Inger Andersen (environmentalist)

Inger Andersen
Born 1958
Nationality Danish
Alma mater University of London
Occupation Director General IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Predecessor Julia Marton-Lefèvre

Inger Andersen (born 1958) is a Danish economist and environmentalist. She is Director-General of IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Previously, she was Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank.

Life and work

Inger Andersen studied at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, where she obtained a Master’s Degree in Development Economics and African Politics.[1]

She began her career working on desertification issues in Sudan, and with the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office in New York. When the Global Environment Facility was established in 1992, she served as the Arab Region Coordinator for the United Nations Development Programme. In 1999 she moved to the World Bank where she worked on water, environment and sustainable development. In 2010, she was named Vice President for Sustainable Development and later that year Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa. She was also Head of the CGIAR Fund Council.

In October 2014, IUCN announced that Andersen would become its next Director General as of January 2015.[2] She took over that post from Julia Marton-Lefèvre.

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "World Bank experts: Inger Andersen". World Bank. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Inger Andersen named IUCN Director General". IUCN. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

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