| Constituency | Council Member | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen | Mr. Maher AbdelrahimHead of Division - World Bank Division, International Cooperation DepartmentMinistry of Planning and International Cooperation Amman The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Date of Appointment: May, 2023 |
Mr. Oday Al-BayatiDirector of International Environmental Relations DepartmentMinistry of Environment Baghdad Iraq Date of Appointment: May, 2026 |
| Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine | Dr. Aliona RusnacState SecretaryMinistry of Environment Chisinau, 2004 Republic of Moldova Date of Appointment: Dec, 2024 |
Mr. Betim LamallariState Advisor for InvestmentsMinistry of Environment and Physical Planning Skopje North Macedonia Date of Appointment: Apr, 2025 |
| Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia | Mr. Rachid FiradiDirector of Cooperation, Partnership, and CommunicationMinistry of Energy, Transportation, and Sustainable Development Rabat Morocco Date of Appointment: Nov, 2025 |
Mrs. Sabria Bnouni Ben AmmarDirector General for International CooperationMinistry of Environment Tunis, 1003 Tunisia Date of Appointment: Jan, 2012 |
| Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Ms. Mphatso Martha KalembaChief Environmental OfficerEnvironmental Affairs Department Lilongwe Malawi Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
Mr. Eduardo BaixoTechnicianMinistry of Agriculture, Environment, and Fisheries Maputo Mozambique Date of Appointment: Nov, 2025 |
| Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts And Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago | Ms. Vanuessa GefferiePermanent Secretary for General and Financial AffairsMinistry of Spatial Planning and Environment Paramaibo Suriname Date of Appointment: Mar, 2026 |
Dr. Joth SinghManaging DirectorEnvironmental Management Authority Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Date of Appointment: Jun, 2026 |
| Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay | Mrs. Lilian Elizabeth Portillo de GonzalezDirectora de Planificcion EstrategicaMinisterio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible Asuncion Paraguay Date of Appointment: Jan, 2026 |
Ms. Maureen BidartCooperation and International Relations Advisory OfficeMinistry of Environment Montevideo Uruguay Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
| Armenia, Belarus, Russian Federation | Ms. Ruzanna GrigoryanHead of International Cooperation DepartmentMinistry of Nature Protection Yerevan Republic of Armenia Date of Appointment: Aug, 2026 |
Ms. Abidat MagomedovaDeputy Director of The Department for International Cooperation and Climate ChangeMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment of The Russian Federation Russian Federation Date of Appointment: Aug, 2026 |
| Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea | Richard BontjerDirectorDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia Canberra, ACT, 2603 Australia Date of Appointment: Oct, 2020 |
Ms. Andrea StewartSenior AdviserMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, International Development Group (IDG) Wellington, 6160 New Zealand Date of Appointment: Oct, 2022 |
| Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Türkiye | Mr. Corentin GeninAttaché - National Focal Point for GEF and UNCCD MD8 - Directorate Climate and EnvironmentFederal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Brussels Belgium Date of Appointment: Jan, 2026 |
Ms. Barbara Knapič NavarreteSenior Adviser on International Financial AffairsMinistry of Finance Ljubljana Slovenia Date of Appointment: Jan, 2026 |
| Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Dr. Martin StadelmannPrincipal Policy AdvisorFederal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Berne Switzerland Date of Appointment: Sep, 2026 |
Dr. André WehrliSenior Policy AdvisorSwitzerland - Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Berne, Berne, 3003 Switzerland Date of Appointment: May, 2023 |
| Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka | Mr. Neelkanth MishraExecutive Director for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and BhutanWorld Bank Group Date of Appointment: Aug, 2026 |
Mr. Tshering DorjiDirector GeneralDepartment of Macro-Fiscal and Development Finanace Thimpu Bhutan Date of Appointment: Mar, 2026 |
| Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo | Mrs. Ahou Sosthène Larissa KouadioConseiller TechniqueMinistere des Finances et du Budget Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire Date of Appointment: Apr, 2024 |
Mr. Isaac Charles Acquah Jnr.Chief Programme OfficerEnvironmental Protection Agency Accra, Greater Accra Region, M326 Ghana Date of Appointment: Apr, 2024 |
| Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador | Ms. Luciana Melchert Saguas PresasHead of the Environmental Policy DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Brasilia, DF, 70170-900 Brazil Date of Appointment: Apr, 2025 |
Mrs. Irina Alexandra Barba BustosDirector of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility Quito, Pichincha Ecuador Date of Appointment: Oct, 2025 |
| Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Gambia | Mr. Dawda BadgieExecutive DirectorNational Environment Agency Banjul The Gambia Date of Appointment: Jan, 2024 |
Mr. Rémy PalePermanent Secretary of Agriculture, Sectorial Policies Coordination, and Sustainable DevelopmentMinistry of Agriculture, Water, Animal and Fisheries Resources Ougadougou Burkina Faso Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
| Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe | Mr. Barthélemy LambaNational Coordinator of Land Degradation and DesertificationMinistry of Environment and Sustainability Development Bangui Central African Republic Date of Appointment: Apr, 2025 |
Mr. Emmanuel NiyungekoPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Environment, Agriculture, and Livestock Bujumbura Republic of Burundi Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
| Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea DPR, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam | Ms. Datuk Nor Yahati Binti AwangDeputy Secretary General (Environmental Sustainability)Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Putrajaya Malaysia Date of Appointment: May, 2026 |
Ms. Ariuntuya DorjsurenHead of the International Cooperation Division of MECCMinistry of Environment and Climate Change Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Date of Appointment: May, 2026 |
| Canada | Ms. Kelly SharpDeputy Director, Climate and Nature FinanceEnvironment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa Canada Date of Appointment: Sep, 2026 |
Mrs. Christina KomorskiDirector of Climate and Nature FinanceEnvironment and Climate Change Canada Otawa Canada Date of Appointment: Sep, 2026 |
| China | Mr. Licheng YaoDeputy Director GeneralThe World Bank Loan Project Assessment Center Beijing China Date of Appointment: May, 2026 |
Director Qian JiangnanDirectorDivision of Multilateral Cooperation for Development Finance, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation, Ministry of Finance of China Beijing China Date of Appointment: Feb, 2026 |
| Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda | Mrs. Nanette LaurePrincipal SecretaryMinistry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources Mahé Seychelles Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
Mr. Abdullahi Godah BarrePrincipal AdviserMinistry of Environment and Climate Change Mogadishu Somalia Date of Appointment: May, 2025 |
| Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Naoero, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu | Ambassador Filipo TarakinikiniAmbassadorRepublic of Fiji Valley Stream, New York, 11581 USA Date of Appointment: May, 2024 |
Ms. Pepetua LatasiPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Home Affairs, Climate Change, and Environment Funafuti Tuvalu Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
| Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela | Ms. Andrea Domenika Fernández RodriguezInternational RelationsMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources Guatemala Guatemala Date of Appointment: Jul, 2025 |
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| Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway | Ms. Sidsel Koordt VognsenChief Advisor – Dept. for Green Diplomacy and ClimateMinistry of Foreign Affairs Copenhagen Denmark Date of Appointment: Mar, 2026 |
Mr. Jon Heikki AasSenior AdviserMinistry of Foreign Affairs Oslo Norway Date of Appointment: Apr, 2026 |
| Estonia, Finland, Netherlands | Ms. Laura RajaniemiDeputy Head of UnitMinistry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Helsinki Finland Date of Appointment: Jan, 2026 |
Ms. Wampie LibonDirector inclusive Green Growth, Ambassador Sustainable Development, Arctic AmbassadorMinistry of Foreign Affairs The Hague The Netherlands Date of Appointment: Jan, 2026 |
| France | Mr. Olivier CunySENIOR ADVISOR FOR CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTFRENCH MINISTRY FOR ECONOMY, FINANCE AND INDUSTRIAL, ENERGY AND DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY Paris France Date of Appointment: Sep, 2026 |
Mrs. Stephanie Bouziges-EschmannSecretary GeneralFrench Facility for Global Environment (FEM) Paris 12, 75598 France Date of Appointment: Sep, 2018 |
| Germany | Ms. Friederike KaercherHead of the Climate Finance DivisionFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Germany Date of Appointment: Sep, 2026 |
Mr. Nicolas SchaefstossHead of DivisionFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), Germany Berlin, 10117 Germany Date of Appointment: Nov, 2022 |
| Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain | Mr. Ramón López PérezAdviserMinistry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation Madrid, 28014 Spain Date of Appointment: Jun, 2023 |
Ms. Megan SkellyDeputy Director Assistant PrincipalDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment Dublin Ireland Date of Appointment: Dec, 2025 |
| Iran | Mr. Seyed Mohammad Sadati NejadDirector General for International Specialized AgenciesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Date of Appointment: Jan, 2026 |
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| Italy | Ms. Gisella BerardiDeputy Director, Global Public Goods Office, International Financial Relations DirectorateMinistry of the Economy and Finance, Department of Treasury Rome, 00187 Italy Date of Appointment: Nov, 2021 |
Mr. Vittorio SebastianiAdvisor, Global Public Goods Office, International Financial Relations DirectorateMinistry of the Economy and Finance, Department of Treasury Rome, 00187 Italy Date of Appointment: May, 2024 |
| Japan | Mr. Naoto WatanabeDirector for Climate Change and Environmental Issues, International BureauMinistry of Finance Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo Japan Date of Appointment: Jul, 2026 |
Mr. Masatoshi HiguchiDeputy DirectorMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Tokyo Japan Date of Appointment: Oct, 2026 |
| Sweden | Mr. Anders ArvidssonSenior AdviserMinistry for Foreign Affairs Stockholm, SE- 103 33 Sweden Date of Appointment: Sep, 2024 |
Ms. Cecilia JörgensenSenior AdviserMinistry for Climate and Enterprise Stockholm Sweden Date of Appointment: Sep, 2026 |
| United Kingdom | Mr. Ben GreenSenior Responsible Officer for GEFForeign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Glasgow, Scotland, G758EA The United Kingdom Date of Appointment: May, 2019 |
Mr. Kevin GardnerPolicy AdviserForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office London, SW1A2AH The United Kingdom Date of Appointment: Nov, 2024 |
| United States | Mr. James CattoDirector of International Development Policy at the US TreasuryU.S. Department of the Treasury Washington DC United States Date of Appointment: Sep, 2025 |
Mr. John ThompsonDeputy Assistant Secretary for EnvironmentU.S. Department of State Washington, D.C., 20520 United States Date of Appointment: Mar, 2025 |