Renata Koch Alvarenga

Renata Koch Alvarenga, from Brazil, is a leading voice on gender and climate justice in the global youth movement. She founded the multilingual initiative EmpoderaClima at 22 years old, to raise awareness of women's empowerment in climate decision-making spaces and advocate for girls' education for climate action. Renata is a Master in Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School, as a Belfer Young Leader Fellow. This past summer, she worked as a Climate and Sustainable Development Fellow at the UN Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth.
Renata is also engaged in several international initiatives; she's a G(irls)20/Fora Ambassador of Brazil, National Gender Youth Activist of UN Women, Transform Education Leader, Voices That Inspire Fellow and Gender Co-lead for Youth at UN Climate. Prior to Harvard, she led the political engagement of the British Government in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Renata holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from Unisinos (Brazil).