Diana Argüello

Diana Argüello has more than 10 years of experience in sustainable development, climate change and ecosystem conservation. 

Throughout her career, Diana has focused on the design and implementation of climate change adaptation initiatives in the water, agriculture and hydropower sectors at both the national and regional levels. Her work integrates gender-responsive approaches, representation, governance and long-term sustainability principles. She has led and contributed to complex, multistakeholder processes, including policy development, coordination of technical working groups and multi-sectoral engagement, while implementing monitoring and evaluation tools that promote continuous improvement. Currently, she serves as an NDC technical expert within the Climate Promise Ecuador team, providing technical assistance to the Undersecretariat for Climate Change of Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment and Energy. 

She holds a master’s degree in public management and governance from the University of Potsdam in Germany and a specialization in climate change, cities and leadership from FLACSO University.

This position is supported by UNDP.