To change transport towards a sustainable pathway we, as GIZ, work with an international team of 100 experts with a current project portfolio of 110 million Euros in around 25 projects in 30 countries. We support decision-makers in emerging and developing countries to facilitate climate action in transport through training and consulting services, as well as by connecting stakeholders. We are glad that several funders support our work; including, amongst others, the International Climate Initiative of the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
On a daily basis, we give our best to support our partners in defining low carbon transport strategies, implementing climate actions to reduce emissions and harnessing the many benefits sustainable transport is offering; with the ultimate goal to keep global temperature change to below 2 degrees Celsius.
Programme Director Transport and Climate Change,
based in Bonn, Germany
I am currently heading GIZ‘s global projects on transport and climate change TraCS and TRANSfer – both funded by the German Ministry for the Environment. From 2011 to 2015, I have lived in Beijing and headed various sustainable transport projects in China. Interested in a broad range of topics (e.g. urban mobility, freight and logistics, green hydrogen (PtX), electromobility), my passion is to understand and reduce transport emissions. Before joining GIZ in 2009, I researched sustainable mobility at the German think tank Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
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I have joined GIZ Paraguay in 2017, since then I have worked in the administrative field until 2020 in which I have begun to cover more technical topics. It was then that I joined the Urban Mobility team of the Euroclima + Project in June 2020 to give support from Paraguay to the other Colleagues in their respective countries. I am currently finishing my degree in Architecture.
I’m glad I had the chance to join the Team, a very good group of people! I hope to be able to learn and at the same time contribute to the Project together with my colleagues.
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Project Advisor
Based in Bogotá, Colombia
I am an architect with a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Development from the University of Seoul (South Korea), with expertise in urban regulation, development of public policies, and sustainable urban planning for climate change mitigation projects in the public sector and the field of international cooperation.
I joined GIZ in 2019 to support the structuring of Shared Bike Systems in 4 cities in Colombia (Montería, Bucaramanga, Cali, and Bogotá). Currently, I am supporting TRANSfer and EUROCLIMA+ as a Project Advisor, supporting Colombia’s National Government in the deployment of electric vehicles in mass transit systems, as well as the development of the National Strategy for Active Mobility.
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Advisor on Synthetic Fuels
Based in Bonn and Berlin, Germany
I advise on synthetic fuels in the newly established International PtX Hub in Berlin. The hub’s main goal is to catalyse green hydrogen on a global scale. It is funded by the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and implemented by the GIZ.
Before joining GIZ, I was the Deputy Managing Director and Head of Transport Policy at Green Budget Germany, a German environmental think tank, where I focused on economic instruments in air and road transport.
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Junior Advisor
Based in Eschborn, Germany
I have recently joined the Euroclima+ team as a junior advisor to support the Urban Mobility Component. Before joining GIZ I gained experience in private and public organizations in the field of international cooperation and worked on topics of renewable energy and sustainable trade. Besides, my academic background is in political and development economics. I hold a bachelor’s degree from the University of Heidelberg and a master’s degree from the University of Göttingen.
As a Peruvian, I am very excited to work with the Euroclima+ team by supporting the implementation of transport mitigation actions in the Latin American region. I am looking forward to working for a sustainable transport system!
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Intern,
based in Bonn, Germany
I joined the International PtX Hub Berlin in May 2021 and support the team in forecasting challenges to green hydrogen, ammonium, and methanol production in North Africa.
I am currently studying my master’s degree in Process Technology at the Technical University Cottbus in Brandenburg, where I focus on the intersection between chemical processes, industrialisation and the environment. Before joining the PtX team, I gained experience in the industrial energy sector working as an Intern in Euro-k GmbH and Tunisian Chemical Group.
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Technical Advisor
Based in Mexico City
Ana Alcántara is a Technical Advisor for EUROCLIMA+ Urban Mobility Component at GIZ Mexico. She monitors the planning and execution of the pilot project of electric trycicles in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala and provides technical assistance to the Federation of Latin-American Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA) in the conceptual and organizational development of the Urban Mobility Component’s Community of Practice.
Previously she worked at the World Resources Institute Mexico in the field of Mobility Economics and Public Policies of Transport.
Ana has participated in projects in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. She is an architect from the Institute of Technology and Higher Education of Monterrey and holds a master’s degree in Urban Management from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
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Ana Eugenia works as technical advisor in Costa Rica for the implementation of mitigation measures in the transport sector with a focus in active mobility and local governments for GIZ’s MiTransporte project and Euroclima+. She is an architect from the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica and holds a master’s degree in urban development and International Cooperation from the Technische Universität Darmstadt.
Prior to GIZ, Ana funded the architecture and urbanism firm Tandem and worked in the sustainable development NGO sector in Costa Rica. Her experience includes development of projects and knowledge exchange with Germany, Peru, Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and United States; as well collaborative work with UNDP, KOICA, IUCN, Costa Rica For Ever, FUNDECOR, FAICO, Global Green Growth Institute, Forest Stewardship Council, among others.
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I am a transport advisor in the project MiTransporte in Costa Rica, coordinating the national policy support including on e–mobility, freight transport, vehicle regulations as well as innovation and digitalization for low-carbon transport. Before moving to Costa Rica, I worked in the TRANSfer project in Indonesia, the Philippines and South Africa. Prior to joining GIZ in 2011, I researched about urban mobility and worked as an urban planning assistant in Australia. My motivation is to create and share good examples in our partner countries to achieve a global Verkehrswende.
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Technical Advisor
Based in Santiago, Chile
I am an Architect from the Universidad de Valparaíso and hold a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Richmond International University of London. I worked twelve years in Chile in the public sector, at the Municipality of Coquimbo on public infrastructure design, at the Ministry of Education for the implementation of public policies and at the Ministry of Construction as Project Manager of an urban regenaration project. My international experiences comprises an urban development project in Kunming, China and project management in London.
I started working for the GIZ in 2016 as national advisor for the global project Cities Fit for Climate Change and I am currently working as technical advisor for the EUROCLIMA+ Urban Mobility Component supporting the development of a National Urban Mobility Programme (NUMP) in Chile and a National E-mobility Strategy in Uruguay.
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Senior Advisor,
Based in Bogotá, Colombia
I joined TRANSfer in March 2019 and I am working in the development of electric buses in Colombia’s transport systems. After working several years with the Colombian climate change policy advising teams as one of the developers of the greenhouse gas mitigation guidelines for Colombia’s energy and industry sector, I have come to the conclusion that improving transport through alternatives like cycling or the massification of electric vehicles for public transportation could not only improve the way we use energy and its impacts. It also has a huge impact on the way people live and relate with their environment. I want to be part of this transformation.
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Communications Advisor, based in San José, Costa Rica
Since 2016, I work as a Communications and Public Relations advisor for GIZ in several projects in Costa Rica, focusing on low-carbon development and adaptation to climate change. In 2018, I joined the MiTransporte project and am currently expanding my expertise on sustainable transport, electromobility and inclusive mobility. I love the challenge of finding ways to reach my projects’ very different target groups to inspire a change of mentality or behavior and contribute to reaching Costa Rica’s climate goals. Before joining GIZ, I worked in the PR and press department of a German public utility company.
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Advisor
Based in Metro Manila, Philippines
My love for transport is fuelled by a frustration with the systemic inefficiencies in the Philippines and a stubborn belief that improvements are possible. I joined TRANSfer in November 2017, after four years with the Philippines’ Department of Transportation (2012-2016) and after pursuing a master’s degree from the University of Leeds (2016-2017). My interests in transport centre on sustainability, policy, and the role of technology in driving positive change.
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Junior Technical Expert
Based in New Delhi, India
I started my journey with GIZ since August 2021, as a Junior Technical Expert for the NDC-TIA project under the Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN). I will be supporting the team in executing various facets related to the Electric Vehicle domain, conceptualization and execution of new activities and coordinating with project partners for NDC-TIA India component project.
Before being a part of GIZ, I worked as an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at Raisoni group of Institution Pune for a period of two years. I extended my supporting hand to them in various academic and research oriented programs.
I completed my Masters with specialization in Power Systems from SVNIT, Surat and my Under Graduation was in ‘Electrical and Electronics’ from Cochin University of Science & Technology. I am excited to be a part of sustainable project and look forward to put my earnest contributions towards it.
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Intern in the field of green hydrogen and Power to X (PtX)
Based in Bonn, Germany
Meeting the commitments under the Paris agreement, innovative and sustainable solutions like Power-to-X are needed. Therefore, I am very excited to work for GIZ. I will support the Team by analysing the PtX potentials of selected countries to target a sustainable and long-term decarbonization of all sectors. Before joining the Changing Transport Team, I gained experience in the transport sector with the implementation of Well-to- Wheel analyses. Additionally, I wrote a concept study for GIZ on a solar powered E-Bike rental to improve the mobility in rural Namibia. I hold a Bachelor´s degree in environmental engineering and am currently a Master´s student at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. I am very happy to join the team and contribute to a sustainable development where no one is left behind.
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Junior Technical Officer
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
I am a Development Studies Bachelor’s Degree holder from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (BSc) supporting the Kenya component of the Advancing Transport Climate Strategies project since April 2015. I live and work in Nairobi and I enjoy my work because it gives me the opportunity to contribute towards sustainable transport solutions for my city!
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Based in Bangkok, Thailand
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Junior Program Officer
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam
I recently joined the NDC-TIA team in Vietnam as a Junior Program Officer. My main tasks will be involving developing an MRV system for transport as well as developing e-mobility in Vietnam. Prior to this job, I was a researcher for more than 4 years for MDRI where I conduct researches in various fields. I hope to contribute my experience and skills to support GIZ’s projects as well as develop myself more in the field of green transport.
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Advisor of Sustainable E-Fuels and Feedstock
Based in Berlin, Germany
I advise on sustainable e-fuels and feedstock and support the implementation of the international Power to X Secretariat. With our partners, we identify PtX business cases and initiate projects. My goal is a sustainable production, sourcing and allocation of PtX inputs, processes and products, as well as global win-win partnerships. I’m passionate about sustainable transport and love to use my bicycle for commuting regardless of weather conditions and baggage dimensions. Before joining GIZ, I worked for five years at Ecofys/Navigant – a consultancy for the energy transition – and at the Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto (USA) on energy storage.
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I currently work as a transport policy advisor and project manager for GIZ, responsible for our activities in the Philippines and on the international learning level. I am passionate about public transport, urban mobility and accessibility as well as digital innovations in transport. Before finishing my Ph.D. thesis on “public transport in global city regions” in 2014, I worked for several international and national research groups in the field of mobility and urban development. I have lived and/or worked in Germany, China, Switzerland, Canada, South Africa and the Philippines.
