Ximena Loría

Ximena Loría is a Biologist with a Master Degree in Natural Resources and Peace from the University for Peace. She is the Founder and Executive Director of “Misión 2 Grados”, a Costa Rican non-profit organization whose work is based on three main areas: education and social mobilization regarding climate change, the facilitation of citizen participation in policy renewals, and the training of young leaders in climate change and environmental matters. Since 2016, Ximena is also an active member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps organization, founded by former Vice President of the United States Al Gore. In 2020 she won the “Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Award” that recognizes the most outstanding leaders of this organization. Aligned with the strategy of Action for Climate Empowerment of the UNFCCC, Ximena founded the first Youth Network for Climate Santa Ana in 2018 and the first Youth Parliament of the Environment in 2019 in alliance with the Department of Citizen Participation of the Congress of Costa Rica, empowering young people to promote and lead in their communities and at a national level, conducts and initiatives favorable towards a culture of sustainable development and climate resilience, with a vision of justice and socio-environmental equity. Ximena is also dedicated to sensibilizing citizens about the climate crisis through talks attended by more than 8,500 people. Ximena was part of the Costa Rican delegation at COP25 in Spain, where she advocated for the development of governance mechanisms to promote the participation of civil society and youth in the development of public policies. She is also a founding member of the Community B in Costa Rica, whose objective is to promote a new triple impact economy led by the B corp movement.