Experts
The ADB Water Sector Group has empaneled a pool of experts and consultants who can support ADB project officers and their counterpart executing and implementing agencies in various aspects of water security and resilience. Use Jal's Ask The Expert feature to raise detailed queries to our experts.
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Adriaan Jeuken
Paris Agreement Alignment Specialist
Adriaan specializes in climate change adaptation, mitigation and water management, with cross-cutting experience in executing climate change risk analysis, adaptation planning and in training and capacity building activities. He brings more than two decades of leadership, management, policy and advisory experience gained from reputable international organizations (i.e. European commission, ADB, WB, FAO and UNFCCC) and local governments worldwide, across most sectors and asset classes nationally…
Andreas Biermann
Paris Agreement Alignment Specialist
Andreas specializes in climate finance, climate change, sustainable energy project development and management and energy policy, with cross-cutting experience in sustainable finance. Having worked for large multilateral development organizations such as GCF and EBRD, he has established a strong network of high-level contacts through the multilateral climate finance world, including in particular the Climate Investment Funds, the Global Environment Facility, and the Green Climate Fund. Since…
Andrew Sillitoe
Nature-based Resilience
Andrew is a globally recognized expert in nature-based solutions, protected area planning, and biodiversity-inclusive tourism. With over four decades of experience across more than 35 countries, he has led evaluations, project designs, and strategic planning for initiatives funded by GEF, UNDP, ADB, the EU, and the World Bank. Andrew specializes in integrating conservation with sustainable livelihoods—designing ecotourism strategies, restoring degraded landscapes, and mainstreaming biodiversity…
Benjamin Smith
Paris Agreement Alignment Specialist
Benjamin has a good track record working with MDBs on climate risk assessment and climate risk management, including the use and application of climate data, and the development and selection of adaptation options. He used to work on several ADB projects, and have been providing technical support on adaptation and resilience to the SEUW division during 2021, supporting them in it's initial response to ADB's evolving Paris-Alignment guidance including an interim assessment of the alignment of…
Benoit Laplante
Climate Economist/Financial Analyst
Benoit's main fields of expertise are environmental economics, environmental financing, economic instruments for pollution control, and cost-benefit analysis. He has assessed the economic costs and benefits of large hydro-power projects (including Laos, Viet Nam, and Ethiopia), and designed and tested market-based instruments for pollution control (including Viet Nam, Philippines, Thailand and Sri Lanka). He has designed public disclosure programs for industrial environmental performance and…
Bruce Hooper
Institutional Development Specialist
Bruce has worked in the natural resources sector since 1989 as policy advisor in several countries including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, India and Malaysia. He developed evidence-based performance indicators as a tool to benchmark better outcomes of water governance at the national, basin and floodplain scales and in reporting mechanisms by river basin organizations. In teams or individually, he has won or led consultancy and research projects funded by the ADB, World Bank…
Casper Meeuwis Van Der Tak
Greenhouse Gas Emission Accounting Specialist
Casper (56) is a Dutch economist with over 25 years of experience in the field of climate change. He has a wide track record in Asia, having lived in Asia for more than 12 years and having worked in 20 of ADB’s DMCs. Casper has over 20 years of experience in greenhouse gas accounting, being it in the development of emission reduction projects through his company Caspervandertak Consulting (over 160 projects successfully registered with the CDM executive Board of the UNFCCC), as validator and…
Claudio Angelino
Nature-based Resilience
Claudio is a geotechnical and natural hazards engineer with over 30 years of international experience in disaster risk reduction, infrastructure resilience, and nature-based solutions. He has led multi-hazard assessments and climate-resilient infrastructure projects across Central Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Pacific, supporting ADB, the World Bank, and EU-funded programs. Claudio specializes in integrating geotechnical design with ecological approaches—such as bioengineering for slope…
Claus Pedersen
Coastal Resilience
Dr. Pedersen is a globally recognized expert in coastal resilience, with over three decades of experience designing nature-based and hybrid solutions to protect vulnerable shorelines. As Regional Technical Director at DHI, he has led transformative projects across Asia, the Pacific, and Europe—integrating climate adaptation, sediment dynamics, and stakeholder engagement into sustainable coastal strategies. His work spans shoreline management planning, erosion mitigation, and climate risk…