Jennifer Doherty-Bigara

Jennifer Doherty-Bigara is a Senior Climate Change Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Barbados, with extensive experience in climate change policy and strategy. Her career includes roles at the Agence Française de Développement, where responsibilities included coordinating climate initiatives in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Guinea and advising on long-term low-carbon development strategies. Prior positions at the Inter-American Development Bank involved providing strategic support for climate action in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, analyzing mitigation and adaptation policies in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and developing community-based adaptation projects. Earlier work included policy analysis roles at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Jennifer holds a Master of International Development Policy from Georgetown University and an International Affairs and Enterprise Strategy Master's from Sciences Po Toulouse.