Dr. Ludena is a prominent agricultural economist with PhD and Masters from Purdue University, USA. Having long track of experience, Dr. Ludena has developed working expertise in the field of Climate Finance, Project Development, Economic and Financial Analysis, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, International Trade. For last fourteen years he is serving in different capacity under various international and national development organizations namely FAO, ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, GEF, IADB etc.
'Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, USA. M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.
Climate Finance, Project Development, Economic and Financial Analysis, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, International Trade.
'Carlos has over 14 years of experience on climate finance, project development and evaluation. His experience includes the following positions: Senior Climate Change Adaptation Consultant, FAO;Senior Climate Finance Expert, Clima Capital Partners; Climate Finance Expert, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB); Senior Economist, FAO;Technical Expect for Climate Change Project Formulation, UNICEF; National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Support Senior Consultant, UNDP; GEF Technical Expert, UNDP; Green Climate Fund Specialist, FAO; Evaluation Economist, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB); Climate Finance Expert, Factor Ideas for Change; Green Climate Fund Specialist, WFP; Climate Change Specialist, IADB.
'Carlos has worked in project development and technical assistance in more than 40 projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Near East, supporting governments and organizations, including development banks (The World Bank, The Inter-American Development Bank, the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)), UN agencies (FAO, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP), and research institutions (CIAT, ALADI, IICA). He has developed and coordinated more than 70 publications in areas of agriculture, natural resources, climate change and environment.