Maria Wirth Email & Phone Number

Australia

Vienna, Austria

Responsible for company operations, implementing business strategies and fostering business relationshipsManager of business administration and technical team leadersLead consultant

Vienna, Austria

- Technical coordination of projects related to nature-based solutions for water and resource-oriented wastewater management- Team leader- Project acquisition

Vienna, Austria

Leading 3-5-person teams in consulting projects.Work package leader in Horizon 2020 project MULTISOURCE, task leader in several projects.Conducting research and consulting projects on topics of circular cities, urban heat mitigation, development of R&D projects for climate-resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions, collaborative financing and long-term implementation of nature-based solutions. Coordinated R&D project proposals with international consortia of 20-30 partners.Invited speaker, high-level panel moderator, trainer, and workshop facilitor.

Vienna, Austria

Project Manager of the LooPi green toilet project (Austrian FFG funding) Project Manager of alchemia-nova’s activities within the LOWTECH Innovation Lab project, advising cities on nature-based solutions to reduce energy related carbon emissions in the mobility, building, water and productive industry sectors.Leader of Work Package 3 'Business Models for Enhanced Natural Treatment Solutions', EU-funded MULTISOURCE project (ModULar Tools for Integrating enhanced natural treatment SOlutions in URban water CyclEs)Leader of Work Package 4 'Transformation Hubs' for a circular urban food system in Vienna, Austrian-funded DIRECT HUBS project

Vienna

Research on regenerative resource loops (water & nutrients) in cities; drivers and barriers of wider adoption of nature-based solutionsProject development of research and innovation projects on topics related to nature-based solutions and circular economy

Yangon, Myanmar

M&E:Design and evaluation of baseline studies, including market analysesIntroduction and coordination of the M&E system to measure and evaluate progress and sustainability of activities for all programme components, provided feedback for programme steering.Risk analysis of impacts of water contamination on aquaculture produce and consumer health in project regions.Project development and stakeholder engagement:Initiation and management of a project applying integrated crop-fish farming techniques to improve resource efficiency and climate change adaptation.Organization of stakeholder consultations and workshops on crosscutting issues of sustainable aquaculture development.Preparation and follow up on EU and international tenders.

Hq, Vienna

Department of Partnerships and Results MonitoringEnvironment Partnerships DivisionExternal presentation, event organization, drafted an info brochure incl. data visualisation about UNIDO projects for environmentally sustainable chemicals and waste management, water and energy, in coordination with other Departments.

Hq, Vienna

Department of Trade, Investment and InnovationConducted extensive research on sustainable development through Global Value Chains (GVCs)Conceptualized projects for value chain analyses, market access and value addition in fisheries, agriculture and small-scale gold mining.Drafted briefings and presentations on UNIDO's approach to value chain development, for donor meetings and academic conferences.

Warth, Austria

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

National News Department

Linz, Austria

Wirtschaftskammer Oberösterreich (WKOÖ)Wirtschaftsfoerderungsinstitut (WIFI)Abteilung Technische Veranstaltungen

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Governance And Financing Of Nature-Based Solutions For Urban Water Treatment

Long-term financing of nature-based solutions for water treatment, public-private partnerships, typologies of business models and financiers

Master’S Degree, Msc. Environmental Technology & International Affairs, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Head of ETIAtalks expert panel discussions Editor for 'Environment and Technology', Polemics Magazine.

Master’S Degree, Msc. Environmental Technology And International Affairs, With Distinction

Joint MSc program with Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien)

Political Science And Governance

Oxford Summer Courses, Somerville College Seminars, individual essay tutorials and defenses

Ba Political Science, Gpa 3.8

Focus: International Politics and Development Winner of Performance Scholarship, 2012 and 2013

High School

Activities and Societies: Student choir: performances in several venues across Caracas such as Teatro Teresa Carreño Piano and oboe.