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Claus Kruse
Project Director based in Costa Rica
I am a project manager at GIZ, responsible for the BMU-funded “MiTransporte” project in Costa Rica, focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by improving public transport and promoting sustainable and alternative mobility solutions. I have a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from the Technische Universität Berlin and have previously worked in Germany, Peru, Malawi and Sri Lanka in territorial planning, development planning, decentralization, reconstruction, conflict transformation, climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Technical Advisor,
Based in Santiago, Chile
The promotion of sustainable transport and mobility should be not just about lowering emissions, but also to push forth environmental justice and social transformation. That’s why I’m so happy to perform at my current position, working as Technical Advisor for the Moving Chile project. Currently, I focus on promoting electromobility transition for public transport systems in middle and small cities in Chile. This includes the development of a financial mechanism for advancing electromobility and the later implementation of a pilot project.
I hold a bachelor’s degree on mechanical engineering and a master’s degree on Environment and Sustainable Development from University College London. Before joining the GIZ, I performed duties as Head of the Air Quality and Climate Change Area for the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Environment for Santiago, where I focused on the development of environmental policies
Based in San José, Costa Rica
I am currently working on communication and participation topics in transport and mobility. I am a Journalist and International Relations Specialist with more than 10 years of experience in international cooperation. I am interested in the topics of active mobility, transport and electric mobility, but I am interested especially in how to carry the strategic messages of our projects to different actors, to generate behavioral changes that improve our cities. Before joining GIZ, I worked at the United Nations in Costa Rica as a communicator in several areas.
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Project Director Low Carbon Sea Transport
Based in Suva, Fiji
I am currently based in the Pacific region and heading our Low Carbon Sea Transport project. From 2010 to 2013, I lived in Beijing and developed GIZ’s sustainable transport portfolio in China. Consequently, I was working with the German Government implementing policies for electric-mobility and new mobility. Before moving to the Pacific I lived in Berlin and was engaged with GIZ’s cooperation with the automotive sector.
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Project Director
Based in Bangkok, Thailand
According to Marchetti’s constant the travel time budget is one of the most stable mobility parameters globally and over time and is around one to one and a half hours / day. However, what has not stayed unchanging over the last centuries, but has deteriorated leading to alarming sustainability and climate concerns is the environmental and carbon footprint of individual mobility as well as goods transport, worldwide. The challenge is on!
Since November 2020 I joined the sustainable transport team in Bangkok leading the TRANSfer country component Thailand as well as the SMMR ASEAN project. From 2016 to 2020, I was working for the Sino-German Cooperation on Low Carbon Transport, closely advising the German Environmental Ministry (BMU). Prior to GIZ, I worked at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Berlin and the German Energy Agency (dena), doing research, assessment and consultancy in the fields of travel demand and behavior modelling, energy use and transformation, as well as emission reduction and efficiency improvement. With a doctorate degree from the Technical University (TU) Berlin on “Integration of passenger (road) travel into a computable general equilibrium model for Germany” I’m passionate about the macro and micro level interactions of economic and environmental systems, individual behavior and policy design.
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Young Professional,
based in Berlin, Germany
As a Young Professional at GIZ’s International PtX Hub in Berlin, I am working particularly closely with the Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPIPA) project in relation to the EU’s climate diplomacy with G20 states.
I am currently a Master of International Affairs (MIA) candidate at the Hertie School in Berlin, where I am specialising in Security and Sustainability. I hold a Master of Arts (Hons) in International Relations and Modern History from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. During my studies, I have interned at the European Commission’s DG DEVCO, which formulates the EU’s international development policy.
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Intern TRANSfer
Based in Bonn, Germany
I joined the TRANSfer team in October 2021. Being a psychologist, I am particularly interested in the “human” factor of mobility – in other words: I consider mobility as a behavior influenced by many individual factors such as attitudes, habits and our social environment.
In my master’s thesis about bicycle mobility (University of Freiburg, Germany) I took a local perspective on mobility behavior and underlying psychological concepts. Now I am ready for take-off on a global journey.
I am thrilled to contribute to this large-scale project which tackles mobility as a significant component of climate change!
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Intern,
based in Berlin, Germany
In May 2021, I joined the PtX Hub Berlin as an intern. In the coming months, I will be supporting the team for the Green Hydrogen and PtX trainings. I’m holding a master’s degree in international economics from the Berlin School of Economics and Law. During my studies I dealt with socio-economic and ecological sustainability issues and the green transition of the German automobile industry. After my graduation, I have collected prior working experience in the UNECE.
Climate change is a multi-faceted issue that all of us are facing. I believe that only an approach taking all the different aspects into consideration can tackle this challenge. Green hydrogen addresses the ecological angle, taking advantage of environmental prerequisites of the location it’s being applied to while simultaneously taking social aspects into consideration. This can lead to an overall improvement of the environmental, social and eventually economic situation in many regions worldwide.
I am happy to join the PtX Team and contribute to the spread of knowledge about green hydrogen around the world while simultaneously learning a lot every day myself.
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Senior Advisor on Renewable Energies and Climate Protection through Renewable Fuels
Based in Bonn, Germany
As I was always interested in environmental and climate protection and fascinated by related questions of how the world can adequately secure energy supplies, I have found the perfect job here at GIZ targeting comprehensive and long-term decarbonisation solutions for the whole economy. At the moment I am working to build up a secretariat for sustainable synthetic fuels, otherwise known as PtX. Before joining GIZ in 2015, I supported a renowned Indian think tank in New-Delhi and practiced energy economics both in the German energy industry and at the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI). As an economist, I am convinced that effective climate protection is not possible without putting a reasonable price on GHG emissions.
