Bapon is an award-winning climate resilience expert with 25+years advising governments and international organizations on disaster risk reduction and adaptation. A hydrometeorologist, he specializes in climate risk, EWS, community resilience, and water security. He leads the Water Sector at GCF and serves on global science and policy bodies. He has pioneered climate finance solutions for vulnerable regions and holds a PhD in Water Engineering and a Harvard diploma in Sustainable Finance.