Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Colombia (ProMOVIS)

• Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Colombia (ProMOVIS)

I joined the Changing Transport team in 2019 looking to build alongside our local partners alternatives to improve the way we can create better life conditions for everyone by providing accessible and sustainable mobility alternatives. Being part of this team let me learn that building systems that answers women’s necessities is the best way to assure accessibility, that transport is a tool and an indicator of equality, and that climate change while a challenge is an opportunity to rethink our world. 

• EUROCLIMA
• Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Colombia (ProMOVIS)
• Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI)

Communication professional with a master’s degree in project management, offering over eight years of experience in coordinating and planning activities related to strategic communication, events development, and the creation of communication products.

Currently serving as a communications advisor at GIZ Colombia, providing expertise and support to different projects.

• Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Colombia (ProMOVIS)

Civil engineer, with a master’s degree in transportation and management. I have more than 10 years of experience in the formulation and implementation of policies, plans, programs, and projects of sustainable mobility and urban development, in different fields such as academia, private and public sectors, and international cooperation.

• Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Colombia (ProMOVIS)

Joining the GIZ TRANSfer team in 2017, I am responsible for the implementation of the urban mobility component of the Euroclima+ project, which supports climate change mitigation in Latin America. I joined GIZ in 2009 as a transport advisor for several transport projects worldwide. From 2014 to 2017 I worked in the GIZ transport project in Namibia and was responsible for Logistics Hub Implementation and Academic Education in Civil Engineering. I hold a degree in Civil Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) and Management Engineering (Dipl. Wirt.-Ing.).

• Introducing Measures, Pathways and Roadmaps for Optimizing Vehicle Efficiency and Electrification (IMPROVE)
• Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Colombia (ProMOVIS)

A sustainable transformation of the transport sector offers great possibilities – it can bring about social justice, improve citizens’ life quality considerably and help protect the climate. That is why I am excited to work in the projects IMPROVE and ProMOVIS. In the IMPROVE project, I support the Colombian Ministry of Energy in developing regulatory instruments to mitigate emissions from new vehicles. In the ProMOVIS project, I support efforts to make transport systems in Colombia more sustainable. Before joining GIZ, I gained experience in climate and energy policy in the Netherlands, Mexico and Germany.

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and graduated from Maastricht University with a Master’s in Sustainability Science and Policy. I’m really glad to be able to contribute to the pressing global reduction of GHG emissions and I’m pleased to contribute to improving the transportation system – a sector that affects the quality of life for all of us every day.