Mr Mozaharul Alam is Regional Coordinator for Climate Action at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Asia and the Pacific Office and Head of the Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, Bangkok. Since joining UNEP in 2009, he has guided the design and implementation of climate action across the region. He previously led the climate change programme at the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, served as National Project Coordinator at Bangladesh's Ministry of Environment and Forests for the National Adaptation Programme of Action, and coordinated the adaptation group of the G77 and China. Mr Alam has taken part in international climate negotiations for over two decades and was a Lead Author for Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. His expertise lies in climate change adaptation and policy.