Cristian Camilo Fernández Lopera
Biography
Cristian C. Fernández Lopera is a disaster risk manager with an emphasis on public policies. Interest in disaster risk finance and socioeconomic vulnerability to disasters. Work experience in Colombia, Germany, Perú and Portugal working with the public sector (national and local level), private sector and academia. 10 years of specific experience in disaster risk management. He is currently completing his PhD in Territory, Risk and Public Policies at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Cristian holds a Master's degree in Social Dynamics, Natural and Technological risks, (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and is currently learning German.
ORCID
Latest Publications
Article in Scientific journal
Lopera, Cristian Camilo Fernández; Mendes, José Manuel; Barata, Eduardo Jorge (2024), "Design of a Socially Inclusive Climate Risk Transfer Mechanism: A Case Study in La Guajira, Colombia", International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Fernández Lopera, Cristian Camilo; Mendes, José Manuel; Barata, Eduardo Jorge; Trejo-Rangel, Miguel Angel (2024), "Community and governmental perspectives on climate disaster risk finance instruments in Colombia", Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
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Fernández Lopera, Cristian Camilo; Gontijo Furst Gonçalves, Letícia (2023), Ahead of print. Parametric Insurance: mitigating the socioeconomic vulnerability to disasters (In Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Faculty of Economics, University of La Sabana