| Xiomara Acevedo | |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Occupation: | Climate change activist |
| Employer: | Barranquilla +20 |
Xiomara Acevedo is a Colombian climate change activist. As founder and CEO of the NGO Barranquilla +20, she has argued for the inclusion of women and young people's voices in climate justice.
Acevedo founded Barranquilla +20 in 2012, and as of 2022, serves as the CEO.[1] [2] Barranquilla +20 is a youth-led non-governmental organization focused on climate activism and environmentalism in Barranquilla and throughout Latin America.[3] [4]
Acevedo co-founded the network "El Orinoco se adapta" (Orinoco adapts), which uses a gender-based approach toward addressing and adapting to climate change in the Orinoquía natural region, around 2014.[5]
In 2015, Acevedo worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature in Paraguay.[6]
From 2016 to 2019, Acevedo worked as a climate change expert for the government of Nariño, Colombia, coordinating climate change policy.[7]
In 2021, Acevedo attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), as part of the Women and Gender Constituency.[8] She advocated for the importance of women's rights in achieving climate justice.
Acevedo directs the Women for Climate Justice project (a project of Barranquilla +20), a 2021 initiative that emphasizes the climate leadership of young women from across Colombia.[9] [10] Barranquilla +20 was awarded $50,000 for the project by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2021.[11] [12]
Acevedo serves on the steering committee of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network[13] and the Youth Fund Committee of the Global Youth Climate Action Fund.[14]
Acevedo is from Barranquilla, Colombia.
Acevedo is a graduate of Universidad del Norte, Colombia, from which she took a degree in international relations, with a focus on international law. Acevedo attended the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, where she studied climate finance.