Director, Multilateral Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Department of Environment, Guyana

CEO, Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCATT)

Maldives EPA

Vanuatu Natural Disaster Office

Attaché, Climate Change advisor, Permanent mission of Comoros to the United Nations.

Saand is an Engineer in Energy and Environment from the University of Technology of Belfort Montbeliard, France. In 2015 he started working as a junior consultant in renewable energy for Comoros Negotiators and Diplomats. Despite his specialization in renewable energy, Saand decided to following the Climate Finance track at the UNFCCC negotiations. He is now pursuing his career helping his country in areas related to Climate Change and Energy as a Climate Change Advisor at the Permanent Mission of the Union of Comoros to the United Nations.

Dominican Republic

Maldives Senior State Attorney, Maldives Attorney General’s Office

Chief Climate Change Adaptation Officer, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology, Solomon Islands

In his role as the Chief Climate Change Adaptation Officer, Thaddeus collaborates on vulnerability and risk assessment studies, provides guidance on the dissemination of climate change information, and assisted in drafting the Solomon Islands climate change bill. In addition, he works with communities and partners on the development and implementation of adaptation projects. Thaddeus continues to represent the Solomon Islands at the UNFCCC and assists colleagues in understanding the UNFCCC process.