Ishita Wadhawan is a Program Officer for CITIIS at the National Institute of Urban Affairs . With more than five years of experience in Solid and Plastic Waste Management. Previously, she has worked with Municipal Corporation Chandigarh and Department of Local Government, Punjab for project implementation under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. She has represented India as a Participant at UNITAR, CIFAL, Jeju South Korea for a Workshop on Culture and sustainable Development. Her skills include Waste Management implementation with National and International Policy analysis including Monitoring & Evaluation, Stakeholder Management , Capacity Building on the technical aspects of Waste Management.