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MORNING
Event Kickoff
SAMANTHA HUNG
Director, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Opening Remarks
YOLANDA FERNANDEZ LOMMEN
Senior Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Welcome Remarks
ANOUJ METHA
Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, ADB
Message From Our Host City of Bangkok
DR. TAVIDA KAMOLVEJ
Deputy Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Kingdom of Thailand
Video: Coming Together for Global Heat Action Day
KAMAL KISHORE
Assistant Secretary- General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
Scene-Setter
DR. ANDREAS FLOURIS
Director, Fame Lab and Lead Researcher for TA10127 Regional Research on Gender and Heat in Asia and the Pacific
Speakers
DR. RONITA BARDHAN
Associate Professor, University of Cambridge
DR. RANJITHA PUSKUR
Principal Scientist – Gender and Livelihoods, CGIAR Gender Platform, Sustainable Impact Department, International Rice Research Institute
DR. MEGHNA RANGANATHAN
Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
DR. RAMIT DEBNATH
Assistant Professor and Cambridge Zero Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Moderator
ZONIBEL WOODS
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Gender Equality Division (CCGE), Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD)
Opening of the Exhibit Space: An Interactive Learning Lab
BY ZONIBEL WOODS
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Gender Equality Division (CCGE), Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD)
AFTERNOON
Heated Discussion: Extreme Heat as a Challenge to Health and Equality in Asia and the Pacific
Speakers
DR. JAI DAS
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health, and Associate Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University
ASSOC. PROF. JASON LEE
Associate Professor and Director, Heat Resilience & Performance Centre, NUS; Chair, WHO-WMO GHHIN Southeast Asia Hub
Moderator
TIFFANY CRAWFORD
Chief Heat Officer and Director of City Design, City of Melbourne
World Café Breakout Sessions: Deep Dives Into Current Challenges
Scene-Setter
MICHELE PABA
Chief of WASH, Climate and Environment, UNICEF Cambodia
Groups
Heat and Gender- Based Violence: Hidden Risks
Facilitators:
Dr. Meghna Ranganathan, Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Edwina Kotoisuva, Gender Specialist (Gender-based violence), Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
Health Impacts of Heat on Women and Children
Facilitators:
Dr. Jai Das, Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health, and Assistant Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University
Annika Lawrence, Social Sector Specialist, Human and Social Development, ADB
Heat-resilient Agriculture: Women Farmers at the Frontline
Facilitators:
Aaron Evan Bouchane, Country Director, People in Need Cambodia and Laos
Dr. Ranjitha Puskur, Principal Scientist – Gender and Livelihoods, CGIAR Gender Platform, Sustainable Impact Department, International Rice Research Institute
The Urban Heat Island Effect and Women in the City
Facilitators:
Dr. Ronita Bardhan, Associate Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, University of Cambridge
Mian Shafi, Lead Project Officer, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB
Burning Inequality: The Hidden Cost of Heat on Women’s Work
Facilitators:
Dr. Ramit Debnath, Assistant Professor and Cambridge Zero Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Hema Swaminathan, Senior Economist (Gender), Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADB
World Café Breakout Group Reflections
Moderator:
JIN HA KIM
Gender Specialist (Climate Change), Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
Synthesis & Closing
ZONIBEL WOODS
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development, Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
SESSION MATERIALS
PANEL SESSION 1
The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
Experts unpacked how extreme heat affects women across sectors, highlighting data gaps and calling for more inclusive approaches to measurement, research, and adaptation.
Scene-Setter
DR. ANDREAS FLOURIS
Director, Fame Lab and Lead Researcher for TA10127 Regional Research on Gender and Heat in Asia and the Pacific
Speakers
DR. RONITA BARDHAN
Associate Professor, University of Cambridge
DR. RANJITHA PUSKUR
Principal Scientist – Gender and Livelihoods, CGIAR Gender Platform, Sustainable Impact Department, International Rice Research Institute
DR. MEGHNA RANGANATHAN
Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
DR. RAMIT DEBNATH
Assistant Professor and Cambridge Zero Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Moderator
ZONIBEL WOODS
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Gender Equality Division (CCGE), Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD)
HEATED DISCUSSION
Extreme Heat as a Challenge to Health and Equality in Asia and the Pacific
Health experts weigh in on rising heat risks across the region, highlighting gendered impacts and the urgent need for inclusive, responsive health systems.
Speakers
DR. JAI DAS
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health, and Associate Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University
ASSOC. PROF. JASON LEE
Associate Professor and Director, Heat Resilience & Performance Centre, NUS; Chair, WHO-WMO GHHIN Southeast Asia Hub
Moderator
TIFFANY CRAWFORD
Chief Heat Officer and Director of City Design, City of Melbourne
VIDEOS
Opening Video: The Heat We Bear
FABEHA MONIR
Filmmaker, Bangladesh
Event Kickoff
SAMANTHA HUNG
Director, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Opening Remarks
YOLANDA FERNANDEZ LOMMEN
Senior Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Welcome Remarks
ANOUJ METHA
Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, ADB
Message From Our Host City
of Bangkok
DR. TAVIDA KAMOLVEJ
Deputy Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Kingdom of Thailand
Coming Together for Global Heat Action Day
KAMAL KISHORE
Assistant Secretary- General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
Scene-Setter
DR. ANDREAS FLOURIS
Director, Fame Lab and Lead Researcher for TA10127 Regional Research on Gender and Heat in Asia and the Pacific
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
DR. RONITA BARDHAN
Associate Professor, University of Cambridge
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
DR. RANJITHA PUSKUR
Principal Scientist – Gender and Livelihoods, CGIAR Gender Platform, Sustainable Impact Department, International Rice Research Institute
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
DR. MEGHNA RANGANATHAN
Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
DR. RAMIT DEBNATH
Assistant Professor and Cambridge Zero Fellow, University of Cambridge
Panel Session 1: The Gender and Heat Gap: Unpacking Regional Data
Q&A
Moderated by Zonibel Woods
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Gender Equality Division (CCGE), Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD)
Heated Discussion: Extreme Heat as a Challenge to Health and Equality in Asia and the Pacific
DR. JAI DAS
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health, and Associate Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University
ASSOC. PROF. JASON LEE
Associate Professor and Director, Heat Resilience & Performance Centre, NUS; Chair, WHO-WMO GHHIN Southeast Asia Hub
Moderator
TIFFANY CRAWFORD
Chief Heat Officer and Director of City Design, City of Melbourne
World Café Breakout Sessions Scene-Setting: Deep Dives Into Current Challenges
MICHELE PABA
Chief of WASH, Climate and Environment, UNICEF Cambodia
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