experience covers the whole adaptation cycle from climate information over vulnerability assessments to mainstreaming and monitoring and evaluation. Mr. Leiter
is specialized in monitoring and evaluation of adaptation and has authored several
publications on the topic in academic journals such as New Directions for Evaluation as well as guidebooks for practitioners including GIZ’s “Adaptation made to
measure”.
Debora Ley has a PhD in Geography and the Environment from the University of
Oxford. Her dissertation topic analyzed if rural renewable energy projects can
simultaneously meet the multiple goals of sustainable development, and climate
change mitigation and adaptation, and if so, under what conditions. She has a MSc
in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BSc in
Electromechanical Engineering. She has worked at Mexico’s National Energy
Savings Commission, Sandia National Laboratories, the UNECLAC, and most
recently with TetraTech as a Renewable Energy Expert under Central America’s
Regional Clean Energy Initiative. She is a volunteer with Engineers Without
Borders.
Takaaki Miyaguchi, PhD, is Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University’s
College of International Relations (Kyoto, Japan). His research topics include the
role of the private sector in climate change, and evaluation of donor-funded climate
change mitigation and adaptation projects. Prior to joining the university in 2012,
he has worked in UNDP and other UN agencies for 8 years, developing and
managing both climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in more than
20 countries.
Neeraj Kumar Negi is a public affairs professional by training. He has been
working at the GEF Independent Evaluation Office since 2005 in different capacities. Presently, he works at the Office as a Senior Evaluation Officer. He has
conducted evaluations on topics such as the GEF system for resource allocation;
impact of climate change mitigation activities in emerging economies; accreditation process for the expansion of GEF partnership; and, the GEF India country
portfolio. He has also been involved in evaluations on incremental costs,
co-financing, project cycle, and the GEF Small Grants Program. He supervises
preparation of the annual performance report of the GEF. Neeraj also worked at
Seva Mandir, an NGO based in Western India, from 1998 to 2003. During this
engagement he planned and implemented projects that focused on communitybased natural resource management, agroforestry, rural livelihoods, village institutions, and drought relief. During 2002–03, he also had a yearlong co-terminus
appointment at the Poverty Action Lab and coordinated field implementation of a
survey on health status and health care delivery. Neeraj holds a Master’s Degree in
Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs, Princeton University, with specialization in Economics (2003–05). He
also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management (PGDFM) from the
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (1996–98).
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is specialized in monitoring and evaluation of adaptation and has authored several
publications on the topic in academic journals such as New Directions for Evaluation as well as guidebooks for practitioners including GIZ’s “Adaptation made to
measure”.
Debora Ley has a PhD in Geography and the Environment from the University of
Oxford. Her dissertation topic analyzed if rural renewable energy projects can
simultaneously meet the multiple goals of sustainable development, and climate
change mitigation and adaptation, and if so, under what conditions. She has a MSc
in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BSc in
Electromechanical Engineering. She has worked at Mexico’s National Energy
Savings Commission, Sandia National Laboratories, the UNECLAC, and most
recently with TetraTech as a Renewable Energy Expert under Central America’s
Regional Clean Energy Initiative. She is a volunteer with Engineers Without
Borders.
Takaaki Miyaguchi, PhD, is Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University’s
College of International Relations (Kyoto, Japan). His research topics include the
role of the private sector in climate change, and evaluation of donor-funded climate
change mitigation and adaptation projects. Prior to joining the university in 2012,
he has worked in UNDP and other UN agencies for 8 years, developing and
managing both climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in more than
20 countries.
Neeraj Kumar Negi is a public affairs professional by training. He has been
working at the GEF Independent Evaluation Office since 2005 in different capacities. Presently, he works at the Office as a Senior Evaluation Officer. He has
conducted evaluations on topics such as the GEF system for resource allocation;
impact of climate change mitigation activities in emerging economies; accreditation process for the expansion of GEF partnership; and, the GEF India country
portfolio. He has also been involved in evaluations on incremental costs,
co-financing, project cycle, and the GEF Small Grants Program. He supervises
preparation of the annual performance report of the GEF. Neeraj also worked at
Seva Mandir, an NGO based in Western India, from 1998 to 2003. During this
engagement he planned and implemented projects that focused on communitybased natural resource management, agroforestry, rural livelihoods, village institutions, and drought relief. During 2002–03, he also had a yearlong co-terminus
appointment at the Poverty Action Lab and coordinated field implementation of a
survey on health status and health care delivery. Neeraj holds a Master’s Degree in
Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs, Princeton University, with specialization in Economics (2003–05). He
also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management (PGDFM) from the
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (1996–98).
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