Environmental Safeguards Advisor | ESG Risk Management and Climate Finance Specialist

Provide technical advice to UNOPS operations and projects across multiple regions.

Support improvements to the Environmental and Social Management System, identify environmental and social safeguards gaps against IFC and World Bank requirements, and advise on gender and human-rights matters.

Provided recommendations and integrity input to support initiatives within the voluntary carbon market.

Contributed expert advisory perspectives on carbon-market transparency and integrity.

Developed the industrialization strategy for Equatorial Guinea's forestry sector.

Conducted consultative and field work with the Commercial Chamber, private-sector representatives, the Forest Ministry team, and other stakeholders.

Co-authored the 2024 publication Navigating Pollution: A Blueprint for the Banking Sector.

Supported implementation of the FARM project, Financing for Agrochemical Reduction and Management.

Supported member countries as part of a consulting team focused on carbon pricing, climate finance, and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Contributed to institutional capacity and policy-framework advisory work.

Strengthened internal carbon assessments focused on transparency and integrity within the global voluntary carbon market.

Provided recommendations on carbon-project origination in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Worked as a climate-finance specialist for the UN REDD programme, supporting countries across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Developed the structure of the Paraguayan Climate Change Fund and contributed to the structuring team for the Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions.

Participated in structuring and reviewing Green Climate Fund projects.

Provided support on environmental and social risk management and project financing for sanitation, public transportation, and climate-change initiatives in member countries.

Led the development of Colombia's first climate-finance strategy, the first climate-finance chapter of the BUR, the CPEIR study, and climate-finance MRV.

Co-led the organization of the 2017 International Climate Finance Event.

Developed and implemented an Environmental and Social Management System to secure an IFC investment.

Participated in environmental and social assessments of projects exceeding USD 2 billion, developed Colombia's first E&S due-diligence standard for infrastructure projects, and served as Vice President of the Green Protocol of the National Association of Banks of Colombia.

Contributed to the Gramalote mining project, one of Colombia's most significant open-pit gold mining operations.

Largely led the process to obtain the project's environmental license.

Served as Environmental Coordinator for the industrial and mining operation of what was then Colombia's largest cement plant.

Managed environmental responsibilities within a large-scale industrial operation.

Developed the updated Disaster Prevention and Response Plan and reactivated the municipal environmental committee's participation space.

Secured resources for disaster-risk prevention and preparedness as well as cleaner-production initiatives.

Worked as an independent consultant developing Environmental and Social Management Systems for private equity, impact-investment funds, and local development banks. Conducted national and international environmental and social due diligence and reviewed biodiversity-credit frameworks and strategies.

Developed a strategy connecting the private sector with the Green Climate Fund private-sector facility and designed the scheme and architecture for Costa Rica's Adaptation Monitoring, Reporting and Verification System. Has occasionally lectured on sustainable finance at EAFIT University since 2017 and has represented Colombia at The ESG Institute since June 2025.