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
Marine LANNOY

For alternate member

Raphaël OLIVIER
Louise ROUSSEAU

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

Selam Kidane ABEBE

Wael Ahmed Kamal ABOUL-MAGD

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

Alternate: Antwi-Boasiako AMOAH
Position: Deputy director , Climate change adaptation and vulnerability
Affiliation: Environmental Protection Agency (Ghana)

Advisors

For board member

Mohamed NASR

For alternate member

Foster ABOAGYE GYAMFI

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: José DELGADO
Position: Senior Climate Policy Advisor
Affiliation: Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (Austria)

Advisors

For board member

Federico MANNONI
Vittorio SEBASTIANI
Eleonora MEI

For alternate member

Wolfgang DIERNHOFER
Susana ESCÁRIA

Nauman Bashir BHATTI

Position: Director General
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

Kashmala KAKAKHEL

For alternate member

Sheyda NEMATOLAHI

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

Grzegorz GROBICKI

Stefan DENZLER

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

Alternate: Johanna PIETIKÄINEN
Position: Programme Officer
Affiliation: Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)

Advisors

For board member

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

For alternate member

Saana AHONEN
Hanna-Leena LAMPI
Johanna PIETKAINEN
Saija VUOLA
Jan WAHLBERG

Lennart DUSCHINGER

Position: Advisor
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Emilie WIEBEN
Position: Chief Advisor
Affiliation: Department for Green Diplomacy and Climate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

Advisors

For board member

Jimmy SKENDEROVIC
Alyssa DI CARA
Peter CARTER
Urara KAGAJO
Jennifer DE NIJS
Tobias VON PLATEN-HALLERMUND
Emilie WIEBEN

For alternate member

Vincent VAN ZEIJST
Nana Hein LAUGESEN
Tanne NORGAARD JENSEN

Ursula FUENTES

Position: Head of Unit for Financing International Climate Action and Environmental Protection, Multilateral Development Banks
Affiliation: Foreign Affairs Office (Germany)
Representation: Developed country parties

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

Advisors

For board member

Hendrikje REICH
Mirjam BUNDENBENDER
Louis MOURIER

For alternate member

Simon STUMPF

Tanguy Guillaume GAHOUMA BEKALE

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

Alternate: Hussein ALFA NAFO (SEYNI)
Position: Coordinator
Affiliation: Africa Adaption Initiative (Mali)

Advisors

For board member

Anaelle Farah RAOUMBE DJENDJA
Zita WILKS

For alternate member

Sandra FREITAS
Kamal DJEMOUAI
Cheick SYLLA

Victoria GUNDERSON

Position: Director
Affiliation: Department of the Treasury’s Office of Climate and Environment (United States)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Kevin ADAMS
Position: Foreign Affairs Officer in the Department of State’s Office of Global Change
Affiliation: Department of State (United States)

Advisors

For board member

Jeanny CHONG
Ayeisha BRINSON
Anne KOLKER
Benjamin LAWLESS
Abigail DEMOPULOS
Erik RUBINYI

For alternate member

Hillary CLIFFORD

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

Ragnhild Marie Falkenberg VALSTAD

For alternate member

Malin MEYER

Toshihiro KITAMURA

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

Alternate: SUGIO Toru
Position: Senior Negotiator for Climate Change, Climate Change Division
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (Japan)

Advisors

For board member

IMAI Miki
ISHIKAWA Takayuki
MITOMORI Kohji
SAKOGUCHI Sadamitsu
YOSHII Miho

For alternate member

Hikari MICHINO
Shinichiro KURASAWA
Kazuhiro MUKAI)

Sarah METCALF

Position: Head of Climate Finance and International Systems Dept at the UK Foreign, Commomwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Affiliation: Department for International Development (United Kingdom)
Representation: Developed country parties

Alternate: Mr. Edward WEBBER
Position: Deputy Director, Multilaterals & Sectors Team
Affiliation: UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (United Kingdom)

Advisors

For board member

Victoria MACDONALD
Shelby MILLEN
Jan WIMALADHARMA

For alternate member

Victoria SITU
Conor RITCHIE
Kevin GARDNER

Marta MULAS ALCANTARA

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

James BRENNAN
Allison CARLIN
Martin LALLY

REN Yan

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

Alternate: Sohee GWAG
Position: Director
Affiliation: Director of Green Climate Policy Division, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Republic of Korea)

Advisors

For board member

HAN Xiaolei
HUANG Yueqiu
LI Jinmiao
YAO Wei

For alternate member

Jong Hyun JEON
Jun Su PARK
Ye Eun KIM
Jeongwhun KANG
Sohee GWAG
Hyunji LEE

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
Fia MOLANDER

For alternate member

Jörgen PETTERSSON

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

Albara TAWFIQ

Position
Affiliation: Ministry of Energy (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

Indrajit BOSE
Ahmed ALJAMEEL
Abdulrahman ALGUWAIZ

For alternate member

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

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
Felipe OSSES
Jeremiah SOKAN
Tenzin WANGMO

For alternate member

Alagie FADERA
Mahlet MELKIE

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: Kushaal RAJ
Position: Acting Head of Climate Change and International Cooperation Division
Affiliation: Ministry of Economy (Fiji)

Advisors

For board member

Adela KRAJKA
Merita MANSAKU

For alternate member

Mr Prelish LAL
Mr Prashant Chandra

TBD

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

Alternate: TBD
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Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

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

Alternate: TBD
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Advisors

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

TBD

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

Alternate: TBD
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None

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