Loreta provides operations support to mainstream climate change in ADB operations and scale up investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation. She has co-authored a number of ADB publications on climate change adaptation including insights and lessons on how to integrate adaptation and climate risk management in planning and investments. Ms. Rufo worked as a long-term consultant from 2003-2010 to administer the implementation of ADB’s Poverty and Environment Program, which promotes institutional learning within ADB on how to address poverty through environmental management. With over 15 years of experience in project development and management as well as and research, before joining ADB she managed the World Bank-funded Local Government Finance and Development Project for the Philippines.