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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 To, Dear Dr. Bear Director, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM), Policy and Global Affairs Division, Washington D.C May 30th, 2022 Dear Dr. Ashley, Happy Memorial Day! I am herewith submitting my application for Program Officer post announced by the Policy & Global Affairs Division, to support the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) to address sexual harassment of women scientists at workplaces. I have enclosed my resume and recommendation letters by my supervisors for your review. Along with my resume I am sharing with you few conference press releases, a major outcomes that was submitted to Secretary General’s office, and few international women’s conferences that I have organized to address diverse issues related to women in science. 1. Organized an International conference on Science and Technology as well as Civil Society in Algiers, Government of Algeria, Algeria, (March 2000); 2. Role of Science & Technology in Nation Building, Ministry of Science & Technology and 6 other ministries, New Delhi, India (June 2002); 3. Role of Science, Government of Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia (July 2002); Johannesburg, 4. Civil Society Summit, South Africa, during preparation of Johannesburg Summit; (September 2002) 5. Financing for Millennium Development Goals, Commission on Sustainable Development CSD-13, New York HQ (March 2005) 6. Role of Science behind Poverty, Commission on Sustainable Development, CSD 14; (May 2006) 7. Adaptation to Climate Change, Commission on Sustainable Development CSD – 15; (May 2007) 8. Role of Women in Science, Commission on Status of Women (CSW) , 51st session; (March 2007) 9. Financing for Gender Equality for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, Commission on Status of Women (CSW), 52nd session, New York (March 2008) 10. Women’s Economic Forum, Princeton, New Jersey, April 2008 11. Role of Women in Science & Economic Revival, March, 8th, 2022 Page 2 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 In my portfolio, I have also included the executive summary of my book on Africa’s challenges to achieve green revolution & two recommendation letters from my publishers. My second book is co-authored with 11 other women scientists, & is currently being formatted in Rome, and will be published next year. It will be a honor & privilege to work at National Academies, if you trust I will be able to deliver on all tasks. Dr. Swati K. ************************************************************************************************************** Page 3 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Resume: RESUME [Dr. Swati K ] [Author. Innovator. Scientist] [Effected foreign policy amendments] Profile in brief • Winner of the Women’s Leadership award for 2022, for being a breakthrough researcher & an editor • Provided valuable insights into global and regional political and economic influences, and as such, helped the US Army HQ Staff revise its environmental policy (AR 11-1) • Specialized in foreign policy assessment, science policy gap analysis, & biotechnology - chemistry - life science medical papers reviews & analysis • Provided significant input to the US Army's evolving vision for the 2000's (Army After Next Vision), that provided valuable initial understanding of the potential impacts and challenges of climate change on DoD installations and operations around the world • A published author of four books and 10 professional scientific papers, an editor, a columnist with fifteen years of experience, specializing in foreign & science policy review & analysis • A cancer immunology research strategist with two decades of experience, specializing in retro synthesis, analytical elucidation of molecular structures, prototype formulation, and clinical trials, using two new novel molecules, for breast cancer; having impacted 500+ cancer patients in India • Exposure to diverse USA, Asia & Africa cultures and markets Area of expertise •Editing • Organic Synthesis •Event management •Drug discovery •Impact evaluated science policy analytics • Vivid (oral & written) articulate • Project management •Program development Professional Experience Director : Sweet Spot LLP [Story of accomplishment 1] Duration: [2016 to present] Mission: Africa Market Access • Breakthrough story: Positively impacted 250 African women’s livelihoods in coffee and cocoa sector, by more than 10% month on month • Innovation: Positively impacted water efficiency & reduced consumption by 21, 060 litres of water, by selling 30,000 new formulated soaps worldwide • Significance: the importance of my work comes in light of severe water shortages faced globally & giants like HUL, are focused on reviving water efficiency • Patent: applied for new soap formulation patent • Award: selected by African Union to be one of the 100 women who makes a difference in Africa • Publication: published my book “Water & Energy Nexus in Development of Africa” – a report of my work with UN Habitat, UNDP, & GEF Page 5 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Senior Advisor -PhD Scholar : IIIM - CSIR [Story of accomplishment 2 ] Duration: [2009 - 2016] Innovation: Discovery & Isolation of two new life altering molecules • Research &Development: isolated, elucidated , &bioassay two new novel molecules, that exhibits anti-cancer & immunomodulatory property • Drug Discovery: completed analytical structural elucidation & bioassay study of two new molecules in two & half years in lowest budget • Publication: published four research papers in six years • Award: research was awarded as the National best annual Dr. P.D. Sethi research award in pharma, herbal, & chemical analysis sector of 2020 • Patent: submitted research for patent • Teaching: taught a course on importance of in-depth literature surveys on high stake research to PhD scholars & in-house scientists in Haffkine Institute & IIIM CSIR Editor in Chief : MOSAICQUE Magazine ezine [Story of accomplishment 3 ] Duration: [2003 - present] Assembled 555+ Young World Leaders from 55 countries, single handedly • Initiated an international digital ezine/magazine within Future Young Leaders Institute, along with nine empowered core advisory board members • Featured 555+ Young World Leaders from 55 countries , through reports, thought articles, op-eds, essays that provided accurate political insights, & realistic foreign policy advice to governments, international institutes, multinationals, & academic world • Media: Conceptualized, implemented online presence, visibility - strong brand recognition within readers, government officials, & diplomatic corps • Featured thematic issues: 1) Water crisis in Africa & Middle East, 2) Climate Change & water security, 3) Drug discoveries in Bangladesh, 4) Awareness about Ebola Virus , 5) Saving of Pir Panchal Glaciers in Jammu & Kashmir Valley, 6) Farming challenges in Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and India, 7) Featuring outstanding women scientist that are UNESCO L’Oreal Laureates and Inter Academy Panel laureates, 8) progress of Millennium Development Goals, and 9) CSR reporting in the world, 10) Role of coffee &cocoa cooperatives in empowering women financially. • Publication: published a book that featured 108 Young World Leaders from 35 countries Page 6 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Program Director: Georgia Institute of Technology [Story of accomplishment 4] Duration: [2000 - 2002] Nurtured Science, and Technology, for Human Development • Leadership: Initiated a new program in Science, Technology, & Innovation in School of Public Policy, Technology Policy Assessment Center • Policy Analysis: Conducted policy review of climate change, energy efficiency & science investment executive orders • Teaching: taught under graduate students science policy & simulation of macroeconomic policies • Events management: Organized three international conferences in Johannesburg, Bali, & Algiers • Science & Innovation: Organized two international conferences on science & technology in New Delhi & New York • Publications: published five major summit outcomes that reiterated need for sustainability, environmental stewardship & role of innovation E•ducPartoijoenct management: prepared projects in energy efficiency & climate change Education Institute Location GPA Passing Year M.Sc. University of Mumbai Mumbai, India B 1992 M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, USA B+ 1999 Ph.D. Jaipur National University Jaipur, India A 2016 Contact Details Mobile: +919820395954 Email: [email protected] Date of Birth: 7th February Page 7 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Recommendation letter 1: To whom this may concern, Swati is someone we have known as a committed focused and effective scientist. Rarely do you find an individual who marches forward with a project in such a thorough and committed way. As a result, the outcomes have proven to be cutting edge and enlightening. Swati’s character is beyond reproach and commendable as a colleague she will add to any organization with a foresight to obtain her experience. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate in reaching out to me. Please callIesha Beene at 561.471.5257should you have any questions. Be Well, Brian Clement Brian R. Clement, PhD, LN Director ~ Hippocrates Health Institute Tel. 561.471.5257 ~ Fax 561.471-0658 “Liberating People and The Environment” 1466 Hippocrates Way, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Tel. 561.471.8876 [email protected] | www.hippocratesinst.org This email and documents accompanying this electronictransmission contain CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION from the sender of this transmission and are for the sole use of the intended recipient of this transmission, and may be privileged and exempt from disclosure under law. Any other dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. Copyright Hippocrates Health Institute, Inc. Page 10 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Recommendation letter 3: To Whom it May Concern I have known Dr. Swati for past 10 yrs., as an advisor, researcher and as a colleague. During her tenure at IIIM, she was primarily tasked to conduct research on medicinal plants. In addition, she taught research students the importance of in-depth literature surveys and referencing for their research areas. She is an excellent researcher and her ability to communicate with team members is clear, simple & effective. Dr. Swati is also very good writer and I have co-authored an upcoming book with her. I wish her success for the post she has applied at your university. Dr Sushma Koul Ex Chief Scientist & Head Biodiversity & Applied Botany Division IIIM Jammu Page 12 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Enclosed is the outcome of my coordination with Science & Technology NGO Committee members to contribute to Secretary General of United Nations annual report. ********* Role of Women in Science