Nathan Rive

Senior Climate Change Specialist, Central and West Asia Regional Department

Nathan has worked on climate change policy, economics, and science for over 12 years. Prior to joining ADB, he was Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Climate Research in Oslo and Senior Analyst at the mining firm Rio Tinto in London. In ADB's Central and West Asia Regional Department, Nathan administers and develops adaptation projects primarily in the water resources sector, and leads the department's climate change risk management processes.

The poor struggle to maintain social distancing when seeking assistance during the pandemic. Photo: ADB

The pandemic combined with climate change is hitting the poor hard

The global response to COVID-19 should also be a springboard for action on climate change resilience so we can narrow the divide between rich and poor and keep everyone safe.

Nathan Rive