ANAHITAA BAKSHI

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Anahitaa is the Global Climate and Environment Practice Manager and the Community Manager for I4H, based out of Dalberg's New Delhi office. She has worked closely with the consulting and operations teams over the last 5 years to create various knowledge products and communications materials for projects across practices and regions.

At her time at Dalberg, she has supported milestone projects such as needs assessment of sanitation workers in India; launching the largest report on a unique ID system in India and setting up the a leadership platform to promote climate giving. She helped to establish Dalberg’s Climate Practice in 2019, galvanizing internal staff action through the organization to develop a group-wide climate pledge. She leads Dalberg’s internal action on climate, working across 30 offices to implement carbon footprinting and emissions reductions of up to 55%. She developed Dalberg’s climate lens toolkit and supports teams across Dalberg to integrate climate considerations in client work.

Prior to her time at Dalberg, she has worked with The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, UNESCO, International Centre for Research on Women, The Energy and Resources Institute and WWF. She currently sits on the governing body of the Society for Creation of Heaven on Earth and is a Climate Reality Project mentor. She has an MSc in Environmental Policy from the Paris School of International Affairs, SciencesPo, Paris and a Bachelors in Sociology from Delhi University.