Abidah B. Setyowati is a Senior Social Development Specialist with the World Bank’s Social Development Practice in the East Asia and Pacific Region. She is a regional focal point for Social Dimensions of Climate Change, coordinating analytics and operational works. Her work focuses on locally led adaptation, climate and natural resources governance, biodiversity conservation, nature-based solutions, energy governance and just transition, climate finance, and social inclusion. Prior to joining the Bank, Abidah gained over a decade of experience in science-policy interface as an academic with the Australian National University and Delft University of Technology, and as an international development practitioner providing technical advice and managing programs with multilateral and donor agencies. She has a PhD in Human Geography from Rutgers University.