Adaptation and Resilience Consultant, United Nations Foundation

Pan Ei Ei Phyoe is a climate and water specialist with expertise in adaptation, resilience, and water governance. She is pursuing a doctorate in Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford, researching the role of climate services in water resource management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin. She is also an Adaptation and Resilience Consultant at the United Nations Foundation. Over the last five years, she played a key role in shaping the climate, drought, and water agenda for the presidencies of UNFCCC COP28 in the UAE and UNCCD COP16 in Saudi Arabia. She has worked with the International Water Management Institute, the International Hydropower Association, and the Stockholm International Water Institute, focusing on sustainable water governance and management. Pan Ei has also consulted for the Ambition Loop, the Red Cross Climate Centre, the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, and the Global Resilience Partnership, working across various portfolios in climate adaptation and resilience. She holds dual master’s degrees in Water Science, Policy, and Management from the University of Oxford and Water Resources Engineering and Management from the University of Stuttgart, along with a Bachelor of Engineering from Myanmar Maritime University.