Zerin Osho

Zerin Osho is the Director of the India Program at Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) where she is leading the development and implementation of IGSD’s subnational work on fast mitigation of non-CO2 emissions. In this current role, Zerin is focused on developing inventories of non-CO2 emissions at the subnational and district levels in India, novel accounting methodologies for inclusion of non-CO2 emissions in market mechanisms, an investible project pipeline for fast mitigation of non-CO2 emissions, and the preservation of the cryosphere.
Before joining IGSD, Zerin was most recently seconded to the International Solar Alliance (ISA), where she served as a Coordinator for the UN General Assembly and led the development and launch of ISA’s seventh work program on Solarizing Heating and Cooling Systems. Before ISA, she served as a Special Advisor to the Executive Director of UNEP, Mr. Erik Solheim, on the development and launch of UN Cool Coalition – an international platform for promoting energy-efficient and Kigali Amendment compliant cooling appliances. She has over a decade of experience in government and international relations.
Zerin is trained as a lawyer and earned a Master’s in International Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School. She was awarded the prestigious Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament(LAMP) Fellowship in 2015. She is also sits on the Board of AI for the Planet.