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Changhua Wu
China/Asia Director, Office of Jeremy Rifkin; Chair, Governing Council of Asia Pacific Water Forum
Changhua Wu is a specialist and policy analyst of China’s sustainable development, an advisor to governments and corporations on sustainability strategy and innovation, a strategist of public and private partnership engagement for clean energy transformation and an advocate for climate leadership. She was one of the 15 global women leaders recognized by the Time magazine in 2019 for their leadership in fighting climate change.
She supports Jeremy Rifkin’s China/Asia strategic engagement, with a particular focus on digitalization for sustainability and climate resilience. As Vice Chair of the Governing Council of Asia Pacific Water Forum and a member of the Asian Development Bank’s Water Advisory Group, she contributes her expertise to advance water security and sustainable development in Asia. She has long been a member of World Economic Forum Global Future Council and a board member of Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation, which champions sustainable infrastructure financing standard, She also sits on the Steering Committee of the ICEF that advocates for clean energy transition to cool down the global warming through policy reform, technology innovation, supply chain security, and green industrialization.
Earlier, she was the Greater China Director of the Climate Group, CEO of ENSR, Director of China Studies for the World Resources Institute, and Editor for the English Edition of the China Environment News.