Soumya Chaturvedula is the Deputy Director at ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia. Ms. Chaturvedula brings her training in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Management to the varied roles she has been playing in ICLEI South Asia since 2008. She has a vast experience in climate action planning, with a focus on mitigation measures across sectors. She steers the development and implementation of cross-sector projects covering the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, air pollution abatement, and urban cooling. As the Deputy Director of ICLEI South Asia, she also provides strategic advice to multi-country development programs, the Government of India, various sub-national governments, and cities. She also has design experience in water resource engineering and solid waste management including support cities to tackle municipal waste and plastic waste management. At the Asia LEDS Partnership, she has been guiding and steering the thematic Communities of Practices focusing on Energy, Sub-National Integration, Finance and Building Energy Efficiency.