Armada Eras Pratama is the Contracts Manager for C40’s UCAP Climate Action Implementation (CAI) Programme in Southeast Asia.
Based in Malang (East Java), Indonesia, Eras is a graduate of Brawijaya University Malang, where he majored in International Relations with a specific focus on Global Political Economy.
Previously, Eras worked at UNDP Indonesia for over three years and has accumulated more than six years of experience in the field of procurement and holds CIPS 3 certification (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply).
In his leisure time, Eras enjoys engaging in adrenaline sports, reading books, and travelling.
Astrid serves as C40’s Senior Manager of Climate Budgeting, a programme supporting cities to improve their governance systems to operationalise and deliver climate targets. Astrid is seconded from the City of Oslo, where she previously worked for the Urban Environment Agency. She was responsible for following up the City of Oslo’s Strategy for Reduced and Sustainable Consumption with its annually revised action plan. In this position, she led an inter-municipal consultation group that developed measures and collaborated with researchers to develop indicators within the field. Astrid worked closely with Oslo’s Climate Agency to further develop the climate budget to include indirect emissions.
She also has experience from several environmental NGOs, working on circular economy projects in collaboration with businesses, civil society and academia, and international development projects and humanitarian work. Astrid holds a Master’s in International Environmental Studies from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Aura serves as the Operations Officer in C40’s Corporate Services team and is based in the London office. She provides operations optimization and travel management support across C40, as well as support to the wider Corporate Services team. She manages projects required across C40’s global operations. Previously, she interned for C40’s Climate Action Planning and Innovation team and supported the delivery of technical assistance to help member cities align with international best practices.
Prior to joining C40, Aura worked with Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) to collect data and build a country-based model for energy transition. This project was in collaboration with the Energy Transition Council for COP27. Similarly, she collaborated on the production of the Raindance Film Festival for three consecutive editions.
Aura holds an MSc in Environmental Technology, specialising in urban sustainable environments, from Imperial College London. She also holds a BA in International Relations from King’s College London.
Aura is fluent in Spanish, French and English.
As a Technical Adviser, Bandish supports C40’s work in South and West Asian cities, specifically implementing high-impact actions decarbonising the energy and building sector.
Bandish has over a decade of experience in the urban climate space, having worked very closely with a variety of stakeholders including local communities, government officials at various levels, global think tanks and NGOs, academia and Urban Local Bodies in India.
He was recently associated with EMBER working on a coal mine methane mitigation project in India. Previously, he held the position of ‘Manager – Urban Climate Action’ at Janaagraha, playing a key role in implementing the “Clean Energy Pathways for Low-Income Settlements” programme in cities of Odisha.
As a Research Associate on the multi-country OPTIMISM project, his work focused on promoting low-carbon transportation solutions in two Indian cities. At ICLEI South Asia, he spearheaded efforts towards driving climate action across various cities through initiatives like “Promoting Low Emission Urban Development Strategies in Emerging Economy Countries (Urban LEDS)”, “SE4ALL Building Efficiency Accelerator program (BEA)”, “Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC)”, “Rajkot Solar City Program” and “Development of Climate Adaptation Financing Guidebook”.
Bandish has an MBA in Energy and Environment from Symbiosis Institute of International Business and a BA in Political Science and Economics. In his free time, he likes to read books, play badminton and has a keen interest in Ayurveda.
Barbara Barros serves as City Adviser for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of C40 Climate Action Planning Programme. In this role, she is responsible for engaging internal and external stakeholders, and facilitating knowledge transfer across the Rio’s City Hall, C40 network and C40 consultants, in order to provide high-quality tailored technical assistance to support locally-led efforts and strengthen the Rio’s climate action.
Prior to joining C40, Barbara worked on the development of the Rio de Janeiro Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, in which she carried out a vulnerability assessment and an adaptation strategy for the Urbanization & Housing sector of the City by 2040. Later, she served as a Head of the Adaptation and Resilience Sector of the City Hall of Recife (Pernambuco – Brazil) to manage the Climate Change Adaptation Plan and low carbon urban development projects of the City. She also worked as a technical consultant for the Recife’s Master Plan to advance climate change planning within the urban planning agenda for the next 10 years.
She holds a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from Federal University of Alagoas (Brazil), and a Master’s in Urban Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Her master’s thesis analyses the integration of adaptation planning with urban planning across four megacities.
Beatrice serves as the Regional Engagement Manager for Asia at C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF). Before joining C40, she spearheaded courses and workshops to improve Philippine public services and processes’ responsiveness and efficiency and support the government’s public-sector innovation thrust. To do this, she designed courses on citizen-centred service design and collaborated with partners to introduce experimentation.
She has long experience in the public sector as a project manager and researcher, delivering capability development and knowledge management interventions for the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region. She led campaigns to promote the Philippine government’s disaster resilience framework and assistance programs and documented local governments’ preparedness and response strategies. During this time, she also coached local officials on creating and planning development projects on wildlife conservation, climate adaptation, health, and food safety and security, among others.
