Beatriz Medina

Beatriz is a partner and consultant at Water, Environment and Business for Development (WE&B) as an expert in the field of socio-environmental studies. By way of a cross-disciplinary focus, WE&B integrates social and business systems to solve complex environmental problems. WE&B’s services have provided the evidence to understand business systems and social structures that have improved the capacity development between organisations. WE&B’s results have provided improved livelihoods, positive impacts on communities, enhanced abilities for organisations to work together and improved the methodologies to co-create new opportunities.
Beatriz is MSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of Alcalá de Henares and Master on Science, Environment and Health Communication degree from the Universtity of Pompeu I Fabra. Working experience over the last 15 years in the field of socio-environmental innovation, including addressing social engagement processes and sociological analysis in environmental issues. Related projects where she gained experience have been funded at African and Latin American level (WaterClima LAC by Europeaid, Waca Program of The World Bank, among others). She developed broad experience in developing R&D&I projects by the European Commission in the field of circular economy coordinating actions (REWAISE, HOUSEFUL, AfriAlliance, Run4Life among others). Results from those actions led to the establishment of open innovation living labs, more engaged local communities through communities of practice and gaining knowledge on the understanding on societal attitudes towards more sustainable practices.
Additionally, she has published topic related academic articles and three chapter books at scientific recipients. Moreover, Beatriz has recently worked as research associate in the Sociology Department in the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), working in the context of HONEST project about analysing the history of social perception in Europe on nuclear issues. She is member of the professional association of environmentalists of Catalonia