The CAI-Asia Center shares the mission of the CAI-Asia Partnership of promoting better air quality and livable cities by translating knowledge to policies and actions to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from transport, energy and other sectors. The CAI-Asia Center was created in 11 June 2007 as the implementing arm of CAI-Asia projects and activities. Through its new status as an independent organization, the CAI-Asia Center is able to take more proactive efforts in facilitating and strengthening the air quality management agenda at the local, national, and regional levels. The CAI-Asia Center is based in Manila, Philippines with offices in Beijing, China and Delhi, India.
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CAI-Asia Center
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Sophie Punte, Executive DirectorSophie manages the talented CAI-Asia team. Her private sector and UN experience on energy and climate change adds a valuable dimension to the Center's work. She worked at the United Nations in Bangkok to lead a UNEP energy efficiency and climate change project for Asian industry in cooperation with partner organizations in nine countries. Prior to UN, Sophie was senior manager with audit and advisory firm KPMG in Australia and The Netherlands, where she advised clients in public and private sector on environmental and sustainability management. |
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Glynda Bathan, Policy and Partnership ManagerGlynda manages the Center's policy development activities and the eight country networks in partnership building, knowledge sharing, project development and implementation. A lawyer by profession with an environmental management degree, she was instrumental in the process of incorporating the CAI-Asia Center as an NGO in 2007. She was a member of the team of consultants which assisted the Philippine government in drafting the implementing rules and regulations of the Philippine Clean Air Act. |
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Bert Fabian, Transport Program ManagerBert takes the lead in managing and developing transport-related projects, conducts research and analysis on issues related to transportation, environment, and urban planning. He has co-written several publications including the “Transport and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Forecasts, Options Analysis, and Evaluation (2009)” and the "Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges and Management" (2006) to name a few. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines. |
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May Ajero, Air Quality Program ManagerMay manages projects and implements knowledge management activities of CAI-Asia relating to air quality and co-benefits. She has co-written several publications on air quality management and designed the Clean Air Scorecard. She was the Energy Sector Leader of the GHG team for the Philippines 2nd National Communication to UNFCCC. In 2000, she left pharmaceutical chemist work for reseach on air quality and climate change issues, and now dreams of a Roadmap for Air Quality Standards in Asia. |
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Art Docena, Finance & Administrative Services ManagerArt leads the finance and administrative services team. He developed many of the Center's operating procedures and is in charge of monitoring the Center's financial budgets and reporting on the Center's financial overview. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has extensive knowledge on financial management, accounting functions, financial modeling, financial forecasting and profitability / feasibility analysis. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, major in Accounting from the Philippine School of Business Administration. |
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Sudhir Gota, Technical Manager (Transport)Sudhir specializes on environmental issues related to transport and has extensive experience in road design and safety aspects. He started his career as a highway design engineer in India and after five years switched to working on sustainable transport. He is the main designer of the Transport Emissions Evaluation Models for Projects (TEEMP) and has written several publications on transport and environmental issues. He holds a Masters Degree in transportation engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. |
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Alvin Mejia, Environment SpecialistAlvin conducts research on transportation and energy, training on clean fleet management and GHG accounting, and co-designed the TEEMP models for the CAI-Asia. Prior to joining CAI-Asia, he was involved in Clean Development Mechanism-related projects at Carbon Finance Solutions. He also authored a book on the GHG emissions from the Philippine electricity grids which was developed under IGES and the Manila Observatory. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University and is currently taking up his Masteral Degree on Environmental Management at Miriam College. |
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Ritchie Anne Rono, Communications OfficerChee-Anne coordinates all communications-related activities of the Center and assists in the development of projects to help strengthen the eight CAI-Asia Country Networks. She also manages capacity-building programs such as CAI-Asia's internship program and regional exchange of young professionals among partner organizations. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication Research from the University of the Philippines and a Master's Degree in Environmental Management from a joint program of Ateneo de Manila University and University of San Francisco. |
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Kaye Patdu, Air Quality ResearcherKaye is involved in the implementation of the Clean Air Scorecard and other air quality related studies of the Center. She also manages updates of the Clean Air portal and the CitiesACT database. She is responsible for several CAI-Asia fact sheets and Year in Review publications since 2008. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science from the Ateneo de Manila University and a member of the Clean Air Youth Alliance (CAYA). |
