Arnoldo Matus Kramer
Mexico City, Munich and London
Mexico

Basic Information
Professional Headline: Director and Co-Founder Ithaca Environmental - Adaptation Expert
About me: My professional drive is to find solutions to global environmental change related problems. I have worked for more than 15 years as a researcher, consultant and entrepreneur in the environmental sector. I have a PhD in Geography and Environment from the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford. I am also a Co-Founder of CB Nex with some good partners and friends that I have meet in Oxford.
Areas of Interest: climate policy, adaptation, sustainable development
Professional Experience
Co-founder
CB Nex
October/2010


Climate Change Adaptation Consultant
OECD
January/2009-December/2009
My work at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was associated with research and writing on adaptation. In particular I contribute to the following works: 1) OECD. 2009. OECD Policy Guidance on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation. Paris, OECD. 2) Agrawala, S., A. Matus Kramer, G. Prudent-Richard and M. Sainsbury. 2010. Incorporating climate change impacts and adaptation in Environmental Impact Assessments: Opportunities and Challenges. OECD Environment Working Papers No. 24. Paris, France. 3) Forthcoming: Programmatic Approach to Climate Change Adaptation (forthcoming, 2011).

Adviser
INE
20042006
At the National Institute of Ecology (INE) I contributed in the following projects: 1) Analytical research to design the national strategy on climate change adaptation. 2) Project manager of the design of the website ww.ecovehiculos.gob.mx that provides information on the Mexican vehicle fleet energy efficiency and emissions. 3) Project manager of the First National Emissions Inventory of air quality pollutants. 4) Project manager of the design of the National System of Emissions website (GHG emissions and criteria pollutants). 5) Advisor to the President of INE for his work as Chair of the Executive Council of the Inter-American Institute of Global Change Research (IAI).6) Mexican Delegate to the UNFCCC (COP 10; COP 11 and COP 12); to the IAI (COP 12; EC 20; EC 21; SAC 22) and other international forums on climate change.

Lecturer on Ecology and Sustainable Development
ITESM
August/2005-December/2005


Sub-Head on Border Environmental Affairs (Mexico-US)
SEMARNAT
2001
Foreign Affairs Coordinating Unit- Mexican Ministry of Environment

Adviser
Commission of Environment and Natural Resources
2000
Mexican Deputy Chamber. I co-organized a Conference on Environmental Tax Reform together with Mexican Senate and Deputy Chamber and UNAM.

Internship
CEC
1997
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Education Experience
University of Oxford
Doctor of Philosophy Geography and Environment
2006 - 2011
Thesis Title: Adaptation to Climate Change and Tourism in the Mexican Caribbean Supervisors: Prof. Diana Liverman and Dr. Emma Tompkins. Scholarship: CHEVENING / CONACYT. Affiliate to Tyndall PhD Researcher Network.

University of Reading
M.Sc. Renewable Energy and Environment
2002 - 2003
Thesis: Modelling CDM Projects for Mexico City

BTU-Cottbus
M.Sc. Environment and Resource Management
2001 - 2003


McGill University
B.A. Major Political Science and minors in Economics and Environment
1997 - 2000
In 1995, I started a B.A. in International Relations at ITAM in Mexico. In 1997, I went first as an exchange student to McGill University. At the end of this program I transfer my credits. During my stay at McGill I also join undergraduate level courses on management (summer 1999) at the WHU Business School in Germany.

Social
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Website: http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/teaching/doctoral/matuskramer.php
Public Profile
Profile Url http://www.cbnex.com/arnoldo-matus-kramer.html