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Walter Vergara
Lead Chemical Engineer
Environment Department
Environment Department
Walter Vergara is Lead Engineer in the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Department (LCSES) of the World Bank’s Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office. Mr. Vergara works in several aspects of the climate change program and has participated in development of the carbon finance portfolio as well as initiatives on adaptation to climate change, transport and climate change, air quality, application of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to wastewater, solid waste management and renewable energy. Mr. Vergara currently manages an extensive portfolio of climate initiatives in the region. He is a chemical engineer and graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota..
Contact Information: Wvergara@worldbank.org
publications
Vergara, Walter. (1993) The materials revolution: What does it mean for developing Asia? Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
Vergara, Walter; Babelon, Dominique. (1990) The petrochemical industry in developing Asia: A review of the current situation and prospects for development in the 1990s Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
Vergara, Walter; Hay, Nelson E.; Hall, Carl W.. (1990) Natural gas: Its role and potential in economic development Boulder: Westview Press.
Vergara, Walter; Brown, Donald. (1988) The new face of the world petrochemical sector: Implications for developing countries Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
Vergara, W., A. Deeb, A. Valencia, S. Haeussling, A. Zarzar. R. S. Bradley, and B. Francou. 2009. “The Potential Consequences of Rapid Glacier Retreat in the Northern Andes”. Assessing the Potential Consequences of Climate Destabilization in Latin America. Latin America and Caribbean Region Sustainable Development Working Paper 32, The World Bank. January.
Vergara, W., A. Deeb, A. Valencia, R. S. Bradley, B. Francou, S. Hauessling, A. Grunwaldt and A. Zarzar. 2007. “Economic Consequences of Rapid Glacier Retreat in the Andes”. Journal of the American Geophysical Union, EOS. Vol. 88, No. 25. June.
