Cecilia Costella works for the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre as Technical Adviser on Social Protection. She has worked for the World Bank, the World Food Programme, academia, civil society and the private sector in Africa and Latin America, engaging in policy dialogue and providing technical support to governments and other partners, as well as designing and implementing programmes. Cecilia has developed strategic, research and knowledge agendas in these areas, and has experience in designing and facilitating participatory planning, games and training. She holds one master’s degree in public administration from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and a second in development management from Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany.