Cecilia Silva Bernardo Cecilia Silva Bernardo is the Head of Climate Change Vulnerabilities Department of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Angola, coordinating adaptation and mitigation issues.
She has a Master Degree on Environmental Management and Governance from the University Agostinho Neto of Angola in cooperation with the University of Lisbon of Portugal and, she has a background on International Relations from the Institute of International Relations of Angola.
Cecilia joined the Ministry of Environment of Angola in 2008 and since 2009 she is one of the representatives of Angola in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations process being in 2015 a member of the Presidency of Angola on the Group of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of this Convention.
She was involved on the elaboration of the Initial National Communication, the National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) as well as in the National Determined Contributions (INDCs) of Angola and, is currently involved on the review of the Angolan National Strategy for Climate Change. Cecilia is also responsible of coordinating the elaboration of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
As a Junior Policy-maker, one of her roles of work is to support the development of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, projects and programs to guaranty energy, water and food security in Angola.