Christopher Marc Lilyblad, PhD is Policy Advisor for Environment and Development Finance with UNDP’s Sustainable Finance Hub and Planet Hub, where he works across finance, climate, biodiversity, cooling, circularity, and pollution prevention portfolios to advance integrated approaches to sustainable development. His work focuses on leveraging public and private finance across Agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions, as well as the Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment through integrated financing frameworks, country platforms, capital market development, blended finance, and innovative financial instruments. Prior to this role, he served as UNDP’s Policy Specialist for SDG Finance and NDCs and previously worked as a development economist in Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau, where he led the Blu-X platform and Bissau Rising — Impact Investment and Trade Forum, respectively. Over more than thirteen years of international experience, he has held positions with the European Union, the Clinton Foundation, and public and private sector institutions in Luxembourg. Christopher holds a Doctorate in International Development from the University of Oxford, where he attended as a Clarendon Scholar.