Gisela Boavida

Environmental and Social consultant and acknowledged specialist in environmental and social policy with 19 years’ experience in multiple areas of environmental and social governance. Proficiency in conducting impact assessments, designing sustainability practices, climate change resilience, and stakeholder participation processes aligned with safeguarding principles adopted by funding institutions (IFC-PS’s, AfDB, EP, WB-ESS, EBRD). Mozambican national but British educated and trained with experience largely developed in emerging markets (the Middle East region and Mozambique) in specific risk-oriented safeguarding roles. Possess a combination of project management, team leadership, and cross-cultural management skills in multiple aspects including natural resources management, infrastructure development, mobility & transportation, energy industry (renewables and fossil fuels), health and safety (community and OHS), involuntary resettlement, urban planning, and manufacturing. Demonstrated ability to catalyze diverse stakeholder participation while complying with regulatory constraints.