Boardroom
GCF embodies equitable governance to respond to the global challenge of climate change, one that ensures consensus-based decisions between developed and developing countries.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
- 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
- Grobicki GROBICKI

Jaime de BOURBON de PARME
- Position
- Climate Envoy
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
- Representation
- Developed country parties, Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Lennart DUSCHINGER
- Position
- Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)
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

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

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
- Sarah ZÜGEL
- Hendrikje REICH
- Mirjam BUNDENBENDER
- 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

Mathew HAARSAGER
- Position
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Policy
- Affiliation
- Department of the Treasury (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
- Victoria GUNDERSON
- Abigail DEMOPULOS
- 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

KITAMURA Toshihiro
- 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, Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Edward WEBBER
- Position
- Deputy Director, Multilaterals & Sectors Team
- Affiliation
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (United Kingdom)
Advisors
- For board member
- Kevin GARDNER
- Victoria MACDONALD
- Shelby MILLEN
- Jan WIMALADHARMA
- For alternate member
- Victoria SITU
- Conor RITCHIE

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
- Kyunghee KIM
- Position
- Director General
- Affiliation
- Director General of Development Finance, 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, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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