Juan Arredondo
Adaptation, Government ,
Oxford
United Kingdom

Basic Information
Professional Headline: Specialist on climate change adaptation, international negotiations and climate policy.
Areas of Interest: Climate change adaptation; renewable energy;
Professional Experience
Advisor to the Programme on Climate Change
Instituto Nacional de Ecología (INE)
November/2004-September/date
• Co-authored chapters of the Mexico's 2002 and 2006 National GHG Emissions Inventories and the 3rd and 4th National Communications of Mexico to the UNFCCC. • Coordinated and conducted quality control assessment of the 2002 and 2006 National Greenhouse Emissions Inventories. Assessed its compliance in terms of estimations and content with the UNFCCC Guidelines for Emissions Inventories. • Participated as member of the Mexican delegation (negotiator) to the UNFCCC COP/MOPs in Montreal (COP-11), Nairobi (COP-12), Poznan (COP-14) and Copenhagen (COP-15) on the topics of national communications, national emissions inventories, technology transfer and adaptation to climate change. • Prepared briefing notes, press releases and speeches for senior government officers at Under-Ministerial and Ministerial level on the topics of adaptation to climate change, technology transfer, emissions inventories and national communications.

Director of Strategic Programmes
State Council for Science and Technology-Jalisco
September/2002-June/2003
Coordinated the development and co-authored chapters of the State Programme on Science and Technology (PECYTJAL) 2001-2007. * Negotiated and achieved authorisation from the Ministry of Culture and the family of the Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco the use images from its murals to illustrate the PECYTJAL. * Supervised the development of the University-Industry Linkage Programme (PROVEMUS) that promotes and supports the incorporation of senior students into goal-oriented projects executed in companies. * Coordinated media relations.

Logistics coordinator
Centro Mario Molina / Molina Center
April/2005-February/2007
Coordinated and provided overall logistical support to a USD$25 million research project on air quality and climate change. * Coordinated and supervised the set up of research sites and their compliance with specified requirements. * Negotiated support and requested and followed up on research permits, visas, and clearances from seven federal ministries and four state governments. * Oversaw logistics budget management. * Acted as liaison to the American Embassy in Mexico City, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NASA, the US-Department of Energy and several other research institutions. * Arranged and documented research and logistical meetings of the science steering committee, and meetings with investigators and government officers. * Coordinated contact with media in Mexico and prepared press releases.

Research assistant
ITESM
September/1997-December/2000
Collected and analysed data from production processes and identified waste minimization options and measures for tanneries and plastic injection companies. * Provided guidance, training and support on the implementation of environmental management systems under ISO-14000 on small, medium and large sized companies on printing (Tegrafik), seat belt production (Takata), PVC seals production (Jetpac), clothing retail (C&A), chemical products fabrication (PQG), and computers assembling (IBM).

Project manager & researcher on urban sustainability
ITESM
January/2001-June/2003
Planned and supervised a research project on the use of urban sustainability indicators for decision making. * Designed, coordinated, and facilitated discussion sessions and focus groups with government officers and urban policy experts. * Presented the project at the "Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable Cities".

General Coordinator
Local Urban Observatory of Guadalajara (OMEGA)
August/2002-October/2004
Founder member and first General Coordinator of OMEGA. * Coordinated the design of OMEGA’s structure and research agenda. * Established liaisons with local and state governments and 3 universities (UdeG, ITESO, ITESM). * Negotiated financial support from the Jalisco State Government and UN-HABITAT. * Conducted research on intra-urban inequities in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area for the UN-HABITAT. * Acted as liaison to the UN-HABITAT Programme on Global Urban Observatories.

Research officer
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
February/2010-March/2010
Collated information on current and forthcoming programmes of work on adaptation to climate change in England. * Liaised with government officers at the national, regional and local level to obtain opinion and input on programmes of work. * Structured and developed the project report * Presented results to the Local and Regional Adaptation Partnership Board. The results helped the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on allocating funding for adaptation projects in England

Consultant to IRION Project
BBVA Bancomer - ITESM
May/2009-August/2009


Consultant for Mexico Vision 2030 project
Mexico’s Executive Office of the Presidency
December/2006-February/2007
Researched and analysed international development data and supporting policies of growing and emerging economies. Framed possible drivers of sustained economic growth for selected benchmark countries. * Evaluated the results and inputs provided by the consultation stage of the Mexico 2030 Vision project. * Conceptualised and developed national goals, targets and indicators for each of the 5 axes of the National Development Plan 2007-2012. * Presented and discussed results with the Strategy and Special Projects area at the Executive Office of the Presidency. The project provided input to the Mexico’s National Development Plan 2007-2012.

Director of Air Quality (temporary cover)
Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
March/2007-September/2007
Coordinated the sectoral working group on air quality priorities and goals for the National Development Plan 2007-2012, and the Sectoral Programme on the Environment and Natural Resources 2007-2012. * Promoted, negotiated, and supported the formulation and implementation of air quality management plans in 6 large urban areas. In six months achieved to have more management plans in simultaneous operation than the total number of plans developed over the previous 6 years. * Conducted research on the environmental impacts caused by the importation of used vehicles from the USA. * Conveyed other areas of SEMARNAT, the Treasury (SHCP), the EPA regional offices and the air quality offices from border states and initiated negotiations towards a common and agreed plan to address the environmental impacts from the importation of used vehicles. * Organised the first national conference on air quality and emissions and pollutants registries. * Reviewed and provided guidance and advise in the preparation of 3 state-level emissions inventories. * Coordinated sessions and meetings, negotiated agreements, and followed up on commitments established within the Border 2012 programme and the Air Policy Forum with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the air quality management offices of states along the Mexico-USA border. * Headed a team of 15 people; assessed individual performance and counselled on training and professional development opportunities.

Education Experience
ITESM
Bachelor of Science Chemical and Systems Engineering
1992 - 1997
Courses on: Chemical Balance and Equilibrium; Numerical Methods; Thermodynamics; Fluid Mechanics; Organic and Inorganic Chemistry; Probability and Statistics; Transport Phenomena; Heat and Mass Transfer; Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design; Chemical Plants Design; Processes Dynamics, Operations and Control; Industrial Systems Engineering; Programming (FORTRAN) and Data Structures; Processes Modelling and Optimization; Engineering Economics.

University of Oxford
DPhil in Geography and the Environment Adaptation to climate change in private sector
2007 - 2011
Reseach on adaptation to climate change in the private sector.

MIT
Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning Environmental policy; International environmental negotiations; Environmental and Health Management
2003 - 2004
Courses on: Environmental Justice; International Environmental Negotiations; Environmental Management; Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (@Harvard KSG); Energy Policy (@Harvard KSG); Epidemiology (@Harvard SPH); Biostatistics (@Harvard SPH); Environmental Health Management (@Harvard SPH).

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