Banu Setlur is a Senior Environmental Specialist leading operations and technical studies in the World Bank’s Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice. She has experience working on low, middle and high income countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and Africa regions. She has led multisectoral projects in these regions to promote the blue and green agendas, and is currently leading sustainable development operations in the Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region. She has a master’s degree in Environmental Science and Public Policy from George Mason University, USA, and an associate degree in Environmental Management from the University of Manchester, UK.