MORNING
Welcome to Day 3 and Workshop Retrospective
ZONIBEL WOODS
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
Panel Session 5: Policy Levers for Change: Regional and Global Perspectives
Speakers
TUY SENG
Director, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Cambodia
ANDREA VALENTINE VILLAROMAN
City Government Department Head III, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Quezon City Government, Philippines
INDRANEEL DHARWADKAR
Program Manager, Adaptation and Resilience, ClimateWorks Foundation
KATE MILLIKEN
Senior Climate Change Specialist, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Division, CCSD, ADB
Moderator:
AMY REGGERS
Regional Programme Specialist: Climate Change and Gender, UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Cool Solutions Showcase: Turning Up Innovation, Cooling Down the Planet
Innovator:
AARON EVAN BOUCHANE
Country Director, People in Need Cambodia and Laos
Cool Solutions Showcase: Gender-Transformative Innovations
Innovators:
CHRISTOPH GÖLLER
Co-Founder and Head of Business Development, Coolar UG
DR. ILHAMDANIAH SALEH
Expert, Urban Heat Island Mapping, BeCool Indonesia
TIFFANY YEH
Co-Founder and CEO, Eztia
ANNETTE HOUTEKAMER-VAN DAM
Co-Founder, IBISA
SIRAZ HIRANI
Senior Program Specialist, Mahila Housing Trust
Moderator:
HIZ JAMALI
Senior Climate Change Officer, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB
AFTERNOON
Breakout Activity: Crafting Takeaway Policies and Pilots
Bangladesh Group
Facilitators:
Mousumi Pervin, Senior Climate Change Officer, Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB
Nasheeba Selim, Senior Social Development Officer (Gender), CCGE, Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB
Cambodia Group
Facilitators:
Thavin So, Senior Climate Change Officer, Cambodia Resident Mission, ADB
Chandy Chea, Senior Social Development Officer (Gender), CCGE, Cambodia Resident Mission, ADB
Pakistan Group
Facilitators:
Shama Shaikh, Social Development Specialist, Sindh People's Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF)
Hiz Jamali, Senior Climate Change Officer, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB
Samina Sabir, Gender Officer, CCGE, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB
Philippines Group
Facilitators:
Kristine Lea Gaon, Chief Environment Management Specialist, Quezon City Government, Philippines
Pamela Susara, Social Development Officer, CCGE, Philippines Country Office, ADB
Sri Lanka Group
Facilitators:
Sarah Soysa, National Programme Analyst – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, UNFPA Sri Lanka
Dr. Inoka Suraweera, Consultant Community Physician, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Tajikistan Group
Facilitators:
Gulnora Kholova, Gender Officer, CCGE, Tajikistan Resident Mission, ADB
Shodigul Mamadyorbekova, National Specialist on Gender, Climate Change, and Heat Stress (Consultant), CCGE, ADB
Development Partners Group
Facilitators:
Andrew Achimu, Senior Communications Specialist, Department of Communications and Knowledge, ADB
Edwina Kotoisuva, Gender Specialist (Gender-Based Violence), Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
Key Insights for Lasting Impact
Speakers
DMC GROUP REPRESENTATIVES
Moderators
ANOUJ METHA
Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, ADB
SAMANTHA HUNG
Director, Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
Event Closing: Envisioning a Heat-Resilient, Gender-Equal Future
ZONIBEL WOODS
Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
SESSION MATERIALS
Policymakers and climate leaders shared how inclusive, gender-responsive policies—grounded in local experience and backed by public institutions, finance, and partnerships—can scale heat resilience across the region.
Speakers
TUY SENG
Director, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Cambodia
ANDREA VALENTINE VILLAROMAN
City Government Department Head III, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Quezon City Government, Philippines
INDRANEEL DHARWADKAR
Program Manager, Adaptation and Resilience, ClimateWorks Foundation
KATE MILLIKEN
Senior Climate Change Specialist, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Division, CCSD, ADB
Moderator:
AMY REGGERS
Regional Programme Specialist: Climate Change and Gender, UN Women Asia and the Pacific
From solar-powered refrigeration and heat insurance to wearable cooling and community-driven design, this showcase featured gender-transformative innovations building resilience where it’s needed most.
Innovation Challenge
AARON EVAN BOUCHANE
Country Director, People in Need Cambodia and Laos
Gender-Transformative Innovations
CHRISTOPH GÖLLER
Co-Founder and Head of Business Development, Coolar UG
DR. ILHAMDANIAH SALEH
Expert, Urban Heat Island Mapping, BeCool Indonesia
TIFFANY YEH
Co-Founder and CEO, Eztia
ANNETTE HOUTEKAMER-VAN DAM
Co-Founder, IBISA
SIRAZ HIRANI
Senior Program Specialist, Mahila Housing Trust
Moderator:
HIZ JAMALI
Senior Climate Change Officer, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB
Representatives from development partners and the six participating countries—Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan—shared key takeaways from the Regional Meeting and outlined commitments to advance gender-responsive heat resilience, collaboration, and investment in their countries and across the region.
Moderators
ANOUJ METHA
Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, ADB
SAMANTHA HUNG
Director, Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB
VIDEOS
Panel Session 5: Policy Levers for Change: Regional and Global Perspectives
TUY SENG
Director, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Cambodia
ANDREA VALENTINE VILLAROMAN
City Government Department Head III, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Quezon City Government, Philippines
INDRANEEL DHARWADKAR
Program Manager, Adaptation and Resilience, ClimateWorks Foundation
KATE MILLIKEN
Senior Climate Change Specialist, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Division, CCSD, ADB
Moderator
AMY REGGERS
Regional Programme Specialist: Climate Change and Gender, UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Cool Solutions Showcase:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
AARON EVAN BOUCHANE
Country Director, People in Need Cambodia and Laos
Cool Solutions Showcase:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
CHRISTOPH GÖLLER
Co-Founder and Head of Business Development, Coolar UG
Cool Solutions Showcase:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
DR. ILHAMDANIAH SALEH
Expert, Urban Heat Island Mapping, BeCool Indonesia
Cool Solutions Showcase:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
TIFFANY YEH
Co-Founder and CEO, Eztia
Cool Solutions Showcase:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
ANNETTE HOUTEKAMER-VAN DAM
Co-Founder, IBISA
Cool Solutions Showcase:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
SIRAZ HIRANI
Senior Program Specialist, Mahila Housing Trust
Cool Solutions Q&A:
Gender-Transformative Innovations
Moderator
HIZ JAMALI
Senior Climate Change Officer, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB
Key Insights for Lasting Impact
GROUP REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Development Partners
Moderators
ANOUJ METHA
Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, ADB
SAMANTHA HUNG
Director, Gender Equality Division, CCSD, ADB