Global Disability Summit 2025

2–3 Apr 2025 | Berlin, Germany

Robin Mearns

Global Director, Social Development

World Bank

Washington, DC, United States

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Dr Robin Mearns is Global Director for Social Development at the World Bank. Since joining the Bank in 1997, he has led operations, policy dialogue and analytics in various regions, particularly in community and local development, sustainable land and natural resource management; served as global lead on the social dimensions of climate change; as program leader for sustainable development in Southern Africa; and as regional manager for Social Development in South Asia and Africa regions. Robin was previously a Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex and a research associate with IIED in London. He holds MA, PhD degrees in Geography from Cambridge University and an MPhil (Development Studies) from the University of Sussex.

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Thursday, 3 April 2025