Beatrice earned a BA in History from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Certificate in Social Sciences and the Humanities from Sciences Po Paris. She is also certified by the Asian Productivity Organization as a Public-Sector Productivity Specialist. She spends her free time volunteering for youth engagement and human rights education programs.
Benedetta is the Urban Planning and Design Officer at C40’s Copenhagen office. As part of the Horizon Europe ReGreeneration project, she contributes to the design and adoption of innovative people-centred, nature-based solutions for neighbourhood revitalisation across 9 European cities.
Prior to joining C40, Benedetta collaborated closely with the City of Milan’s Permanent Climate Assembly, developing an inclusive deliberative governance model for climate planning. In her experience as a Consultant at the World Food Programme she tackled the complex links between food security, political stability, and urban environments.
She holds a dual Master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics, specialising in International Development with a keen focus on urban sustainability policies. Throughout her studies, she founded and led projects bridging policymakers, academia, and youth to foster dialogue on sustainability challenges.
Benjamin serves as Head of Implementation for South and West Asia, after working as C40 Senior Manager for Climate Implementation and C40 City Adviser to Chennai and Bengaluru. His work with Chennai and Bengaluru includes helping both cities prepare their climate action plans and further support the implementation of the city CAPs across various sectors like Energy, Transport, Land Use Planning etc. Before joining C40, Benjamin worked with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) where he focused on the preparation of the Master Plan of Delhi 2041. With Dutch consultancy firm Royal Haskoning DHV (RHDHV) Benjamin worked on the Revised Master Plan of Bengaluru 2031 as well as on greenfield urban extension master plans for Surat and Aurangabad.
By training, Benjamin is an architect with a double Master’s in urban regional planning and urban design from CEPT, Ahmedabad. Over the last 12 years, his work has focused on strategic planning with outcomes focussed on mitigating climate change and improving quality of life. In his free time he likes cooking for his family and playing musical instruments.
Bianca is the Zero Emission Areas Senior Manager in the Transport team at C40 Cities. In this role, Bianca works with colleagues to deliver C40’s Zero Emission Zones programme and support cities to meet their commitments under the Green and Healthy Streets Accelerator, helping to achieve effective, ambitious and measurable results in decarbonising urban transport.
Before this role, Bianca was Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Mobility at Milan City Hall, where she coordinated events and stakeholder roundtables, and strengthened opportunities with European cities to ensure peer-to-peer learning.
Previously, she worked with the Politecnico University of Milan, helping cities design participatory processes for their air and climate plans. Bianca graduated in Chemistry from the University of Milan and specialised in Geography at University College London (UCL).
Bo Sun acts as the Project Manager in the CAP China team, based in Beijing.
Prior to C40, Bo worked in the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in China, where he worked on the implementation and management of Chinese Projects of Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances. He was also involved and coordinated in the national greenhouse gas HFCs phase-down strategy development.
Bo holds a Master of Sociology from Brown University.
Brendan serves as Senior Manager of Global Events & Special Projects.
In this role, Brendan draws on his project management skills to assist in the end-to-end delivery of world-leading international events, communication campaigns and initiatives that showcase the work of C40 Cities.
Prior to joining C40, Brendan worked for several years in different capacities within the music industry, specialising in events and venue management, primarily for VICE Media-owned and independent venues in London. He has also worked in the social care sector, for an educational NGO in Hong Kong, and has volunteered for several NGOs both in the UK and abroad, focusing on research, copywriting, data protection, and refugee participation in sports.
Brendan holds a Master’s degree in Environment, Development and Policy from the University of Sussex and a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Entertainment Industry Management from the University of Hertfordshire.
Brian Farrelly is a Helpdesk Technician in C40’s New York City office, reporting directly to the IT Manager. In this role, he addresses the tech support needs of C40 team members by managing incoming helpdesk tickets, facilitating IT training sessions and serving as an on-site and remote support resource. Prior to joining the team at C40, Brian was an IT Support Specialist at Todd Street Productions, a marketing communications and event production company based in New York City. In this position, he was responsible for assisting staff and freelance members with their IT inquiries, new machine deployments and providing on-site support for corporate events and sales meetings. Before his position at Todd Street, Brian was in a similar IT support role at MJM Creative, which is a subsidiary of WPP, a British multinational advertising and public relations company. Brian graduated from the State University of New York, Albany with a BA in English.
Bryn joins C40 from the humanitarian aid sector and has worked in disaster risk reduction and humanitarian responses across East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. His most recent work has been with Save the Children in Syria, where he served as Director of Program Operations overseeing program implementation across the country.
Before joining the Climate Finance Facility, he worked with International Rescue Committee and Danish Refugee Council in developing city and municipality-led responses to forced migration and urban displacement. He supported the Greater Amman Municipality in developing and implementing their Amman Resilience Strategy to create a more prosperous and inclusive city for Jordanians, migrants and refugees alike. Earlier in his career, Bryn led community-driven development and local governance programming to support post-conflict reconstruction efforts in over 1,000 villages in eastern DR Congo.
