Michiko Okumura

Ms. Michiko Okumura, a Japanese national, is Special Assistant to the Executive Director covering Latin America and Caribbean, South Asia and Japan. She is in charge of climate change and oceans portfolios in the Executive Office. Michiko has been the gender focal point for the Executive Office since 2014. She recently come across a documentary about how the livelihood of Somalis are being affected by climate change and was pained to see women and children caught in the vicious cycle of poverty, crime and violence. She holds a bachelor's degree in Policy Management from Keio University and master's degree in International Public Policy from UCL.