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Keshav Jha

Keshav Jha

Climate and urban resilience specialist at ICLEI South Asia

New Delhi, India
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Joined December 2025
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Summary

City-level climate mitigation and resilience practitioner: Keshav has spent his career working with cities across South Asia on greenhouse gas inventories, climate action planning and low-carbon resilient development. He designs and delivers capacity-building, toolkits and technical assistance to municipal officials and has directly supported city GHG baselines and action plans. iclei+2
Policy advocacy and international representation: He regularly represents ICLEI South Asia at UNFCCC/COP events and regional forums, moderates sessions on integration of disaster risk reduction and climate action, and supports local governments' engagement in international policy processes. iclei+2
Research and knowledge products author: Keshav writes and contributes to regional knowledge products on climate finance and resilience (e.g., CDKN compendium) and academic volumes, demonstrating a blend of applied city-level practice and policy-focused research. cdkn+2
Certified practitioner and trainer: He holds professional certifications including PMP, Climate Reality Leader training, and lead-auditor credentials for ISO 14001 and ISO 50001, and is active in training municipal stakeholders on MRV/GHG inventory and energy & environmental management systems. acpc+2

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Writing

A compendium of finance sources and instruments to support climate action in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

November 1, 2022

A regional compendium surveying climate finance sources and instruments and providing recommendations for accessing and using climate finance in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (co-author).

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Chapter in Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region (Springer) — research on climate-resilient economy / urban responses

January 1, 2015

Contributed research writing on climate-resilient urban economy and related topics in an edited Springer volume addressing climate change in the Asia-Pacific region.

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