Giulia Galebe
Policy and advocacy professional with direct experience in international climate and nature governance, multilateral engagement, and institutional partnerships. Track record building strategic relationships with government representatives, business coalitions, and civil society across UNFCCC and CBD processes and major international forums. Committed to advancing nature-positive policy from a Global South perspective, and to mobilizing diverse stakeholders around shared advocacy goals.
Experience
International Partnerships Coordinator
Fundação Amazônia Sustentável (FAS)
São Paulo, Brazil
- Built and maintained strategic relationships with country representatives, government officials, and diplomatic delegations across UNFCCC and CBD processes at COP29 and COP30, coordinating institutional positioning and bilateral engagement.
- Developed policy briefs and advocacy materials translating Amazon biodiversity and climate adaptation priorities into actionable positions for government and international institutional audiences.
- Represented FAS at Change Now (Paris), London Climate Action Week, NY Climate Week, and San Francisco Climate Week, managing country-level relationships and institutional outreach across events.
- Secured USD 600K for 60+ community-led Amazon adaptation projects by engaging international donors and aligning grassroots priorities with global financing frameworks.
- Coordinated a 250-person floating hub at COP30 in Belém, curating high-level dialogues and side events with policymakers, Indigenous leaders, civil society, and international funders.
Research Collaborator — Governance & Community
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
- Contributing to doctoral research on local governance and participatory decision-making in Amazon climate adaptation contexts; building quantitative baselines (IBGE, SDG indicators) and conducting qualitative thematic analysis (NVivo) to contextualize community priorities within global climate governance frameworks.
Community Engagement Coordinator
Time for Better
New York, USA
- Led global COP30 mobilization campaign amplifying women's climate leadership across government, business, and civil society, coordinating a network of 500+ members across multiple countries.
- Co-authored "Communicating Climate in a Conservative Era," a political messaging framework circulated among climate advocacy organizations globally.
Education
Université Paris Cité
Master's in Social Sciences
Thesis (17/20): "Performative and Unequal Access: Challenges of the Internationalisation of an Amazonian NGO", critical analysis of power, legitimacy, and representation in global climate governance from a Global South lens.
Université Paris Cité
Bachelor's in Social Sciences
Université de Bordeaux
Bachelor's in Psychology
Languages & Certifications
Languages
Portuguese (Native), English (Bilingual), French (Bilingual), Spanish (Advanced).
Certifications
Women's Health and Rights — Stanford University (Coursera) | Corporate Sustainability — Bocconi University (Coursera).