Camila is a Consultant in the Climate Change team at IDB Invest, where she joined in 2019. She is responsible for supporting the development of climate-smart investments in the Agribusiness sector. Before joining the IDB Group, Camila worked for the Ministry of Agroindustry and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina. She developed project proposals for the Green Climate Fund, and designed and implemented mitigation and adaptation projects in the agricultural sector. She has more than nine years of experience in climate-smart agriculture, carbon footprints, sustainable finance, and climate resilience. Camila holds a master's degree in Environmental Management with a specialization in Climate Change from the School of Environmental Studies at Yale University (USA). Camila has a degree in environmental engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina.
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