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
Milagros DE CAMPS GERMAN
- Position
- Deputy Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic (the))
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from the Group of Latin America and the Carribean Countries
- Alternate
- Rochelle NEWBOLD
- Position
- Special Adviser
- Affiliation
- Matters Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield Center (Bahamas)
Advisers
- For board member
- Camila RODRIGUEZ
- Eusebio CASTRO
- Gabriela PEREZMELLA ITURBIDES
- Victor VINAS
- For alternate member
- Heyddy Loredana CALDERON PALMA
- Irma Martinez CASTRILLON
- Eduardo José FLORES COCA
- Karen PANTON
Sarah METCALF
- Position
- Head of Climate Finance and International Systems Department
- Affiliation
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (United Kingdom)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Joshua TEBBUTT
- Position
- Head of Climate Multilaterals
- Affiliation
- BEIS/ UK government (United Kingdom)
Advisers
- For board member
- Louise MARSHALL
- Aliya ALIKHANBAYOVA
- Victoria MACDONALD
- Manuela GALAN
- Kevin GARDNER
- Jan WIMALADHARMA
- Will ECKERSLEY
- Ben BODDY
- For alternate member
- Edward WEBBER
- Sultana BASHIR
- Lorenza MICALETTI
- Johanna SENN
- David RENSHAW
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)
Advisers
- For board member
- Mohamed SALEM
- For alternate member
- Foster ABOAGYE GYAMFI
- Veronica Alorm Amissah AIDOO
- Samuel OTOO
Mohammad AYOUB
- Position
- Climate Policy and Negotiations
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Energy (Saudi Arabia)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from the Asia-Pacific States
- Alternate
- Maria Luwalhati C. DOROTAN TIUSECO
- Position
- Undersecretary
- Affiliation
- Department of Finance (Philippines (the))
Advisers
- For board member
- Abdulaziz ALBUTTI
- Ahmed ALJAMEEL
- Abdelrahman AL-GWAIZ
- Albara TAWFIQ
- Indrajit BOSE
- For alternate member
- Stephanie Anne HILARIO
- Donalyn MINIMO
- Anna Marie MERCALDI
- John NARAG
- Megan BARTE
- Carlyn DIAZ
Gisella BERARDI
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Global Public Goods Office - International Financial Relations Directorate - Department of Treasury- Ministry of the Economy and Finance (Italy)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Jose DELGADO
- Position
- Senior Climate Policy Advisor
- Affiliation
- Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (Austria)
Advisers
- For board member
- Vittorio SEBASTIANI
- Federico MANNONI
- For alternate member
- Wolfgang DIERNHOFER
- Catarina SOUSA
Nauman Bashir BHATTI
- Position
- Ambassador
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from Asia-Pacific States
- Alternate
- Massoud REZVANIAN RAHAGHI
- Position
- Director for International Affairs of Environment
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
Advisers
- For board member
- Kashmala KAKAKHEL
- Ali WAQAS MALIK
- Hafiza Humaira JAVAID
- Ibrahim MIRZA
- For alternate member
- Sheyda NEMATOLAHI
Diann BLACK-LAYNE
- Position
- Director and Ambassador for Climate Change
- Affiliation
- Department of Environment (Antigua and Barbuda)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from Small Island Developing States
- Alternate
- Teuea TOATU
- Position
- Vice President & Minister
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Kiribati)
Advisers
- For board member
- Peter ABRAHAM
- Kayah WARD
- Gita GARDNER
- For alternate member
- Koin Uriam KIRITIONE
- Maaman IOAKIM
- Ruth PHILLIPS ITTY
Isatou F CAMARA
- Position
- Deputy Director
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (Gambia)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from Least Developed Countries
- Alternate
- Raju Pandit CHHETRI
- Position
- Coordinator
- Affiliation
- LDC Finance Group (Nepal)
Advisers
- For board member
- Sara Jane AHMED
- Mahlet MELKIE
- Felipe OSSES
- For alternate member
- Jeremiah SOKAN
- Raju Pandit CHHETRI
