Bertha Iris Argueta Tejeda
Climate Finance Expert
Berlin
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Advisor Climate Finance and Development
Germanwatch e.V.
10.2020 - Current
- Promote and facilitate peer learning, experience sharing, and capacity building among civil society organizations on the Green Climate Fund and other climate finance processes, at national and international levels, with focus on African countries including Senegal, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Namibia, Egypt, Kenya, Ghana, Malawi and Madagascar.
- Contribute to the climate finance discussions through the development of position papers and policy briefs on climate finance and Green Climate Fund issues, including access to finance, New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance, implementation of article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement.
Independent Consultant
Self-employed
01.2019 - Current
- Kairos Climate Impulse (ongoing): Support the design of a financial mechanism for Honduras' National Climate Change Monitoring System.
- Climate Change Atelier: Assessed institutional, policy and planning systems for implementing climate transition in Honduras, focusing on costs and financial institutions and markets for socioeconomic transition, as part of World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- UN Environment: Reviewed concept note and contributed to development of full proposal under Simplified Approval Process (SAP) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for a REDD+ project that contributes to Government of Uruguay's NDC goals.
- Inter-American Development Bank: Developed methodology for evaluating mainstreaming of climate change adaptation priorities into agricultural policy in Latin America, based on Agrimonitor database and OECD's Producer Support Estimates (PSE).
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture: Prepared barriers analysis as part of technical annex for GCF project proposal aimed at increasing resilience to climate change in agri-food sector in Dry Corridor of Honduras.
- GIZ: Participated in development of project proposal focused on implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly on SDGs that are related to climate change adaptation, natural resources management, and environment.
Consultant
World Bank Group
02.2019 - 06.2020
- Led development of implementation pathways for Nationally Determined Contributions' (NDC) prioritized mitigation measures for energy, LULUCF and agriculture sectors in Honduras, with strong emphasis on adaptation - mitigation synergies.
- Supported capacity building efforts for NDC implementation through proposal for long-term, institutionalized capacity building and training on climate finance and climate change projects design.
- Developed proposal for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of support needed and received in Honduras, as part of National MRV System.
- Supported NDC process in Guatemala through capacity building on climate finance for sector experts of National Council of Protected Areas and Guatemalan Protected Areas System.
Technical Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH /p
04.2018 - 12.2018
- Assisted National Climate Change Directorate and Presidential Office for Climate Change in identifying and prioritizing relevant climate change related sectoral policies for NDC implementation in agriculture, LULUCF, energy, waste, and industrial sectors.
- Coordinated and reviewed preparation of new GHG emissions projections for Honduras and the establishment of a list of prioritized mitigation measures for NDC implementation.
- Promoted whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to NDC implementation through intergovernmental dialogues, events with other sectors, and several technical workshops.
Assistant Professor of Economics
National Autonomous University of Honduras
02.2016 - 05.2018
Consultant
Self-employed
01.2017 - 04.2018
- Climate Change Atelier: Contributed to development of implementation pathways for Mexico's NDC - specifically agriculture and LULUCF sectors - on everything concerning costs of prioritized measures and financing.
- United Nations Development Program (UNDP): Coordinated work of three UN agencies (UNDP, UNICEF and OCHA) to develop INFORM: a municipal risk index that identifies risks, threats, vulnerabilities and response capabilities.
- Ministry of Agriculture - IFAD: Mainstreamed adaptation considerations in groups of rural and indigenous communities' business plans (small farmers, water management organizations, associations of women producers) to include these groups' concerns about climate change and its impacts. Developed climate change awareness campaign specifically tailored for these rural communities.
- National Institute of Forest Conservation: Conducted consultation process, at the local level of four different regions, to discuss, promote, and plan for integrated resource management of water, forest, and soil.
- Inter-American Development Bank: Participated in establishment of newly created Presidential Office for Climate Change (Clima+), and participated in drafting proposed new climate change law.
