Meet the Team & Youth Ambassadors

Heeta Lakhani

UN Climate Liaison & Youth Ambassador

Country: India

Interests: Climate policy and advocacy, Education

Heeta Lakhani is a climate educator from Mumbai, India. She has a Masters degree in Environmental Studies & Resource Management from TERI University, New Delhi. She has been active at the local as well as International level since the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in 2015. Heeta aims to create change-makers who will take knowledge-based action in order to combat the climate crisis. She is a firm believer in the participation and power of youth in grassroots as well as international processes and policies and is also an advocate for sustainable food systems. Heeta wears multiple hats including RFS Youth Ambassador and the current UN Global Focal Point for YOUNGO, the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC.