Mukul Sharma is the Co-Director, South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum for Climate, Energy and Environment. For over three decades, he has worked extensively in the areas of environment, energy, and climate change, bringing a wealth of experience as a development professional, writer, journalist, and academic across India, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. He has held senior national, regional, and international positions with organizations such as the Heinrich Böll Foundation, ActionAid International, Amnesty International, Climate Parliament, The Times of India Group, the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, and Ashoka University. Additionally, he specialises in legislative and policy work on energy and climate change.
Sumedha Basu is the Co-Director, South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum for Climate, Energy and Environment. With more than 15 years of experience in the field of climate change and sustainable energy transition, she specialises in parliamentary engagement, strategic advisory, and policy analysis across multiple geographies, including South Asia. She has helped build and maintain dynamic parliamentary networks on issues of energy policies, energy justice, and regional energy cooperation in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In the past, she has worked in multiple international energy think tanks where she has implemented technical advisory, policy evaluation, and capacity-building projects on behalf of government agencies, development bodies and international donor organisations. Sumedha is also an academic researcher. In 2016-17, she was awarded the International Climate Protection Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Sumedha holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick, UK.
Mr Dash supports SARPF as Honorary Adviser. He is a distinguished climate policy leader with over 32 years of global experience across Asia and Africa. As LEAD Ambassador, he also champions climate resilience in the Bay of Bengal Sub-region and fosters collaborations between India and South Korea on inclusive energy growth.
Ayisha R. Wadhwa has been serving as the Operations Lead at the South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) since August 2025. With over 10 years of experience across event management, organizational operations, and stakeholder engagement, she plays a key role in ensuring the smooth functioning of SARPF’s regional initiatives.
In her role, Ayisha oversees administrative systems, policy development, and communication frameworks while coordinating with parliamentarians, partners, and program teams to advance the Forum’s mission of promoting energy transition and sustainable governance in South Asia.
Prior to SARPF, Ayisha worked with Climate Parliament as Events Coordinator for South Asia, managing international and national-level events that mobilized legislators around renewable energy and climate action. Before her transition into the Energy sector, she built a strong foundation in the finance and banking industry.
He supports Co-Directors in strengthening long-term relationships with policymakers and coordinates regional and international engagements. Satyam leads the development of knowledge products and manages high-level events across South Asia. He regularly collaborates with Members of Parliament and their offices to advance climate and energy initiatives.
Previously, he worked with institutions such as the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Delhi Legislative Assembly, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and National Law University, Delhi (NLU), focusing on governance, urban development, and climate policy. His work reflects a commitment to inclusive development, state capacity and climate change.
