Environmental Management Expert and Academic Leader
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EdxJosé Maria Castillo Ariza is a Sanitary and Environmental Engineer with a Master’s in Environmental Management for Sustainable Development and a PhD candidate in Environmental and Rural Studies. A specialist in corporate and public environmental management, his areas of expertise include cleaner production, eco-efficiency, circular economy, and the management of complex environmental projects and technologies. He has held key academic leadership roles such as Director of the Master's in Environmental Management, Coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Studies for Development, and overseer of the COSMOS Environmental Management Plan at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. As a dedicated educator and researcher, José Maria teaches on topics like sustainable development, appropriate environmental technologies, environmental impact, circular economy, and climate change. His edX offerings include the courses Generalidades del Desarrollo Sostenible and Financiamiento Climático.