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Author: Olga Chepelianskaia

Olga Chepelianskaia is an international sustainability expert and Founder of UNICITI. She specializes on sustainable and climate resilient urban development in Asian cities, natural eco-systems and heritage revival, climate change and clean energy. Over 14 years of her professional engagement, she managed 5 major international programs, covered over 20 cities and 40 countries, and worked with 7 top international institutions: ADB, CDIA, Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP, UNECE, UNEP and UNESCAP. Her expertise covers program management, governance, policy and urban planning, stakeholder engagement, access to finance, valorisation of cultural and natural assets, capacity building, PR and communication. Her focus is on helping Asian cities become vibrant, sustainable, climate resilient, economically dynamic, inclusive and culturally unique. Her brand approach is to place city’s natural and cultural assets at the core of its development to generate unique economic, social and environmental opportunities. She is a speaker and moderator of numerous international events, including recently TEDxFMS (New Delhi), 4th Global Climate Policy Conference (Sao Paulo), Smart Cities Expo (New Delhi), the World Urban Forum 9 (Kuala Lumpur), ICLEI Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2017 (Ho Chi Minh), World Bank INSPIRE 2017 (Jaipur), Climate Forum’17 (Moscow), Future Energy Forum 2017 (Astana) or UNDP Asia Forum on the Role of Local and Urban Governments in Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Rural Areas (Haiyang).
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Delhi – world’s most air polluted city – finally heading towards a better air quality

ByOlga Chepelianskaia April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

For quite some years, Delhi has been carrying the championship flag of the most air polluted city in the world….

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Which Indian cities are most water stressed? Find out with the India Water Tool 2.0, launched today

ByOlga Chepelianskaia February 27, 2015March 1, 2015

Today’s launch of India Water Tool 2.0 (IWT 2.0) generated an enthusiastic discussion. The launch took place at the International…

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Voices in the corridors: your takeaway from RCAP 2015

ByOlga Chepelianskaia February 14, 2015February 18, 2015

On the last day of the Congress, participants shared what marked them most at the event, what they will take…

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Voices in the Corridors: If You had Unlimited funds…

ByOlga Chepelianskaia February 11, 2015February 12, 2015

Some participants at the first day of Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific shared what their resilience plans would be if they had…

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