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'Climate Change as a Development Challenge'
Address by Katherine Sierra
Thursday 11th June 2009, at 1.45pm

 

Katherine Sierra 
 Katherine (Kathy) Sierra,
 Vice President for Sustainable Development,
 has overall responsibility for the Bank’s strategies and
 operations in agriculture and rural development, energy,
 the environment and natural resource management, social
 development, transport, urban policies and water.


An urban planning specialist, Katherine joined the World Bank in 1978 and has worked principally in Latin America and East Asia, holding increasingly senior positions in operational units.  She served as Vice President, Human Resources and Vice President, Infrastructure before assuming her current position.
Ms. Sierra, a U.S. national, holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional planning from Harvard University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology and Hispanic Civilization from the University of California at Santa Barbara.



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NB: GUESTS ARE WELCOME, BUT WE MUST BE INFORMED
48 HOURS IN ADVANCE
SO IMF SECURITY CAN BE NOTIFIED

The Event Will Be Held at The IMF
HQ1-BL-702
700, 19th Street, NW
Washington DC, 20431