Augustin Maria is a Senior Urban Specialist at the World Bank and the Program Manager of the World Bank City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Since joining the World Bank in 2008, he has worked in Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia on issues related to urban development and disaster risk management. He graduated as an engineer from the Ecole des Mines in Paris and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Paris-Dauphine.