- Tenzin WANGMO
Hideaki CHOTOKU
- Position
- Deputy Assistant Minister, Deputy Director General, International Cooperation Bureau
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Takuro ITOIGAWA
- Position
- Deputy Director for Development Policy Division
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Advisers
- For board member
- Tetsuji IWAMA
- Yukichi USUI
- Junya TANAKA
- Yukiko YASUDA
- For alternate member
- Takumi MIYAKAWA
- Yusuke YATSU
- Taro IRIE
Stéphane CIENIEWSKI
- Position
- Senior Adviser on Environment and Climate
- Affiliation
- French Treasury (France)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Pierre MARC
- Position
- Deputy Head of Unit - Multilateral Development and Climate Finance
- Affiliation
- French Treasury (France)
Advisers
- For board member
- Adrien BOLGERT
- For alternate member
- Raphaël OLIVIER
- Alexia ORTION
- Louise ROUSSEAU
- Pierre GOURIOU
- Gauthier MESA
Mariamalia Jiménez COTO
- Position
- Head of the Department of Sustainable Development, Ocean, and Environment
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Costa Rica)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from the Latin American and the Caribbean States
- Alternate
- Jaime TRAMON
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Financial and International Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance (Chile)
Advisers
- For board member
- Orlando GARNER
- Agripina JENKINS
- Jesus VARGAS SOTO
- For alternate member
- Daniela BUCHUK
Victoria GUNDERSON
- Position
- Director, Climate and Environment
- Affiliation
- U.S. Department of Treasury (United States)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Giulia CHRISTIANSON
- Position
- Senior Advisor for Climate Finance
- Affiliation
- Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change; US Department of State (United States)
Advisers
- For board member
- Anne KOLKER
- Benjamin LAWLESS
- Abigail DEMOPULOS
- Emma KAMB
- Lucas ISAKOWITZ
- Eli BINDER
- For alternate member
- Kevin M. ADAMS
- Moon HERRICK
- Daniel KANDY
- Lily HARTZELL
Leif HOLMBERG
- Position
- Deputy Director, Department for Multilateral Development Banks, Sustainability and Climate
- Affiliation
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Henrik BERGQUIST
- Position
- Deputy Director
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Advisers
- For board member
- Emma ÅBERG
- Monica GULLBERG
- Magnus CARNWALL
- For alternate member
- Jörgen PETTERSSON
Andrew HURST
- Position
- Executive Director
- Affiliation
- Climate Finance Division, Global Affairs Canada (Canada)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Jonas de MEYER
- Position
- Senior Adviser,
- Affiliation
- FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Development Cooperation (Belgium)
Advisers
- For board member
- Aarsi SAGAR
- Stefan INNES
- Francois-Philippe DUBE
- Vincent BEAUSEJOUR
- For alternate member
- None
Hans Olav IBREKK
- Position
- Special Envoy, Climate and Security
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Malin MEYER
- Position
- Senior adviser
- Affiliation
- Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
Advisers
- For board member
- Ragnhild Marie FALKENBERG VALSTAD
- Benedikt HÖSKULDSSON
- Emily LOMBARDO
- María Erla MARELSDÓTTIR
- For alternate member
- Peter KALAS
Tae Hoon KIM
- Position
- Director for Green Climate Policy Division
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Economy and Finance (Republic of Korea (the))
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from Asia-Pacific States
- Alternate
- LIU Yingzhi
- Position
- Director
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance (China)
Advisers
- For board member
- Suho LEE
- Seoyeon CHOI
- Boyoung KIM
- For alternate member
- ZHANG Daiwei
- LI Yixin
- LI Jinmiao
- HAN Xiaolei
- ZHANG Yangxinyi
- YAO Wei
- ZHANG Ju
- FANG Xiaoyuan
- LU Ouyang
Alexandra (Sandra) LOUISZOON
- Position
