paloma agrasot

About

Geographer specialized on environmental integration in EU external relations policies. Specific interest on climate change impacts on humans and nature (poverty, desertification, water management and land use) with main focus on the EU's neighbouring areas: the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions. Following an early retirement in September 2011: deepening knowledge about European and neighbouring regions history, culture and geopolitical challenges as a student.

Country

belgium

City

brussels

Industry

philanthropy

Skill

policy analysis, sustainable development, ngos, fundraising, non profits, european union, international development, international relations, policy, environmental policy, strategy, research, spanish, public policy, environmental awareness, capacity building, non governmental organizations

Experience

researcher

université catholique de louvain

1989-1 - 1989-6 · 6 mos

Contributed to a study on "Population and Environment" funded by the European Commission

collaboratrice technique

université d'oran

1974-9 - 1976-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Worked as Assistant on Human Geography at the Departement des Sciences de la Terre

neighbourhood program manager

wwf european policy office

2005-3 - 2011-9 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Greening the Neighbourhood Policy. Programme including the Enlargement policies and overall EU's Neighbourhood. Working with WWF offices and NGO Partners in the related regions..

mediterranean policy coordinator

wwf mediterranean programme office

1997-1 - 2002-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

team member at 'habitat and development', faculty of achitecture

université catholique de louvain

1989-9 - 1990-7 · 11 mos

researcher

université de liège (ulg)

1977-3 - 1978-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

Participated to a socio-economic study of Verviers Region (Belgium)

mediterranean policy, snhp or marine coordinator

wwf european policy office

1997-9 - 2005-3 · 7 yrs 7 mos

* 1997-2002: worked for WWF Mediterranean Programme (Rome) on Euromed Policy. * 2002-2004: coordinated the Brussels work to stop the Spanish Hydrological Plan (no funds from the EU for the SNHP) * 2004-2005: Marine coordination dealing with the EU Marine Strategy development * 1997-2003: Mediterranean Policy Coordinator for WWF Mediterranean Programme Office, MEDPO

environment and develoment coordinator

european environmental bureau

1982-3 - 1997-9 · 15 yrs 7 mos

Greening external policies (ACP, EU-Latin America/MERCOSUR, Mediterranean/Euromed) Follow up to negotiations of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification