Karima Oustadi

Background

About Karima Oustadi

Karima Oustadi is an environmental economist with over eight years of experience in climate finance and environmental policy. She currently works as a civil servant at the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, where she coordinates the European negotiators' group on finance issues at the negotiations, focusing on aligning financial flows to climate goals. To date, he serves as Alternate Board Member for Italy in the Fund to Respond to Losses and Damages (FRLD), as Vice-Chair of the OECD DAC subsidiary body EnviroNet, and as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. He has also worked with the UNCCD Global Mechanism, analysing financial flows and developing reporting models on financial support to developing countries. Her experience includes significant roles in various ministries, where she contributed to the analysis of development cooperation policies. Karima holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Trento, receiving recognition for her research work, and has carried out work experience at the OECD Centre for Local Development. She is actively involved in environmental awareness initiatives, chairing an NGO dedicated to ecosystem conservation. Her analytical skills and dedication to sustainability make her a leading professional in her field.