Soloharitiana Ginna Rakotoarimanana is an expert in governance/management/reduction/financing of risks and disasters, in environment and biodiversity and strengthening community resilience. She graduated from INSCAE (Madagascar) in management sciences, certified in risk management by the World Bank, and currently in a Master’s degree at the University of Antananarivo (DMGRC).
With more than 24 years of experience, she has led numerous evaluations and conducted studies for UN agencies (UNDP, UNDRR, UNESCO, FAO, UNICEF, WFP, UNEP, ILO, the World Bank), international organizations (WWF, IFRC, EU, AFD, KOICA, JICA), with a particular focus on community resilience, early warning systems, nature-based solutions and humanitarian aid.
She is collaborating with IRMA on Early Warning and Forecast-based Financing projects in the countries of intervention of the IFRC. She works in French (mother tongue), Malagasy (mother tongue) and English (fluent in writing, professional in speaking).

