Services
Watkins Advisory provides specialist research, advisory, and evaluation services across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Clients include multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, and national governments working on climate policy, structural transformation, and sustainable infrastructure.
Research & Knowledge Products
Policy briefs, flagship reports, analytical frameworks, and evidence reviews are designed to inform decisions at the institutional and country level. Work includes: structural transformation diagnostics, green transition readiness assessments, technology deployment analyses, and country case studies for MDB knowledge programs. All outputs are grounded in verifiable evidence, clearly attributed, and designed for a policymaker audience.
Advisory & Strategic Support
Strategic advisory for institutions navigating green transition policy, institutional reform, and sustainable infrastructure governance. Work includes theory of change development, reform sequencing, stakeholder engagement design, and policy coherence analysis. Engagements range from short advisory inputs to sustained strategic partnerships across multi-year programs.
Evaluation & Review
Independent evaluation, mid-term and final reviews, and strategic assessments for development institutions and programs. Work includes climate finance effectiveness reviews, institutional capacity assessments, program evaluations, and independent reviews of flagship knowledge products. Grounded in mixed-methods evaluation practice with deep regional and sectoral expertise.
Training & Capacity Building
Tailored training programs and capacity-building workshops for government agencies and development institution staff. Topics include analytical frameworks for structural transformation, green transition governance, sustainable infrastructure design, and nature-based solutions. Delivered in English and Spanish.
Who I Work With
- Multilateral development banks and development finance institutions
- National and subnational government agencies in LAC
- Conservation and development NGOs
- International research institutions and think tanks
- Philanthropic foundations working on LAC climate and development