SURECO & PARTNERS
We are an innovative firm that provides consulting and advisory services in climate finance. SURECO & Partners offers tailored solutions, bringing together national and regional consultants who understand their local contexts, with diverse sectoral and thematic experience. We identify, develop, implement and monitor sustainable activities, projects and programs.
SURECO & PARTNERS
Mission
To empower developing countries by strengthening their capacities, institutions, and projects to access to climate finance, delivering tailored solutions with local expertise to accelerate their sustainable and resilient development.
Vision
To be the leading partner for sustainable development, specializing in climate finance, environmental solutions, social inclusion, and governance, driving transformative positive impact in developing countries.
WHAT MAKES
US DIFFERENT
Experience and quality
Our highly skilled local consultants work towards a more sustainable future through capacities, favoring increased investments for climate change.
Adaptation to customer needs
Let us assemble the team for your project or program from a diverse group of established and emerging consultants with credentials across all areas of ESG and climate finance.
Personnel management
Implement our bottom-up approach to scale up action more collaboratively and rapidly toward better ESG and solutions to climate change.
OUR CORE TEAM
Past Principal Director: Climate Change Division, Government of Jamaica
Regional Director: Caribbean Women in Leadership
Director: Recycling Partners of Jamaica
Independent Climate Change & Environmental Expert MSc Environmental Science: Wageningen Agricultural University
Honorary Doctorate of Laws in Humanities
Former Deputy Managing Director: National Bank for Agriculture and rural Development (NABARD),
Director: Bankers’ Institute of Rural Development (BIRD)
Chairman: Samaaru Finance Pvt Ltd.
Member of the Governing Board: College of Agricultural Banking, Reserve Bank of India.
Specialist: climate finance, rural finance and infrastructure.
PhD Research, International Economic Development - East China Normal University
PhD Orals International Economics and MALD: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston
MS Mechanical Engineering: Tufts University, Boston and MS from INSA Lyon, France
Executive Recruiter: Russell Reynolds Associates, Paris
Commercial Attaché: French Embassy, Abu Dhabi
Sailed around Cape Horn: 2nd Whitbread Race around the World
Former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
Director of the "Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales" (IDEAM)
Geologist from the "Universidad Industrial de Santander" in Bucaramanga
Media Specialist from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá
Founder of MIBANCO
Executive director: PROFONANPE
Master in Development Sociology: University of Paris I, Pantheon - Sorbonne, France Institut d'Etudes Economiques et Sociales (IEDES)
Master in Agricultural Development: University of Paris I, Pantheon - Sorbonne, France Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Fund Manager Advisor: International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA)
Invesment Committee Member: Nyala Venture
Managing Director: One Planet Ventures, LLC
Investment Committee Member, Helenos Fund: Inpulse Investment Manager
Non Executive Director: Just Share SA and Shared Assets Investment Committee Member
Environmental and GIS Responsible - NGO Kurmi ADSI
Former Vice President - Scientific Society of Students of Environmental Engineering
Former Research Assistant - VLIR-UOS
Environmental Engineer - UCB Cochabamba Regional
Environmental Specialist for Environmental Impact Assessment - Studies Alkamari S.R.L.
Environmental Consultant - Accredited by the Ministry of Environment and Water.
Renewable Energy and Occupational Safety SpecialistEnvironmental Engineer - Military School of Engineering EMI.
Mindset and Culture Coordinator - Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Javeriana University.
Professional in Communications - Javeriana University.
Master in Organizational Communication - Javeriana University.
Legal Representative - Ambiente Sostenible AMBSOS S.A.S.
Member of the Steering Committee - Colectivo Somos Ambiente EcEnvironmental.
Analyst for Programs and Products - Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador.
Environmental Consultant - Accredited by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition.
Environmental Engineer - Universidad Politécnica Salesiana.
Climate Change Mitigation Project Coordinator - Ecoamet.
Environmental Specialist - Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
Coordinator of Sustainability and Climate Change Projects - Deuman.
Environmental Engineer - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina.
Co-founder - InnovaBosque.
Forestry Specialist - Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (Ecuador).
Forest governance specialist - REM (Ecuador).
Biotechnology Engineer - ESPE (Ecuador).
Master in Conservation Biology - PUCE (Ecuador).
Member of the Board of Directors - International Bank.
Board of Directors - Insurance Company Columna S.A.
Founder and General Director - Talento Consulting.
Consulting Partner - Parker Randall Guatemala, S.A.
Partner - HVC Kapital in the management of investment funds.
Master in Financial Administration -UMG.
Consultant - UN Women Guatemala.
Vice Minister of Development of MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) - Ministry of Economy of Guatemala.
