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Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA)
In 1995 Figueres founded and became the Executive Director[59] of the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas, a non profit organization dedicated to promoting the participation of Latin American countries[60] in the Climate Change Convention. Figueres developed and led the four programs of the Center:[61] capacity building, policy reform, project preparation and carbon finance. Some of her main accomplishments are:
Conceived and established the first ever carbon finance program in the developing world: the Latin American Carbon Program (PLAC) within the Andean Development Corporation (CAF). 1999
Successfully negotiated the first emission reduction purchase agreement between an industrialized country and a regional development bank. The agreement assigned the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) 45 million EUROs to purchase emission reductions in Latin America on behalf of the Government of the Netherlands. 2001[62]
Designed and performed capacity building activities on Climate Change, sustainable energy and conservation for over five hundred professionals from the public and private sectors, as well as from civil society throughout Latin America. 1995–2003[63]
Envisioned and helped establish national climate change programs in Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.1998–2007[64]
Envisioned and supervised the creation of the first electronic climate change information system specializing on the Clean Development Mechanism.
Supervised the preparation of six greenhouse gas reduction projects in the energy and industry sectors, all approved by US Initiative of Joint Implementation.[65]
Conceived and lead the preparation of FOCADES, an innovative fund for the promotion of biodiversity and clean energy projects in Central America, with a total capitalization of $15 million. 1995 |