Vitor Tramontin Tornello is an Urban Adaptation Analyst at WRI Brasil, part of the Urban Development team of the Cities Program and working on projects aimed at sustainable urban planning, with a focus on reducing inequalities, conserving the environment and managing disaster risks, to make Brazilian cities more inclusive, resilient and adapted to climate emergencies.

Graduated in Public Administration from FGV/EAESP, Vitor carried out research on the topic of Local Development, analyzing the social and economic impacts of large projects in different locations in the Amazon. In the same line of research, he analyzed the impacts of large projects in the Valongo neighborhood, in the central region of Santos/SP, through scientific initiation research. He also carried out research in the state of Maranhão, under the theme of Gender and Work, following the work routine of extractive women belonging to the Movimento Interestadual das Quebradeiras de Coco-Babaçu (MIQCB), and the challenges of the right to land and the importance of sustainable agroecological practices for traditional communities.

At WRI, Vitor developed studies focused on water management in metropolitan context, through the application of the concept of Natural Infrastructure (Green Gray Assessment) - a consolidated methodology that seeks to shed light on the importance of conservation, management and restoration of forests to improve water quality.

He also worked on the development of the NBS Accelerator in Cities, an initiative that supported ten urban NBS projects, with capacity-building and mentoring, focused on qualifying the financial structuring and fundraising strategies for implementing the projects.

Vitor supported the construction of the Campinas Local Climate Action Plan (PLAC), a policy that establishes the city's commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, while increasing the municipality's resilience in the face of extreme events.