Experts

PCNS Experts
Hiba Rizk
Operations Director, Africa Climate Solutions

This individual is not a direct affiliate of the Policy Center for the New South. They have contributed to one or more of our events, publications, or projects. Please contact the individual at their home institution.

Hiba is currently the Director of Operations at Africa Climate Solutions where she oversees the project portfolio, business development and office management. She successfully led projects in sustainable agriculture, circular economy, renewable energy, environmental impact, energy efficiency, and waste management for clients such as IFC, UNEP, OCP, and EBRD. Hiba also acts as the deputy lead engineer for technical assistance for Green Economy Financing Facility and a senior engineer on the Green Value Chain financing facility.  Over the years, she has developed expertise in Energy ecosystems and value chains, is very concerned with the gender issues and the market potential for the development of green value chains. She has worked on projects in Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia, Dominican Republic, and Brazil.  She graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, obtained her PMP certification in June 2012 from the Project Management Institute, and is currently pursuing an EMBA from the Mohamed VI Polytechnic University’s joint program with Columbia University. She is fluent in French, English and Arabic and has business proficiency in Spanish.

Publications