Chairperson, ICLEI South Asia, Advisor and Executive Director All India Institute of Local Self Government Vadodara, India
As the Chairperson of ICLEI South Asia, Ms. Hansa Patel continues to work closely with the cities and ICLEI staff to facilitate the exchange of environmental protection innovations by transfer of technology. She is also the Executive Advisor of the All India Institute of Local Self Governments, where she ensures that local authorities in India contribute more effectively to the urban development process and provide better living conditions to the citizens at large. At present, she is the Chairperson to Develop Asian Cities for Urban Sustainability and also to Twin Cities for Linking Business and Education Awareness.
Vice-Chairperson, ICLEI South Asia, Former Director School of Planning & Architecture (New Delhi)
Professor A.K.Maitra is an architect-town planner by profession. He has been involved in the field of planning and development of human settlements within environmental sustainability for more than 45 years now. He is an environment and development enthusiast and acts as a consultant for numerous government, regional and international organisations. Professor Maitra has written several books and journals too.
Executive Director ICLEI South Asia
Emani Kumar is the Executive Director of ICLEI South Asia since its founding in 2005. Also the Deputy Secretary-General of ICLEI Global since 2013, he works with all the offices in Asia, ensuring cohesion in the implementation of ICLEI’s agendas and spearheads advocacy activities in the region. He also supports the Secretary-General in representing ICLEI at all international fora. With degrees in Environmental Management, Environmental Planning, and Civil Engineering, Emani has more than twenty-five years of professional experience in climate change policy and planning, urban local governance, urban and environmental planning, renewable energy and energy efficiency, social accountability, systems management, and auditing. In addition to steering the organisation’s strategic growth, as a thought leader in the sustainable and climate-resilient urban development arena, he also leads and coordinates various multi-year, multi-sectoral, and multi-country projects, and action-research initiatives.