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Lisa Matteses Åhrgren

Lisa Matteses Åhrgren
I work with issues regarding environment and climate change in swedish development cooperation at Sida´s Helpdesk for Environment and Climate Change.

Presentation

Since 2008 I have been working as an environmental adviser to Sida at Sida´s Helpdesk for Envionment and Climate Change at the division of Rural Development. 

At the Helpdesk I work to integrate environment and climate change perspectives in swedish international development cooperation. More specific, I review and comment on projects and programmes, develop tools and methods for environmental integration, produce information materials and develop and perform courses and trainings in environment and climate integration.

My main areas of interest are: environmental mainstreamning, environmental assessments, method development, environmental management, environment and gender equality, and environment and human rights. 

Background

I have a MsC in environmental Science from Linköping University and I have also studied development studies at Uppsala university.

In 2006 I worked as an enviormental adviser at the Tibetan Welfare Office in Dharamsala, India. 


Contact

Project Leader at the Department of Urban and Rural Development; Division of Political Science and Natural Resource Governance
Telephone: +4618672779, +46703583533