Aban Marker Kabraji, Senior Regional Expert, Climate & Environment, UNEP Asia Regional Office

Aban Marker Kabraji is a distinguished conservation and climate expert with over 40 years of global experience. She previously served as Regional Director of IUCN Asia from 2003 to 2021, and currently advises UNEP’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director on climate and environment, as well as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on biodiversity. A vocal advocate for climate action in South Asia, she has called for integrating air quality targets into Pakistan’s NDC revision, scaling up climate finance, and fostering regional cooperation for shared environmental challenges. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to conservation and development, she was awarded Pakistan’s civil honour, the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, in 2018.