Before joining SEI, Patricia worked in the private sector; she has experience in international trade legislation, market research, market development and client management.
She has MSc on International Business and Economics at the ITESM (Instututo Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), Mexico and studied Ecosystems Governance and Globalization at Stockholm University /Stockholm Resilience Centre, focusing her research on sustainability indicators on agriculture, particularly for soy production in Uruguay.
Research interests
- Sustainable Lifestyles
- Sustainable consumption
- Circular Economy
- Trade and agriculture
- Making markets work for the poor
- Mainstreaming Sustainable Energy Access into National Development Planning: the Case of Ethiopia
- A review of environmental issues in the context of biofuel sustainability frameworks
- Will African consumers buy cleaner fuels and stoves? A household energy economic analysis model for the market introduction of bio-ethanol cooking stoves in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique
- The Achievable Potential of Wood Fuels for Climate Mitigation at Regional and Global Levels: Reviewing the Scope for Technical, Economic and Financial Implementation
- Bilateral Finance Institutions and Climate Change: A Mapping of Climate Portfolios