Guido Schmidt

Background

About Guido Schmidt

Guido Schmidt works as a senior expert at Fresh Thoughts Consulting GmbH. He is a German PhD with more than 30 years of experience as a key expert, team leader, project/portfolio manager and evaluator in water, climate adaptation and environmental policy, planning and implementation. His areas of competence include Water, Climate change adaptation and resilience, Environment, Nexus, Innovation, Ecosystems, Disaster Risk Reduction, Monitoring & Evaluation, Communications and Knowledge Management, Water policy & governance, Water diplomacy, Water resources, Water efficiency, Water scarcity, Droughts & Floods, Protected areas, Wetlands, Water infrastructure, Nature-based solutions, Water Risk Analysis, Rural Development, Public and stakeholder engagement, International Cooperation, etc. He has work experience with the European Commission, World Bank, ADB, UNDP, OSCE, GIZ, GWP, several national administrations, civil society organisations and the private sector. He has in-country expertise in the European Union, South-Eastern Europe, Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, India and Mongolia. Views here expressed are my own.