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Name :  Luz
Surname :  Fernandez
Date of birth :  10th March 1981
Nationality :  Spanish
Country of residence :  Spain
Telephone 1 :  0034 675889229

Qualifications

    2009- 2010 MSc Project Management in Rural Development and Sustainable Development
    Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
    Thesis: “Analysis of the impact of the CDM on human development in Brazil”
     

    • 2008 PG Dip Human Development
    Catholic University of Santo Domingo and the Office of Human Development of the United Nations Development Program in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Thesis: Social Capital and its role to achieve Human Development. Case study in Capotillo, DR

    • 2006 – 2007 MA Development and Environmental Studies
    King’s College, London, UK
    Thesis: “Impact of social capital in the supply of basic environmental sanitation services in developing countries. Case study in the city of Santo Domingo”

    • 2003 – 2004 MSc Environmental Engineering and Management
    EOI, Escuela de Organización Industrial, Madrid, Spain
    Thesis: “Analysis of risks in a dumping site. Case study done at Las Dehesas, Madrid”

    • 1999 – 2003 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
    Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM), Toledo, Spain
    Dissertation: “Acoustic Pollution levels in the city of Toledo”

Work Experience

September 2009 to the present: RESEARCHER, Research Group on Quality, Management and Sustainability for Development, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Research Lines:
·                     Designing and testing a standard to be used by governments, NGOs, financing agencies or other stakeholders to design and implement a Clean Development Mechanism that generates benefits to local communities
      • Establishing dialogue with the Climate Change Spanish Office (OECC)
      • Establishing dialogue with Designated National Authorities in Annex I and non Annex I countries
·                     Impact assessment of the Clean Development Mechanism on Human Development. Focus on case studies in Brazil
·                     Voluntary Carbon Markets and Poverty Alleviation

·                     Identifying strategies for the implementation of projects contemplated within the Climate Change framework (MDL, NAMAS, REDD…) with high impact over the human development

January 2009 – July 2009: DIRECTOR, Planning Department Instituto Dominicano de Desarrollo Integral, Inc. (ONG). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Main Duties:
·                     Creating and implementing a planning strategy for the different departments of the organization
·                     Fostering and maintaining a proactive relationship with different donors (including the private sector) to establish a liaison between them and IDDI
·                     Fostering and maintaining a proactive relationship with local governments, national and international NGOs
·                     Ensuring coordination between the different IDDI departments

July 2007 – December 2008: TECHNICAL EXPERT, Planning Department Instituto Dominicano de Desarrollo Integral, Inc. (ONG). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Main Duties:
·                     Managing the proposal development process and serving as contact within the organization for donors
·                     Writing, editing and reviewing proposals and donor reports for USAID, EU, ECHO, AECID and other decentralized Spanish Cooperation, the Dutch Government, and private foundations in accordance with donor requirements and timelines
·                     Identifying appropriate performance indicators for tracking results and monitoring progress towards the achievement of the objectives, and assessing the impact of potential risks.
·                     Monitoring and following up the implementation of the “Water Facility” and “Energy Facility” projects funded by the European Union

·                     Supporting in the identification and development of projects for clean and efficient alternative energies that can be included as Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) within the existing framework of the MoU (“Memorandum of Understanding”) between IDDI and the German organisation Atmosfair

January 2007 – May 2007: INTERNSHIP, Living Earth Foundation. London, United Kingdom
Main Duties:
·                     Supporting the design and implementation of strategies of socialization of the “Fair Trade” campaign
·                     Supporting the dialogue between governmental institutions and civil society organisations to define their level of participation within the campaign

·                     Compilation of  information relating to Fair Trade sent by the institution local partners in Uganda and Venezuela

June 2004- July 2006: CONSULTANT, CO2-Solutions. Madrid, Spain. Consulting Organisation in Climate Change and Sustainable Resources
Main Duties:
·                     Validating the documents required to apply for emission rights following the rules of the Emissions Trading Scheme of the EU
·                     Compilation of information about the development of CDM projects (Clean Development Mechanism) and JI projects (Joint Implementation) and collaboration in the identification of strategies to eradicate poverty within the framework of projects that include an environmental dimension
·                     Training enterprises in sustainable development and climate change focusing in the market of opportunities resulting from the Kyoto Protocol

Computer Skills

   ·         IT:                           Microsoft Office, Internet

Languages

·         Spanish:                 Mother tongue
·         English:                  Fluent

Additional Information

·        Panelist “9th DNA Forum”, UNFCCC, Bonn, German, 2010
·        Lecturer “Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development”, T.I.M.E European Summer School, Madrid, 2010
·        Speaker “Voluntary Carbon Market and poverty alleviation”, UNESCO Etxea, Spain, 2010
·        Course “Gender Focus within the development framework” UNDP Dominican Republic, 2009
·        Course “Logical Framework” BID (Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo), 2008
·        Course: “Virtual Water” King´s College London, UK,  2007
·        Course: “Renewable Energies”. Universidad de Castilla la Mancha. Toledo, Spain, 2002
·        Volunteering “Environmental Education in Monleras”, Salamanca, Spain, 1998, 1999
 
 
 
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