Gabriela Carrera Scotton

Technical Coordinator, Operations and Communications Liaison
Technical coordination, operations liaison, and communications.

Regions where they have experience

Europe Latin America and the Caribbean

Gabriela Carrera Scotton is an international relations specialist focused on subnational and local governance. She graduated with the Extraordinary Award in International Relations from Universitat Ramon Llull.

At PHARE Global Territories, she serves as Technical Coordinator and Operations and Communications Liaison. She has supported the Urban Agenda for Peace and Non-Violence in Colombia and has contributed to projects aimed at strengthening the internationalization of local governments. In parallel, as a Programme Officer at Regions4 Sustainable Development, she helps raise the international visibility of the biodiversity and resilience initiatives of more than fifty regional governments worldwide and supports the development and implementation of strategic projects.

She has also taught the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Seminar in the Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations at the Faculty of Communication and International Relations Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull. Having grown up between Argentina, Brazil, and Spain, she brings a multicultural perspective to her work and a strong belief that effective multilevel and multi-stakeholder governance is essential for public policies to reflect lived realities and deliver meaningful change across territories.

Desarrollo Territorial y Descentralizacion en LAC 2025.
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Regions4. Cultivating Just Resilience at the Subnational Level: Principles, Partnerships, and Pathways for Implementation.
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Decentralization
Decentralized Cooperation
Evaluación y desarrollo de políticas públicas urbanas
Global Urban/Territorial Agendas
Gobernanza estratégica
Gobernanza urbana
Incidencia política
International Cooperation
metropolitana y territorial
Quality of Democracy
Relaciones internacionales de las ciudades y gobiernos subnacionales
Resiliencia
Decentralization,
Decentralized Cooperation,
Evaluación y desarrollo de políticas públicas urbanas,
Global Urban/Territorial Agendas,
Gobernanza estratégica,
Gobernanza urbana,
Incidencia política,
International Cooperation,
metropolitana y territorial,
Quality of Democracy,
Relaciones internacionales de las ciudades y gobiernos subnacionales,
Resiliencia

Cooperation and alliances

Solutions we offer

Networking and alliance building:

Engagement with networks, platforms, and strategic partners to advance shared agendas and strengthen territorial cooperation.

International cooperation and resources:

Identifying and managing cooperation, funding, and other support mechanisms to strengthen territorial initiatives.

Project design and implementation:

Formulation, management, and support of international projects and initiatives.

ATTRACTIVENESS AND PROJECTION

Solutions we offer

Territorial positioning:

Designing territorial positioning strategies and tools to strengthen the identity and projection of cities and regions.

Attractiveness and identity:

Building narratives, city branding, destination vision, and territorial promotion strategies.

Projecting opportunities:

Attracting investment, cooperation, tourism, culture, and talent.

Strategy and Public policies

Solutions we offer

Territorial strategy and planning:

Designing strategies and tools to strengthen territorial development and consolidate international engagement as public policy.

Public agendas and governance:

Participatory methodologies, policy labs, and collaborative processes for building public agendas.

Technical assistance:

Technical support for implementing territorial development and international engagement strategies.

KNOWLEDGE AND innovation

Solutions we offer

Knowledge and analysis:

Diagnostics, studies, applied research, and forward-looking analysis of international trends.

Training and capacity building:

Training programs, workshops, and tools to strengthen institutional and technical capacities.

Exchange and learning across territories:

Peer-to-peer learning spaces, experience-sharing, and collective knowledge building.