Law for the economic empowerment of women
Creation of the Women's Entrepreneurship - Unit. Implementation of public policy on equal opportunities for women
Designed and implemented Environmental and Social Risk Management Systems (SARAS) in financial institutions:
Financial Bank (Peru), Pacífico Savings and Loan Cooperative (Peru), Bolivarian Bank (Ecuador), EXITUS Capital (Mexico), EDPYME Credit Access (Peru), Western Financial (Mexico) and FINAGRO (Colombia).
Specialist in Economic Management - Metal Mechanics Varona Company.
Former Auditor - Popular Bank of Savings (BPA) and Bank of Credit and Commerce (BANDEC).
Master's Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Banking Management - Center for Business Studies of the Marta Abreu de las Villas Central University.
Project Management Technician: Instituto Desarrollo Paraguay.
Former Technical Studies Assistant Superintendence of Insurance - Central Bank of Paraguay.
Former Assistant National Accounts of the Department of Statistics of the Real Sector - Central Bank of Paraguay.
Economist - National University of Asuncion.
Climate Change Specialist Consultant -Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
Former General Director of Monitoring and Coordination - Ministry of Development Planning Bolivia.
Former National Coordinator for the elaboration of the final document for GEF - FAO.
Former Minister - Technical Secretariat for Economic and Social Development Planning of Paraguay.
Former Director of Think Tank - Development Institute.
PhD in Economics - University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Former Senior Economist - World Bank (Washington, DC - USA).
Former Presidential Commissioner for Social Protection - Honduran Institute of Social Security.
Former Insurance and Pension Specialist - BCIE.
Former Head of the Actuarial Division - National Commission of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions.
Undersecretary of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment of Ecuador
National Representative in international climate change negotiations: Head of delegation and focal point for the GCF and UNFCCC
President of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Meteorology (INAMHI)
Project Director, Socio-Environmental Research and Development Corporation (BNDES)
Deputy National Director of Energy, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay
UNDP Consultant, Planning and Budget Office of Uruguay
Professor of Political Economy, Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay
Consultant on financial and labor issues, AEBU
Economist in Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Change - ECLAC and UNIDO.
Consultant with extensive experience in scenario analysis and evaluation of environmental impacts in Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Change.
Advisor - Oxygen Project in Latin America and the Caribbean
Project Coordinator - Oceanids Foundation (Ecuador)
Intern - Department of Environmental Projects and Youth Climate Ambassador
B.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations - Universidad Internacional Ecuador
Consultant in the Project Management Unit - Interamerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture - IICA Ecuador
Technical Assistant - EBA R2A Program
Climate Change Intern - Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
B.Sc. in Biological and Environmental Sciences - Universidad Central del Ecuador
Valuation Specialist, EP PETROECUADOR
Forest Administration and Control Specialist, Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
Academic and Field Researcher, Wageningen UR-EKORURAL
Academic Researcher, Valrhona Chocolaterie
Agricultural Landscape Designer- Researcher, A Quinta Farm
Jr. Microbiology Analyst, QUALA ECUADOR S.A.
Independent Consultant - Hydrosanitary Designer
Volunteer Program - United Nations in Bolivia
Volunteering in Action Platform - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia
Works Supervisor - Municipal Autonomous Government of La Paz
Consultant in Management and Monitoring, Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing - IDB
Graduated in Psychology - UCB.
Experience in team management, with a focus on cultivating harmonious work environments through empathy and effective communication.
Volunteer - social commitment, supporting individuals in vulnerable situations, reinforcing commitment to community development.
Climate/sustainable finance analyst - Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador B.P.
Master in Biodiversity and Climate Change - Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica.
Engineer in Geographic Sciences and Sustainable Development with a mention in Territorial Planning - Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Environmental Quality Analyst - Insideo.
Environmental Assistant - Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
Intern - Climate Negotiators Programme - Ministry of Environment Peru.
Diploma in Activism and Socio-environmental Policy - Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Environmental Engineer - National Agrarian University La Molina.
OUR CLIENTS AND BENEFICIARIES
Green Climate Fund Services
- Readiness programmes
- Concept Notes
- Accreditation Process
- Funding Proposals
Sustainable Finance
- Climate Action Iniciatives
- Access to International Finance
- Guidelines, Action Plans and MRV System
- Financial Structure & Fesability Studies
- Risk Appraisal and Management
Environemntal & Social Safeguards and Gender Plans
- Environmental and social safeguards systems
- Gender Assessment and action plans
- Developing policies, strategies and action plans
OUR LATEST PROJECTS
BCIE / Regional
Development of a Concept Note to be presented to the Green Climate Fund related to desalination plants and water security in Egypt.
GFA / Ecuador
Provide advisory and training assitance for resilient infrastructures for climate sustainability.
CAF/ Regional
Develop a Concept Note for the CIEWS LAC Facility program, which allows beneficiary countries to formulate national and/or regional projects on Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CIEWS) to strengthen territorial and sectoral resilience in the face of variability and change climate.
LATEST NEWS
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