Pek Chuan Gan - Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Maldives
Pek Chuan GAN began her tenure as the Deputy Resident Representative for UNDP in the Maldives in August 2023. She is a sustainable development practitioner with over 22 years of working experience in sustainability, environmental policy and governance in the international organization, public and private sector.
Before joining UNDP Maldives, she was the Programme Specialist, Nature, Climate and Energy in 2022 – 2023 and Programme Analyst, Sustainable and Resilient Development in 2010 – 2022 with UNDP Multi-Country Office in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. Pek Chuan has extensive experience in policy and technical advisory, programme design, multilateral environmental agreements, South-South and Triangular Partnership for innovation and local solutions to the public and private institutions in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam on climate change, biodiversity, nexus of food, water and energy, green and climate finance, green commodities, etc. During this period, she has successfully led the design of new initiatives and secured approximately USD 60 million of funds from Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Multilateral Funds (MLF) under the Montreal Protocol with co-financing from the Ministry of Finance, sub-national governments and private sector.
Previously, she was an environmental consultant specializing in Due Diligence Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessments and also served as an environmental auditor in a multi-national automotive manufacturer. Pek Chuan holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from the National University of Malaysia and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environment from the University Putra Malaysia.
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