Maria Alejandra Escovar

Maria Alejandra Escovar

Maria Alejandra Escovar Bernal is a sector specialist in the Disaster Risk Management unit at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C., where she works on the integration of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation into development projects. She has over a decade of experience across Latin America and the Caribbean, advising on resilient infrastructure, risk governance, and climate-aligned investments. Prior to this, she served as an Operations Analyst at the International Finance Corporation and as a Consultant at the IDB, supporting Paris Agreement alignment and adaptation finance. Her technical background includes probabilistic risk modeling and nature-based solutions. Maria Alejandra holds two MSc degrees in Environmental and Sustainable Development (UCL, UK) and Environmental Engineering and Management (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia), as well as dual bachelor's degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering.