Observer Organizations

IGO36

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)Ousman NDIAYEY Y
2African Development Bank (AfDB) Balgis Osman-ElashaY Y
3African Union Commission (AUC)Harsen Nyambe NyambeYY
4Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) SecretariatMaria Malene KvalevågY N
5Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM) Rahima GuliyevaY Y
6Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Christopher MartiusY Y
7Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)Jair Urriola QuirozY Y
8Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)Mona DaoudY Y
9Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)Morteza Khansari BozorgiY Y
10Euclid University (EUCLID)Klemens KatterbauerY Y
11European Space Agency (ESA)Susanne MecklenburgYY
12European Union (EU) - DG Research & InnovationPhilippe TulkensYY*
13Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Abubakar AbbasY Y
14Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)TBC TBCY Y
15Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)Deborah KnoxY N
16Green Climate Fund (GCF)Kevin Horsburgh
17Group on Earth Observations - GEOSara VenturiniYY
18Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC)Emmanuel SalmonYY
19Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Francisco Fujita de Castro MelloY Y
20Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)Omar López AlfanoYY
21Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)Simone Schiele
22Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS)Rosa PochY N
23International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)Bhupesh AdhikaryYY
24International Energy Agency (IEA)Daniel CrowYY
25International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Mary FrielYY
26International Organization for Migration (IOM)Rania Ahmed Shafik Abdelazim SHARSHRYY
27International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)Emmanuel ZE MEKAYY
28International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)Sandeep SENGUPTAYY
29Ministry of Tourism and EnvironmentAmjad AbdullaY N
30OECD – EnvironmentWalid OueslatiYY
31Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)Cristelle PRATTYY
32Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Kaditi EleniYY
33Pacific Community (SPC)Stuart MinchinYN
34Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on WetlandsJerker TamelanderYY
35South CentreCarlos CorreaYY
36South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)The DirectorYY