Technical Assistant for Climate Finance
UNDP-Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mining (MiAmbiente)
05.2015 - 12.2016
- Carried out Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) for over 30 government agencies, including development of original method for reviewing climate change public expenditure.
- Supported Finance Ministry on its first steps towards accreditation by the GCF.
- Coordinated with all relevant government agencies transfer of relevant information for projecting future GHG emissions, focusing on agricultural sector and GDP.
- Drafted financing section of Honduras' INDC, presented to UNFCCC in 2015.
- Contributed to the Third National Communication on Climate Change.
Institutional Development Assistant
Sectoral Cabinet of Productive Infrastructure
09.2014 - 05.2015
Public Finance Consultant
Central Bank of Honduras
10.2006 - 08.2007
Education
Master of Science - Agricultural Economics
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan 09.2009 - 2011.08
Master of Arts - Sociology of Action
Institut D'études Politiques De Paris (Sciences Po)
Paris, France 08.2007 - 2009.08
Bachelor of Science - Economics
National Autonomous University of Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 06.2002 - 2006.10
Certification
Technical Expert Reviewer for the Transparency Framework of the UNFCCC
Relevant Publications
- Access to Climate Finance for the Most Vulnerable: https://cfas.info/en/publication/access-climate-finance-most-vulnerable
- Just Transition Finance: https://cfas.info/sites/default/files/anhang/CFAS_Just%20Transition%20Finance_Think_piece_2022_02_0.pdf
- Process Proposal for Defining the New Collective Quantified Goal: https://cfas.info/en/publication/process-proposal-defining-new-collective-quantified-goal
- Locally Led Adaptation in the Green Climate Fund - Performance Across the Fund’s Portfolio in Africa: https://www.germanwatch.org/en/87511
- The challenges of the Green Climate Fund's multi-country projects and programmes : https://www.germanwatch.org/en/87693
- MDBs’ partnerships with international climate funds - Complementarity and coherence in the context of international climate finance architecture reform: https://www.germanwatch.org/sites/default/files/germanwatch_mdbs_partnerships_with_international_climate_funds_2023.pdf
- Shifting Finance in South Africa to Support a Just Energy Transition: https://www.germanwatch.org/en/90014
- Putting climate-resilient development at the heart of equitable implementation of Article 2, paragraph 1(c) of the Paris Agreement: Could it scale adaptation finance?: https://odi.org/en/publications/putting-climate-resilient-development-at-the-heart-of-equitable-implementation-of-article-2-paragraph-1c-of-the-paris-agreement-could-it-scale-adaptation-finance/
Timeline
Technical Expert Reviewer for the Transparency Framework of the UNFCCC
04-2021
Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance - Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
03-2021
Senior Advisor Climate Finance and Development
Germanwatch e.V.
10.2020 - Current
Climate Finance Training for Sector Experts (CliFiT4SE) - Training of Trainers
09-2019
Consultant
World Bank Group
02.2019 - 06.2020
Independent Consultant
Self-employed
01.2019 - Current
AGRIMONITOR: agricultural policy, food security and climate change
10-2018
Technical Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH /p
04.2018 - 12.2018
ITEC Training Programme on Climate Change and Sustainability
10-2017
Consultant
Self-employed
01.2017 - 04.2018
Assistant Professor of Economics
National Autonomous University of Honduras
02.2016 - 05.2018
Technical Assistant for Climate Finance
UNDP-Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mining (MiAmbiente)
05.2015 - 12.2016
Institutional Development Assistant
Sectoral Cabinet of Productive Infrastructure
09.2014 - 05.2015
Master of Science - Agricultural Economics
National Taiwan University
09.2009 - 2011.08
Master of Arts - Sociology of Action
Institut D'études Politiques De Paris (Sciences Po)
08.2007 - 2009.08
Public Finance Consultant
Central Bank of Honduras
10.2006 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Science - Economics
National Autonomous University of Honduras
06.2002 - 2006.10
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