Jana Siebeneck
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Jana Siebeneck

Climate and Disaster Risk & Gender

Disaster Risk | Climate Policy | Gender | Finance | | Climate Policy Advisor with experience in vulnerability research and disaster risk finance and management. Passionate about the interlinkages between disaster risk, power structures, gender and financial inclusion to develop strategies that address the most vulnerable to climate risks. Let's connect to explore opportunities for collaboration, speaking engagements at event, or cross-overs of your work with the work of the Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions or the Global Shield against Climate Risks.

Advisor to the Global Shield against Climate Risks , Global Shield Secretariat

Berlin, Germany

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Areas of expertise

Available for

Collaboration and exchangeSpeaking roles

CDRFI Expertise

Financial InclusionHumanitarian AssistanceMultilateral Climate Financing MechanismsNational and sub-national CRI SchemesNational and Sub-national DRM StrategiesNational and sub-national DRR

Gender

Access to FinanceDifferential VulnerabilityFeminist Foreign PolicyGender Dimensions of Climate Risk and DisastersGender MainstreamingStructural Barriers

Languages

EnglishGerman

Methods & Skills

Academic WritingAnalytical interviewsClimate Risk AssessmentEvent/Webinar OrganisationExpert interviewsGender performance DataGender-responsive Needs AssessmentsGender-responsive Risk AssessmentQualitative Vulnerability Assessment

Regional Expertise

AsiaEuropeGlobalSub-Saharan Africa

Professional experience

Advisor to the Global Shield against Climate Risks

- Coordinating the implementation of pre-arranged disaster risk finance strategies in Global Shield countries (e.g. as Focal Point to Ghana and further countries)

Junior Advisor for Gender-responsive Approaches in Climate & Disaster Risk Finance

- Management of activities of the Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions on integrating Gender into Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance - Communications Lead - Ministerial advisory

Intern in the Global Programme on Risk Assessment and Management for Adaptation to Climate Change (Loss & Damage)

- Designing Climate Risk Management (CRM) trainings - Supporting studies on CRM in fragile states, linkages between SDGs and CRM, and Climate Risk Assessment methods

Research Assistant for Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning (VARMAP)

- Project management and coordination between UNU and India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Netherlands, Nepal, and Canada - Co-authoring two publicatitions - tutorial teaching on Climate & Disaster Risks

Research Assistant for the Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI)

- Advising on agricultural innovations in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria - Writing policy briefs for the cooperation with BMZ & GIZ - Development of a media outreach & communication strategy

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