Amal-Lee Amin

Dr. Amal-Lee Amin is a passionate advocate for sustainable development. Her 20-year career spans Government, multilateral development bank, academia and the not for profit think-tank sectors. As Chief of the Climate Change Division at the Inter-American Development Bank, Amal-Lee leads a 60-person team for strengthening institutions, mobilizing finance and applying knowledge in support of Latin American and Caribbean countries implementation of the Paris Agreement.

Aiming for net zero emissions could boost economic growth in Latin America

Amal-Lee Amin | August 21, 2019

Scaling up climate-related policies and investing in sustainable infrastructure could increase GDP by up to 2.8 percent on average across G20 countries by ...
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Latin America and the Caribbean steps up implementation of the Paris Agreement

Amal-Lee Amin | November 9, 2017

The UN Climate Change talks are underway in Germany where, alongside the negotiations, myriad actors including many Latin Americans are demonstrating how ...
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How can Latin America reduce its exposure to climate risk?

Amal-Lee Amin | April 6, 2017

Climate change and efforts to address it threaten to reduce the value of important economic assets in the region. Can long-term planning help reduce risk ...
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Can Latin America and the Caribbean reduce its exposure to climate risk?

Amal-Lee Amin | March 30, 2017

Two years ago scientists stumbled upon hundreds of dead whales in a remote area of Patagonia in southern Chile in the biggest single whale ...
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