Boardroom

Overview

The Green Climate Fund embodies a new and equitable form of global governance to respond to the global challenge of climate change. At the Fund’s heart is a balanced governance structure that ensures consensus-based decisions between developed and developing countries.

The GCF Board is charged with the governance and oversight of the Fund’s management. It was established by 194 sovereign governments party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Board is independent and guided by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention.

Board members

Co-Chair

Jean-Christophe DONNELLIER

Position: Inspector General
Affiliation: French Treasury (France)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Stéphane CIENIEWSKI
Position: Senior Adviser on Environment and Climate
Affiliation: Directorate General of the Treasury (France)

Advisors

For board member

Aurore BIVAS
Sophie LAUVAD

For alternate member

Marine LANNOY

Co-Chair

Tlou Emmanuel RAMARU

Position: Policy Analyst, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources
Affiliation: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa)
Representation: Developing country parties from the African states

Alternate: Pacifica F. OGOLA
Position: Secretary, Climate Change Directorate
Affiliation: Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Kenya)

Advisors

For board member

Richard SHERMAN
Zaheer FAKIR

For alternate member

None

Wael Ahmed Kamal ABOUL-MAGD

Position: Ambassador
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)
Representation: Developing country parties from the African states

Alternate: Hussein Alfa NAFO
Position: Ambassador
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mali)

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

Gisella BERARDI

Position: Senior Adviser for Global Public Goods, Global Public Goods Office
Affiliation: Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Jose DELGADO
Position: Senior Climate Policy Advisor
Affiliation: Federal Ministry of Finance (Austria)

Advisors

For board member

Federico MANNONI
Eleonora MEI
Vittorio SEBASTIANI

For alternate member

Wolfgang DIERNHOFER
Susana ESCÁRIA

Nauman Bashir BHATTI

Position: Director
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
Representation: Developing country Parties from the Asia-Pacific States

Alternate: Ahmad RAJABI
Position
Affiliation: (Iran (Islamic Republic of))

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

Tom BUI

Position: Director of Environment
Affiliation: Global Affairs Canada (Canada)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Katrijn COPPENS
Position: Secretary of Embassy Directorate for Climate and Environment,
Affiliation: Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Cooperation (Belgium)

Advisors

For board member

Catherine POTVIN
Christine MARTEL-FLEMING
Aarsi SAGAR
Kelly SHARP

For alternate member

None

Jaime DE BOURBON DE PARME

Position: Climate Envoy
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Jennifer DE NIJS
Position: Special Advisor for Sustainable Finance
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)

Advisors

For board member

Vicent van ZEIJST
Tanne NORGAARD JENSEN
Nana Hein LAUGESEN
Tobias VON PLATEN-HALLERMUND

For alternate member

Peter CARTER
Alyssa DI CARA
Lennart DUSCHINGER
Urara KAGAJO
Jimmy SKENDEROVIC

Stefan DENZLER

Position: Deputy Head of Multilateral Cooperation
Affiliation: State Secretary for Economic Affairs (Switzerland)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Jan WAHLBERG
Position: Ambassador for Climate Change
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finland)

Advisors

For board member

Matthias BACHMANN
Veronika BAGI
Andreas FOSER
Barbara KOVACS
Lucretia LANDMANN
Julien VOLERY

For alternate member

None

Tanguy Guillaume GAHOUMA BEKALE

Position: Permanent Secretary
Affiliation: National Climate Council (Gabon)
Representation: Developing country parties from the African states

Alternate: Awtwi Boasiako AMOAH
Position: Deputy Director, Climate Vulnerabilities & Adaptation
Affiliation: Environmental Protection Agency (Ghana)

Advisors

For board member

Zita WILKS
Anaelle Farah RAOUMBE DJENDJA

For alternate member

None

Mathew HAARSAGER

Position: Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Policy
Affiliation: Department of the Treasury (United States)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Trigg TALLEY
Position: Director, Office of Global Change
Affiliation: Department of State (United States)

Advisors

For board member

Jeanny CHONG
Ayeisha BRINSON
Nicholas HAEG
Anne KOLKER
Benjamin LAWLESS

For alternate member

None

Hans Olav IBREKK

Position: Policy Director of Section for Energy and Climate
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Anne Smeby EVJEN
Position: Senior Advisor
Affiliation: Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

