Cecile Arnaud-Lorillou
Municipal engineer : Disaster-risk management and Urban resilience specialist
- Role
- Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience Specialist, Team Leader at The World Bank Group
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cecile Arnaud-Lorillou
Disaster Risk Management & Urban Resilience Specialist with 20+ years of experience…
Experience
Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience Specialist, Team Leader
Sep 2017 — Present · Washington, DC, US
I lead and support complex urban resilience operations mostly in FCV countries, with a focus on disaster risk management, climate adaptation, urban infrastructure, and Municipal services. My portfolio includes lending operations, technical assistance, and knowledge work with a strong cross-sectoral dimension. Project Leadership (TTL / Co-TTL)- Gambia WACA Resilience Investment Project 2 (US$45M): Flood protection, coastal resilience, livelihood support- Senegal Stormwater & Climate Change Adaptation Project 2 (US$290M): Urban infrastructure, drainage, Urban planning, and TF management- Food Systems Resilience Regional Program (US$493M): Supporting multi-country resilience across agriculture and food systems- Niger Urban Resilience Project (US$250M): Municipal finance, flood risk management, and EWS- N’Djamena Urban Resilience Project : Flood risk and solid waste managementUrban Development Specialist - St. Louis Recovery & Resilience Project: Coastal resilience, Urban requalification and nature-based solutions- Comoros and Côte d’Ivoire Solid Waste Management and Urban Resilience Projects DRM & Emergency ResponseSupported CERC activations for flood and pandemic responses in Niger and Comoros.Led post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) and helped prepare emergency operations. Analytics, Policy & Technical AssistanceLand and DRM reformClimate risk financing and urban climate strategiesWeather/climate services and Hydromet systemsAuthored and contributed to major analytical products:Urbanisation Reviews, Flood Risk Assessments (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger), national DRM strategies in Haiti and the Caribbean (DPF with CAT-DDO, EWS strategies). Trust Fund ManagementCity Climate Finance Gap Fund.Managed technical and operational aspects of CREWS, PROBLUE, ACP-EU, and GFDRR portfolios.Contributed to regional and global knowledge events, including Understanding Risk Conferences in West Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean.
Skills
- Project Management
- Capacity Building
- Agriculture
- Urban Gardening
- Water Resources
- Urban Development
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Data Analysis
- Urban Ecology
- Institutional Effectiveness
- Urban Resilience
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Awareness
- Environmental Compliance
- Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
- Proposal Writing
- Civil Engineering
- Management
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Engineering
- Rural Development
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