Rupa Mukerji

Chief Executive Officer

Areas of expertise

  • Adaptation to Climate Change
  • Water
  • Governance
  • Gender Equity
  • Social Inclusion

Rupa Mukerji is an experienced development professional with expertise in project design, implementation, evaluations, policy support, communication and human resource management. Work experience spans 4 continents and diverse institutions ranging from private sector, INGO and consulting. A motivating team player and leader. Thematic skills include Adaptation to Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Capacity Development and Capacity Building.

Key data

Qualification (Institute) Master of Business Administration (MBA), IRMA, Anand, India
Bachelor of Sciences, Biology, University of Bhopal, India
Further courses at IMD Geneva, ADPC Bangkok etc
Working languages English, Bangla, Hindi, Urdu (Excellent), Spanish and German (Functional)
Nationality Indian
Years of Experience 30+
Country experience and regional expertise South and Central Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Tajikistan

Africa: Ethiopia, Mali, Tanzania, Mozambique

Central and Eastern Europe: Switzerland, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania

Latin America: Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, Guatemala

Indian Ocean: Madagascar

Selected projects, roles, achievements and publications Team Leader: Mainstreaming climate change in the Swiss portfolio in North Macedonia

Team Leader: Review of Integrated Water Resource Management Project, Kosovo, SDC

Long-term International Advisor: Andes Resilientes al Cambio Climatico, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, SDC project implemented by Helvetas

Team Leader: Strengthening Institutional Capacities to Implement State Action Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change in Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh, India, UNDP

Team Leader: Project design mission Adaptation to Climate Change in Andean regions, GEF/ World Bank

Lead Author for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for its 5th and 6th Assessment reports focusing on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change (2011 – 2023)

Part of the Swiss official delegation to the UNFCCC Climate Conferences in 2022 and 2023, supporting negotiations on adaptation

Key clients
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC
  • Australian Aid
  • DFID / FCDO
  • The World Bank
  • Alliance 2015
  • Welt Hunger Hilfe
Affiliations and networks
  • UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as lead Author
  • Advisory Council member, ETH4D
  • Climate Justice and Resilience Fund
  • Climate Action Network