Cathy Xi Cao is an International development professional specialised in policy analysis (topics range from Migration, South South and Triangular Cooperation, China's development cooperation, Belt and Road Initiative), project management, strategy and partnership development. Experience includes two assignments with UNDP and IFAD, and field work/frontline social work in NGOs across Hong Kong, Singapore, Greece, and France. She was a scholar of Erasmus Mundus MA Advanced Development in Social Work (2015-2017), European Forum Alpbach (Austria) 2016 and Damasiswa Program (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) 2012. She received a Master of Social Science in Social Work degree in The Chinese University of Hong Kong(2010-2012) and a Bachelor of Management in Wuhan University of Science and Technology (2006-2010). She is passionate on forced migration, green social work, environmental justice, and sustainable development.
