Alessandra Fidanza

enior International Environmental Advisor and Programme Manager with over 20 years of successful experience in sustainability and environmental projects. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to successful bilateral and multilateral activities, also at the UN level, and strong research skills.
Strengths in climate change, international environmental matters, international negotiations as a governmental representative, backed by Urban Planning graduate Degrees with specializations in Environmental Assessment and Global Environmental Protection.
Enthusiastic Team Leader eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
Significant professional experience in Central Asia, in the framework of the EU-Central Asia Platform of Environment and Water multilateral cooperation and bilateral governmental agreements.
Clear understanding of the UN system, global climate change processes and multilateral activities.
Often invited as a speaker to scientific and cultural events on environmental issues.

Major accomplishments and professional memberships

• Chartered Architect and Urban Planner holding post-graduate specializations in International Policies and Environmental Affairs, Environmental Assessment and Landscape Planning
• Member of the International Association for Impact Assessment and a Full Member of the Italian National Association of Urban Planning (INU).
• Member of the UNECE EPR (Environmental Performance Review) Expert Group
• Author for the recent EPRs of Kazakhstan (2018), Uzbekistan (2019), Morocco and Azerbaijan (ongoing 2021).
• Member of the UN-Habitat Panel of international experts who worked on elaborating the New Urban Agenda, presented in Quito during the Habitat3 Conference in 2016.
• Senior Advisor to the Italian Ministry of Environment Land and Sea (IMELS) on International Cooperation (Central Asia, Russian Federation, Mongolia, Balkans), multilateral institutions, including banks, finance and technology transfer.
• Former Member of the UNFCCC Climate Change Negotiation Unit of Italy and Member of the EU Expert Group on Adaptation (co-chaired in 2014 as EU Member State delegate during the Italian Semester of EU Presidency)
• Contributor to the elaboration of Italian positions in international meetings (UNFCCC, UNECE, UN-Habitat, European Union)
• Huge experience in Environmental Assessment (EIA/SEA/SESA)

Joined 2021

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