Meet the DEAL Community

Berlin, Germany

Switzerland

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Poulsbo, Washington, United States of America

I am an independent consultant and associate teaching professor at the University of Washington. Some frameworks that inform my work include adaptive leadership, dialogue, and emotional intelligence. I work primarily in the healthcare field, but I am interested in expanding my work into communities.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Concerned fashion student determined to challenge the perspective on the true impact of the textile industry, considering its inherent injustices and environmental footprint. Open-minded and seeking for youth participation in a constructive dialogue to address systemic change.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Energy Management graduate from ESCP B-SCHOOL Climate Ambassador at Global Youth Climate Network, Y2Y intiative by World Bank Group professionals. Media for Social Change fellow at Yes Foundation

Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Berlin, Deutschland

Green, resilient and liveable - Empowering Cities and Regions

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America - temporary

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

New Delhi, Delhi, India

I am an urban development professional working on applying sustainability principles to the built environment with expertise in urban management and resource governance. With prior training in architecture, I have worked on diverse design and planning aspects including climate-responsive urban and rural habitat development, green building consultancy, vernacular and alternate building technologies, and built and cultural heritage conservation. My current work is centred around integrating concepts of resilience, resource efficiency, and circularity in sustainable development policy and planning paradigms, adopting a systems thinking perspective and an action research based approach towards development of inclusive green economies. I graduated in Urban Management and Development from Erasmus University, Netherlands as an Orange Knowledge Program Fellow and have previously studied Architecture at Sushant School of Art and Architecture, India.

Edimburgo, Scotland, Reino Unido

I am currently an MSc Environment and Development student at The University of Edinburgh as a Chevening Scholar. I am interested in working on implementing sustainability perspectives in city management and policy, primarily through civil society participation. In the past, I have focused my career on working with socio-environmental organizations, mainly in strategy and holistic communications.

Vienna, Austria

Nürnberg, Bayern, Deutschland

Maida Vale, Westminster, England, United Kingdom

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Honduras

Economist with studies at the Universities of Bucharest, Romania, Münster and Bremen, Germany. Until the end of September 2021, I was Senior Researcher at the Development Policy Department of the SUEDWIND Institute in Germany. My research areas focus on international development cooperation, international trade and finance, the role of the private sector in transformation, global value chains and labor rights, development finance and conflict resolution and management. In the past I have conducted project analysis and evaluation work in German and European development cooperation. I was the German representative to the European non-state development network CONCORD in Brussels. I have teaching experience at the University of Bremen, as well at Univerities in Honduras and actively participates in international conferences on development issues.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Enthusiastic architect of new technologies and sustainability

Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos de América

Currently CIFAL Miami Coordinator, founder of Dousdebés Costa Consulting Group, a consulting firm dedicated to development of new businesses and innovation and co-founder of Linkups, the first business and professional development platform in the country. I have the honor of being a member of different international cooperation networks that work for the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in the world, such as the Purpose Alliance and Mercy Corps. With extensive experience as a manager of commercial and relational articulation between the private sector, academia, the entrepreneurial sector and multilateral organizations. Specialized in business development through innovation, consulting and training processes. Exposure to different types of organizations and people in the world have led me to understand the best forms of leadership, the needs for adaptation and transformation, and the importance of positive experiences generated to achieve great business.

La Paz, Bolivia

Assistant professor in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development of the Industrial Engineering Career.