Are you a resident of Egypt, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Thailand, or Tunisia and aged between 18-28? Are you looking to expand your expertise in climate change issues?
At the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), we believe in the potential of youth to create powerful, positive change. Invest in your future and accelerate your professional growth with this career-focused Fellowship program on climate.
The CIF Youth Fellowship is a unique professional capacity-building program focused on providing hands-on experience to the next generation of young leaders in global climate action. It is based on CIF-financed projects and will be implemented in partnership with our six Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) partners: the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the InterAmerican Development Bank, the World Bank, and the International Finance Corporation.
It provides Fellows with the opportunity to work on initiatives in areas related to nature-based solutions, clean energy, adaptation and climate resilience, energy access, and gender and social inclusion.
Attend the June 19 information session to get more information and ask your questions before you apply. We will be joined by multilateral development bank partners and discuss eligibility and requirements for the program.
Asian Development Bank
Srinivasan is a Principal Climate Change Specialist and serves as the Climate Change Focal for the Southeast Asia Department of ADB. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, UK and has more than 25 years of experience in interdisciplinary research, design and implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation projects. He is ADB’s focal for the Forest Investment Program of the Climate Investment Funds, chairs the ADB Working Group on Climate Smart Agriculture and serves as alternate focal for the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience. He contributed to several global initiatives including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Global Environmental Outlook, and Millennium Ecosystems Assessment as an author and/or reviewer. He edited 8 books including “Climate Smart Development in Asia”, “Low Carbon Transport in Asia” and “Handbook of Precision Agriculture” and authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. He serves as a member of the editorial boards of journals, advisory boards of non-profit organizations, and received many honors including a letter of appreciation from the Prime Minister of India, and Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation Prize of the United Nations University.
Climate Investment Funds
Daria is a Climate Change Communicator focused on youth engagement, climate education, and social media outreach. She is a seasoned climate activist, representing youth at UN-level events, a climate ambassador for GYCN'23 and EarthDay.org, an ecopreneur building a platform to connect people with green job opportunities. She works with the Stakeholder Engagement team of the Climate Investment Funds to build the capacity of youth on international climate finance.
Climate Investment Funds
Dora has over 16 years’ experience in natural resources and environment management, and climate resilient development. She joined the World Bank in 2007 as a young professional and played a key role in establishing the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in 2008. In 2018, she rejoined the CIF as program coordinator for stakeholder engagement where she has been championing inclusive and transparent climate finance governance. Dora is a strong advocate for partnering with and supporting youth-led innovative climate solutions. She led the development of the CIF Youth Engagement Strategy note that launched at the COP-26 in Glasgow. Prior to the World Bank and the CIF, she worked with the Global Environment Facility. Dora has worked across countries in South Asia, and Africa on forest landscape restoration, nature-based solutions and biodiversity conservation in roads infrastructure. She holds a Master of environment management degree from the Yale University School of the Environment and a B.Sc. in NRM from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. She also holds a leadership certificate from the Manhattanville College in New York.
World Bank
Abhinav is an Energy Consultant with the World Bank Energy and Extractives Global Practice. He manages the flagship Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Program of the World Bank in India – an over $1 billion program comprising a mix of structured financial instruments. His work involves designing lending projects and analytical activities across the energy sector, anchored around energy transition. Previously, he was with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), implementing bilateral technical cooperation projects on solar energy and grid integration of renewables. He is a Graduate of Sustainable Energy Engineering from KTH, Stockholm.
Climate Investment Funds
Kholoud has more than 16 years of experience working with local and international organizations in Palestine, Rome, and the United States, including 12 years at the United Nations. Ms. Hilaneh holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University (2020), an MBA from Birzeit University (2011), and a Diploma from "CIPS", UK (2017). In her current role at CIF, Ms. Hilaneh is responsible for helping to launch and implement the CIF Youth Fellowship program, which is being delivered jointly with the MDBs. She also manages CIF support to the Stakeholder Advisory Network (SAN) and provides cross-support to other CIF teams.