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
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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
- Eduardo José FLORES COCA
- Position
- current Secretary of Climate Change of the Presidency and Deputy Minister
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Nicaragua)
Advisers
- For board member
- Camila RODRIGUEZ
- Eusebio CASTRO
- Gabriela PEREZMELLA ITURBIDES
- Victor VINAS
- For alternate member
- Heyddy Loredana CALDERON PALMA
- Rochelle NEWBOLD
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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
- Theepan SELVARATNAM
- For alternate member
- Edward WEBBER
- Sultana BASHIR
- Lorenza MICALETTI
- Johanna SENN
- David RENSHAW
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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
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Mohammad AYOUB
- Position
- 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
- Riely Aster ROJO
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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)
Advisers
- For board member
- Federico MANNONI
- Vittorio SEBASTIANI
- For alternate member
- Wolfgang DIERNHOFER
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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
- For alternate member
- Sheyda NEMATOLAHI
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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 for Finance and Economic Development
- 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
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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
- Kevin BESANCON
- For alternate member
- Raphaël OLIVIER
- Mariella MORANDI
- Louise ROUSSEAU
- Victoria SEIGNEZ
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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
- Secretary General
- Affiliation
- Africa Adaptation Initiative (Mali)
Advisers
- For board member
- Anaelle Farah RAOUMBE DJENDJA
- Zita WILKS
- For alternate member
- Sandra FREITAS
- Kamal DJEMOUAI
- Cheick SYLLA
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Victoria GUNDERSON
- Position
- Director, Climate and Environment
- Affiliation
- U.S. Department of Treasury (United States)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Edward Etzkorn
- Position
- Senior Adviser
- Affiliation
- U.S. Department of State (United States)
Advisers
- For board member
- Anne KOLKER
- Benjamin LAWLESS
- Abigail DEMOPULOS
- Emma KAMB
- For alternate member
- Kevin M. ADAMS
- Moon HERRICK
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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 for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Advisers
- For board member
- Emma ÅBERG
- Jan WARNBACK
- Magnus CARNWALL
- For alternate member
- Dag SJÖÖGREN
- Jörgen PETTERSSON
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Andrew HURST
- Position
- Executive Director
- Affiliation
- Climate Finance Bureau, Global Affairs Canada (Canada)
- Representation
- Developed country parties, Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Katrijin COPPENS
- Position
- Secretary of Embassy Directorate for Climate and Environment,
- Affiliation
- Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Cooperation, Belgium (Belgium)
Advisers
- For board member
- Aarsi SAGAR
- Perla Hernandez
- Stefan INNES
- Francois-Philippe DUBE
- For alternate member
- Luc JACOBS
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Hans Olav IBREKK
- Position
- Special Envoy for Climate and Security
- Affiliation
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Norway)
- Representation
- Developed country parties, Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Malin MEYER
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
Advisers
- For board member
- Ragnhild Marie FALKENBERG VALSTAD
- Benedikt HÖSKULDSSON
- For alternate member
- Peter KALAS
- Emily Lombardo
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Charlotte JUST
- Position
- Chief Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Green Diplomacy and Climate (Denmark)
- Representation
- Developed country parties, Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Alexandra (Sandra) LOUISZOON
- Position
- Senior Policy Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands (the))
Advisers
- For board member
- Jennifer DE NIJS
- Lara JACOBY
- Pierre Oberlé
- Thomas SCHOOS
- For alternate member
- Jimmy SKENDEROVIC
- Jasmin METZLER
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Jae Hwan KIM
- Position
- Director General of the Development Finance Bureau
- 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
- Hyejeong YEON
- Boyoung KIM
- Tae Hoon KIM
- For alternate member
- ZHANG Daiwei
- LI Yixin
- LI Jinmiao
- HAN Xiaolei
- ZHANG Yangxinyi
- YAO Wei
- ZHANG Ju
- FANG Xiaoyuan
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Lucretia LANDMANN
- Position
- Senior Policy Adviser
- Affiliation
- Federal Office for the Environment (Switzerland)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Anna MERRIFIELD
- Position
- Director Climate and Environmental Diplomacy
- Affiliation
- Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)
Advisers
- For board member
- Gabriela BLATTER
- Veronika BAGI
- Andreas FOSER
- Barbara KOVACS
- Julien VOLERY
- Anne MOULIN
- Julie DONATI
- Kinga CSONTOS
- For alternate member
- Saana AHONEN
- Johanna PIETIKÄINEN
- Saija VUOLA
- Roosa KASMA
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Mário Gustavo MOTTIN
- Position
- Counsellor, Head of the Division of Climate Action
- Affiliation
- Ministry of External Relations (Brazil)
- Representation
- Alternate
- Walter SCHULDT
- Position
- Affiliation
- (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
- For alternate member
- Natalie PAREJA VANRRELL
- Andres CORDOVA
- Silvana MONTES DE OCA
- Macarena MO
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Yukiko OKANO
- Position
- Deputy Assistant Minister, Deputy Director General, International Cooperation Bureau
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
- Representation
- Developed country parties, Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Tsuyoshi HYOKAI
- Position
- Director for Climate Change and Environmental Issues
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Advisers
- For board member
- YAMADA Wakana
- ONO Ayumi
- Yukiko YASUDA
- Yuka OKAJIMA
- Kentaro YOSHIDA
- For alternate member
- ITOIGAWA Takuro
- NAKATA Midori
- SAKURAI Yuka
- MIYAKAWA Takumi
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José PÉREZ
- Position
- Senior Advisor
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digitial Transformation (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
- Susana CASTRO-ACUÑA BAIXAULI
- Ramón LÓPEZ PÉREZ
- For alternate member
- Daniel COLLINS
- David OWENS
- Alex LAMB
- Alison CARLIN
- Julia WIENER
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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
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Gerhard SCHLAUDRAFF
- Position
- Head of Division for Financing International Climate Action, Multilateral Development Banks, Sustainable Finance, Forests;
- Affiliation
- Foreign Affairs Office (Germany)
- Representation
- Developed country parties
- Alternate
- Lena BRETAS
- Position
- Senior Policy Officer
- Affiliation
- Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
Advisers
- For board member
- Hendrikje REICH
- Louis MOURIER
- Ralph BODLE
- Philipp AEPLER
- Frank TENFELDE
- For alternate member
- Annette WINDMEISSER
- Alexander NAWRATH
- Simon STUMPF
- David ARNOLD
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Alejandro SOLANO ORTIZ
- Position
- Vice Minister, Ambassador
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worships (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
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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
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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)
Advisers
- For board member
- Raju Pandit CHHETRI
- Jeremiah SOKAN
- Tenzin WANGMO
- For alternate member
- Sara Jane AHMED
- Mahlet MELKIE
- Felipe OSSES
* 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.