NGO189

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1Action for Respect and Protection of the Environment (ARPE)Marcelin ADAMOU ABOUYY
2Action-Jeunesse pour le Développement (AJED-Congo)Executif DirecteurYY
3African Academy of Sciences (AAS)Obed OgegaY N
4African Belt and Road Development Initiative (ABRDI)David OLATUNJIY Y
5African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES)TBC TBCY Y
6African Heritage and Global Peace Initiative (AHGPI) Henry NIKOROY N
7African Network for a Climate Community (ANCC)Raphael HanmbockYY
8African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF)David OlatunjiY Y
9AJESH (AJEMALIBU SELF HELP)Harrison Ajebe Nnoko NgaajeYY
10Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric PolicyDave STIRPEYY
11Alternative des Jeunes pour la préservation et la conservation des Écosystèmes, de la Biodiversité et l'Environnement pour le Développement Durable (AJEBEDD – Congo) Bastavie Gelvanie BALANDILA OUMBAYY
12American Geophysical Union (AGU)Mark ShimamotoY Y
13American Psychological Association (APA)Gabe TwoseY N
14Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regina ToulouseY Y
15Association Carré Geo and Environment (Cameroon)Executive SecretaryYY
16Association pour la Justice Climatique, l’Environnement et la Nature pour le Développement Durable (AJUCENADED-Congo)Paul Vertu MOULOUNDA MOUNGAKAY N
17Association Silva Arbres Forêts et Sociétés (SILVA)Joseph Francois RACAPEYY
18Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA)Diana HallamY Y
19C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupCasimir LegrandYY
20Campaign for a Hydrogen Economy (UK)Mike KOEFMANYY
21Canadian Nuclear AssociationJessica CliffordYY
22CARE InternationalMarlene AchokiYY
23Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)Carlos FULLERYY
24Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)Cameron AishtonYY
25CGIAR System OrganizationSonja VermeulenYY
26China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)Shiyu DONGY Y
27China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)Linda WongYY
28CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (Norway)Christian BjornasYY
29Clean Air Fund (CAF) Ram Lal VermaY Y
30Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-Europe)Ulriikka AarnioYY
31Climate Action Network International (CAN - 1)Shreeshan VenkateshY Y
32CLIMATE ALLIANCESilke LunnebachYY
33Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)Nathan Borgford-ParnellY Y
34Climate CentralDahl KristinaY Y
35Coalition Climat pour la Biodiversité et le Développement (CCBD)Triffet Josué BAHAKOULAY N
36Colby CollegeGreg DrozdYY
37College of the Atlantic (UK)Doreen STABINSKYYY
38Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)Ellie KinneyYY
39Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)Vaibhav CHATURVEDIY Y
40Dalit Welfare Association (Nepal)Anupkamal BishwakarmaYY
41Dickinson CollegeNeil A. LearyYY
42Ecology CenterNeil TANGRIYY
43Elizka Relief Foundation (ERF) Kofi KankamY Y
44Emory University (EMORY)Stacy-Ann ROBINSONY N
45Energy Research AustriaRobert HINTERBERGERYY
46Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering Initiative (Engineers) Michael BellYY
47Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)Alice ALPERTYY
48Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)Clare PerryYY
49ETC GroupElenita DanoYY
50European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)Silvia BertolinY Y
51European Climate Foundation (ECF)Tim NuthallY Y
52European Marine BoardAngel Muniz Piniella PiniellaYN
53Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights (FEEDAR) Tcharbuahbokengo NFINNY N
54Food & Water WatchFrida KieningerYY
55Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)Lindsey Fielder CookYY
56Future EarthRosie HarringtonY Y
57Fédération des Coopératives des Pays de Mayoko (FECOPAM)Daldy Rustichel YOUBOU BIAGHAY N
58GenderCC - Women for Climate JusticeFarina HoffmannYY
59Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) Maike NicolaiY Y
60GERMANWATCH (Germany)Manfred TREBERYY
61Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)Donald HobernYY
62Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) InstituteJarad DanielsY Y
63Global Change Impact Studies Centrre (GCISC)Muhammad Goheer ArifYN
64Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)Belen Martin MiguezYY
65Global Wind Energy CouncilLee JoyceYY
66Green Cross InternationalCynthia CapitaineYY
67GREEN ORBIT STANDARD SYSTEM (GOSS)Undral DorjsurenY N
68GreenFacts (Belgium)Jacques WERTGENYY
69GreenpeaceKaisa KosonenYY
70Greenplanet (India & Canada)Ahmed PathanYY
71Heinrich Boell FoundationKristin FUNKEYY
72HelpAge International (HAI)Hari Krishna NibanupudiY Y
73Human Rights and Environment Improvement Centre (HREIC) Suyog NeupaneYY
74Human Rights and Forest Brain Africa (HURIFBA)Clément Borel NOUMECHIY N
75Humane Society International (HSI)Paul PetersanYY
76Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation (HEDF) Syed Muhammad AshfaqY N
77IBAM_Instituto_Bem_AmbientalThiago MetzkerYY
78ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityPourya SalehiYY
79IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)Tim DixonYN
80IMarEstAllison CarolineY Y
81Imperial College London, the Grantham Institute (Climate Change and the Environment)Caterina BrandmayrYY
82Indian Institute for Human SettlementsAromar ReviYN
83Indiana UniversityO’Reilly Jessica
84Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)Sophia MurphyYY
85Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD)Madelyn ZuckermanY Y
86Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)Julie DekensY Y
87Institute for Sustainable Development and Research (ISDR, India)Somita ChaudhariYY
88Institute of Energy Policy and Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) (Malaysia)Dato Ir. Dr Mashkuri bin YaacobYY
89InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)Peter McGrathYN
90Intermon Oxfam (on behalf of Oxfam International)Dabi NafkoteYY
91International Actuarial Association (IAA)Amali SeneviratneYY
92International Air Transport Association (IATA)Olga MiltchevaYY
93International Aluminium Institute (IAI)Jerry MARKSYY
94International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)Meléndez-Ortiz RicardoYY
95International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)Sophie TALARICOY Y
96International Copper Association (ICA)Steven KukodaYY
97International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI)TBC TBCY Y
98International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Luisa SolanoYY
