Sara Gabai – 12th Central Asian Leadership Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development

Sara Gabai

Key Expert on Communication and Knowledge Management

SWITCH-Asia Programme

Ms. Sara Gabai is the Key Expert on Communication and Knowledge Management at the SCP Facility of the SWITCH-Asia Programme.

She has been working in Thailand and the Asia Pacific Region with UN agencies, academic institutions, the private sector, NGOs, civil society organizations and local communities, on communication for development (C4D) initiatives, human rights, media development, freedom of expression, women’s economic empowerment, and environmental issues, among others.

Other Speakers:

Evgeniia Postnova

Creative director

"AKMENA" public association

Saule Agatayeva

Co-founder

Advocacy and Communication group in Kazakhstan

Heinrich Wyes

Consultant

Malika Tazhmuratova

CACIP Specialist

WB CAMP4ASB project

Pakizat Sailaubekova

Project manager at the public fund

"Greenup.kz"

Aiperi Dzhailoobaeva

Expert in the Investment Promotion and Protection

Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Zulfukhar Zholdasov

Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Regulation and Control

Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Kazakhstan

Lyazzat Syrlybayeva

Regional coordinator

“Central Asia Youth for Water” (CAY4W) Network

Hemra Atabaev

Youth Specialist

USAID Project implemented by JA Worldwide

Sogol Jafarzadeh

Environmental Affairs Adviser

OSCE in Vienna

Tahmina Akhmedova

Consultant

Committee for environment protection

Nodira Dzhanibekova

Deputy of the Oliy Majlis Parliament

Republic of Uzbekistan

Alexander Nikolaenko

Regional Adviser, Green Central Asia - Transboundary dialogue on climate, environment and security in Central Asia and Afghanistan

GIZ

Zafar Makhmudov

Executive Director

CAREC

Barbara Janusz-Pawletta

Vice-Rector on International Cooperation and Public Relations

the Kazakh-German University

Rati Japaridze

Economic and Environmental Affairs Officer

OSCE Programme office in Nur-Sultan

Rustam Issakhojayev

Project Specialist / Project Manager

CAREC

Yekaterina Strikeleva

USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity

Tatyana Shakirova

ESD Programme Manager

CAREC

Saltanat Zhakenova

Lead Specialist on Climate Change, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Program

CAREC

Anna Inozemtseva

the IWRM Lead at USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity (WAVE).

USAID

Aksulu Kushanova

Energy Investment Project Specialist for Central Asia

CAREC

Aidai Kurmanova

Head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sub-regional office for Central Asia in Almaty

UNEP

Tais Reznikova

Specialist, Water Initiatives Support Programme CAREC

CAREC

Shahzoda Alikhanova

Project Management Specialist

USAID/Uzbekistan Country Office

Svetlana Mogilyuk

Chairman of the Public Association “ECOM”

Member of the CAREC Board of Governors

Rajat Batra

Senior Technical Expert

STENUM Asia

Beheshta Saboory

MEMBER OF THE CALP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Cholpon Aitakhunova

Coordinator of projects related to the environment, climate change and sustainable development

Green Alliance, Kyrgyzstan

Nurzat Abdyrasulova

Founder and President of UNISON Group

Zinaida Fadeeva

Team Leader

SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility

Zhanibek Mukhanov

Manager of the PlastNet Plastics Collection and Recycling Network.

PlastNet

Galina Artukhina

Executive Manager (Director)

Kazakhstan Business Council for Sustainable Development

Serik Bekmaganbetov

Authorized Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan

(IFAS)

Guy Bonvin

Ambassador

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

Loraine Gatlabayan

Expert for Southeast Asia

SWITCH-Asia Programme

Zulfira Zikrina

Key Expert

SWITCH-Asia Programme

Gulzada Kudaiberdieva

Executive Director

Bio Service Public Foundation

Johannes Stenbæk Madsen

Head of the Cooperation Section at the European Union

(EU) Delegation in Nur-Sultan

Rustam Mirzahalilov

Project Expert

SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility

Lesya Nikolayeva

International Expert on Sustainable Consumption and Production

(UNEP)

Yerbol Orazbekov

Expert on Waste management

SWITCH-Asia Programme, Kazakhstan

Ludmila Petrova

Director

NGO "Anegl"

Lunchakorn Prathumratana

Project Manager

SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility Programme

Umidkhon Uzbekov

(TIIAME)

Volker Frobarth

Ambassador, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan

OSCE

Zhaniya Khaibullina

Specialist at Regional Hydrology Center

(CAY4W) network

Elizaveta Khazieva

GIS Specialist

WB CAMP4ASB project

Cosima Stahr

Expert for South Asia

SWITCH-Asia SCP

Ysmail Dairov

Director of the Regional Mountain Centre of Central Asia

(RMCCA)

Kerry Schneider

Senior Programme Manager

(SIWI)

Saule Ospanova

Senior Environmental Affairs Adviser Head

OSCE

Valeriya Orlova

ESD Programme specialist

CAREC

Batyr Mamedov

Head of the Secretariat of the Interstate Commission for Sustainable Development

(ICSD IFAS)

Viktoria Demidova

Country Representative at Geres in Tajikistan

NGO “Geres”

Quentin Moreau

Regional Director for Central Asia

NGO “Geres”

Therese Rudebeck

Programme Officer

(SWH)

Luc Albers

Project Officer

(WFI)

Matus Samel

Еxpert

(EIU)

Giulia Sechi

Gender Adviser

Gender Adviser

Aikena Orolbaeva

Аnalyst in Circular Economy program

adelphi gGmbH, Germany

Maiya Suyunchaliyeva

Scientific researcher and coordinator of volunteers

KazNU