Submission to the 51st session of Commission on Status of Women The participation of women in science is critical, as is their participation in their communities and the world at large. But this participation requires women to take a leadership role and ensure that their voices are heard. Women may be kept in the background by discrimination. Some women may be tempted to take a back seat because participation is difficult, because it can create conflict, and/or because it is time consuming. But science and technology are critical to progress in both developed and developing countries and women need to be able to make their full contribution.1 The State of the World’s Children 2007 (SOWC)2, this year’s edition of UNICEF’s flagship publication, concludes that an end to gender discrimination not only benefits women and children but also positively impacts on the health and development of societies everywhere.3 The report argues that, despite progress on women’s status in recent decades, there is still a long way to go. Millions of girls and women continue to live in poverty, disempowered and facing serious discrimination. They are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, less likely to attend school and often subject to physical and sexual violence. In most parts of the world, men continue to earn higher salaries than women for equivalent work. Empowering women, explains the report, saves children’s lives. As one example, it cites a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute, which concludes there would be 13.4 million fewer undernourished children under the age of three in South Asia if men and women there had equal influence in decision-making. Moreover, the report finds, in families where women have a say in decision-making, a far greater proportion of household resources is devoted to child health, nutrition and education than in families where women do not have a voice. Yet in only 10 out of 30 developing countries surveyed did 50 per cent or more of women participate in all household decisions. 1 Kathleen A. Nolan, Ph.D, President, Metro-NY AWIS Chapter 2 The State of the World’s Children 2007. Women and Children The Double Dividend of Gender Equality http://www.unicef.org/sowc07/index.php 3 Rema Venu, contributing author, UNICEF, New York Page 14 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 The SOWC suggests seven key interventions for gender equality: • Education: Key actions include abolishing school fees and encouraging parents and communities to invest in girls’ education. • Financing: Little recognition has been given to the resources needed to meet the goal of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Investment to eliminate gender discrimination must be integrated into government budgets and plans. • Legislation: National legislation in property law and inheritance rights should ensure a level playing field for women, alongside measures to prevent and respond to domestic violence and gender-based violence in conflict. • Legislative quotas: Quotas are a proven method of ensuring women’s participation in politics. Of the 20 countries with the most women in parliament, 17 use some form of quota system. • Women empowering women: Grassroots women’s movements have been vocal champions for equality and empowerment and should be involved in the early stages of policy formation so that programmes are designed with the needs of women and children in mind. • Engaging men and boys: Educating men and boys, as well as women and girls, on the benefits of gender equality and joint decision-making can help nurture more cooperative relationships. • Improved research and data: Better data and analysis are critical, especially on maternal mortality, violence against women, education, employment, wages, unpaid work and time use, and participation in politics. Promoting gender equality is the focus of Millennium Development Goal 3. If this goal is achieved, UNICEF believes, the benefits will be felt not only in terms of the health and survival of women and children but in many other spheres – from poverty and hunger reduction to global health and environmental sustainability. In the long run, empowering women will enhance efforts to reach all of the other Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Social Science Approaches To Gender Equality4 Decision scientists study an angle of gender mainstreaming, that addresses individual and groups and how information exchanges between different stakeholders. The “policy option or possible actions” proposed by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University are: 1. Urge countries and science academies to increase investment on cognitive and social decision-making research approaches to achieving gender mainstreaming. 2. Place primary focus on understanding individual and group decision-making processes involved in social decision processes. 3. Increase support for lab and field studies of cognitive and social decision making science applied to gender studies. 4. Participatory processes and stakeholder involvement have been widely identified as important preconditions for a science that supports gender equality. Participatory policy processes are currently used as the cornerstone for poverty reduction programming in developing countries. Participatory processes must be grounded in an understanding of how forms of social organization and norms of social interaction affect how people participate in groups and in public. 