Theme: Count Us In

Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action.

Virtual Conference
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001
India

Bishow Parajuli

Mr. Bishow Parajuli, Nepali, took office as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director to India in September 2019. Mr. Parajuli brings 35 years of distinguished experiences in development, humanitarian affairs, diplomacy, fundraising, and management in over 10 countries in Asia, Middle East, and Africa, and WFP headquarters in Rome. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Parajuli served for the past five years in Zimbabwe as the UN Resident Coordinator and the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Prior to joining the UN in Zimbabwe, Mr. Parajuli served as the UN World Food Programme Representative and Country Director in Yemen and in WFP HQ in Rome, as the Chief of Staff and the Director of the Executive Directors Office, as well as the Director of Government Donor Relations. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Parajuli worked as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Myanmar. Bishow has also served in various positions in WFP offices in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mozambique, and Botswana. Bishow holds two Masters degrees in Agricultural Development and in Business Administration and an Honors degree in Agricultural Science. He and his wife have three children.

Nirmika Singh

Nirmika Singh is a multi-faceted creative leader based in Mumbai. A renowned music critic and journalist with a decade of experience, she is also an accomplished poet and lyricist. Nirmika has to her name several collaborations with celebrated composers such as A.R. Rahman and Clinton Cerejo, among others. Nirmika Singh is a multi-faceted creative leader based in Mumbai. A renowned music critic and journalist with a decade of experience, she is also an accomplished poet and lyricist. Nirmika has to her name several collaborations with celebrated composers such as A.R. Rahman and Clinton Cerejo, among others