Ricardo Sánchez Sosa: Regional Director, UNEP Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean

Ricardo Sánchez Sosa is Regional Director of UNEP's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC). Prior to this position, he served as Cuba's Vice-Minister of Science, Technology and Environment. He also worked as President of the Environment Agency of the Ministry for Science and Technology, and as Professor of Hydrology, Water Resources and the Environment at the University of Havana, Cuba.

In his previous roles as Head of the Cuban Delegation to the Governing Council and the High-Level Committee of Ministers and Senior Officials of UNEP, and through his involvement in the Forum of Ministers of the Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, he has substantially contributed to the development of UNEP's programes and the setting of priorities for the region.