Rio Climate Action Week

Carolina Aragão Prohmann is the Director of Innovation and Impact at ProNatura International, a global organization dedicated to sustainable economic development through systemic and regenerative solutions. She also leads the Secretariat for Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW), a new initiative in partnership with London Climate Action Week (LCAW), which brings LCAW’s unique whole-of-society climate mobilisation model to Brazil to build momentum ahead of COP30.

With extensive experience in developing sustainability strategies, Carolina has led several projects, with a strong focus on economic transition initiatives in the Amazon. Her work integrates productive value chains, social innovation, and climate finance mechanisms. She was the founder of Grupo Somar, a consultancy specialized in sustainability strategy and positioning, which supported major companies and civil society organizations for nearly a decade.

Carolina holds a degree in Business Administration from PUC-Rio and a specialization in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge. She also has additional training in innovation, conflict mediation, and cause marketing. A former high-performance beach volleyball athlete, she is a two-time world champion and three-time Brazilian champion in the under-21 category. She brings to her work the passion, resilience, focus, and systemic vision that guide her mission: to build bridges between purpose, positive impact, and scalable transformation.