Sobre o MIR

Pessoal

Sonja Derkum, Directora do MIR

Sonja Derkum is the Head of the GCF's Independent Redress Mechanism. She was previously Head of the Complaints Mechanism (CM) for the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) for six years where she successfully managed the EIB’s independent public accountability function. She was with the EIB in Luxembourg in different control and accountability functions since 2003. In 2011, she spent a year supporting the Office of Internal Audit (OIA) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sonja is passionate about topics around good governance and accountability and is a strong advocate for independent grievance mechanisms as a necessity to give a voice to affected communities.

Paco Gimenez-Salinas, Especialista em Conformidade e Resolução de Litígios

Paco Gimenez-Salinas is the Compliance and Dispute Resolution Specialist of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). Paco Gimenez-Salinas, a Spanish and French national, is a lawyer by profession specialised in alternative dispute resolution with a focus in mediation. He has participated in cases handled by the Compliance Advisory Ombudsman (IFC) as an external facilitator, as well as in cases managed by the Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (IADB) in the role of its consultation phase coordinator. In México, he spent several years working in the field of community mediation. Amongst other experiences, he has participated in the design and facilitation of several major multi-party dialogues around issues such as air pollution reduction strategies, the impacts of dams and windmill fields, the strengthening of conflict resolution systems of land tenure related conflicts, etc. Mr. Gimenez-Salinas has undertaken post-graduate studies in the fields of conflict resolution at the University of Barcelona, political analysis at the Mexican University CIDE and community-company mediation at the University of Cape Town.

Preksha Krishna Kumar, Escriturária e Oficial de Justiça 

Preksha Krishna Kumar is a researcher, with wide-ranging experience relating to accountability and redress mechanisms. She previously worked for an international human rights advocacy organization based in New York, supporting dozens of frontline communities in their efforts to access information and redress.  Over the course of her career, Preksha has been immersed in the policies, practices and impacts of development finance institutions – working with diverse stakeholders in countries such as India, Colombia, Malawi and Kenya. Preksha holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, New York, with a focus on Development Economics and Spanish Literature.

Peter Carlson, Diretor de Comunicação

Peter é o responsável pela comunicação da MIRcom uma experiência significativa em comunicação no domínio da educação e do desenvolvimento internacional. Antes de se juntar ao MIR, Peter fez parte da equipa de comunicação da Parceria Global para a Educação (GPE), concentrando-se em campanhas e meios digitais. Antes da GPE, trabalhou na OCDE, gerindo as comunicações da Parceria Estatística para o Desenvolvimento no Século XXI (PARIS21) e da Direção do Ambiente. Trabalhou também na escola de gestão HEC Paris, na UNESCO e nos African Artists for Development. Peter é licenciado em Marketing e Francês pela Ohio State University e tem um mestrado em Assuntos Internacionais pela Sciences Po Paris.

Sue Kyung Hwang, Dispute Resolution Case Associate

After studying International Affairs and Environmental Studies at the George Washington University, Sue Kyung Hwang pursued her master’s degree in Water Cooperation and Diplomacy, a joint programme held at the University for Peace (Costa Rica), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Netherlands), and Oregon State University (U.S.), to learn how different stakeholders in riparian countries co-manage their shared water resources. Her past work experiences involve preparing a database of livestock carbon emissions and using it to educate the public for climate action in a local community in Costa Rica. Sue Kyung served as the IRM’s intern in 2020 and the IRM’s Team Assistant from April 2021 to October 2023. She was appointed as the Dispute Resolution Case Associate in October 2023.

Antigos funcionários

Ibrahim Pam
Chefe do MIR a.i. (Setembro 2022 - Março 2023)

Lalanath de Silva
Chefe do MIR (Novembro 2016 - Agosto 2022)

Susana Rodriguez
Especialista em Conformidade e Resolução de Litígios (Julho de 2017 - Julho de 2019)

Arian Grace Jovena
Assistente de equipa (Agosto de 2017 - Fevereiro de 2019)

Christine Reddell
Escriturária e Oficial de Justiça (Fevereiro de 2019 - Julho de 2021)

Antigos consultores

Paul Safar
Consultor Assistente de Comunicação e Eventos (Janeiro - Dezembro de 2020)

Antigos conselheiros

Asanga Gunawansa
(2016 – 2018)

Halina Ward
(2016 – 2018)

Antigos estagiários

  • Hajar Mountassir (Inverno/Primavera de 2018)
  • Shamir Shehab (Inverno/Outono de 2018)
  • Andrea Guevera (Verão/ Outono de 2018)
  • Peter Boldt (Inverno/Primavera de 2019)
  • Marta Trofimova (Inverno / Primavera de 2019)
  • Siddhanth Prasad (Verão/ Outono de 2019)
  • Paul Safar (Verão/ Outono de 2019)
  • Sue Kyung Hwang (Inverno de 2020/Inverno de 2021)
  • Katrina Lehmann-Grube (Inverno/ Outono de 2020)
  • Giada Giacomini (Outono/Inverno de 2020)
  • Anusha Kaushik (Outono/Inverno de 2020)
  • Amanda Bierschenk (Primavera/ Outono de 2021)
  • Safaa Loukili Idrissi (Outono 2021/Inverno 2022)
  • Noémie Fankhauser (Primavera/ Outono 2022)
  • Charlene Angela Sardoma (Outono 2022/Inverno 2023)
  • Janneke Kielman (primavera/verão 2023)
  • Roxanne Aminou (primavera/verão 2023)
  • Vaishnavi Pallapothu (Summer 2023 - Winter 2024)
  • Nicholas Kemble (Summer 2023 - Winter 2024)