Ms. Miho Hayashi is specialized in community development in the field of environment. After fifteen years' experience in developing countries at national, local, and community levels in Asia and Caribbean regions, she joined in IGES in January 2020 as a programme manager at CCET. She obtained her master degree in Sustainable Development from School for International Training, USA. She has worked at various sectors ranging from consulting firm, UNDP, JICA, and international NGOs where her responsiblities included project management, budget management, proposal development, monitoring and evaluation, donor coordination, and stakeholder consultation. She has managed wide range of projects related to watershed management, energy efficiency, rural electrification, solid waste management, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and disaster risk reduction (DRR). Recently, she established her own water purification and distribution company in Haiti where access to safe drinking water is extremely limited. In addition, she has been strongly involved in the community-based reforestation activity through introduction of micro credit scheme and support of market expansion. She is bringing this wide range of experience and knowledge into the field of waste management and circular economy in Asia that CCET has been currently working on.