Marta Zaccagnini

    First name
    Marta
    Last name
    Zaccagnini
    Phone number
    +44 7742 708618
    How do you self-identify or would like to be identified?
    Woman
    Do you belong to any ethnic minority group of self-identify as an indigenous person?
    No
    Affiliation, organization, or community
    Village Capital
    Years of professional or activism experience or of knowledge built on specific indigenous expertise
    10-15 years
    Country of residence
    Languages
    English
    In which geographic region (and sub-region) does your work mostly focus?
    Mitigation
    Agriculture
    Carbon fixation and abatement
    Energy Efficiency
    Forestry
    Industry
    Renewable energy
    Transport
    Waste management
    Adaptation
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal Zones
    Early warning systems and Environmental assessment
    Infrastructure and Urban Planning
    Water
    Climate technologies
    Energy production
    Mining and metal production for climate action
    Manufacturing
    Agriculture, forestry, land-use, fisheries
    Water supply and wastewater management
    Solid waste management
    Transport
    Buildings
    End-use energy efficiency
    Information and communication technology and digital technologies (AI and ML)
    Cross-sectoral enablers
    Capacity-building and training
    Communication and awareness
    Governance and planning (policy, regulatory systems)
    Innovation, research, development and demonstration
    Cross-cutting approaches
    Gender
    Do you have proven experience in gender and climate change issues?
    Yes, my work/ area of expertise mainly focuses on gender and climate change
    Mitigation
    Agriculture
    Carbon fixation and abatement
    Energy Efficiency
    Forestry
    Industry
    Renewable energy
    Transport
    Waste management
    Adaptation
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal Zones
    Infrastructure and Urban Planning
    Water
    Climate Technologies
    Energy production
    Mining and metal production for climate action
    Manufacturing
    Agriculture, forestry, land-use, fisheries
    Water supply and wastewater management
    Solid waste management
    Transport
    Buildings
    Information and communication technology and digital technologies (AI and ML)
    Cross-cutting approaches
    Gender
    Cross-sectoral enablers
    Capacity-building and training
    Communication and awareness
    Governance and planning (policy, regulatory systems)
    Innovation, research, development and demonstration
    Please provide your short bio reflecting on your academic, professional and practical background

    Marta has worked at the intersection of technology & innovation and social impact for over 15 years. For the past 3 years she has been running an accelerator program for women led startups working on greentech products in Europe. This year she has been working on taking this program global, building out a strategy, funding deck and pipeline. Marta has been actively producing communications materials highlighting the gender/ climate nexux, some of the highlights include:

    https://www.eu-startups.com/2024/01/greentech-emerges-as-the-sector-poised-to-address-the-gender-financing-gap-in-startups

    https://www.eu-startups.com/2023/05/7-women-led-climatetech-startups-bringing-hope-to-europe/

    https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/08/how-women-and-underrepresented-founders-can-overcome-investor-bias-and-shift-the-funding-landscape-in-their-favor/amp/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALsIlvpvldnL6TnP5KLw49TDCM7VAk-Ce-hnLia4zjsuyPJq3m97GdJXkYhnpI1-NH75YMDFtMwRAECIF_buJ0m1sKwqR4kcSgZrx-VPrUJb_kT5jwVoH5Qp1u8RiSuiNpvUFoDY_6u57EqrRF8zX6SSg2Utu4zS-j9VLhH6qfVm

     
     
     
     

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    Are you interested in being contacted for any of the following
    Panelist at climate change event
    Advisory in technical assistance project
    Contributor to research/publication
    Interviewed by the media