Asia-Pacific Regional Centre

Capacity 2015 Asia Team

Mr. Niloy Banerjee, Capacity Development Advisor and Regional Coordinator, Capacity 2015 Asia
(niloy.banerjee@undp.org)

Niloy has a Masters Degree in Economics and is a Ford Foundation Fellow at the City University of New York. Prior to joining UNDP as a staff member, he has been a consultant with the Capacity Development Group and the HIV/AIDS group of UNDP and with the European Center for Development Policy Management in Maastricht, Holland. In earlier jobs, Niloy has been Director of South-South Solidarity, a regional NGO, and Deputy Director of National Foundation for India. He has undertaken numerous assignments and conducted studies for UNDP and other donors and international organizations on capacity development, leadership and transformative approaches, technical cooperation reform, donor coordination and harmonization, and strategic planning. He has been a member of the Reforming Technical Cooperation (RTC) team of UNDP and has been a core contributor to UNDP's Development Policy Journal and two of the RTC books.

Mr. Robert G. Bernardo, Programme Specialist, Capacity 2015 Asia
(robert.g.bernardo@undp.org)

Bob has a Masters Degree in Environmental Science, and has a background on environmental management, coastal zone management and socio-economic policy/institutional assessment. Prior to joining UNDP, Bob was the Programme Manager for the South East Asia Technical Advisory Committee for the Global Water Partnership in Bangkok. He has undertaken a number of assignments and published reports in the areas of integrated water resources management, coastal resources management, socio-economic and policy/institutional assessments in the region.

Ms. Pranee Threekul, Programme Assistant, Capacity 2015 Asia
(pranee.threekul@undp.org)

Pranee obtained her B.S. and Masters Degree on Public Administration from Thammasat University, and has been with UNDP since 1997. She provides programmatic support to Capacity 2015 Asia and assists as well the Asia Advisors from the Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) and the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR). She has previously worked with the Governance and Poverty Alleviation Programme of UNDP Thailand.