![Juan Camilo Barreneche Cover](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/covers/13e195b33b4a-71232.webp) Skill Assessments This user has not passed any tests yet Languages English - Fluent Spanish - Native or Bilingual People also viewed * [![Sergio Jimenez](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2026/07/avatar_70589_1783995728.jpg) Sergio Jimenez Senior Project Manager](https://jobicy.com/u/id70589.md) * [![KHRIS FARMANI SR.](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2026/06/avatar_68320_1781805243.jpg) KHRIS FARMANI SR. 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Specialized in ESG risk management, climate change, climate and sustainable finance, carbon and biodiversity markets, and energy transition. Strong background in designing and supporting high-impact sustainability and climate finance initiatives across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and global programs. Recognized for combining technical expertise, strategic vision, and cross-sector collaboration to deliver practical, impact-driven solutions. Notice Period: 1 week ## Skills ### [Carbon Markets](https://jobicy.com/talent/carbon-markets.md)[Climate Change](https://jobicy.com/talent/climate-change.md)[Sustainable Finance](https://jobicy.com/talent/sustainable-finance.md)[ESG Management](https://jobicy.com/talent/esg-management.md)[Environmental And Social Compliance](https://jobicy.com/talent/environmental-and-social-compliance.md)[Biodiversity Finance](https://jobicy.com/talent/biodiversity-finance.md) ## Experience Environmental Safeguards Advisor @ United Nations Office for Project Services Sep 2025 - Present I have provided technical advice to UNOPS operations and projects located in different latitudes, particularly in ESMS improvement, identification of gaps in the implementation of A&S safeguards, and in gender/human rights aspects International Consultant @ Anthropo-Finance Mar 2016 - Present In my role as an independent consultant, I have developed ESMSs for investment funds (equity/impact); I have reviewed biodiversity credit frameworks and strategies; I have conducted national/international due diligence processes; I developed the strategy to link/attract the private sector to the GCF private sector window; I designed the scheme/architecture for the Costa Rica Adaptation MRV and I have been an occasional lecturer since 2017 on sustainable finance topics at EAFIT University. Land Use and REDD+ Economics and Finance Consultant for Latin America @ UNEP Jan 2020 - Apr 2022 I acted as a climate finance specialist for the UN REDD program, providing support to several countries in LAC, developing, among other things, the architecture of the Paraguay Climate Change Fund and being part of the structuring team of the Business Alliance to Scale Up Climate Solutions (BASC). Pollution Consultant @ UNEP-FI Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 I did work as a co-author of the white paper “Navigating Pollution: A Blueprint for the Banking Sector” and supported the implementation of FARM Project (Financing Agrochemical Reduction & Management). Preparation for the GCF and Other Sources of Climate Financing National Project Manager @ UNDP Jun 2017 - Feb 2018 I had the opportunity to lead the team that, among other actions, developed Colombia's first climate finance strategy, incorporated the first climate finance chapter in the BUR, oversaw the CPEIR study, developed the MRV of climate finance, and organized the 2017 international climate finance event. Environmental & Social Director @ National Finance of Development (FDN) Sep 2014 - Jan 2016 I developed and implemented the ESMS to guarantee the investment by the IFC; I participated in the A&S evaluation of projects for more than USD 2T; I developed the first E&S Due Diligence standard for Infrastructure Projects in Colombia and representing the entity I was elected as Vice President of the Green Protocol of the Colombian Banking Association. Senior Environmental Coordinator @ Anglogold Ashanti Dec 2010 - Aug 2013 I was one of the relevant contributors to this project, one of the first and largest open pit gold mining projects in Colombia, obtaining its Environmental License. Environmental Coordinator @ Cemex Sep 2007 - Dec 2010 I had the opportunity to be the Environmental Coordinator for the industrial and mining operation of what was at that time the largest cement plant in the country. ## Education Los Andes University Aug 2011 - Oct 2013 Master, Environmental Management Business Administration School University of Medellín Jul 1998 - Feb 2004 Bachelors, Environmental Engineering Portfolio not available. Services not available.