Jai Kumar Gaurav is a Climate Change and Environment sector professional with around 13 years of diverse experience with NGOs, bi-lateral, multi-lateral organizations and private sector. He is currently working as Senior Advisor-Climate Change and Circular Economy in GIZ India (German Development Cooperation). He is managing implementation of the “Waste Solutions for a Circular Economy in India” project funded by the NAMA Facility, a multi-donor fund and the DPP project with RLG. He has earlier worked for the Global Carbon Markets (GCM) and Strategic Partnership for the Implementation of Paris Agreement (SPIPA) project on key climate policy related issues. Prior to GIZ he has worked with Adelphi, International Development Enterprises India (IDEI), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Sindicatum Carbon Capital on climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. His research interests are interdisciplinary and relate to political economy, technology and financing. He holds a Masters in Climate Change and Development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK for which he was awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship.
