Core Institutional Partners
Leadership Team
Technical Team
Communications Team
SUP Volume 1
SUP Volume 2
SUP Volume 4
Businesses
Partners
GIZ is a service provider in the field of international cooperation for
GCoM is the largest global alliance for city climate leadership, uniting a
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a leading urban knowledge
Resilience First established in June 2018, is the world’s largest global business-led
Resilience Rising is a global consortium working together to accelerate a safe,
The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) series is supported by a partnership of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy’s alliance for city climate leadership, the Resilience First business network, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and led by Resilience Rising.
Core Team
The SUP is a collaborative effort with teams from these partner organizations working across geographies and areas of expertise.
Leadership Team
Debra Roberts
Co-chair, IPCC Working Group II
South Africa
Head, Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit, EThekwini
Professor Debra Roberts is currently
Aromar Revi
Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 18, IPCC AR6 WGII and Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
India
Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Aromar Revi is the founding Director of
Seth Schultz
Lead Author, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
United States of America
CEO, Resilience Rising
Seth is CEO of Resilience Rising. A globally recognized innovator
Ian Klaus
Series Editor of the SUP Series
United States of America
Senior Fellow, Chicago Council of Global Affairs
Ian Klaus is a senior fellow
Amanda Eichel
Head- Management and Delivery of the SUP Series
United States of America
Amanda Eichel is a Senior Advisor at The Resilience Shift. She was
Technical Team
Amir Bazaz
Contributing Author, Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
India
Associate Dean, School of Environment and Sustainability; School of Systems and Infrastructure;
Chandni Singh
Deputy Head - Technical Team
India
Senior Research Consultant - Practice, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Chandni Singh has
Prathijna Poonacha Kodira
Lead - Programme Management and Consultation, SUP
India
Senior Consultant- Director’s Office, Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
Prathijna Poonacha Kodira earned
Swati Surampally
Assistant – Technical Team
India
External Consultant, Practice Programme, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
A Landscape Planner with
Maitreyi Koduganti Venkata
Assistant – Technical Team
India
Researcher, Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
Maitreyi Koduganti Venkata is a researcher with
Amy Leitch
Associate, ARUP
Amy Leitch is an Associate with Arup’s New York office, working across
Communications and Engagement Team
Padma Venkatraman
Communications Head for the SUP Series
Head of Communication & Design, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Padma leads
Shaiksha Vali T
Senior Associate, Communications and Design, IIHS
Shaiksha is part of the SUP team for the website design &
Debabrat Sukla
Communications Consultant, IIHS
Debabrat Sukla is a consultant for the SUP. In his role, he
Madhurya Balan
Design Consultant, IIHS
Madhurya Balan is part of the SUP team for the media communications
Yasaswini Sampathkumar
Content Consultant, IIHS
Yasaswini Sampathkumar is a writer and educator living in Assam, India. She
Beena Chester
Director of Business Engagement, Resilience First
Beena is responsible for the strategic partnership and engagement direction of Resilience
Giorgia Rambelli
Coordinator, Head of Global-Regional Coherence at the Global Covenant of Mayors Secretariat
Giorgia has joined the Global Covenant of Mayors Secretariat in 2020, where
Malavika Navale
Senior Associate, Communications and Design, IIHS
Malavika is a visual designer and illustrator from Bangalore. She aims to
Midhun Mohan
Senior Associate, Communications and Design, IIHS
Midhun has a professional span of over nine years distributed over many
Gemma Cowan
Communications Manager for Resilience Rising & the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastru
Gemma is the Communications Manager for Resilience Rising and the International Coalition
Marnie McGregor
Strategic Communications and Advocacy Advisor, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)
Marnie has worked in multiple global cities over the past two decades
Nicola Iezza
Junior Officer, Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience, ICLEI
Nicola joined the ICLEI’s Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience in 2020 starting
Sarah Grumulaitis
Graduate Transportation Planner, ARUP
Satyabrat Sukla
Assistant, Communications and Design, IIHS
Post his Bachelor’s in History, Satyabrat did his Master’s in Development Studies,
Amruth Kiran
Senior Associate, Geospatial Lab, IIHS
At IIHS, Amruth is part of the Geospatial Lab where he primarily
Sandeep Viswanath
Consultant, Media Lab, IIHS
Sandeep believes that the practice of arts should not be divorced from