Jan 23, 2024
Success story: CIPSEM alumna appointed as Guatemalan Minister of Environment
Dr Maria Jose Iturbide spoke at the closing ceremony of the training course on November 10, 2023, on behalf of all participants.
CIPSEM alumna Maria Jose Iturbide was appointed as Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala on 14 January 2024. She is now responsible for participatively formulating and executing the policies for the conservation, protection, and improvement of the environment and natural resources. She will also oversee the improvement and modernization of the management of protected areas and contribute to the development and conservation of the country's natural heritage.
Dr Maria Jose Iturbide with other course participants, lecturers, the CIPSEM team and supporters at the closing ceremony of the 88th UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV International Short Course on Nature-Based Solutions to Emerging Water Challenges.
Her success story is proudly acknowledged by the Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) at TUD Dresden University of Technology. As a participant in the 88th UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV International Short Course on Nature-based Solutions to Emerging Water Challenges, during four weeks alongside 20 other participants from a total of 20 countries, she deepened her professional knowledge on how nature-based solutions can help address many different environmental risks in urban and rural territories especially related to water challenges, while providing additional benefits for health, well-being and economies.