César Aponte Rivero

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Coordinador Clima y Desarrollo Sostenible @ Bogotá, Bogota, CO
Bogotá, Bogota, CO
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Caracas, Federal District, Venezuela, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
About César Aponte Rivero

Profesional con más de 20 años de experiencia en Venezuela en temas que abarcan la investigación en ecología, la gestión ambiental, desarrollo sostenible, cambio climático y la gestión de riesgo; labores que he desarrollado en organizaciones de la sociedad civil, del sector público y para organismos multilaterales.

César Aponte Rivero's Current Company Details
Asociación Civil Casa de Cronopios

Asociación Civil Casa De Cronopios

Coordinador Clima y Desarrollo Sostenible
Bogotá, Bogota, CO
César Aponte Rivero Work Experience Details
  • Asociación Civil Casa De Cronopios
    Coordinador Clima Y Desarrollo Sostenible
    Asociación Civil Casa De Cronopios
    Bogotá, Bogota, Co
  • Asociacion Civil Casa De Cronopios
    Climate And Sustainability Manager
    Asociacion Civil Casa De Cronopios 2016 - Present
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Casa de Cronopios is a non-profit organisation that promotes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guide to make Venezuela a more environmentally and socially responsible society.Some recent experiences include:- (2024) Associated researcher for the FONACIT project N° 2024PGP151 ‘Afro-Venezuelan migrant women in the period 2016-2022’.- (2023) Design of the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of INCES to implement the dual vocational training system, based on the German experience, with a focus on sustainability'. Strategic Direction of Research and Development INCES - Venezuelan German Chamber of Commerce/AHK Venezuela.- (2023) Assessment of opportunities for public-private partnerships towards the inclusive digital and ecological transition of INCES; in the framework of the UNESCO strategy 2022-2029 on Technical and Vocational Education and Training.- (2020-2022) Project coordinator for ‘Agro-ecological production on a family scale as an alternative to slash and burn in the rural area of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda State VEN/SGP/OP6/OP5/Y5/CORE/LD/2019/12’ Small Grants Programme FFMAM. - (2021) Organisation of the independent dialogue ‘Transformación del Sistema Agroalimentario para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Municipio El Hatillo’, at the UN Food Systems Summit, July 18, 2021. https://summitdialogues.org/es/dialogue/34993/ - (2021) Rapporteur and editor of the technical document for the Chevening Conference ‘Driving Venezuela's Climate Ambition’. - (2021) Editor in the review of 16 multidimensional technical studies on femicide/feminicide in Latin America for the Spotlight regional programme. Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean - United Nations Development Programme (UNRBLAC).
  • United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (Unccd)
    Consultant
    United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification (Unccd) May 2018 - Mar 2019
    Caracas, Venezuela
    - I delivered the National Drought Plan for Venezuela-CCD/18/GM/05 elaborated with a Disaster Risk Management approach. - I designed the methodology and coordinated the National Workshop for the Diagnosis of Vulnerabilities and Capacities to face Drought in Venezuela. Caracas, 21-23 August 2018.- I gave the conference ‘Drought, a climatic disaster and a threat to our development’ at the National Meeting on Combating Desertification and Drought. Caracas, 25 August 2018.- I organised the forum ‘Diagnóstico de Capacidades para Enfrentar la Sequía en Venezuela: Vulnerabilidad Climática y Capacidad Adaptativa’ to present the results of the diagnosis at the Convención Nacional de Estudios Ambientales, Caracas, 13 November 2018.
  • Miistry Of The Environment
    Consultant
    Miistry Of The Environment Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
    Caracas Area, Venezuela
    Consultant to identify and assess funding opportunities for the National Waste Management Policy, under the GEF Trust Fund and other international donors. • Design of the Project "Initial Assessment of the Minamata Convention-Venezuela".• Design and management of the Venezuela National Coordination Unit for the project "Strengthening of National Initiatives and Enhancement of Regional Cooperation for the Environmentally Sound Management of POPs in Waste of Electronic or Electrical Equipment (WEEE) in Latin-American Countries-Venezuela". Full-Sized Project funded by the GEF Trust Fund.
  • Undp
    Consultant
    Undp May 2017 - Aug 2017
    Caracas , Venezuela
    - Designed and led a training programme for senior government officials on the Green Climate Fund and climate finance mechanisms. - Drafted a technical proposal to create the National Designated Agency to the Green Climate Fund, which was finally created in 2021. - Designed and led the High Level Workshop ‘The Green Climate Fund, an opportunity for the Sustainable Development of Venezuela’, Caracas, 8-9 August 2017.• Wrote the final report: Green Climate Fund, an opportunity to the Sustainable Development of Venezuela.
  • National Foundation For Environmental Education (Fundambiente)
    President
    National Foundation For Environmental Education (Fundambiente) May 2015 - Dec 2016
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Responsible for the re-launch of the National Foundation for Environmental Education, the legal and operational updating of the entity responsible for implementing public policies for Environmental Education in Venezuela. Under my leadership, the Foundation obtained an Operational Budget of 270,000 USD, a Project Budget of 390,000 USD, its own income of 150,000 USD and a staff of 51 professionals. In addition, we were able to: - Create the publishing imprint Amalivaca Ediciones, the official publishing house of MINEC, and its inaugural catalogue with 10 publications in print and digital (epub) format. - Organise the 1st literary contest ‘Conicas de la ciudad en Bicicleta’ aimed at promoting the experience of urban mobility by bicycle in Caracas https://cronicasbici.wordpress.com - Coordinate the Environment and Human Rights Chair, in conjunction with the Juan Vives Suriá School of Human Rights. - Create the Sustainable Production and Consumption Fair as a pilot experience for the promotion of SDG #12 of the 2030 Agenda. - Train 3,000 women in Caracas in the production of handmade soap from the recycling of edible oil and finance their projects in partnership with the Women's Bank.
  • Mppre Venezuela
    Climate Change Coordinator - Delegate At Unfccc
    Mppre Venezuela Aug 2012 - Apr 2015
    Caracas, Venezuela
    -General Coordinator of the Social PreCOP of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, 14-18 July and 4-7 November 2014. Venetur Margarita Hotel.- Organisation of the event ‘Venezuela and the Social Dimension of Climate Change’, in the framework of the UNFCCC COP 19, Warsaw, Poland.- Delegate of Venezuela to the Ordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Green Climate Fund. 7-10 October 2013, Paris, France.-Member of the Venezuelan Delegation to the Climate Summit at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York, 21-25 September 2014.- Organisation of the Preparatory Meetings of National Social Movements for the Social PreCOP on Climate Change. Indio Rangel Agroecological School, La Victoria.-Member of the Venezuelan Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. PreCOP and COP 19, Warsaw, Poland.-Member of the Venezuelan Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP 18, Doha, Qatar.
  • Fundación Instituto De Estudios Avanzados (Idea)
    Associate Researcher
    Fundación Instituto De Estudios Avanzados (Idea) Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
    Sartenejas, Edo Miranda
    - Leader of the Participatory Methods sub-project of the FONACIT Strategic Project No. 201100186-2011. Socio-ecological Vulnerability to Climate Change: Construction of a Methodological Framework with Communities, oriented towards Participatory Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change.- Advisor for the design and feasibility study of a Multidisciplinary Research Area on Climate Change.- Organiser of the Conference ‘Energy, Environment and Society, a view from complexity’. Institute for Advanced Studies. 21-22 May 2012. Sartenejas, Venezuela.- Member of the team for the design of the ‘National Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation for Climate Change’, with the governmental, scientific-technological, industrial and civil society sectors, Ministry of People's Power for Science, Technology and Innovation. Institute for Advanced Studies (IDEA), 17-18 July 2012. Sartenejas, Venezuela.
  • Ministerio Del Poder Popular Para El Ambiente
    Director For Natural Protected Areas
    Ministerio Del Poder Popular Para El Ambiente 2006 - Nov 2011
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Responsible for designing and implementing public policy for in situ conservation of biological diversity through the management of 7 Wildlife Reserves and 7 Wildlife Refuges, and two Biosphere Reserves. - As head of the secretariat of the MAB UNESCO Venezuela Committee, I managed the re-launching of the committee and the inclusion of the Orinoco Delta Biosphere Reserve in the UNESCO MAB Programme Network. - I led the project ‘Design of a Sustainable Community Tourism Policy in Natural Protected Areas’. - Creation of the first Wildlife Sanctuary in Venezuela, dedicated to the protection of bats, in the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State. - Creation of the Digital Cartography Unit of the Directorate of ANAPRO and of the Geographic Information System for Natural Protected Areas. Information System for Natural Protected Areas. - Delegate to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP16, Cancun, Mexico and COP15, Copenhagen Summit, Denmark. - Member of the High Level Commission of the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn 2008. - Member of the High Level Commission of the Special Meeting of the Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn 2008. - Delegate to the XIV Meeting of the Scientific and Technological Advisory Council (STAC) of the Protocol for Specially Protected Areas and Species in the Wider Caribbean (SPAW), Guadeloupe, France. - Participant of the Regional Workshop for the Programme of Work for Protected Natural Areas of the Convention on Biological Diversity (PoWPA-CBD), Salinas, Ecuador.
  • Bioparques
    Projects Manager
    Bioparques Jan 2001 - Apr 2006
    Caracas, Venezuela
    I directly managed the Parkswatch programme and coordinated the Red de Aliados para los Parques Nacionales (RAP), both with a combined budget of 250 million Bs. The RAP created a space for community participation for environmental organisations in Lara State. In coordination with the Centre for Tropical Conservation at Duke University in the USA, I contributed to the design of the Parkswatch methodology and published 17 bilingual reports documenting the conservation status of the National Parks on the website www.parkswatch.org. In addition, I wrote press releases, gave interviews for radio and print media and held regular meetings with representatives of government agencies. I was responsible for the communications strategy that made Parkswatch-Venezuela (parkswatch.org and bioparques.org) the most visited and cited online reference on Venezuela's national parks in 2005 and 2007, which earned us the Excellence Award in the eScience category of the World Summit Award at the UN World Summit on the Information Society. - Contributed with the drafting of the report on the Governance of the Protected Areas System in Venezuela, as part of a Regional Governance Assessment of Andean Protected Areas by IUCN South America. -I participated in the V World Congress of National Parks, Durban, South Africa, participated in the study "Young Conservationists and the Future of Protected Areas Worldwide" and coordinated the workshop "National Parks Allies Network: Building broader support for Protected Areas in Venezuela",

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César Aponte Rivero works for Asociación Civil Casa De Cronopios

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César Aponte Rivero attended University Of East Anglia, Universidad Simón Bolívar.

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