Sofia Cordeiro

Background

About Sofia Cordeiro

Sofia Cordeiro is the Coordinator of Local Climate Action at ADENE, Portuguese Energy Agency. Current duties and responsibilities include the National Coordination of the Covenant of Mayors in Portugal, including training & capacity building, as well as partnerships with national and international stakeholders to support regions and cities in climate action planning. Sofia joined ADENE in 2022 as the coordinator of Working Groups & Studies for the European Energy Network, during the year of the Presidency of ADENE 2022/2023. Previously, as a Senior Advisor to the Lisbon City Council, Sofia assisted in the definition of strategic policies for environment, water & energy efficiency, and the implementation of the first urban plan for water reuse at a national level. She was also the city's liaison with several city networks (C40, European Green Capital Network, Covenant of Mayors, ICLEI, Eurocities and Energy Cities). With a degree in Applied Plant Biology, and academic background in the areas of cell and developmental biology Sofia has worked in several areas, from science communication to information technologies. She was a project manager for the Technological Plan for Education, at the Ministry of Education (2008-2011) and worked for multinational information technology companies (Critical Software & Gfi) and at a startup accelerator, the Lisbon Challenge (2013-2015). Sofia has recently concluded the curricular program of the Doctoral Program on Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies at the University of Lisbon and NOVA University of Lisbon.