Big Bets Climate Fellowship

A transformational fellowship for a sustainable future.

2024 is the first year of The Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets Climate fellowship. As part of our overall commitment to invest $1B to reverse the climate crisis, we established this annual Fellowship to equip leaders with the mindset and skills needed to advance climate solutions with breakthrough potential.

We’ve selected these emerging leaders who are working to reverse the climate crisis and accelerate opportunity for the most vulnerable.

Through a combination of inspirational programming, cohort and network building, and personal development, we designed the fellowship to set leaders and their climate solutions on a trajectory for bold impact now and into the future.

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For its inaugural year, the fellowship is supporting 16 leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean who are developing scalable climate solutions to improve the lives of underserved communities. Here are their stories.

Embracing Forest Cuisine, Fire-Proofing the Amazon, and More
Big Bets Climate Fellows roll up their sleeves

The work of these 16 fellows flips the script: the Global South is not just a hotspot for climate change challenges, but a powerhouse for innovative solutions.
Nathalia Arcencio de Marchi dos Santos
Manager, Convenings & Networks
The Rockefeller Foundation

Erika Berenguer

Senior Research Associate, Oxford University

Rodrigo Pacheco

Executive Director and Chef, Bocavaldivia

Xiomara Acevedo

Founder and Director, Barranquilla +20

Carlos Magno

Veterinarian, Plataforma Semiaridos

Meet the fellows