Xiomara Acevedo

First name
Xiomara
Last name
Acevedo
Email
[email protected]
Phone number
+57 322 5167938
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
Barranquilla+20 Foundation
Years of professional or activism experience or of knowledge built on specific indigenous expertise
10-15 years
Country of residence
Colombia
Languages
English
Spanish
In which geographic region (and sub-region) does your work mostly focus?
South America
Adaptation
Coastal Zones
Water
Cross-sectoral enablers
Capacity-building and training
Communication and awareness
Economics and climate finance
Governance and planning (policy, regulatory systems)
Innovation, research, development and demonstration
Cross-cutting approaches
Community-based
Disaster Risk Reduction
Ecosystems and biodiversity
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
Adaptation
Coastal Zones
Water
Cross-cutting approaches
Community-based
Disaster Risk Reduction
Ecosystems and biodiversity
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

Professional in International Relations with emphasis in International Law from Universidad del Norte, Colombia. With a Master's Degree in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge, 2022-2023. Postgraduate degree in Climate Change, Cities and Leadership from FLACSO Ecuador. Certified in Climate Change Adaptation Finance from the Frankfurt School of Management and Finance. With 12 years of experience in management, policy, planning and formulation of climate change and biodiversity projects and campaigns at territorial and regional level in Colombia, Paraguay and countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), incorporating gender and feminist leadership approaches for the management of nature and climate justice in policies, projects and initiatives such as the Gender and Environmental Data Alliance and the Women for Climate Justice network.

Curriculum vitae
CV file
CC XIOMARA ACEVEDO NAVARRO Doc.pdf
Provide a link to your LinkedIn account
https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiomara-acevedo/
Are you interested in being contacted for any of the following
Panelist at climate change event
Advisory in technical assistance project