Executive Director
Veronica Arias, Executive Director of CC35 with Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, Gustavo Manrique and Mathis Wackerganel, Founder of Global Footprint in Quito.
VERONICA ARIAS,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CC35
Veronica assumed as Executive Director of the CC35 Secretariat on January 1, 2019 but officially ratified by the Secretary-General on September 1, 2020 with a mandate until 2024.
Interview on France 24 five years after the Paris Agreement
As Secretary of Environment of Quito, she carried out the first climate action plan and several urban conservation laws, recognized globally for her work with local governments, has represented international cooperation agencies and has been awarded as one of the environmental leaders of the region.
Timeline
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2021
Recognized as Woman of the Year 2020 by Vistazo Magazine
2020
Chosen from
The 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action
2020
Appointed as Executive Director of CC35
2019
Invited by Harvard University with Michael Bloomberg for the global Cities Leadership program
2019
Achieved local Urban Protected Areas legislation for almost 51% of Quito
2019
She was appointed to exercise the mandate 2014-2019 and to enhance the international environmental and climate agenda as a local government.
2014
Assumes as Secretary of the Environment of Quito
2000
Head of The Nature Conservancy Ecuador
1997
Founded the first Ecuadorian Center for Environmental Law (CEDA)
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Interviews
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What is the state of the world going into COP27?
Global Cities Leading the World’s Shift from Reliance on Fossil Fuels
Are recent heat waves the new climatic normal?
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow: success or failure?
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Speechs
International Forum of Local Environmental Authorities
International Forum of Local Environmental Authorities
International Forum of Local Environmental Authorities
Columns
in the media
Environmentalist, climate change activist. Global citizen. Former Sec Env Quito. Top đź’Ż Latinos. Top Women 2020 EC. @PerspectivasAmbientales @cc35city
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@veroniicaarias
CC35 is committed to the climate integration of the Americas through local diplomacy, to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, to increase the resilience of cities in the region and to amplify the voices of the Capitals before the international community in the framework of the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC following the implementation of the Paris Agreement,
the 2030 Agenda and the Glasgow Climate Pact.
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