Dr. Somnath Basu

Senior ESG Advisor at the Strategic Planning and Economic Services Department OPEC Fund for International Development Vienna, Austria

Principal Environmental and Social Specialist in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Conducted extensive environmental and social due diligence in China, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Egypt and policy discourse on environmental and social issues

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) – Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, TATA Power

Water and Sanitation Specialist in UNICEF, India .

Education: PhD in Urban Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi