Dr. Sayel Cortes Email & Phone Number

Remote

- Contributed to draft a Guidance Note on Integrated National Financial Frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) presented at the G20 DRR Working Group and published as a standalone guide- Supervised the successful development and publication of reports on taxonomies for disaster bonds, budget tagging, and infrastructure resilience- Provided technical support to assessments of infrastructure resilience in Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Chile, Ghana, and Tonga

Mexico

Coordinated and successfully completed projects on sustainable urban policies

Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea

• Led the Capacity Building Program, training over 100 local government officials from over five countries in the Asia-Pacific region annually.• Coordinated the Safer Cities Program Coordinator (with UN-Habitat and Seoul Metropolitan Government), supporting the coordination between international partners, strategic planning, and documentation.• Supervised four thematic clusters led in four different countries and involving over 130 cities and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Developed baseline and carbon reduction potential models to evaluate mobility and urban development policies.• Managed knowledge-sharing mechanisms for Latin America and the Caribbean in climate finance and international mechanisms.• Developed studies related to National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs).

Jongro-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Researched “Transport Oriented Development as an Urban Green Growth Strategy: The Human Perspective”

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Urban Mobility and Development Area: • Estimated greenhouse gas emissions and cost effects of urban development patterns and its relation with urban mobility in Mexico, as part of the “Towards Low Carbon Competitive Cities” Project. • Developed indicators to evaluate urban and socioeconomic characteristics. Air Quality and Climate Change Area: • Developed a greenhouse gas emissions baseline for the transport sector in Mexico and analyzed policies by testing different policy scenarios. • Designed international cooperation tools for climate change such as Nationally Appropriated Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for the transport sector.

Guadalajara Area, Mexico

- Managed projects from conception through development including planning, scheduling, and managing human and material resources- Worked with clients in Mexico, USA, Canada, Spain, and Ecuador- Supervised over 80 people in our 3 offices

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Climate Governance In Local Governments

Activities and Societies: Environmental Policy Group Thesis: “Understanding Heterogeneity in City Networks.” o Qualitative Comparative.

Master'S Degree, Global Affairs And Policy - International Cooperation For Development

Activities and Societies: • Founder and president of the Mexican Students Association, South Korea (2013 - 2014) • Member of the Graduate.

Course, Tools For Political Action And Prospective Scenarios

Exchange Student, Economics

Master'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: • Exchange student at the University of Texas at Austin. Thesis topic: "Environmental Effects of Investment.

Diploma, High Performance Team Building

Complex Systems

Summer intensive course

Diploma, Project Management Using Pmi Methodology

Postgraduate Studies, Environmental Impact Assessment

100hr on-line program on international environmental impact assessment methodologies

Engineer’S Degree, Environmental Engineer, 2Nd Highest Global Grade

Activities and Societies: Participated in the organization of the 1st and 2nd Congress of Chemical Engineering and Environmental.

High School, Organizational Leadership

Activities and Societies: Leadership Workshop: "Aguilas" (Eagles)