5. For example, how individuals and groups participate in stakeholder meetings is shaped by the relationships that exist among the different actors involved. Individual and social goals may determine the outcome of 4 Massimo LoBuglio, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University Page 15 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 participatory processes. For example, in some cultural contexts, reaching group consensus may have a higher value than representing differences and allowing expressions of everyone’s opinions. These social relations and cultural values may influence not only the end result around women’s leadership in her household and community (e.g., group decisions) but also the process whereby the result is attained (e.g., collective understanding of information provided or of the task to be accomplished) Understanding that dynamics of groups and their decision processes towards women’s participation are unique and group specific should encourage to develop localized and target specific approaches to informing stakeholders of gender issues. 6. Encourage social and cognitive science research communities through discipline groups to encourage researchers to study the gender bias and discrimination 7. Encourage social science grant-giving foundations to increase research funding to go towards research that applies theory of decision making to lab and field studies for understanding the way individuals arrive at outcomes about women’s role in science. This note also highlights recommendations by the National Science Foundation and the Association for Women in Science. These include the following seven recommendations from the 1995 National Science Foundation Conference around the role of women in science.5 1. Communicate with women and girls about the importance of being scientifically literate. Increase public understanding of the role that women do and can play in science and engineering while dispelling myths and stereotypes. 2. Rather than relying on quick fixes to local problems, seek to transform the systems of education and the sciences by holding institutions accountable for their performance as employers and places of learning for all people. 3. Recognize and reinforce the importance of mentoring and being mentored at all levels of education and career. 4. Enable women and girls to participate fully in science and engineering by making available a greater variety of resources. These resources include career awareness and career planning assistance and opportunities to interact within and across disciplinary fields and sectors of the economy. 5. Accommodate the needs of women by recognizing a diversity of approaches to learning and the multiple paths women take to becoming literate citizens and career professionals in science and engineering. 6. Strengthen connections between organizations that have a stake in the participation of women in the sciences and engineering, such as the corporate and academic worlds, the formal and informal education sectors, associations of women and associations of sciences, and between higher education and K-12 schools. 7. Place greater emphasis on determining what works best in increasing opportunities for women and girls and how this knowledge can be shared and used by others. The Association for Women in Science’s full report titled, \"Women in Science, Assessing Progress, Promoting Action – A Conference Report, 2005, contains over 50 recommendations for improving the workplace for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.6 Seven of these recommendations are highlighted below7: a) Academic leaders, (presidents, provosts, deans, department chairs, senior faculty) provide clear and effective leadership in changing their institutional culture to improve the hiring, retention, and promotion of women into senior faculty and leadership positions; 5 National Science Foundation, 1997 6 Association for Women in Science at http://www.awis.org (phone 202-326-8941) 7 Elizabeth Ivey, Ph.D, Emerita Provost, University of Hartford Page 16 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 b) Academic leaders set diversity goals and be held accountable for meeting those goals, collecting appropriate data in the process; c) Faculty and administrators become aware of their biases through open discussion and find ways to redress these biases through leadership workshops; d) Campus leaders require fair, broad, and aggressive searches, including training search committees on how to do this; e) Institutes incorporate flexible hiring practices (e.g. dual appointments) and policies that provide flexibility for faculty needing to work part-time for a while or for family leave etc. f) The evaluation process for women faculty be examined for biases against women, with changes incorporated to remove any biases found; g) Academe work with professional societies, national educational organizations (e.g. American Council on Education), corporate and federal funding agencies to bring about gender equity on campuses. The challenges facing women scientists in low- and mid-income nations are similar to those in high-income nations but unique in other ways. For example, at a consultation held at the National Institutes of Health in 2003 on the topic of challenges and opportunities for women in the health sciences globally, one leading woman scientist from India noted that early on in her career she did not know that she was SUPPOSED to have lab space, as her male counterparts did8. The NIH consultation led to three main recommendations: 1. There is a need for data on the status of women in science in low- and mid-income nations. Data from OECD countries has been critical in helping to shape policies on promotion, retention, allotment of laboratory space etc in rich countries but such data does not yet exist for poorer nations. 