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Project Manager TRANSfer / EC+ Component
Based in Eschborn, Germany
I am very happy to have joined the Mobility Team in Eschborn as a Project Manager from where I will support both the TRANSfer Project and the Urban Mobility Component of the Euroclimate + Program. For the past nine years I have worked for GIZ in Mexico coordinating the Sustainable Energy Program that covered specific topics on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Construction. Being a program for almost 10 years, several triangular cooperation projects were generated to share experiences with countries such as Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia and Argentina. I am a Chemical Engineer with a Master’s degree in Project Engineering and a Master on Business Administration. I am very excited to contribute to this new position and share good times working together.
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Intern
Based in the Philippines
I am Evhan, an International Relations student in De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, Manila.
I joined GIZ with hopes to continuously engage myself with projects that involve bettering the quality of life in our society sustainably. Last year, I volunteered to be a Community Outreach Coordinator for a social enterprise based in Mindanao, Philippines to help assist indigenous people have access to basic government services and to empower them.
Sustainable transportation has always been one of my key interests since I personally utilize it now and then. I think it is vital and relevant that we collaborate together to address its multifaceted issues.
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Advisor ‘Transport and Climate Change’
Based in Bonn, Germany
I am with the TRANSfer project since February 2019, driving our Indonesia activities as well as a series of toolkits. I have dedicated my career to climate mitigation – which started with 5 years in climate policy and carbon markets in London and Eschborn and then took a turn to sustainable transport. I spent 6 years with GIZ in the rapidly motorizing ASEAN region where I worked with 8 countries and regional institutions on strategies and actions in areas like fuel economy and green freight. I have a Master of Arts degree in Political Science, Economics and Psychology from the University of Bonn.
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Intern at NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
Based in Bonn, Germany
Since mid-June 2021 I am supporting NDC TIA as an intern. Currently, I am about to finish my bachelor’s degree in Geography at the Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, focusing on human geography and sustainability.
In my opinion, mobility is essential to connect people and thus enable social participation. As climate protection is one of the biggest challenges of our generation, I am very happy to be part of the NDC TIA team to make transport more sustainable in the future.
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Intern in project management for the BMU Project NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia
Based in Bonn, Germany
Since January 2021 I’m supporting the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia team as an intern. As a current student of International Economics and Development at the University of Bayreuth, I specialized my studies in the fields of international cooperation and climate protection.
I believe that in order to tackle the climate crisis, we need to work in cooperations around the world to share our knowledge and help each other. Sustainable mobility transformation not only has a major impact on the climate but can also enhance social justice and contribute to a healthy economy.
Therefore, I’m happy to actively be a part of NDC-TIA’s mission to reduce emissions in the mobile sector.
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Head of Global Relations and Networking
Based in Berlin, Germany
I enjoy being part of the highly competent and creative start-up team of the International PtX Hub Berlin. Our mission is to catalyse green hydrogen solutions on a global scale, focussing in particular on sustainability along the entire value chain. My role as Head Global Relations and Networking is to liase and partner with international institutions, initiatives, and individuals engaged in Power to X development advancing S4F: Sustainable fossil-free fuels and feedstocks. Prior to working with GIZ, I was a Senior Economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for three decades. From 2002 to 2019, I served as Head of the OECD Berlin Centre.
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Technical Advisor
Based in Lima, Peru
I joined the TRANSfer III project as a Technical Advisor in January 2018. Currently I support freight initiatives and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in Peru. My main goals are to contribute in connectivity and competitiveness by transport services, and my areas of interest are gender, transport, energy and climate change. I am industrial engineering and I’m student of the Environmental Development Master Program at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP).
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Project Officer,
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
I love working on Transport. The sector, particularly in Kenya, is at a crossroads. It faces immense challenges and provides immense possibilities for overall transformations. My work in the Advancing Transport Climate Strategies project expands upon these opportunities. I have an academic and professional background in climate change and experience working within Kenya’s Ministry of Environment.
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Professional
Based in Hanoi, Viet Nam
I am working as administrative officer for the NDC TIA Vietnam component. Thanks to the chance of working here I am aware of the importance of clean transportation to our life. It is my believe that my integration to the operation of the project will have some certain contribution to the success of this program and also to Vietnam’s society.
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Finance Manager, Low Carbon Sea Transport
Based in Fiji Islands
Having lived my entire life in the small island state of the Fiji Islands, I have experience first-hand the effects of climate change. This opportunity with GIZ ensures I play my role to assist in the development of climate-friendly solutions not only for sea transport in the Marshall Islands but also for the other Pacific Island States. I am supporting the GIZ Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport Team as Finance Manager.
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Junior Advisor
Based in Bangkok, Thailand
My interest in urban issues started when I was a child. I was born and raised in Bangkok – Thailand’s capital known for being one of the most congested cities in the world. In my memories, I was spending four to five hours being stuck and struggling on the road every day. Ever since, to extricate Bangkok from this notorious traffic problem and make it a better livable place has been my dream and passion. That was the reason why I decided to study urban and infrastructure planning at Thammasat University and AIT in Bangkok and select transportation as my main topic. In 2017, I was fortunate to be an intern for the Transportation and Climate Change and TRANSfer projects of GIZ Thailand. Before starting as a junior advisor with the TRANSfer project in July 2020, I worked on developing and promoting a crowdsourcing real-world fuel consumption data platform for Thailand called Moverity in a joint project with Toyota.
