Natalia Leon Barrios is a senior specialist with 12 years of experience in flood risk assessment and management. Her experience includes riverine and urban flood modelling, hazard mapping, erosion assessment, impact and risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and flood mitigation planning. Natalia has led the development of complex hydrodynamic models which have served as pivotal tools in enhancing flood risk awareness and strategic planning throughout British Columbia, Canada. Other countries of experience include Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, The Netherlands, and Bangladesh.