2. Mentoring is critical. Women scientists from poorer nations want to take advantage of the Internet and state-of-the-art information technologies as they engage in mentoring programs. 3. Training in leadership is key. In addition to learning how to be top-notch scientists, women asked for leadership training to assist them as they negotiate salaries, manage teams of people, and interface with communications experts and others to promote their scientific work. The note has been submitted by Indian Young Professionals Network and supported by International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW-International) 8 Article in AWIS magazine by Morahan, Hrynkow et al, summer 2006. Page 17 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 PRESS RELEASE Indian Young Professionals take lead around India’s development goals November 2006, New York Indian Young Professionals Network coordinated a gala dinner on November 17th 2006 to launch a partnership around achieving India’s development goals by 2015. The event was graced by Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, His Excellency Minister Vayalar Ravi – who reiterated the importance of diaspora and particularly young professionals participating in the development of India. The event took place at the U.N. Millennium Plaza Hotel, New York from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. DP Sunil, Asha Honor Academy; Poonam Ahluwalia, YES Campaign; Dr. Surinder Malhotra; Swati Save, IYPN; H.E. Minister Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs; U.S. Ambassador H.E. Joseph Melrose; & Dr. Navin C. Mehta, President AAPI, Manhattan Chpt. The speakers of the evening included Swati Save, Founder, IYPN; Poonam Ahluwalia, YES Campaign; DP Sunil, Asha Honor Academy; Dr. Navin C. Mehta, President AAPI Manhattan; and Dr. Surinder Malhotra, President, Indian National Overseas Congress, USA and U.S. Ambassador H.E. Melrose. H.E. Minister Vayalar Ravi was Guest of Honor. Dr.Phadke, representative of Marathi Vishwa, gave Vote of Thanks. Page 19 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 U.S. Ambassador Melrose, highlight of speech was that “young people are one of the most under utilized resources in the world today and involving them in the effort to achieve millennium development goals should be high priority for all of us.” Dr. Malhotra, President of Indian National Overseas Congress USA stated in his speech that “organizations like these are responsible for fostering stronger relationship and has played a major role in promoting strategic relationship between United States & India”. Five projects were launched in the area of child health care, rural youth employment guarantee scheme, and primary education in 91 villages in Maharashtra, India. These projects are as follows: 1) the National Rural Youth Employment Guarantee scheme project will be implemented in 45 villages of Hingoli district. 2) The health care project will undertake vaccination initiative, training of 100 young doctors, collecting & analyzing the data on under 5 yrs child mortality, malnutrtion, vaccination , mother health in Thane district as well as creation of India 700K web pages on child healthcare. 3) The education project launched consists of creation of 18 IT classrooms in 36 villages of Parbhani district, which will include training 90 community youth teachers for social tech education movement as well as imparting the basic IT education to 9000 school going students and 450 youth members. 4) YES Fund in Pune as part of the Global Youth Entrepreneurship Fund L.P. (YES Fund) dedicated to making targeted financial investments and capacity building grants for young entrepreneurs in Pune and 5) Young Professionals Exchange Program to harness knowledge and skill transfer of Indians based in the U.S. with the universities in both rural and urban setting in India. Fore more information regarding the projects please visit www.iypn.net The partners in these projects are Asha Honor Academy, Youth Employment Summit, and Indian Young Professionals Network. Asha Honor Academy is an organization that is committed to catalyze socio-economic change through education for the underprivileged children in India. Youth Employment Summit builds in- country coalitions to develop national strategies addressing youth unemployment. Indian Young Professionals Network mission is to celebrate young professionals commitment in the area of socioeconomic environmental scientific, technological entrepreneurship and international cooperation while mobilizing young professionals in India & United States, in partnership for implementing projects addressing the UN’s millennium development goals. Please contact Swati Save for any further information regarding this partnership at [email protected] Page 20 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Press Release: “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything” November 2006 Indian Young Professionals Network honored veteran physician and renowned public health figure Prof. Allan Rosenfield, Dean of Mailman School of Public Health and Honorary Advisor of IYPN at Fu School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Columbia University on November 17th 2007 at its third annual dinner event. The event was cosponsored by Indian Students Association at Columbia University (ISAC). 75 students gathered, to honor Professor Allan Rosenfield, Dean Mailman School of Public Health in appreciation of his contribution to Indian Young Professionals Network as its Honorary Advisor since the initiation of the organization in June 2005. Students enjoyed thanksgiving dinner with Prof. Rosenfield, which was sponsored by Indian Café and Roti Roll. Ambassador Melrose represented United States at the event. Swati Save founder of IYN introduced Prof. Rosenfield, as man who has devoted his life to a cause and a distinguished personality in the area of Public Health – committed to women’s health in Nigeria and Thailand, dedicated his life to addressing the public health challenges that the HIV/AIDS pandemic has had on our society both domestically and abroad. Dr. Allan Rosenfield has relentlessly contributed to issues related to reproductive health, family planning, women's health and human rights, aiming particularly at a decrease in maternal mortality and HIV/AIDS occurrence, and reproductive health policies in many countries around the world, particularly in Africa. Participants enjoyed the evening with a bangara performance by young Indian professionals. Rohit Chaterjee, President of ISAC concluded the session with vote of thanks on behalf Indian Students Association at Columbia University. Page 22 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Financing for Gender Equality for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology New York, March 2008 On the eve of the 52nd session of the United Nations Commission on Status of Women, a luncheon discussion on Financing for Gender Equality for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology delivered a message on the important role of science, engineering and technology in empowering women and poverty eradication. The event was supported by the National Commission of Women, Government of India; co-sponsored by Women’s Humanitarian Network, UN Studies Program, Columbia University; and Indian Young Professionals Network. The event took place at the Ambassador Grill, Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, New York on March 5th from 1:15pm to 2:45pm. The speakers at the luncheon were Minister for Gender, Social Welfare, and Religious Affairs, South Sudan – H.E. Mrs. Mary Kiden; The African Union Commission, Director for Women and Gender Development, H.E. Mrs. Litha Musiyimi- Ogana; Swati Save, Indian Young Professionals Network and United Nations Director of the Division for Advancement of Women, H.E. Mrs. Carolyn Hannan. Ms. Swati Save introduced the speakers and opened the conversation by identifying the important role of science and innovation in achieving international development goals and humanizing the research and development mandate around the world on making life saving drugs more affordable, accessible and easily available. Mrs. Litha Musiyimi-Ogana, the African Union Commission spoke on women’s ongoing contribution to the economy in Africa and gave the example of Kenya where human rights need to be considered as part of a continuum of economic development. She spoke of the process leading to the establishment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and of the Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD), which has just recently nominated the first woman scientist while highlighting the role of African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST). Mrs. Carolyn Hannan, United Nations Division of the Advancement of Women, indicated that this topic was previously addressed by the Commission in the last report under the section on education. It recommended looking at the role of gender and individual areas which would benefit from increased gender integration. Ms. Hannan reinstated the need for women’s bigger role in research and access to decision making positions. She cited the International Labor Organization” (ILO) report according to which discrimination in the professional world could amount to a human rights issue. Overall, women underutilize resources because of limited access. At the same time they are themselves an underutilized resource to the detriment as society as a whole who could have otherwise greatly benefited from women’s contribution. We need to estimate the economic cost of not including women and girls. Thus budgets should include gender analysis and women’s contributions need to be taken into account, Mrs. Hannan stressed. H.E. Mrs. Mary Kiden, Minister for Gender, Social Welfare, and Religious Affairs, South Sudan; spoke about South Sudan which underwent 22 years of conflict. She reiterated how the Southern Sudanese in exile have promoted the Page 24 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 study of science by their children. Yet, in spite of an increase of both Sudanese qualified men scientists and Sudanese qualified women scientists, the majority of the professional posts are being filled by men with hardly any of the jobs to women. Mrs. Mary Kiden expressed that inspite of war in the country great political progress has been made. Thanks, in part, to affirmative action 25% of the parliamentary members are women. There are 43 women in the parliamentary assembly. The discussion concluded with an acceptance of important role of women to achieve international goals by harnessing the potential of science, engineering and technology. Page 25 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Abstract: This study is a sincere effort to understand the interdependency of challenges, emerging