Malin MEYER

KITAMURA Toshihiro

Position: Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister, International Cooperation Bureau
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Kazuo KOBAYASHI
Position: Director for Development Issues, International Bureau
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (Japan)

Advisors

For board member

SUGIO Toru
IMAI Miki
ISHIKAWA Takayuki
MITOMORI Kohji
YAGASA Ran
YOSHII Miho

For alternate member

None

Susan KROHN

Position: Head of Unit for Financing International Climate Action and Environmental Protection, Multilateral Development Banks
Affiliation: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Germany)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Annette WINDMEISSER
Position: Head of Climate Finance Division
Affiliation: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)

Advisors

For board member

Sarah ZÜGEL

For alternate member

Simon STUMPF

Marta MULAS

Position: Senior Advisor
Affiliation: Spanish Vice-Presidency and Ministry for Economy and Digitalization (Spain)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Fiona RALPH
Position: Head of International Climate Finance Unit
Affiliation: Finance Ministry (Ireland)

Advisors

For board member

Susana CASTRO-ACUÑA BAIXAULI
Ramón LÓPEZ PÉREZ
María PRESMANES ANDRÉS

For alternate member

None

REN Yan

Position: Deputy Director
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (China)
Representation: Developing country parties from Asia-Pacific states

Alternate: LEE Chong Hwa
Position: Director General
Affiliation: Ministry of Economy and Finance (Republic of Korea)

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

Jiyoung CHOI
Daun JEONG
Hongseok LEE
Chanhee LEE
Ye Eun KIM

Lars ROTH

Position: Deputy Director, Division for Climate, Energy and Environment
Affiliation: Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Anders NYSTRÖM
Position: Director
Affiliation: Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Advisors

For board member

Emma ÅBERG
Amanda LIEDGREN

For alternate member

Jörgen PETTERSSON

Ayman SHASLY

Position
Affiliation: Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (Saudi Arabia)
Representation: Developing country parties from the Asia-Pacific states

Alternate: Paola Sherina A. ALVAREZ
Position: Assistant Secretary
Affiliation: Department of Finance (Philippines)

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

Neil Adrian CABILES
Jenevive LONTOK
Anna Marie MERCALDI
Sharmaine Dianne RAMIREZ
Willa Nicole TAC-AN
Marius Stephen TORRES

Nadia SPENCER-HENRY

Position: Debt Manager
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance (Antigua and Barbuda)
Representation: Developing country parties from Small Island Developing States

Alternate: Teuea TOATU
Position: Vice President & Minister for Finance and Economic Development
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Kiribati)

Advisors

For board member

Michai ROBERTSON

For alternate member

Koin Uriam KIRITIONE
Jeffrey LAMB

Karma TSHERING

Position: Chief, Policy and Planning Division
Affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (Bhutan)
Representation: Developing country parties from Least Developed Countries

Alternate: Isatou F CAMARA
Position: Deputy Director, Directorate of Development Planning
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (Gambia)

Advisors

For board member

Raju Pandit CHHETRI
Felip OSSES
Jeremiah SOKAN

For alternate member

Alagie FADERA
Mahlet MELKIE

Josceline WHEATLEY

Position: Head of the International Team, Climate and Environment Department
Affiliation: Department for International Development (United Kingdom)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Ashufta ALAM
Position: Deputy Director Policy and Investments, International Climate Finance
Affiliation: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (United Kingdom)

Advisors

For board member

Kevin GARDNER
Victoria MACDONALD

For alternate member

Eliette RIERA
Victoria SITU
Savitri PATEL

Ornela ÇUÇI

Position: Deputy Minister
Affiliation: Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania)
Representation: Developing country parties not included in the regional groups and constituencies stated in paragraph 3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board

Alternate: TBD
Position
Affiliation

Advisors

For board member

Merita MANSAKU

For alternate member

None

TBD

Position
Affiliation
Representation: Developing country Parties from the Latin American and the Caribbean States

Alternate: TBD
Position
Affiliation

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

TBD

Position
Affiliation
Representation: Developing country Parties from the Latin American and the Caribbean States

Alternate: TBD
Position
Affiliation

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

Seyni NAFO
Anaëlle RAOUMBÉ DJENDJA
Zita WILKS
Kamel DJEMOUAI

TBD

Position
Affiliation
Representation: Developing country Parties from the Latin American and the Caribbean States

Alternate: TBD
Position
Affiliation

Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

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