NbS Published by Springer Nature

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IPE Global Assessment Flags Five-Fold Rise in Kerala’s Flood Frequency

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Anandroop Bahadur

Group Head – Human Resources

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Human Resource Expertise, HR Strategy, Oragnisational Design, Talent & Leadership Development, Policy Governance

Anandroop Bahadur is a seasoned HR leader and strategic advisor with nearly two decades of experience across the development, consulting, and social impact ecosystem. She brings a strong blend of deep technical HR expertise, organizational design acumen, and a people-centric ethos to her work.

At IPE Global, Anandroop leads the Group Human Resources function across IPE Global and its associated entities, including Triple Line Consulting and IPE Africa. Her focus is on strengthening organizational foundations, enabling leadership effectiveness, and building scalable people systems aligned with the organisation’s global growth ambitions. Her remit spans HR strategy, organizational design, talent and leadership development, compensation and performance frameworks, policy governance, safeguarding, and culture integration across geographies.

Over the course of her career, Anandroop has held senior HR leadership and consulting roles with organisations such as Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Ford Foundation, NASSCOM Foundation, Central Square Foundation, Amity Education Group, and other international institutions. She has advised leadership teams and boards through periods of scale, transition, and transformation, and has led HR operations in high-growth, high-complexity environments.

She holds an Executive Degree in Human Resources from XLRI Jamshedpur and is a SHRM–SCP (Senior Certified Professional), reflecting her grounding in global HR standards and best practices. She has also completed advanced executive and leadership programmes, including training in coaching and organisational transformation, and is an ICF-trained executive coach, currently working towards her ACC credential.

 

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Director

Expertise

Urban, Infrastructure, Disaster and Climate Resilience, Inclusive Growth

Nikos has expertise in urban and regional economic development, infrastructure, disaster and climate resilience, and inclusive growth. He oversees and manages projects for Triple Line’s cities and infrastructure portfolio.

Nikos is an urban specialist, with principal areas of expertise in urban and regional economic development, infrastructure, disaster and climate resilience, and inclusive growth. Over the past 12 years he has worked for a range of clients including the World Bank, FCDO, EU, USAID, Cities Alliance, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and local authorities.

Nikos’s work has incorporated the full spectrum of the project cycle, from analytics and programme scoping and design, through implementation, and evaluation and learning.

He has a high level of familiarity with HMG business cases and ODA eligibility criteria having led and supported the development of FCDO’s urbanisation strategy and options for future investments in Somalia’s cities, Prosperity Fund Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP) scoping in Nigeria, and the development of the business case for an urban resilience programme in Tanzania.

Nikos also brings excellent understanding of World Bank latest trends and procedures as a result of his involvement in a number of analytics and technical assistance projects, including on informal settlements upgrading in Mogadishu, climate change adaptation planning in Latin American and Caribbean cities, assessment of the climate resilience of Dar es Salaam’s transport infrastructure, spatial development in Nigeria, and preparation of a handbook on integrated urban flood risk management.

Nikos holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Piraeus and an MSc in Social Development Practice from the Development Planning Unit at University College London (UCL).

 

Ricardo Pinto

Ricardo Pinto

Managing Director, Germany

Expertise

Private Sector Development, Regulatory Reform, Regional and Local Economy

Ricardo has 35 years´ experience in private sector development, regulatory reform, regional and local economic development in the European Union, Western Balkans, Easter Partnership Countries, Middle East, Africa, etc. He is tasked with developing our strategic operations in continental Europe and Ukraine.

Ricardo is a seasoned international development professional with over 30 years of experience designing and delivering Private Sector Development and economic growth initiatives across more than 50 countries spanning Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe, the CIS, Africa, MEDA, and Asia. He holds both a bachelor’s degree and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).

Ricardo brings a unique combination of strategic insight and practical implementation expertise. He has led high-impact assignments for key development institutions, including the European Commission, OECD, GIZ, FCDO/DFID, UNDP, UNCTAD, EBRD, ILO, ADB, World Bank, USAID, and Danida.

With a deep and practical understanding of institutional architecture, policy environment, and post-conflict recovery dynamics, and a career spanning over 30 years across transition economies, Ricardo brings not only technical depth but also a trusted reputation among donors, policymakers and peers.He is leading Triple Line’s strategic expansion into continental Europe, including Ukraine, while strengthening our credibility across the broader region and beyond. Proven Expertise Across Our Core Pillars. Ricardo’s work focuses on the areas central to Triple Line’s evolving service offering: Governance & Institutional Reform: advising public institutions on regulatory impact, policy reform, and donor coordination, Private Sector Development: strategy development for SME ecosystems, innovation, and competitiveness, Infrastructure Enabling Conditions: support for investment climate improvement and regional/local economic development and Cross-cutting themes, including green transition, women’s economic empowerment, and inclusive growth

 
Ms Arti Ahuja

Arti Ahuja

Director

Retired from the Indian Administrative Services, Ms Ahuja has over 34 years of experience in administration, policy formulation, project management, and leadership across the public sector. Her expertise spans health systems, nutrition, women’s workforce participation, vulnerable populations, petrochemicals, and social sector programs. She has held several senior positions in the Government of India, including Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, where she led reforms to strengthen worker welfare and represented India at the G20 Employment Working Group; Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, where she initiated the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme; and Secretary, Women & Child Development, where she directed large-scale nutrition and empowerment initiatives, strengthening the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). As Secretary of Health, Government of India she played a pivotal role in India’s COVID-19 response, launched the National Digital Health Mission, and advanced national programs on TB and AIDS control. She continues to advise on gender, climate change, and nutrition, contributes to national and international publications, and teaches public policy and nutrition at leading academic institutions. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health; Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University; Master’s in Economics (Gold Medallist) from Panjab University, and is a Bachelor of Law from the University of Delhi.

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