markets and vulnerability issues faced by Africa, in the area of water and energy sector, that has hindered the economic growth and it’s much expected ‘green revolution’ in the continent. It does so by studying the water conflicts in the region and its implications for electricity generation and economic development. These water conflicts in the continent, the study believes; might be responsible for massive deforestation, the exodus of internal migration in search of fertile land, soil erosion and disruption of growth. It concludes that strategic energy investment by the GEF programs, UNDP and World Bank in the continent will not automatically bring in economic development implying that some additional intervention or efforts are needed in areas such as governance, enabling environment, integrated policies, efficient management, and effective regulatory framework. Executive Summary: This study is an attempt to understand energy implications of ineffective water policies in Africa, which extends far beyond the energy embedded in water. It does so by evaluating the relation between water conflicts and energy challenges within African states and accomplishes it after studying the African water system, and confirms that “African hydrology is the present basis of African Union (AU), given the network of international rivers connects almost all African nations together”1. The report, therefore, believes that it is necessary to look at different ways to address trans- boundary water conflicts such as hydroelectricity cooperation diplomacy as a tool to address it, and studied the effects of the Western African Power Pool (WAPP) and Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) model. Author Kitissou in his paper Politics of Water and Cooperation has expressed this importance of interdependence of water and energy challenges in a subtle way; it mentions that “After their independence, African countries crafted political systems that translate, more or less, the western concept of nation-state. By so doing, they naturalized the “nation” and nationalized the “nature”. Whatever portion of water happens to be in the territory is treated as a matter of national sovereignty. Largely, such a system has proven inadequate for resolving internal conflict and such an attitude may have lead to water-based conflict”. This study makes an attempt to understand what it really means by naturalization of the nation and nationalization of nature for Africa. It does so by looking at the repetition of trans-boundary water conflicts within a state and its impact on energy security and economic development. These circumstances, the paper infers might have been responsible for massive deforestation, internal migration, soil erosion and disruption of growth. It is reinforced by the fact that an estimated of no more than 202 per cent, and in some countries as little as 5 per cent, of the population in Africa (excluding South Africa and Egypt) have direct access to electricity, 46%3 do not have safe drinking water, and about few hundred thousands have migrated during a drought, and still use traditional biomass as a means of energy option. Most of the countries in Africa face chronic shortage of water due to harsh climatic conditions. It relies heavily on seasonal rainfall leading to little or costly generation of electricity. Most countries don’t have any domestic resource of fossil fuel for domestic use and are paralyzed by power loss due to bad Page 29 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 transmission lines and power theft. This has lead to severe environmental problems such as deforestation, soil erosion, and runoff due to overuse of traditional biomass as means of the only cheap domestic energy option in the continent. This report has made efforts to understand and quantify the relationship between water and energy, by looking at the clear link between water conflicts and energy challenges within the African states and identifies that if a nation has 1) higher observed water conflicts along with higher energy challenge, it is an indicator of a recovering economy unable to be resilient to manage conflicts and be able to achieve development goals milestone. The paper suggests that it is inappropriate for the international community to expect these failed economies to participate in this conversation, given their first priorities would fall under peacekeeping category. It also observed that higher water conflicts states have higher illiteracy rate such as Angola, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Sudan; 2) lower water conflicts and higher energy challenges are mostly countries such as Burkina Faso, Namibia, other landlocked economies; 3) higher water conflicts and lower energy challenges such as Côte d'Ivoire, Botswana; and 4) lower water conflicts and lower energy challenges are economies that have stable water and energy resources such as Ghana, and Nigeria. The study defines water conflicts as challenges driven by internal, local or trans- boundary pressures. International community such as World Bank energy team suggests that scaling up access to energy in Africa means new ways of doing business. UNDP estimates the cost of institutional capacity development for energy access, and external support for immediate capacity development needs could cost, at a minimum, in the order of roughly US$ 20 million per country, i.e. ~ US$ 1 billion for all LDCs. The paper studied barriers towards achieving this objective. It concluded that the delivery of electricity or