Christina Figueres

Christiana Figueres is a prominent Costa Rican diplomat known for her role as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. She is widely recognized for her leadership in negotiating the Paris Agreement in 2015, a global pact aimed at combating climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. Figueres has since continued to advocate for ambitious climate action and sustainability, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between governments, businesses, and communities to address environmental challenges and promote a sustainable future.