Sergio Lacambra

Sergio Lacambra is a Senior Specialist in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), bringing over 25 years of professional experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has played a pivotal role as team leader for numerous policy reform and investment loans across countries such as Peru, Colombia, Panama, and Bolivia, while overseeing contingent credit facilities for natural disasters in Peru, Panama, Suriname, and Argentina. Currently, he coordinates the disaster risk management cluster within the IDB's Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Lacambra was instrumental in designing the Index of Governance and Public Policy in Disaster Risk Management (iGOPP), which has been implemented across 26 borrowing member countries of the IDB. Additionally, he co-authored the disaster risk classification and analysis methodology used for infrastructure projects to ensure resilience against disasters. Prior to his tenure at the IDB, he managed humanitarian aid and disaster preparedness operations funded by the European Union in Central and South America. Lacambra holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of London and has a solid foundation in economic principles that inform his work in disaster risk management and resilience strategies.