Ram Lal Verma

Verma manages technical elements of multi-lateral partnerships and coalitions of super pollutants, oversees a portfolio of research grants and projects, and communicates data and evidence to drive funders, governments, and non-profits to reduce emissions of black carbon and other super pollutants globally.

Verma is an air pollution expert with over 18 years of experience in research and project management. He has a wide range of experience addressing air pollution issues in the Asian region partnering with national governments, scientific community, and UN organizations. Over the years, he has been managing science programs/projects and intergovernmental regional networks on air pollution transboundary effects, acid deposition, atmospheric brown clouds, best available techniques, air quality management, capacity building, science-policy interface, air quality monitoring, inter-agency collaboration for partnership building for research and resource mobilization.

Verma holds a Ph.D. in advanced interdisciplinary studies from the University of Tokyo, Japan. During Ph.D. and postdoc, he studied the effects of aerosols and trace gases on the regional air quality of East Asia and the Western Pacific region using observations and model data.

Prior to joining the Clean Air Fund, he worked with the Asian Institute of Technology based in Bangkok, Thailand, as Head of the Air Pollution Cluster. He also worked with the Central Pollution Control Board, India, as a Senior Research Fellow. He published several research papers and technical reports.

Why Verma works for Clean Air Fund:

Air pollution is intrinsically linked with climate change, health, energy, and the economy. Improving air quality including emission reduction of short-lived climate pollutants offers cross-sectoral co-benefits. This role provides me an opportunity to establish and strengthen multi-lateral partnerships and coalitions among cross-sectoral stakeholders for a common goal of improving air quality with multi-sectoral co-benefits.