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Guido Schmidt

Fresh Thoughts Consulting GmbH, Faculty


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, Nexus, Innovation, Ecosystems, Monitoring & Evaluation, Communications and Knowledge Management, 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. As consultant, he is currently engaged in supporting the European Commission on water quantity management and within the EU Water Facility, as well as the Climate Adaptation Mission Implementation Platform. He leads the Horizon 2020 REGILIENCE project, and participates in TRANSCEND and GoNEXUS, and is senior expert of the European Topic Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystems.


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.




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