Aloke Barnwal

Aloke is the Thematic Lead for Urban and Infrastructure at the Global Environment Facility. He leads the Sustainable Cities program and other initiatives that advance integrated approaches to promote nature-positive, carbon-neutral, and resilient urban and infrastructure development. He manages programming of GEF funds, forges strategic partnerships, and facilitates knowledge generation and sharing on urban and infrastructure topics including land use planning, low carbon and resilient infrastructure, urban nature, circularity, multi-level governance, and financing.

Aloke has more than 20 years of extensive work experience in non-profit, private, and donor organizations on climate, natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods projects at multiple levels. Aloke holds a Master of Public Affairs degree specializing in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.