Cibola Partners

Climate strategy · Green investment · Worldwide

Supporting your
climate strategy
and green investments

Independent expertise connecting policy, finance and implementation across borders.

Based in Paris, working globally
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01 Cibola Partners

Independent thinking for a climate-resilient world

Founded in 2004, Cibola Partners is an international consultancy supporting public and private decision-makers on climate strategy, energy transition and sustainable finance.

We combine senior expertise, international networks and practical delivery, from strategic analysis to finance-ready implementation.

Global perspective
Grounded solutions
La Rochelle · France
02 Our expertise

From ambition
to implementation

Connected expertise for the full climate-action cycle, from policy and financing to delivery, monitoring and digital tools.

Climate financeAdaptationMitigationNDCsResilienceGreen investmentCarbon marketsArticle 6Energy transitionClimate strategyImpactCooperationLoss & damageESGProject pipelinesDigital toolsSustainabilityImplementationMove to explore
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Climate strategy

National and territorial strategies, NDCs and transition pathways.

02

Climate finance and carbon markets

Funding architecture, investment planning and proposal development.

03

Adaptation & resilience

Risk-informed planning and solutions for resilient territories.

04

Energy & mitigation

Low-carbon pathways, carbon markets and energy transition.

03 Our references

Experience where
climate action happens

Assignments across institutions, sectors and geographies, translated into concise, verifiable references.

20+years
100+countries in our network
5regions
Explore our references
World mapEuropeAfricaAsiaLatin AmericaParisHong KongCasablancaBogotá
Offices Projects
Presence in France and abroad
ParisFrance
Hong KongChina
CasablancaMorocco
BogotáColombia
04 Our Team

Expertise is
personal

An international team connected to a wider network of senior specialists.

Fabio Cresto Aleina
Affiliate Partner

Fabio Cresto Aleina

Climate adaptation and resilience

Yang Zhang
Managing Partner

Yang Zhang

Climate and carbon finance, Article 6

Clara Ariza
Associate Partner

Clara Ariza

Climate adaptation and disaster risk management

Dumsani “Kenny” Hlanze
Associate Partner

Dumsani “Kenny” Hlanze

Environmental and social safeguards, disaster risk reduction, WASH and climate change

Alexandra Pelka
Affiliate Partner

Alexandra Pelka

ESG, sustainability and supply-chain management

Alexandre Borde
Managing Partner

Alexandre Borde

Climate finance and environmental economics

Olivier Levallois
Affiliate Partner

Olivier Levallois

Carbon project management

Philippe Beutin
Affiliate Partner

Philippe Beutin

Renewable energy, circular economy and climate mitigation

Yulia Isaeva
Associate Partner

Yulia Isaeva

Environment, energy and climate policy

Stéphane Metral
Associate Partner

Stéphane Metral

Project and infrastructure finance

Philippe Coste
Managing Partner

Philippe Coste

Environmental diplomacy and climate negotiations

Le Ban
Co-funding Partner

Le Ban

Mitigation and waste management

Ergi Dibra
Climate & Digital Solutions Consultant

Ergi Dibra

Climate policy, data platforms and digital tools

Sanjida Shati Akter
Business Development Assistant

Sanjida Shati Akter

Business development and proposal support

Strategic Committee

Independent perspectives that challenge and strengthen our thinking.

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Elisabeth Gaillarde
Elisabeth GaillardeStrategic Committee
Jean Pasternak
Jean PasternakStrategic Committee
Joël Ruet
Joël RuetStrategic Committee
Sylvianne Villaudière
Sylvianne VillaudièreStrategic Committee
Christophe Angely
Christophe AngelyStrategic Committee
Serge Degallaix
Serge DegallaixStrategic Committee
05 Our partners

Trusted relationships
Shared ambition

Technical Partners
Logo Hamerkop
Logo AP Projects
Logo Fondation e5t
Logo AMD International
Logo The Bridge Tank
Logo SAF Planet
Logo AETS
Logo Adapt40
Logo Certi-Trust
Logo SEURECA by Veolia
Logo OIKO
Logo Civitta
Logo ECORYS
Logo Xpansiv
Logo REBEL
International Clients & Accredited Institutional Affiliations
Logo UNDP
Logo GIZ
Logo FAO
Logo UN Environment Programme
Logo Global Center on Adaptation
Logo Global Green Growth Institute
Logo UNICEF
Logo Pacific Community
Logo FSD Africa
Logo UNOPS
Logo IUCN
Logo Casablanca Finance City
Logo SPREP
Logo IFAD
Logo Asian Development Bank
Logo Inter-American Development Bank
Logo African Development Bank
Logo World Bank
Logo World Resources Institute
Logo NDC Partnership
Logo Green Climate Fund
Logo CTCN
Logo UNFCCC
Logo Green Assist · CINEA / European Union
Logo Union for the Mediterranean
Logo Mekong River Commission
Logo Olam
Logo Crédit Agricole du Maroc
Logo EDF Trading
Logo STOA Infrastructure
Logo Global Environment Facility
06 Our news

A timeline of
what we do

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2026

Electrium receives second prize in the 2026 e5t Territorial Innovation Trophy in La Rochelle, while Alexandre Borde contributes to a Carbon 3.0 roundtable on Article 6, CBAM and ETS 2.

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Alexandre Borde joins Al Jazeera Media Network’s Inside Story to assess the economic and financial impacts of the extreme heat waves of summer 2026 and call for faster adaptation finance.

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Cibola Partners supports Malawi’s National Adaptation Plan through cost-benefit analysis, an adaptation finance strategy and private-sector workshops in Lilongwe and Blantyre.

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At the Clima e Potenza seminar in Rome, Alexandre Borde presents climate transition as a lever for European industrial strength, highlighting CBAM, digital traceability, the Innovation Fund and Green Assist.

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Cibola Partners advises Moroccan public and private institutions on the operational implementation of Article 6.2 following the bilateral carbon-market agreement between Morocco and Norway.

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