Charitie Ropati (Yup’ik & Samoan) is an Indigenous climate justice advocate and water engineer focused on advancing Indigenous sovereignty and climate-resilient water infrastructure. She has worked on water and pipe infrastructure projects serving rural Alaska Native communities and is originally from the Native Village of Kongiganak and Anchorage, Alaska.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the School of Engineering at Columbia University, with a focus on Water Resources and concentrations in Earth and Environmental Engineering and Anthropology. Charitie currently works as a Water Engineer and serves as a Climate Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General. She is also the North America Regional Facilitator for the Youth Climate Justice Fund.
Her work has been recognized by the World Wildlife Fund, the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Education, and the Muhammad Ali Center. She continues to advocate for the protection of land, water, and Indigenous self-determination.
