Md. Shamsuddoha, Chief Executive of the Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), Bangladesh, is a distinguished climate change and development specialist with extensive expertise in policy, research, and climate finance. He has actively contributed to UNFCCC negotiations on loss and damage, adaptation, and technology transfer, and led numerous national and international initiatives on SDGs, disaster risk reduction, and climate-induced displacement. He has also developed key national policies and action plans, and authored widely recognized publications on climate governance and adaptation strategies.