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Team Leader – E-mobility, Indo German Energy Programme
Based in New Delhi, India
I am currently heading the E-mobility related activities under Indo German Energy Programme and coordinating the India component of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia project. Previously I have served the Green Energy Corridors project of GIZ as a senior technical advisor. After joining GIZ in 2011, I led the Solar Mapping and Monitoring project, funded by the International Climate Initiative of BMU, where world’s largest solar radiation measurement network was established. Before joining GIZ, I did research at the Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus; Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology, Kassel, Germany; and The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India.
I am interested in a broad spectrum of topics related to energy-environment-sustainable development nexus. My particular focus is on renewable energy, energy transition, sector coupling, smart grid, integration of EV charging infrastructure as well as distributed energy resources into the electrical network, and energy modelling.
I hold a PhD in electrical engineering from University of Kassel, a Master in renewable energy from University of Oldenburg and an MBA in energy management from University of Calcutta. I am excited to work together in clean transportation and contribute towards sustainable development.
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Junior Communications Advisor
Based in Bonn, Germany
I have been supporting TRANSfer and TraCS as well as the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia in communications, public relations, network, project and event management in cooperation with international partners since mid 2020.
Within my bachelor’s degree in politics and law, as well as through my previous professional experience, I have specialised in the field of international climate policy and (digital) communication. Apart from the GIZ, I have worked for national and local sustainability and transport projects in Germany and am now excited to exercise my broad experience working for changing-transport.
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Project Advisor, Low Carbon Sea Transport
Based in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Growing up in the harbor city of Hamburg in Germany, I am exposed to shipping from an early age. In my role as project advisor in the “Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport” project based in the Marshall Islands I am responsible for policy activities within the project that supports the Marshall Islands in delivering its Nationally Determined Contributions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which includes a specific section on sea transportation. We use baseline data on GHG emissions and energy efficiency of domestic ships, including the development and pilot-testing of low-carbon propulsion technologies in cooperation with partners, together with education and training of ship crew and researchers, as well as the use of modern energy-efficient sailing technologies.
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Senior Advisor
Based in Lima, Peru
I joined the TRANSfer II team as a local advisor in Lima, Peru in 2014. With the project support the Peruvian Government developed the Sustainable Urban Transport NAMA – TRANSPerú and funds were raised to implement the NAMA Support Project (NSP) TRANSPeru.
I am currently responsible for the operational implementation of both the NSP and the Sustainable Urban Transport project in selected cities.
Before I started working in the transport sector, I was involved in different GIZ projects in the environment and biotrade sector.
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Starting as an intern at MobiliseYourCity in mid-July offers a great opportunity for me to combine two areas of strong interest, which shaped my studies of political science: environmental governance and gender. In transforming how people move in a city, these two topics are inevitably intertwined.
My specific interest for urban mobility was certainly shaped during my work as a flight attendant next to studying. It gave me the opportunity to see so many different cities all over the world – an experience that made me constantly question the differing realities of people, depending on the city they are living in.
Finishing my bachelor’s degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and Sciences Po Toulouse, I aimed to gain some experience in an area that tackles this question.
Hence, I am excited to join the MobiliseYourCity team and to support the capacity building of the partnership.
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Intern TRANSfer
Based in Bonn, Germany
While my background in Political Science is rather broad, the throughline is my passion for all things communication, sustainability, and gender. In my activities as a climate activist, student, or in previous communication internships – these topics always showed up. For instance, my latest term paper dealt with a regional comparison of the inclusion of gender-sensitive efforts within NDCs. On the side, I produce the podcast Strom Aufwärts on renewable energy for Grüner Strom Label e.V.
Hence, I am thrilled to join the TRANSfer project as an intern, where at least two of these fields align. Along with communicating Changing Transport, my main task will be supporting the team of this year’s Transport and Climate Change Week, which I am excited to be a part of.
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Technical Advisor TraCS Project
Based in Rabat, Morocco
My story with sustainable transport began when I obtained my degree in automotive engineering in Fes and did my Phd thesis on the topic of electric vehicles as part of a GIZ project for the Research Institute of Solar Energy and New Energies in Morocco. So I’ve been part of the GIZ family for a while! Having spent 4 years as a project manager for electric vehicles and smart grids at the institute, I have acquired a solid experience and boundless enthusiasm for sustainable mobility, and I am delighted to have joined the GIZ team and the energy sector.
After working in R&D to promote sustainable transport solution for Morocco, it is time for me to take a step forward and, through TraCS, contribute to the development of concrete actions to reduce GHG emissions and decarbonise the Moroccan transport sector.
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Policy Advisor
Based in Bonn, Germany
Coming from the climate sector and international climate negotiations, it is a great opportunity for me to jump into the transport sector and interlink the two areas closer and closer together. I joined the NDC TIA and TraCs projects by 01 July 2021, and could bring in my experience regarding Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for NDCs. My work experience showed me the importance for tangible NDC implementation, and that the sectors are the backbone for achieving the Paris Agreement goals. Before joining the team based in Germany, I worked for the Thai-German Climate Programme in Thailand since 2018 and before I was seconded in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) in Berlin, Germany.
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Intern EUROCLIMA+
Based in Eschborn, Germany
Since February 2021, I joined the EUROCLIMA+ team as an intern. I hold a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the National University of Colombia, and I am currently finishing a master’s degree in Urban Management at TU Berlin. Before joining GIZ, I have worked in the private sector developing urban master plans in Bogota and Ciudad de Guatemala and in the public sector redesigning public spaces and street sections in Medellin, Colombia.