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Gayle De Leon, Environment ResearcherGayle mainly works together with May and Kaye in the implementation of projects on clean air issues such as air quality management and climate change mitigation. She is responsible for updates on several country profiles. She also manages the mega events website. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science from the Ateneo de Manila University. She is also a Junior Youth Advisor of the Southeast Asian Youth Environment (SEAYEN) and the Youth Advisor for the Philippine Youth Environment Network (PhilYEN). |
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Gianina Panopio, Executive AssistantJaja is the perfect multi-tasker, with responsibilities ranging from monitoring of project contracts and deliverables to assisting Sophie and the managers in completing project proposals. She takes the lead role in organizing the Center's conferences and annual meetings and other events. She also assists Glynda in coordinating activities of the CAI-Asia Partnership. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Miriam College. |
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Catherine Hita, Administrative Assistant |
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Jerey Estrada, AccountantJerey is handling the Center's payroll, daily transactions, cash disbursement and many other financial tasks under Idein Consulting. He assists Art in budget monitoring and forecasting. He also manages the Center's IT related requirements and concerns. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. |
CAI-Asia China Office
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Yan Peng, China DirectorSince 2005, Yan has led the CAI-Asia China Office and has undertaken air quality, climate change, energy, and transport projects. She received Master of Law Degree from Peking University and pursued further studies at Johns Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies in China and University of Toronto, Canada. She has worked in environment management and social development, specialized in policy analysis and program design and evaluation. She has worked and managed environmental projects in China with international organizations and international consulting firm on EHS. |
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Su Song, Transport SpecialistSu provides assistance in the implementation of projects on transportation issues with primary focus on freight sector in China for the CAI-Asia Center. She has more than 5 years of experience in transport and transport-related GHG emissions studies. She has worked in transport, energy & environment, and climate change field for ADB, EU, Ministry of Transport (China), NDRC (China), World Bank, GTZ, China’s municipal and provincial transport departments. She holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. |
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Chu Zhang, Air Quality ResearcherChu joined Cai-Asia China Office in June 2011 to support the activities and projects contributing to better air quality and livable cities in China. Previously, he worked with WWF China as a Program Coordinator. He also worked in New York City at the Social Science Research Council as a researcher, and at the Biodegradable Product Institute for program coordination and communication. He received his Master degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Clarkson University in the US, and Bachelor in Environmental Engineering from Nanjing University in China. |
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Mingming Liu, Administrative AssistantMingming joined the CAI-Asia China Office just after receiving her Masteral Degree in Economics from the China Agricultural University. She supports the China Office in terms of events organization and other general administrative functions. She takes the lead in compiling the weekly China e-newsletter which has a high following among CAI-Asia's partners in China. Prior to joining CAI-Asia, she also has an extensive experience being a project assistant and translator to various Chinese International Meetings. |
CAI-Asia India Office
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Parthaa Bosu, India RepresentativeParthaa Bosu, has more than 11 years of combined experience in corporate affairs, corporate communications. Moving from a transport company, Parthaa joined the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in 2000 to look in In-use vehicle emissions, before moving on special projects. Before leaving SIAM he was heading the Corporate Communications. In 2009, he had a brief stint with the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. |
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Sameer Kumar, Transport ResearcherSameer is the newest addition to the young and dynamic CAI-Asia team. Prior to CAI-Asia he has worked in the transport sector in various capacities for over five and a half years with a wide exposure to project coordination, estimation, traffic surveys, analysis, documentation, signal design, and design of roads and NMT facilities. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from the BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore, India. |
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H. K. Parwana, AdvisorDr. Parwana is the former CAI-Asia India Coordinator. She was also part of the Punjab Pollution Control Board where she developed her skills in the area of assessment of pollution using qualitative and quantitative tools. She also gained special experience in the planning and management of hazardous waste management. Dr. Parwana received her PhD in Chemistry from the Panjab University in Chandigarh. |
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Sarath Guttikunda, AdvisorDr. Sarath Guttikunda is a TED fellowand an affiliate assistant professor at Desert Research Institute, Reno, USA, now working as an independent researcher at UrbanEmissions.Info in New Delhi, India. He is the developer of the SIM-air (Simple Interactive Models for Better Air Quality) family of tools, dedicated for sharing information on air pollution and climate change among the developing country cities. He was part of the team which built India's first air quality forecasting system, piloted for Delhi. He received his Doctorate Degree from the University of Iowa. |
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Mohan Phadke, Advisor |