Galicia Climate Group offers data-driven and evidence-based project development, evaluation of the highest standards, advice on partnership and financing opportunities for all areas of climate and environment, with special accompaniment for climate philanthropy.
Galicia Climate Group is a specialized consultancy focused on climate, biodiversity and oceans, with expertise in the design, management and evaluation of projects and programs for multilateral organizations, development banks, bilateral government agencies, local governments, civil society and philanthropic organizations.
Based in Galicia, Spain, the Group is built around José Antonio Cabo's track record, drawing on an informal network of trusted specialists across Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa, engaged project-by-project as assignments require.
Services are offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German.
Eleven service lines, spanning our established track record and capabilities we are actively building out as the Group grows.
Terminal evaluations, mid-term reviews, baseline studies and learning exercises for GEF, UNDP, UNEP and climate finance projects — theory-based, mixed-methods, OECD-DAC criteria.
Evaluation of climate mitigation and adaptation programmes — energy efficiency, electric mobility, renewable energy, NDC alignment and carbon finance across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Marine protected areas, freshwater ecosystems, mangroves, coastal zones and urban biodiversity — from field implementation to global programme evaluation.
Evaluation of global water quality programmes; SDG 6.3.2, 6.5.1 and 6.6.1 monitoring; capacity development for national water agencies worldwide.
Advisory and evaluation support on water, sanitation and hygiene programmes, connecting field-level delivery with sector policy and financing.
Expanding service lineAdvisory on structuring and assessing access to climate finance instruments — GEF, Adaptation Fund, and blended finance mechanisms for mitigation and adaptation.
Expanding service lineStrategic and evaluative support for foundations and philanthropic funders investing in climate, biodiversity and environmental resilience.
Expanding service lineTheory of Change, results frameworks, M&E systems and full project formulation — GEF pipeline projects, UNDP country programme contributions, project documents.
Analysis of climate change impacts on communities and ecosystems — vulnerability assessments, adaptation planning, and climate risk integration into national policy.
Design of monitoring frameworks, indicator systems, learning exercises and baseline measurement tools, including multi-country scorecard methodologies.
Multi-stakeholder facilitation across government, UN, civil society, indigenous communities and the private sector, in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Every solid-highlighted country below has a completed or ongoing assignment behind it — click it, or a region in the list, to jump straight to its projects in the Track Record. Outlined countries mark regional presence and scope ahead of a first assignment there.
Based in Galicia, Spain, with our Founder and CEO currently residing in Jakarta, Indonesia — the Group is structured for global assignments and short- or long-term field deployment.
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Regional presence and scope — outlined on the map, no completed assignment yet:
Delivered by the Group's Founder and CEO since 2012 — the body of work Galicia Climate Group is built on, and the standard for engagements ahead.
Galicia Climate Group draws on deep thematic and sectoral expertise to produce top-notch, senior-level advice and technical assistance, and high-quality, data-driven and evidence-based scientific documents and knowledge products that inform policies and decisions.
Climate change expert with over 15 years of climate, biodiversity and environmental evaluations for GEF, UNEP, UNDP, the Adaptation Fund, the Mitigation Action Facility, DANIDA, NORAD and the European Commission. A marine scientist and oceanographer by training, he started his professional career with the German International Development Cooperation (GIZ).
Every name below is linked to at least one completed or ongoing assignment. Click one to see the related projects.
Open to evaluation mandates, advisory roles, project formulation and policy consultancies — short or extended — with multilateral organisations, development agencies, governments, foundations and NGOs.
Currently taking on new mandates, with particular interest in: