Valentina Ramirez
Head of Climate Strategy and Implementation (A&R), IIGCC
Valentina Ramirez is the Head of Climate Strategy Implementation at IIGCC, where she leads work on implementing the Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF), the Climate Resilience Investment Framework (CRIF), and integrating Nature, Emerging Markets, and Just Transition considerations into investor guidance. She previously oversaw IIGCC’s work on sovereign bonds, derivatives and hedge funds, and net‑zero benchmarks. An economist and CFA Charterholder, Valentina holds an MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy from the LSE. Her career spans roles in Grupo Bancolombia, climate‑finance consulting for Genesis Analytics across Africa, and serving as Deputy Head of Natural Capital Advisory at CrossBoundary.
ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE – PANEL
Enhancing adaptation and resilience for physical risks across the financial sector
- Addressing the rising impacts of physical climate risks such as wildfires, floods and drought
- Strengthening supply chains and infrastructures to minimize disruption to services
- Identifying the need for effective public-private partnerships to better share risks and incentives
- Integrating climate adaptation into sustainable finance as both a risk management and business opportunity area
- Confronting the insurance crisis as climate disclosures become more frequent, costly and uncovered
- Integrating nature and water dependencies into resilience strategies
- Elevating adaptation and resilience alongside mitigation in sustainable finance
- Mapping physical risk across global supply chains