"Our hope is that CIFF’s journey will be useful for all
who aim to make development more impactful."

Yaki Wo joined CIFF’s climate team in November 2010. Her role includes analysing the performance of climate programmes and providing research support to the team. Before joining CIFF, Yaki was an intern at Chinadialogue, contributing to a policy brief on EU environmental SMEs in China; and at carbon finance consultancy IDEAcarbon, conducting research on Chinese emissions trading developments and translating analyses. In Hong Kong, Yaki worked for Amnesty International, the South China Morning Post and as researcher and translator for Going Green in Hong Kong. Yaki holds a BSSc in Journalism and Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and completed her MSc Environment and Development at the London School of Economics, fully funded by the FCO’s Chevening Scholarship.