Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Experts & Staff
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Program Experts & Staff
Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa
Selam Alebel
Operations Director, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Yared Deme
Research Analyst, International Climate Action, WRI Africa
Berhanu Desta
Global Accounting Director
Yifan Ding
Global Electric Mobility Intern, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Beakal Fasil
Communications and Engagement Specialist, The New Climate Economy, WRI Africa
Mengpin Ge
Associate II, Climate Program
Anteneh Gelaw
Regional Manager, Africa, P4G
Libby Gladding
Operations Manager, CAEP, NDC Partnership
Shuwei Guan
Staff Accountant
Arya Harsono
Research Coordinator, The New Climate Economy
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, WRI UK Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnerships, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Salima Mahamoudou
Research Associate II
Solomon Negusse
Software Engineer
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Meseret Shiferaw
Associate II
Howard Shih
Research Associate, Science Based Targets Initiative
Alemakef Tassew
Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa
Gubignet Tekle
Finance and Administration Specialist, WRI Africa
HJ Toh
Visiting Fellow, Global Forest Watch
Tini Tran
Director, Global Communications and Engagement, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Thet Hein Tun
Transportation Research Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Wubanchi Tesso Wakoya
Urban Development Project Manager, WRI Africa
Romain Warnault
Senior Project Manager
Tesfay Woldemariam
GIS Research Associate I
Kalkidan Wondimu
Communication and Engagement Specialist, FOLU Ethiopia
Mei Xu
Land Accelerator Intern
Lucy Yang
Communications and Research Intern, Office of the President & CEO
Tinebeb Yohannes
Research Associate, Water Program
Feier Zhao
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Intern
Lihuan Zhou
Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Gillian Zwicker
Research Associate I, International Engagement, Climate Program