He holds a BA in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University and an LLM in International Law and Forced Migration from the Brussels School of International Studies. Bryn is married and a father of two children, six and three, and is living in southern Copenhagen. Outside of work, he enjoys hockey, roller skating, writing and yoga.
Camila is the Walking and Cycling Senior Manager in the Climate Solutions and Networks team, leading the active mobility network of 35+ cities in all continents and regions to foster walking and cycling solutions through peer-to-peer exchange and technical assistance.
Camila has been a cycling advocate in Mexico City. Prior to C40, she contributed to diverse programmes and projects for international organisations such as the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy in Mexico, the Inter-American Development Bank, and BYCS, as well as regional and local governments in Latin America. Her work has focussed on the intersection between cities and sustainable mobility, climate change, and gender.
Camila graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a BSc in International Relations and an MSc in Urban and Economic Geography from Utrecht University.
Camille serves as C40’s Manager for Urban Planning and 15 Minute City. She is responsible for the Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods programme, which empowers and supports cities to implement the 15-minute city principles and ambitious net-zero neighbourhoods.
Prior to joining C40, Camille worked as an intern in the research team of the UCLG World Secretariat in Barcelona. She was involved in the publication of the 6th report of the Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralisation (GOLD VI) on pathways toward urban and territorial equality. She also took part in the annual report for the UN High-Level Political Forum on the localisation of SDGs. She has experience working for architecture firms both in France and the United States as an intern.
Camille holds a Master’s in Governance of Ecological Transitions from Sciences Po Paris, and a Master’s in Architecture.
Carolina serves as Special Advisor for CHAMP National Engagement within the C40 x GCoM Joint Program.
Before joining C40, Carolina held the post of Deputy Mayor for the Environment during Mayor Claudia Lopez’s term as Mayor of Bogotá, between 2020 and 2023. She has worked on environmental and climate issues for over twenty years on the national, local and multilateral levels. She holds a degree in political science and public administration from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico and a graduate degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Caroline serves as Director for Transportation at C40. Previously, Caroline worked at environmental behaviour change charity Global Action Plan where, as a Partner, she led their Air Quality Portfolio. Working with local authorities, cities, and the NHS, Caroline designed and delivered programmes to protect health and reduce dangerous air pollution. Prior to this, Caroline was Strategy Manager at the Energy Saving Trust managing electric vehicle research and delivery programmes. At EST she worked with business fleets to increase uptake of low carbon vehicles, and chaired the Low Emission Vehicle Partnership car working group and the European Energy Network’s Transport Working Group. Caroline has also worked as Policy Advisor in the UK’s Environment Agency and as a Researcher to a Member of the UK Parliament. Caroline has a masters degree in Environmental Politics from Keele University.
As Climate Politics, Intelligence and Diplomacy Manager, Casimir supports the City Diplomacy team through policy analysis, intelligence sharing, and engagement with external partners, including the International Climate Politics Hub and the 2050 Pathways Platform. Through this work, Casimir helps advance C40’s diplomatic goals of promoting a green and just recovery from COVID-19, enhancing global climate ambition, and building a coalition of cities committed to the principles of the Global Green New Deal. Prior to joining C40, Casimir worked as a Policy Analyst Trainee with the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France, where he devised and piloted a new engagement strategy aimed at better understanding member states’ multilateral aid priorities. Casimir holds joint Master’s degrees in International Security and International Relations from Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Catherine is responsible for the financial administration and management of the FCDO Climate Action Implementation grant.
Catherine joined C40 after completing her Master’s in international development at Reading University, whilst working part-time for the charities African Revival and before that at Mary’s Meals.
Catherine decided to pursue her passion for international development after working as a qualified accountant at Thames Water for 23 years taking on various financial and project management roles. Catherine also volunteered as Treasurer for company fundraising for WaterAid.
Catherine Ittner is Programme Manager for C40’s Zero Emission Freight programme, working to help cities overcome barriers to electrifying and decarbonising the freight sector.
Catherine brings nearly a decade of environmental experience to the role, with several years at Environmental Defense Fund covering a wide range of areas including clean energy, clean air and transport. Catherine led strategic communications for the Breathe London pilot, an ambitious project to map and measure the capital city’s air pollution in partnership with C40, the Mayor of London, Google and scientific experts. Her work also contributed to the passing of congestion pricing in New York City and Illinois’ groundbreaking Future Energy Jobs Act. Most recently, Catherine worked to transform maritime shipping into a clean, zero-emission industry that supports the deployment of renewable energy and reduces the current disproportionate health burden caused by air pollution.
Originally from Houston, Catherine has lived in Buenos Aires, Austin and London and now resides in New York City. She has a BA in International Studies and Sociology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a PRINCE2 Practitioner certification.