Ioana Ciută

loana joined Bankwatch in 2014 as energy coordinator for the Western Balkans, preventing new coal capacities from being built in the region, but also campaigning for improved air quality. Since taking on the current role, she has been leading campaigns to accelerate the transition to clean, sustainable energy in Central and Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, and lately, Central Asia. She also serves as president of Bankwatch Romania and joins efforts against unsustainable hydropower development, while fighting to keep the space for civil society. With a background in journalism and over two decades of environmental activism, she works to bridge grassroots action with policy change for a just, fossil-free future.