Jyotsna holds a Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and has over 20 years of experience in the development sector and academia. She specializes in SDGs on Agenda 2030, focusing on finance for development, policy coherence, SDG 16 Plus, and regional realities in Asia. She previously served as the Asia Regional Coordinator for the Asian CSO platform, Asia Development Alliance, for over seven years. Jyotsna's research expertise includes socio-economic and environmental issues, linking development, democracy, and human rights, development finance, health, environment and climate governance, and Voluntary National Reviews for the Asia-Pacific region. She is also experienced in institutional development, training, and capacity building. She has written extensively on voluntary national review analysis for the Asia-Pacific region and the role of international financial institutions and climate justice in the context of policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) governance and accountability, with a focus on SDG 16 Plus. You can contact her here: [email protected]