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Diana Rizzolio

Organization: Geneva Environment Network

Based in Geneva

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Coordinator, Geneva Environment Network | UNEP

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Diana Rizzolio is the coordinator of the Geneva Environment Network under the UN Environment Programme.

Diana Duarte Rizzolio is the Coordinator of the Geneva Environment Network (GEN), a cooperative partnership of over 100 organizations based in the region, established in 1999 to strengthen positive interactions among its partners to enhance global environmental governance.

Diana joined the UN Environment Programme in December 1998, working for GRID-Geneva (through a partnership with the University of Geneva), as well as for the formers Post-Conflict Assessment Unit and Balkans Unit. Before joining UNEP, Diana worked for a Regional department of the Ministry of Environment of Portugal and for an NGO based in Geneva. Diana was also a member of the Parliament of the City of Geneva and an active member in a number of trusts and NGOs. She grew up in various European Cities.

Diana holds a Master of Science Degree from the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.