Members and alternate members of the Green Climate Fund Board#
Nominations for Board members and alternate members were received through communications sent on behalf of the respective constituency or regional group within a constituency.
Members | Alternate members | Constituency/Regional Group |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Christian N. Adovelande (Benin) President, West African Development Bank | Mr. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Former Chair of the African Group of climate negotiators | Developing countries, Africa |
| Mr. Omar El-Arini (Egypt) Member of Board, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, International consultant on ozone layer and climate issues | Mr. Newai Gebre-ab (Ethiopia) Member of the former Transitional Committee for the design of the Green Climate Fund | |
| Mr. Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) Head, International Relations and Governance, Department of Environmental Affairs | Mr. Paulo Gomes (Guinea Bissau) Member of the Board of Directors, Ecobank Transnational Inc., Vice-Chairman of the finance committee | |
Ms. Zou Jiayi (China) Director General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Finance | Mr. Hong-Sang Jung (Republic of Korea) Director General for International Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Strategy and Finance | Developing countries, Asia-Pacific |
(Indonesia)* Head of Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance | Mr. Jose Ma. Clemente Sarte Salceda (Philippines)* Governor, Province of Albay | |
Mr. Dipak Dasgupta (India)* Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance | Mr. Farrukh Iqbal Khan (Pakistan)* Counsellor, Permament Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
Ms. Adriana Soto (Colombia)* Vice-Minister, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | Mr. Gabriel Quijandria Acosta* (Peru) Vice-Minister for Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Ministry of Environment | Developing countries, Latin America and the Caribbean |
H.E. Ms. Audrey Joy Grant (Belize)* Minister of Energy, Science and Technology and Public Utilities | Mr. Jorge A. Ferrer Rodriguez (Cuba)* Minister Counsellor, Multilateral Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
H.E. Mr. Ernesto Cordero Arroyo (Mexico)* Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit | Mr. Rodrigo Rojo (Chile) Deputy Director for International Affairs, | |
| Mr. David Kaluba (Zambia) Principal Economist, Ministry of Finance and National Planning | Mr. Mesbah ul Alam (Bangladesh) Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief | Developing countries, Least Developed Countries |
| Mr. Derek Gibbs (Barbados) Chief Economist, Research and Planning Unit, Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | H.E. Mr. Ali’ioaigi Feturi Elisaia (Samoa) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Samoa to the United Nations | Developing countries, Small Island Developing States |
| Mr. George Zedginidze (Georgia) Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment Protection | Mr. Salman Aldossary (Saudi Arabia)* Senior Adviser, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | Developing countries |
| Mr. Ewen McDonald (Australia) Deputy Director General, Australian Agency for International Development | Mr. Rod Hilton (Australia) Assistant Director General, Australian Agency for International Development | Developed countries, |
| Mr. Per Callesen (Denmark) Governor, Central Bank of Denmark | Mr. Richard Doornbosch (Netherlands) Head, International Economy and Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance | Developed countries, |
| Mr. Arnaud Buisse (France) Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Financial Affairs and Development Division, Directorate-General of the Treasury | Mr. Frederic Glanois (France) Head of Official Development Assistance and Multilateral Development Institutions, Directorate-General of the Treasury | Developed countries, France |
| Mr. Manfred Konukiewitz (Germany) Deputy Director General, Climate Policy, Global and Sectoral Affairs, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) | Mr. Norbert Gorissen (Germany) Head of Division, International Climate Finance, International Climate Initiative, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) | Developed countries, |
| Mr. Yoshiki Takeuchi (Japan) Deputy Director General, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance | Mr. Yuji Tsujiki (Japan) Deputy Director, Special Officer for Development Finance, Development Policy Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance | Developed countries, Japan |
| Mr. Kjetil Lund (Norway) State Secretary, Ministry of Finance | Mr. Tomas Zidek (Czech Republic) Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance | Developed countries, Norway and Czech Republic |
| Ms. Beata Jaczewska (Poland) Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment | Mr. Adam Kirchknopf (Hungary) Deputy Head, Department for International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Developed countries, Poland and Hungary** |
| Ms. Ana Fornells de Frutos (Spain) Expert on Climate Change Finance, Ministry of Environment | Ms. Francesca Manno (Italy) Director, International Affairs Directorate of the Treasury Department, Ministry of the Economy and Finance | Developed countries, Spain and Italy** |
| Mr. Alexey Kvasov (Russian Federation) Deputy Chief of the Presidential Experts' Directorate, Russian G8 Sherpa, Executive Office of the President | Mr. Anton Hilber (Switzerland) | Developed countries, Russian Federation and Switzerland*** |
| H.E. Mr. Jan Cedergren (Sweden) Ambassador, Ministry of Environment | Mr. Jozef Buys (Belgium) Attaché, Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Developed countries, Sweden and Belgium** |
| Mr. Nick Dyer (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Director Policy, Department for International Development | Mr. Stewart James (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Her Majesty's Treasury, UK Alternate Executive Director to the World Bank | Developed countries, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Mr. Matthew Kotchen (United States of America) | Mr. C. Alexander Severens (United States of America) Director, Office of Environment and Energy, Department of the Treasury | Developed countries, United States of America |
# Status as at 16 May 2013.
| * | The letters of nomination (Asia-Pacific) (Latin America and the Caribbean) indicate a change in the arrangements during the three-year term of membership. |
| ** | The letter of nomination indicated that: “Constituencies will decide at their own discretion on the designation of Member and Alternate Member. Discussions amongst developed country Parties in Geneva on 13 April 2012 showed one outstanding issue regarding whether the European Union may participate on the GCF Board, the resolution of which is still pending consensus of developed country Parties. Accordingly, the list above does not prejudge the outcome of this issue.” |
| *** | The letter of nomination indicated that: “Constituencies will decide at their own discretion on the designation of Member and Alternate Member.” |