GCF Board

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

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

Kajsa NATBY
Emma ÅBERG
Monica GULLBERG
Magnus CARNWALL

For alternate member

None

Co-Chair

Seyni NAFO

Position: Coordinator/Ambassador
Affiliation: Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Technical Support Unit (TSU) (Mali)
Representation: Developing Country Parties from the African States

Alternate: Balisi GOPOLANG
Position: Climate Change Coordinator
Affiliation: Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Botswana)

Advisers

For board member

Sandra FREITAS
Kamal DJEMOUAI

For alternate member

Kulthoum MOTSUMI
Fatuma HUSSEIN

Antwi-Boasiako AMOAH

Position: Director, Climate Vulnerability and adaptation
Affiliation: Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana (Ghana)
Representation: Developing Country Parties from the African states

Alternate: Bob NATIFU
Position: Deputy Commissioner climate change, Co-chair of the Joint CTF and SCF Trust Fund Committee representing, Recipient countries
Affiliation: Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)

Advisers

For board member

Veronica Alorm AMISSAH-AIDOO
Foster Aboagye GYAMFI
Samuel OTOO

For alternate member

Soha BENCHEKROUN

Mohammad AYOUB

Position: Climate Policy and Negotiations
Affiliation: Ministry of Energy (Saudi Arabia)
Representation: Developing Country Parties from the Asia-Pacific States

Alternate: Arman KASSENOV
Position: Vice Minister
Affiliation: National Economy (Kazakhstan)

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

Shattyk TASTEMIROVA

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

None

Nauman Bashir BHATTI

Position: Ambassador
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
Representation: Developing Country Parties from Asia-Pacific States

Alternate: Yingzhi LIU
Position: Director
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (China)

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

Ouyang LU
Daiwei ZHANG
Xiaoyuan FANG
Jinmiao LI

Isatou F CAMARA

Position: Director of Climate Finance
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (Gambia)
Representation: Developing Country Parties from Least Developed Countries

Alternate: Sindhu PRASAD DHUNGANA
Position
Affiliation: (Nepal)

Advisers

For board member

Sara Jane AHMED
Mahlet MELKIE
Felipe OSSES

For alternate member

None

Hideaki CHOTOKU

Position: Deputy Director, General of International Cooperation Bureau
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Representation: Developed Country Parties

Alternate: Tsuyoshi HYOKAI
Position: Director for Climate Change and Environmental Issues, International Bureau
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance (Japan)

Advisers

For board member

Tetsuji IWAMA
Yukichi USUI
Junya TANAKA
Yukiko YASUDA
Satoshi IKOMA
Takumi MIYAKAWA

For alternate member

None

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

Antoine BERGEROT
Louise ROUSSEAU

Victoria GUNDERSON

Position: Director, Office of Climate and Environment
Affiliation: 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

None

Andrew HURST

Position: Executive Director
Affiliation: Climate Finance Division, Global Affairs Canada (Canada)
Representation: Developed Country Parties

Alternate: Willem van de Voorde
Position: Special Envoy for Climate & Environment,
Affiliation: FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Development Cooperation (Belgium)

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

Jonas De MEYER

Hans Olav IBREKK

Position: Special Envoy, Climate and Security
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
Representation: Developed Country Parties

Alternate: Richard BONTJER
Position: Director, Climate and Environment Diplomacy Branch
Affiliation: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

Lucretia LANDMANN

Position: Senior Policy Adviser
Affiliation: Federal Office for the Environment (Switzerland)
Representation: Developed Country Parties

Alternate: Anna MERRIFIELD
Position: Director for Climate and Environmental Diplomacy
Affiliation: Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

Alexandra (Sandra) LOUISZOON

Position: Senior Policy Advisor
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands (the))
Representation: Developed Country Parties

Alternate: Tanne Nørgaard JENSEN
Position: Head of Section
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

Advisers

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None

For alternate member

None

Ramón LÓPEZ

Position: Senior Advisor
Affiliation: Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Business (Spain)
Representation: Developed Country Parties

Alternate: Alison CARLIN
Position: Manager-Climate Change and Environment Policy
Affiliation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

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

None

For alternate member

None

Jisung MOON

Position: Director General, Development Finance Bureau
Affiliation: Ministry of Economy and Finance (Republic of Korea (the))
Representation: Developing Country Parties from Asia-Pacific States

Alternate: Maria Luwalhati C. DOROTAN TIUSECO
Position: Undersecretary
Affiliation: Department of Finance (Philippines (the))

Advisers

For board member

None

For alternate member

None

Pacifica F. OGOLA

Position: Director, Climate Change Programmes Coordination
Affiliation: Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Kenya)
Representation: Developing Country Parties from the African States

Alternate: Hamid Abakar SOULEYMANE
Position: Lead Negotiator, Chad and Climate Change and Meteorology Expert
Affiliation: Ministry of Transports, Civil Aviation and of the National Meteorology (Chad)

Advisers

For board member

Xolisa NGWADLA

For alternate member

Mamadou HONADIA
Ahmat Mbodou MAHAMAT
Fadhel KABOUB

Nino TANDILASHVILI

Position: First 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: VACANT
Position
Affiliation

Advisers

For board member

Lasha INAURI

For alternate member

None

Annette WINDMEISSER

Position: Co-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

None

For alternate member

None

VACANT

Position
Affiliation
Representation: Developing Country Parties from Small Island Developing States

Alternate: VACANT
Position
Affiliation

Advisers

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None

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None

VACANT

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

Alternate: VACANT
Position
Affiliation

Advisers

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None

For alternate member

None

VACANT

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

Alternate: VACANT
Position
Affiliation

Advisers

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None

For alternate member

None

VACANT

Position
Affiliation
Representation: Developing Country Parties from the Group of Latin America and the Carribean Countries

Alternate: VACANT
Position
Affiliation

Advisers

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None

For alternate member

None

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* 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.