Global Q&A Session: CIF’s Industry Decarbonization Program and Application Process

Dora has over 16 years’ experience in natural resources and environment management, and climate resilient development. She joined the World Bank in 2007 as a young professional and played a key role in establishing the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in 2008. In 2018, she rejoined the CIF as program coordinator for stakeholder engagement where she has been championing inclusive and transparent climate finance governance. Dora is a strong advocate for partnering with and supporting youth-led innovative climate solutions. She led the development of the CIF Youth Engagement Strategy note that launched at the COP-26 in Glasgow. Prior to the World Bank and the CIF, she worked with the Global Environment Facility.  Dora has worked across countries in South Asia, and Africa on forest landscape restoration, nature-based solutions and biodiversity conservation in roads infrastructure. She holds a Master of environment management degree from the Yale University School of the Environment and a B.Sc. in NRM from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. She also holds a leadership certificate from the Manhattanville College in New York.

Davinia joined the governance team of the Climate Investment Funds in 2020.

Focusing on Trust Fund Committee relations, she provides guidance on governance-related issues, as well as coordinates project and policy approvals. 

Previously, she worked on the governance and management of the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. Her responsibilities included preparing case and policy documents for deliberation and decision, handling and responding to public requests for information, and developing learning materials to ensure staff compliance with the Policy. 

Davinia holds a law degree and a Master of Laws degree in International Law and Intellectual Property. She is licensed to practice law in Spain and the State of New York.