I am convinced of the transformative power that improving mobility conditions has on creating more sustainable, healthy, equitable and livable urban environments. Therefore, I am eager to contribute to promoting and upscaling sustainable mobility initiatives in Latin America through institutional cooperation and citizen empowerment.
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Advisor TRANSfer Project
Based in Jakarta, Indonesia
Lena has been in the trade and economic sector more than 15 years, dealing with policy, international development cooperation and the public-private interface. Her expertise’s are in economic, trade, investment, business condition, transport related infrastructure, etc. Master’s degree in Regional Economics and bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
Being passionate on logistics, supply chain and green environment, she believes effort need to be taken to bring better for future.
Prior joining GIZ, she worked for the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office, EU-ACTIVE program, APEC, JETRO, Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia (GEPI), Indonesian Chambers of Commerce, ASEAN-BAC amongst others.
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Intern at International PtX Hub Berlin
Based in Berlin, Germany
I am responsible for supporting the implementation of communication strategies and developing our social media channels at the PtX Hub Berlin and Women in Green Hydrogen.
I’m particularly interested in the intersection between renewable energy solutions, labour markets, and migration, and am excited to leverage awareness of PtX and amplify the voices of women in the green hydrogen sector.
My professional background includes the development of social housing policy for the British government, communications and fundraising in the international development sector, and raising brand visibility for small startups and NGOs. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Geography and International Relations from the University of Exeter, and am currently studying for my master’s in Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS, University of London.
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Based in Bejing, China
I joined the GIZ China Office in 2003 and have been working in GIZ China for more than 17 years in the field of administration and finance. I also became team leader of finance in GIZ Office China. Since 2020 I am working as finance manager for cluster sustainable transition and supports the GIZ NDC-TIA china team for all financial issues.
Technical Advisor
Based in Quito, Ecuador
I studied economics in the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) and I hold a Master of Science on Urban and Regional Planning Studies from the London School of Economics in England. My professional experience has been in development baking, working in the preparation, funding and technical assistance of development projects at the local level. I have also experience in the design of programmes for multilateral financing and financial tools for the implementation of sectoral public policies.
Currently, I support the development of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan in the city of Ambato, Ecuador under the Euroclima+ Programme.
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Intern,
based in Bonn, Germany
I strongly believe in the importance of Power-to-X for a carbon-neutral future. Therefore, I am happy to have joined the International PtX Hub Berlin as an intern in July 2021. As a student of energy engineering, my role in the PtX Hub is mainly of technical nature. This involves e.g., the implementation of calculation tools regarding the application of Power-to-X.
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Finance Manager, NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
Based in Eschborn, Germany
Since 2007 I had worked in the administrative and financial area for a number of projects and programs within the GIZ Program “Management of Nature Resources” in Vietnam. The time working for such environmental projects and programs gave me motivation and inspiration to continue working for initiatives, which contributes to environmental protection efforts. Hence I started to be a part of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia as Finance Manager in March 2020 and very happy to contribute my parts in administratively and financially smoothening the implementation of transport emission reduction measures.
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Project Officer
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam
Joining TraCS project in 2016, I am currently supporting climate change policies in transport for the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport. My main work is to support the government in developing an GHG emission inventory and mitigation actions in the transport sector as a basic principle for climate change policies issue. Prior to this, I worked as a consultant in mitigation actions in the energy and transport sector.
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Communications Advisor,
Based in Santiago, Chile
I have always been interested in getting involved in projects that have an impact on people’s quality of life. That’s why, since 2019 I joined the Moving Chile project, where I support in communications and organization of activities.
I have a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication from the Diego Portales University in Chile, and I have previously worked in cultural and educational institutions.
I really like being part of a team that cares about improving mobility and the impact of our actions on our planet!
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Finance Manager
Based in Bonn, Germany
Manjola is currently supporting the PtX Hub and TraCS project teams in all financial and administrative matters. Working for GIZ since 2010 she held different positions in global and regional projects in the environmental sector. Before rejoining GIZ in 2018 Manjola worked for the finance unit of UNFCCC in Bonn.
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Communicator,
based in Berlin, Germany
Prior to starting in the PtX Hub, I worked for the GIZ in fostering collaboration between the private sector, political actors and researchers to create sustainable business models addressing developmental challenges. Before that, I supported the energy dialogues between the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy and partner countries at adelphi consult in Berlin.
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Advisor
Based in Peking, China
I support the mobility team in China with a focus on sustainable urban mobility planning and cycling and walking. I hold a PhD in urban geography from the University of Cologne where I worked in an international research project in China and Bangladesh with a focus on urban planning and development. Joining GIZ in 2015, I worked in the field of sustainable urbanisation in the Sino-German context as well as on international agendas towards sustainable urbanisation by serving as an advisor to the German government in the Habitat III process.
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Advisor,
based in Berlin, Germany
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Junior Advisor
Based in Brussels, Belgium and Eschborn, Germany
I am supporting the MobiliseYourCity Partnership Team since June 2020. Before joining the team I worked in a German consultancy that focused on electric mobility. I hold a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Freie Universität Berlin and I am currently doing my master’s in Governance and Public Policy. As a Colombian, I am aware of the challenges that developing countries face in transportation. All the more reason for working in such a meaningful project!
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Coordinator Urban Mobilty Euroclima+
Based in Eschborn, Germany
Joining the GIZ TRANSfer team in 2017, I am responsible for the implementation of the urban mobility component of the Euroclima+ project, which supports climate change mitigation in Latin America. I joined GIZ in 2009 as a transport advisor for several transport projects worldwide. From 2014 to 2017 I worked in the GIZ transport project in Namibia and was responsible for Logistics Hub Implementation and Academic Education in Civil Engineering. I hold a degree in Civil Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) and Management Engineering (Dipl. Wirt.-Ing.).
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Technical Advisor NDC TIA
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam
As a cyclist and urban planner, I am a passionate advocate for sustainable mobility. Currently, I am a technical advisor at the NDC TIA’s Vietnam component on reducing transport emission and streamlining electric vehicles. In the past, I worked for GIZ transport projects in Cambodia, China and Germany on metropolitan governance of public transport and innovative mobility solutions with start-ups. Before, I was with the European city network, Polis, a think tank for European policy-making on sustainable urban transport.
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Technical Advisor
Based in Mexico City
Miriam Monterrubio has a degree in Administration and a Master’s degree in metropolitan planning and policies, both from the Autonomous Metropolitan University. She also has a Diploma in territorial intelligence and courses on human centered design, urban experience studies, gentrification in the Latin American city, environmental sustainability for development and leaders in urban transport planning. She is the author of several articles in Latin American magazines on issues of non-motorized mobility, public transport, right to the city, gender, among others.
In 2018, she joined GIZ Mexico as Technical Advisor where she works in the C40 CFF and Euroclima+ programmes in the Urban Mobility Component with the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara for the improvement of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and the development of a pilot project for the analysis of metropolitan travels.
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Junior Advisor on Transport and Climate Change
Based in Bonn, Germany
A sustainable transformation of the transport sector offers great possibilities – it can bring about social justice and help protect the climate. That is why I am excited to work in TraCS. I support the cooperation with the State Department of Transport in Kenya and help organise international outreach activities to raise awareness on the transport sector’s potential contribution to ambitious NDCs. Before joining TraCS, I gained experience in climate and energy policy in the Netherlands, Mexico and Germany. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and graduated from Maastricht University with a Master’s in Sustainability Science and Policy. I look forward to contributing to the pressing global reduction of GHG emissions!
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Intern,
based in Berlin, Germany
I joined the International PtX Hub Berlin in June 2021 and am currently studying my master’s at University College London with a focus on environmental policy and climate change. I am particularly interested in the intersection between industry, policy, and the environment, and how to achieve a carbon-neutral economy.
PtX products will play a vital role in achieving this goal. Therefore, as someone with a passion for sustainability and climate action, I am very excited to be working with the PtX Hub team towards decarbonising fossil-fuel dependent sectors including aviation, maritime transport, and other heavy industries.
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Based in Santiago, Chile
As Project Assistant in Moving Chile and in the Urban Mobility component of EUROCLIMA+ in Chile, I provide support in the coordination, management and administration for both projects according to their needs.
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Art from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with studies in Art Therapy and Psychoplastic. I am a passionate urban walker, cyclist and user to the public transport. I am sure of the transport can be climate-friendly and to contribute positively in the people’s quality of life.
For the above reasons I think that creativity, interdisciplinary work and the global cooperation can do a big change for the world.
I am happy to contribute from November 2019 to this great project!
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Technical Advisor,
Based in Santiago, Chile
As Technical Advisor in the Urban Mobility component of EUROCLIMA+ in Chile I coordinate and manage the development of the SUMP of Antofagasta and the NUMP of Chile. I hold a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chile and a master’s degree from The Bartlett University College London. Before joining the GIZ, I have worked at the Metropolitan Public Transport Board of Santiago, in urban planning and design consultancies, and as a lecturer at the Viña del Mar University.
I focus my professional career on sustainable urban mobility because of two reasons: first, I strongly believe that transport has an important impact on climate change, and we need to act now. Secondly, I think Latin America has a lot to show and receive in terms of sustainable mobility. There is a lot of creativity emerging from around the globe that can be optimized and reproduced through global cooperation.
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Technical advisor TRANSfer Project
Based in Bangkok, Thailand
Having a background in economics and sustainable development, I’m interested in all sort of environmental issues and started my career on the topics of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Since I began working with GIZ in 2017, I was able to gain experience on the promotion of natural refrigerants in Thailand’s air conditioning and refrigeration. However, I’ve realized that energy and transportation are becoming more and more interlinked and are in need for a sector integration. This is why it is especially inspiring for me to now work on the transportation sector to enhance the quality of our life and environment.
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Technical Advisor,
Based in Bangkok, Thailand
I joined GIZ in 2012 and since then I have been working on the development of sustainable transport policies in the ASEAN region with a focus on Thailand and Vietnam. I recently supported the Thai Government in the design of the Transport NAMA “People Centred Urban Mobility in Thailand”. My main areas of interest and expertise are MRV and urban transport policy. I hold a Master degree in Polymer Science from Chulalongkorn University.
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Since August 2021, I am supporting the Euroclima+ Program in Eschborn in the energy and urban mobility components. I believe in a future of mobility that puts people’s needs first, in a manner that is sustainable for the climate and societies. Thus, I am excited to work for GIZ and contribute to the implementation of climate mitigation action in the transport sector in Latin America.
