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
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
- Ali WAQAS
- For alternate member
- Sheyda NEMATOLAHI

Co-Chair
Victoria GUNDERSON
- Position
- Director
- Affiliation
- Department of the Treasury’s Office of Climate and Environment (United States)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Hillary CLIFFORD
- Position
- Foreign Affairs Officer in the Department of State’s Office of Global Change
- Affiliation
- Department of State (United States)
Advisors
- For board member
- Anne KOLKER
- Benjamin LAWLESS
- Abigail DEMOPULOS
- Damian RICHARDSON
- For alternate member
- Kevin ADAMS

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

Diann BLACK-LAYNE
- Position
- Ambassador for Climate Change
- 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
- Nadia SPENCER-HENRY
- For alternate member
- Koin Uriam KIRITIONE
- Maaman IOAKIM

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

H.R.H Jaime de BOURBON de PARME
- Position
- Climate Envoy
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Charlotte JUST
- Position
- Chief Advisor
- Affiliation
- Department for Green Diplomacy and Climate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
Advisors
- For board member
- Lennart DUSCHINGER
- Jimmy SKENDEROVIC
- Alyssa DI CARA
- Urara KAGAJO
- Jennifer DE NIJS
- Lara JACOBY
- For alternate member
- Vincent VAN ZEIJST
- Emilie WIEBEN
- Emilie MARIENDAL

Stefan DENZLER
- Position
- Deputy Head of Multilateral Cooperation
- Affiliation
- State Secretary for Economic Affairs (Switzerland)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Anna MERRIFIELD
- Position
- Director Climate and Environmental Diplomacy
- 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
- Johanna PIETIKÄINEN
- Saija VUOLA

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
- Marine LANNOY
- For alternate member
- Raphaël OLIVIER
- Louise ROUSSEAU
- Mariella MORANDI
- Kevin BESANCON

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
- Louis MOURIER
- For alternate member
- Annette WINDMEISSER
- Lena BRETAS

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

Hans Olav IBREKK
- Position
- Special Envoy, Climate and Security
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Benedikt HÖSKULDSSON
- Position
- Special Envoy
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iceland)
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
- Shirota IKUKO
- Position
- Senior Negotiator for Climate Change, Climate Change Division
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Advisors
- For board member
- IMAI Miki
- ISHIKAWA Takayuki
- MITOMORI Kohji
- SAITO Saiko
- SAKOGUCHI Sadamitsu
- YOSHII Miho
- For alternate member
- KOBAYASHI Kazuo
- Shinichiro KURASAWA
- Kazuhiro MUKAI)
- Hikari MICHINO

Sarah METCALF
- Position
- Head of Climate Finance and International Systems Department
- Affiliation
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- 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
- Kevin GARDNER
- Henrietta HAMILTON
- For alternate member
- Joshua TEBBUTT
- Rosanne FIENGA
- Conor RITCHIE

Marta MULAS ALCANTARA
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Spanish Vice-Presidency and Ministry for Economy and Digitalization (Spain)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Ali CARLIN
- Position
- Lead Adviser, Climate Change and Environment Policy, Pacific and Development Group
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)
Advisors
- For board member
- Susana CASTRO-ACUÑA BAIXAULI
- Ramón LÓPEZ PÉREZ
- María PRESMANES ANDRÉS
- For alternate member
- James BRENNAN
- Fiona RALPH
- Martin LALLY

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
- For alternate member
- Selam Kidane ABEBE

REN Yan
- Position
- Deputy Director
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance (China)
- Representation
- Developing country parties from Asia-Pacific states
- Alternate
- Kyunghee KIM
- Position
- Director General of development finance
- Affiliation
- 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
- Jeongwhun KANG
- Hyekyoung JUNG
- Dahyeon KIM

Dag SJOOGREN
- Position
- Director
- Affiliation
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Lars RONNÅS
- Position
- Ambassador at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Affiliation
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Advisors
- For board member
- Emma ÅBERG
- Amanda LIEDGREN
- Fia MOLANDER
- For alternate member
- Jörgen PETTERSSON

Nino TANDILASHVILI
- Position
- Deputy Minister
- Affiliation
- Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (Georgia)
- 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
- Tessa VAETORU
- Position
- Development Programme Manager
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (Cook Islands)
Advisors
- For board member
- Maia TSKHVARADE
- For alternate member
- Krystina TATUAVA
- Isaac RYAN
- Patrick VAN LAAKE

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
- Mohammad AYOUB
- 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

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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