- Senior Policy Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands (the))
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Jimmy SKENDEROVIC
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of the Environment, Climate, and Sustainable Development (Luxembourg)
Advisers
- For board member
- Lara JACOBY
- Pierre OBERLE
- For alternate member
- Jasmin METZLER
- Tanne Nørgaard JENSEN
Ramón LÓPEZ
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Business (Spain)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Gillian NAUGHTON MURPHY
- Position
- Advisor, International Climate and Sustainable Finance
- Affiliation
- Department of Finance (Ireland)
Advisers
- For board member
- Álvaro García-Rosales SANZ
- For alternate member
- Daniel COLLINS
- David OWENS
- Alex LAMB
- Julia WIENER
- Alison CARLIN
Anna MERRIFIELD
- Position
- Director, Unit for Climate and Environmental Diplomacy
- Affiliation
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Anne MOULIN
- Position
- Programme Officer
- Affiliation
- Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland)
Advisers
- For board member
- Gabriela BLATTER
- Veronika BAGI
- Andreas FOSER
- Barbara KOVACS
- Julien VOLERY
- Julie DONATI
- Kinga CSONTOS
- Lucretia LANDMANN
- For alternate member
- Saana AHONEN
- Johanna PIETIKÄINEN
- Stefan DENZLER
Mário Gustavo MOTTIN
- Position
- Counsellor, Head of the Division of Climate Action
- Affiliation
- Ministry of External Relations (Brazil)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from the Latin American and the Caribbean States
- Alternate
- Walter SCHULDT
- Position
- Director of Environment and Sustainable Development
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ecuador)
Advisers
- For board member
- Corina LEHMANN
- Matheus Freitas Rocha BASTOS
- Julia LARDONE
- Martin GRONDA
- Felipe Rodrigues Gomes FERREIRA
- Davi BONAVIDES
- Gabriel Felipe DA FONSECA DIZNER
- Flávio Daniel BARAN
- Adriana FARIAS
- Antonio Carlos Martinez SANCHES
- For alternate member
- Natalie PAREJA VANRRELL
- Andres CORDOVA
- Silvana MONTES DE OCA
Seyni NAFO
- Position
- Coordinator/Ambassador
- Affiliation
- Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Technical Support Unit (TSU) (Mali)
- Representation
- Developing Country Parties from the African States
- Alternate
- Zita Kay KASSA WILKS
- Position
- Advisor to the Gabonese President, National Climate Council
- Affiliation
- Gabonese Presidency , National Climate Council (Gabon)
Advisers
- For board member
- Anaelle Farah RAOUMBE DJENDJA
- For alternate member
- Sandra FREITAS
- Kamal DJEMOUAI
- Cheick SYLLA
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
- Director, Climate Change Programmes Coordination
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Kenya)
Advisers
- For board member
- Richard SHERMAN
- For alternate member
- Selam Kidane ABEBE
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
- Ruel YAMUNA
- Position
- Special Envoy (Climate and Environment)
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change (Papua New Guinea)
Advisers
- For board member
- Maia TSKHVARADE
- Nino LATSABIDZE
- For alternate member
- Paul DARGUSCH
Annette WINDMEISSER
- Position
- Head of Division Climate Finance
- Affiliation
- Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
- Representation
- Developed Country Parties
- Alternate
- Cara-Sophie SCHERF
- Position
- Advisor
- Affiliation
- Federal Foreign Office (Germany)
Advisers
- For board member
- Lena Bretas
- Simon Stumpf
- David Arnold
- Alexander Nawrath
- Johanna Wolf de Tafur
- For alternate member
- Hendrikje Reich
- Ralph Bodle
- Philipp Aepler
- Frank Tenfelde
* The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is deeply saddened at the passing of Daniel Machado da Fonseca on 3 March 2024. Daniel was a GCF Board member, climate action champion and beloved colleague, representing the Developing country Parties from the Latin American and the Caribbean States.