Virginia JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ
Latin American Network of Social Studies on Disaster Prevention, LA RED – Risk Management in Urban Areas
Virginia Jimenez-Diaz is a Geographer from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and holds a PhD in applied geomorphology in urban areas, from the Department of Geography, University College London. She is consultant for projects on risk management for government bodies and international agencies and has contributed in post-disaster recovery processes in various countries in Latin America. She have done applied research on the role of different actors in risk reduction, including aspects of institutional and community strengthening. She is currently a professor at Universidad Central de Venezuela, and at Universidad Simon Bolivar.
