Zerin Osho is the Director of the India Program at IGSD where she is leading the development and implementation of IGSD’s subnational work on fast mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants.
Prior to IGSD, Zerin was most recently seconded to the International Solar Alliance (ISA), where she served as a Coordinator the UN General Assembly and led the development and launch of ISA’s seventh work program on Solarizing Heating and Cooling Systems. Zerin also served as a Special Advisor to the Executive Director of UNEP, Mr. Erik Solheim, on the development and launch of UN Cool Coalition – an international platform for promoting energy-efficient and Kigali Amendment compliant cooling appliances under the Montreal Protocol. She has over a decade of experience in government relations and has worked in several capacities with the Government of India.
Zerin is trained as a lawyer and earned a Master’s in International Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School. She was awarded the prestigious LAMP Fellowship in 2015, where she served as a legislative aide to the sitting Minister of State of External Affairs, Mrs. Meenakshi Lekhi, Government of India. She is also an Advisory Board Member for AI for the Planet.
Latest Resources
- Osho, Z., Zaelke D., Ravichandran, M., Dreyfus G., Ghosh, K., Chiemi, T., Tripathy, U. & Murphy, A. (2023) The Consequences of Arctic Amplification in a Warming World, T20 Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda.
- Osho Z., Dhawan V., Shah N., Dreyfus G., Zaelke D., Murphy A., & Seth S. (2023) Low Carbon Development Pathways for Cooling: Leveraging Kigali Amendment Across Residential Applications, T20 Task Force 4: Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions.
- Osho Z. & Beaugrand M. (2023) PM Modi in France: On Bastille Day, a climate pledge, The Indian Express.