Author Bio
Paula Castillo
Paula Castillo is a Senior Officer in the Strategy, Planning, and Synergies Division of IDB Invest, where she leads the strategic and analytical work in transport, social infrastructure, and public-private partnerships (PPPs). Paula is also involved in developing regional frameworks and corporate strategy initiatives aimed at maximizing IDB Invest’s impact. Prior to her current role, Paula served as a technical advisor to the Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and worked as a consultant in the IDB’s Transportation Division. Before joining the IDB Group, she contributed to Colombia’s National Planning Department in the Infrastructure Division and held academic positions at the Universidad de los Andes. Paula holds a degree in economics, a master’s in sustainability management from American University’s Kogod School of Business in the United States, and a master’s in economics from the Universidad de los Andes.
Posts by Paula Castillo
Sustainable Investment to Unlock Amazonia’s Potential
Fostering sustainable value chains, enhancing regulatory frameworks, and promoting inclusive business models could mitigate risks for private investors while ensuring economic activities benefit the region’s biodiversity and local communities. An attractive prospect for all stakeholders.
Calling Private Investors: Four Opportunities to Scale Impact in the Amazon Region
Despite facing an ecological tipping point, sensible investments in the basin can foster sustainable growth and protect ecosystems.
What does it take to address the large climate adaptation financing gap in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The region has a significant adaptation finance and investment gap ranging from $18 to $51 billion annually. Taking action now could reduce the vulnerabilities of businesses, increase the resilience of human and natural systems, and bring several additional benefits.
Five Challenges for Infrastructure Financing with Private Involvement
PPPs in Latin America & the Caribbean may face challenges related to the depth of financial markets, the incentives and mechanisms for investor diversification, the environment for private investment, and underlying project and contract structures.
Climate Change is Also a Health Issue
Climate change is affecting a number of environmental and social aspects that have direct and indirect impacts on human health. Understanding these impacts can be critical to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
The Private Sector: a Key Player in the Acceleration of the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be the largest in history and the delivery of vaccines brings major challenges of scale and speed. Here’s three ways in which the private sector in Latin America and the Caribbean has a strategic role to play in that process.