René Castro-Salazar

Mr. René Castro-Salazar is a Civil Engineer from the Universidad de Costa Rica, a Master in Public Administration and Doctor of Design degrees, both awarded by Harvard University. Mr. Castro-Salazar held several ministerial positions in Costa Rica, such as Minister of National Resources, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Environment and Energy between 1994 and 2014. Has lectured in prestigious universities such as Harvard, Tokyo, Yale, Zurich Tech, INCAE and in several other Latin American Universities. Author of articles about, policy, energy, sustainable development and climate change.

UN/FAO appointed Mr. Castro Salazar as Assistant Director-General in 2015, and he is leading the Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department.