Alfredo Rihm

About Alfredo Rihm

Alfredo Rihm has more than thirty two years of experience in municipal, urban, industrial, medical, and hazardous waste management; chemicals substances management; waste and soil sampling; and contaminated sites. His experience includes auditing, design and project management, as well as teaching at graduate and postgraduate levels, and training. He has provided consulting services for public and private sector organizations, at both domestic and international levels. He has served as consultant to waste management companies and has provided advisory services to government institutions in Chile in the fields of solid, hazardous and hospital waste. Alfredo has been Professor of Hazardous Waste Management at the University of Chile, and Professor of Solid Waste Management at the University of Santiago. He joined the IDB in September 2011 as a Water and Sanitation Specialist (HQ Washington DC). Alfredo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Chile and a Master’s degree in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Experience

1. Solid Waste Senior Specialist

   Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

   Jun 2017 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Universidad de Chile

  Bachelor's Degree, Civil Eng, Solid waste

  1985 — 1991

• The University of Tokyo

  Master's Degree, Solid and hazardous waste management

  1994 — 1996