Ms. Mordt brings more than 30 years of experience and technical knowledge on the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, environment and climate change, governance issues, social policies, and disaster risk reduction.

Previously she served as UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Ecuador; as team leader for the sustainable development group at UNDP´s regional Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama; and Global Practice Manager for the Environment and Energy Group of UNDP in New York. She has worked as consultant for UN agencies, the EU, bilateral cooperation agencies and IFIs. She has conducted research, published and lectured on international politics of sustainable development, resilience and climate change, and the links between poverty and environment, amongst other.

Ms. Mordt holds a Ph.D. in Human and Economic Geography with specialization on livelihoods and sustainability, a master’s degree in international economics and business administration, and a Bachelor in social studies from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. As part of her Ph.D, she conducted studies on sustainable development at the Federal University of Para in Belem, Brazil.