energy services will not automatically lead to economic development in Africa. This implies that some additional intervention or efforts are needed in areas such as governance, enabling environment, integrated policies, efficient management, and effective regulatory framework. The report also looked into threats to energy production as an outcome of variable water supply. This, the report infers might be due to failed energy reforms in Africa. Under capitalization in infrastructure development sector combined with civil wars in some nations, has lead to overutilization of wood fuel as the most reliable energy option. Within that context, the study explores the energy implications on water use and importance of “integrated water resource management” as a policy tool. Experts say that nowhere in the world are challenges greater than in Africa. This paper tries to address how the interdependency of these challenges in the area of water and energy has impacted the economic growth in the continent. It further makes an attempt to understand how water conflicts have risen out of its scarcity and impacted the energy production, in turn affecting the resiliency in Africa. Resiliency is what the paper is looking at – Africa’s resiliency towards ecosystem, economy, and bureaucracy to address these challenges. Africa consists of 63 international river basins and many water demands. Studies show that more than 600 lakes in Africa have shrunk dramatically over the past decades, drained by deforestation, pollution, and farming. Page 30 of 34

Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Dams, sewage, and industrial pollution have had huge impacts on its fisheries. In past 20 years countries such as Niger have lost more than 80 percent of their freshwater wetlands4, Lake Chad once the fourth largest African lake is on the verge of extinction, and future alterations in Chobe River’s shape and position could potentially impact Botswana and Namibia’s water resources availability5. Africa has been through its own share of droughts, civil wars, and energy shortages and they haven’t yet prioritized the inter-dependency between water resources and energy shortage to its fullest. This kind of disregard has lead to heavy prices on electricity supply and failure to use water efficiently leading to depleting resources in Africa. This should not necessarily encourage energy subsidies, which might discourage conservation of water and forests as well as investment in renewable energy options. Page 31 of 34

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Dr. Swati K portfolio 2022 Nature Cure’s: Trusting the Bio-molecule book poster: The intention behind authoring this book was to share a deep appreciation of nature, and how it has contributed to the finest of medical breakthroughs, to date. The chapters in this book show how diverse nature is and how an organism would be extinct without this diversity and their interdependence on each other for their evolution. This book shares how we can explore paths from different fields such as endophytes, immunomodulators, phytochemicals, algae, and microbes, to usher in new life-giving chemistry. Despite several success stories, pharmaceutical research on natural products has declined during the last few decades. During this period research has been inclined towards combinatorial chemistry and high throughput screening. However, this shift in strategy has led to a dramatic decline in the number of new drug approvals in the last decades. Hence, the focus is bound to shift back to natural product-based drug discovery. Natural products may be extracted from medicinal plants, herbs, algae, tissues of terrestrial plants, marine organisms, or microorganism fermentation broths. Within this context, this book has made an attempt of introducing different forms of nature that exhibit medicinal properties, such as herbs, spices, fruits, microbes, endophytes, ocean algae, and medicinal plants, with a special focus on Himalayan flora-fauna. It has explained in detail the science of how these systems contribute towards curing ailments such as immune-modulation, inflammation, metabolism, allergies, infections, and energy retention. This book is both academic as well as a professional reference. In modern-day, extreme climate changes, extensive exposure to industry based pollutants and xenobiotics; it has resulted in the emergence of a variety of immune deficiencies or hypersensitivity situations such as the COVID 19 Pandemic, which calls for a changed strategy for handling the severely impacted. This calls for scientists and corporations to look differently in the drug discovery arena from plants and microbes to safeguard both Nature & Humanity. What makes this book special is that, for the first time ever; a book is co-authored by 12 women scientists, who are passionate about having more women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. This book is also celebrating the diverse flora & fauna in the Himalayan ranges of the Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh region – a treasure trove of biological systems that await to be discovered, that could be potential breakthroughs in medical discoveries & inventions. This book is being published by Europe Books, based in Rome, is priced at Rs.1700 for 175 pages, also filled with original photos of flowers found only on Himalayan ranges. If you wish to order this book, please contact Dr. Swati Save, at [email protected], Dr. Harish Dutt, at [email protected], Dr. Suresh Rana at [email protected] Page 34 of 34