Unpacking freshwater’s role: Climate mitigation measures in energy systems

Speakers:

Josh Weinberg is Program Manager at SIWI. Josh holds a MsC from the Resilience Center at Stockholm University in Natural Resource Management and Governance. He has extensive experience working in China, Europe and globally on broad range of issues within water and environmental governance.

David Hebart-Coleman is an environmental planning and policy expert, with over 15 years of experience in environmental policy development. His professional background is in local and regional government in New Zealand. Most recently, he provided water resources and climate change adaptation services as an expert within the African Water Facility in Cote D’Ivoire.

Jinsun Lim is Energy and Environment Policy Analyst at the International Energy Agency. Jinsun leads the work on climate resilience and climate change impact assessment of the energy sector. She is also responsible for coordinating IEA’s engagement at COP.

Fabian Stenzel is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His work focuses on the topics global risks of biosphere degradation, planetary boundaries, and water demand for bioenergy plantations.

Rebecka Engström is a researcher within the unit of energy and environmental systems analysis at the Swedish Research Institute, RISE. Her work includes investigating the interconnections between climate mitigation, energy system development, water management and urban sustainability.

Malin Lundberg Ingemarsson is Programme Manager at SIWI and is working on the links between water, landscapes, biodiversity and climate change. More recently, she has coordinated the work with the report “The essential drop to reach Net-Zero: Unpacking Freshwater’s Role in Climate Change Mitigation” and authored the chapter on climate mitigation measures for land systems.