Associate Legal Officer
, UNEP
Profile / Bio:
Valentina Ricca is an Associate Legal officer in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Law Division, Montevideo Coordination and Delivery Unit, which provides technical support and capacity-building activities for Member States on environmental law. Valentina supports climate change, air quality and waste management activities carried out by the Unit, providing legal and project management support, advice in legislative processes, legal drafting and research. Prior to this, Valentina supported UN-Habitat’s normative and governance work and country technical projects on thematic issues such as urban governance and public participation. Her areas of expertise include environmental and climate law, governance and human rights.