Carolina Juaneda is an experienced advocate for transparency, accountability, and strong social and environmental safeguards in multilateral development finance in Latin America. Since joining Bank Information Center (BIC) in 2017, she has worked closely with local civil society organizations and communities to promote stronger protections and more inclusive decision-making in projects supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank. At the IDB, she has contributed to key policy reforms, including enhanced safeguards, improved access to information, and the strengthening of the Amazon Forever Program. She is an active member of the IDB Working Group—a coalition of regional and international organizations working to influence IDB operations—and has helped expand civil society engagement at IDB.
As BIC’s Environment Director and LAC Coordinator, Carolina leads advocacy efforts across Latin America in partnership with a broad network of civil society groups. Her work focuses on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and traditional communities affected by development projects.
Carolina holds a BA in Political Science from the Catholic University of Córdoba and a Master’s in International Development Management from American University, where she was a Fulbright Scholar. Before joining BIC, she worked at FUNDEPS, an Argentine organization promoting environmental and social justice, and at the Instituto Federal de Gobierno, where she provided technical assistance on ESG policy. She currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Environmental Paper Network and as a special advisor to the Accountability Research Center.