As a master’s student of Comparative Public Governance and European Studies, my interest in sustainability governance was strengthened in study projects on multimodal urban mobility and energy transitions. My bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies provides me with background knowledge on the circumstances in several Latin American cities. During several stays in Guadalajara and Mexico City, I experienced the social exclusion reinforced by transport systems. This raised my interest in how to improve mobility in urban areas so that it facilitates social participation while mitigating pollution, creating more livable cities.
Therefore, I am thrilled to join the Euroclima+ Team and to work on making mobility more sustainable in every dimension.
Technical Advisor Low Carbon Sea Transport
Based in Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands
Due to my background of Marine Operational Engineering and several years of expertise in international merchant shipping, I call Majuro as capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands my home since two years. The project I’m involved in as Technical Advisor, Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport, can be considered as a pilot program for the entire Pacific region where sea transportation is essential. Developing, constructing and assessing low emission sea transport options or both shipping within Atolls as well as open ocean shipping are next to maritime policy advice for the RMI government the major components of the 6-year program. The Marshall Islands as one of four Atoll nations all over the world offer unique insights in traditional navigation practices and I am grateful being involved in this work.
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Intern,
based in Berlin, Germany
I am happy to contribute to the many interesting activities of the PtX Hub Berlin as an intern since May 2021.
From my point of view, the major challenge of the energy sector is the transition to a decarbonised energy system while meeting the demand of all economic activities and ensuring energy security. To achieve this ambitious goal, it is necessary to develop full sector coupling through the integration of low-carbon solutions and innovations such as renewable energies and the application of Power-to-X and hydrogen pathways.
I hold a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Management from the TH Köln. Previous to working at the PtX Hub and while doing my master’s, I worked at the EHI Retail Institute in Cologne, contributing to studies related to electromobility and energy management with a focus on retail. Before coming to Germany, I have studied and worked in the field of Industrial Engineering in my home country, Argentina.
With much enthusiasm, I look ahead to the coming months to contribute to the successful implementation of the planned activities.
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Junior Technical Expert
Based in New Delhi, India
My journey in GIZ began from October 2020 as a part of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) project in New Delhi. Presently, I am working on low carbon transport, specifically on electric mobility related activities in India. Simultaneously, I am supporting activities under the regional and global component of this project.
Prior to GIZ, I have worked as an Associate Consultant with Ernst and Young LLP under the Power and Utilities vertical for close to two years. As a part of their E-mobility team, I have supported key national and international projects.
I hold a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management from TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi. With sustainable development and renewable energy as my core interests, I am elated to work on transition towards clean transportation and make a difference to the society.
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Coordinator for MobiliseYourCity
Based in Brussels, Belgium
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Project Director
Based in Beijing, China
I am currently heading the Sino-German Cooperation on Low Carbon Transport (CLCT) project and coordinating the China activities of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia project, where together with our Chinese partners we aim at making transport in China more climate-friendly. As a trained urban planner and designer, I am passionate about how cities shape society and the other way around. Before joining GIZ in 2017, I worked for American Aecom and German ISA and AS+P, where I have been involved in projects in the fields of strategic and master planning, new town and urban redevelopment in China, Germany, Vietnam and the Middle East.
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Junior Technical Expert
Based in India
I am currently working on sustainable and low emission transport, with a major focus on electric mobility. Since January 2020 I am part of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA), supporting activities in India and as well as working in the regional/global component.
Before joining GIZ, I worked as a consultant at KPMG- Climate change and sustainability services in India, having mostly worked on renewable energy, sustainable development goals and social impact evaluations, climate finance, Social Return on Investment, independent assurances in sustainability.
An electronics engineer with a Master’s degree in renewable energy engineering and management, I am passionate to work for sustainability, environment and social causes and excited to contribute in this new role.
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Advisor,
based in Berlin, Germany
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Technical Advisor NDC TIA
Based in Bonn, Germany
Sustainable transport is an exciting topic as it unites tackling global climate change with the implementation of innovative technologies in the areas of electric, smart and shared mobility. Currently, I am supporting the transition to sustainable mobility as a technical advisor to the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia. On behalf of GIZ I support the regional as well as the country components of NDC-TIA on topics surrounding electric mobility, such as electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and energy system integration. In the past, I have worked in the European utility industry on projects in renewable energy, energy markets and electric mobility infrastructure. I am based in Bonn, Germany.
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Technical Expert – E-Mobility
based in New Dehli, India
I work as a Technical Expert for electric mobility under the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) project in New Delhi. Under this project, I will be supporting the team in enabling electric vehicle adoption in India by facilitating the development of a robust electric mobility ecosystem and smart charging network across the country.
I hold a MBA in Power Management from National Power Training Institute (NPTI) and a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineer from Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, Delhi. With sustainable development, renewable energy and digital transformations as my core interests, I am elated to work on transition towards clean transportation and make a difference to the society.
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Born and raised on a tiny atoll called Enewetak Atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, I learned early in life that sea transport is crucial to survive with the vast sea all around you. With limited resources from our beloved islands, commuting to the center, Majuro Atoll, by boat is a necessity for all Marshallese living in the outer islands. As a new recruit of GIZ, it a privilege to be a part of this project as I believe will help enhance the sailing transportation more and help save our corals by promoting more efficient and sustainable sea transport by means of building local canoes and using renewable energy technology on our shipping vessels.
Professional
Based in Hanoi, Viet Nam
Global and natural problems need the contribution of all people. There is no doubt that all people are ready to make effective contributions if they are aware of the problems.
Working with GIZ and helping to raise people’s awareness of responsible lifestyles and doing their part to preserve the planet for our many future generations is great for me.
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