Priti Parikh (GBR)
Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development
Priti is a Professor in Infrastructure Engineering and International Development at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at UCL. She is the founder director of UCL’s Engineering for International Development Centre which focuses on engineering solutions for water-sanitation-energy in low-middle income countries.
She has over 15 years of engineering industry experience in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK with consultancies on design and delivery of infrastructure for slums in partnership with local communities. She was awarded the prestigious BBOXX/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair that focuses on energy access in sub-Sahara Africa through smart solar solutions.
Priti was named as one of the 100 most influential academics in the UK Government for her work in climate and sustainability and top 50 women in engineering in UK in 2022. She is a Council member at the Institution of Civil Engineers and sits on the board of Engineers Against Poverty, Happold Foundation and Sanitation and Human Rights in India. Her work has influenced policy and practice especially on evidencing links between infrastructure and Sustainable Development Goals.
Building green to save lives
22. 7. 2023 14:00 - 15:00
Presentation by Professor Priti Parikh, followed by an interactive session with the audience. She will ask what are the top three needs of slum dwellers in India, to kick start the conversation about what green infrastructure is really needed now. Priti will then have a fireside chat with Shooka Bidarian and Q&A.