99International Hydropower Association (IHA)Tracy LANEYY
100International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Michaela ROSSINIY Y
101International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Tom MitchellYY
102International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)TBC TBCY Y
103International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Andrea AndrewYY
104International Science Council (ISC)Megha SudYY
105International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Tijana Tufek MemisevicY Y
106International START SecretariatJonathan PadghamYN
107International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)Jianping LIYY
108Inuit Circumpolar Council - CanadaKatarina KuhnertY Y
109IpiecaLorena Perez BajoYY
110Iuventum (Germany)Henning StocksYY
111King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterMohamad HejaziYY
112Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)Stephen Sebuliba MercyY N
113League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)Robin TokmakianYY
114London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Nicolas SternYY
115L’Union Nationale des Travailleurs Démocrates (UNTD)Bamba Ka MouhamadouY N
116Many Strong Voices (MSV)Tina KURVITSYN
117Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate JusticeBarbara SweetmanYY
118Max Planck Society for the Advancement of ScienceBerthold NeizertYY
119Meliore Foundation (Meliore) Katharine MansellYY
120Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)Nicholas LinacreYY
121National University of Singapore (NUS)Melissa Low Yu XingY Y
122Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (US)The PresidentYY
123Network for Climate Action Organization - The Gambia (NCAO)Abdoulie SanyangY Y
124New World Hope Organization (NWHO)Shazad IsmailYY
125OASIS (Serbia)Gordana GrujicYY
126Office for climate education (OCE)David WilgenbusY N
127Organization of Development and Human Rights of Cameroon (GICAR-CAM)Jean-Pierre KENGNEYY
128Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (UK)Mairi DuparYY
129Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF) William lrfanY Y
130ParlAmericasMaria BoadaYY
131Philanthropy Cortés Solari and MERI FoundationPatricia Morales ErrázurizY N
132Prime Initiative for Green Development (PIGD) ThankGod Tito UzomahYY
133Princeton UniversityMichael OPPENHEIMERYY
134ProVeg InternationalJuliette TronchonYY
135Radboud University NijmegenSander (Man-san) ChanYY
136Regional Environment Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)Irina BekmirzaevaYY
137Research and Development Centre, NepalRamdhyan Prasad YadavYY
138Resilience First (RF) Seth SchultzYY
139Royal Meteorological SocietyLiz BentleyYY
140Rutgers UniversityJohanna BernsteinY Y
141Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)Atsushi WATANABEY Y
142Save the Children International (SCI)Martina Bogado DuffnerYY
143Save the ClimateBernard LUTETE DI LUTETEYY
144Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation)TBC TBCY N
145Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)Emily TwiggY N
146South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE)Dipayan DeyY Y
147Southsouthnorth Projects Africa (SSN)Suzanne CARTERYY
148Spark Climate Solutions, Inc.Ben PoulterY N
149Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Sweden)Director ExecutiveYY
150Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC)Ashanapuri HertzY N
151The Climate GroupAndrew ForthY Y
152The Degrees Initiative (Degrees)Andrew ParkerYY
153The Institute for Environment, and Development Sustainability (IEDS)Maria LOCKEN MUSHIYY
154The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Katharine HayhoeYY
155The SeaCleanersÉlise D'EPENOUXYY
156The World Energy Council (WEC)Christoph FREIYY
157Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)Tessa VincentY Y
158Third World NetworkBeng Tuan LIMYY
159Transparency International (TI)Brice BoehmerYY
160Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK)Asher MinnsYY
161UN Foundation (UNF)Kristyn OstanekYY
162Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)Delta MernerYY
163University College LondonArthur PetersenYY
164University of Bonn (Uni Bonn)Sandra GilganY N
165University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Robert MonroeYY
166University of CambridgeStephen DavisonY Y
167University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)  Edmund B. MabhuyeY N
168University of Eastern Finland (UEF)Yulia YaminevaYY
169University of Exeter (Uni Exeter) Alex HukeY Y
170University of Geneva (UNIGE)Monica Patry-RobbianiYY
171University of Linköping (Sweden)Mathias FridahlYY
172Université catholique de Louvain (TECLIM)Jean-Pascal van YPERSELEYN
173Washington University of St. Louis (WUSL)Beth MartinYY
174Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) Olivia PaineYY
175West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)Daouda KoneY N
176Wetlands InternationalCinthia SotoY Y
177Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA)Nicholas D. KingY N
178Wise AncestorsPace Ann M.Y N
179Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)Tara DanielY Y
180Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Kilaparti RamakrishnaYY
181Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) Matti GoldbergYY
182World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)Björn STIGSONYY
183World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)Sparrow MichaelYY
184World Coal Association (WCA)Liam McHughYY
185World Farmers’ Organisation (World Farmers)Francesco BrusaporcoY Y
186World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)Irene MartinettiYY
187World Resources Institute (WRI)Nathan CogswellYY
188WWF International (WWF)Mandy Jean WoodsYY
189Yale University (USA)Julie ZimmermanYY

Observer_Entities1

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1Environment Quality Authority (EQA) of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)Nedal KATBEH-BADERYY

UN_Bodies_and_Organizations37

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1Children and Youth International (CYI)Sameh KamelYY
2Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)Secretariat of LRTAPYY
3Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Zahedi KavehYY
4Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCOEmma HESLOPYY
5International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Wei HUANGYY
6International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)The Secretary-GeneralYY
7International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Jyotsna PURIYY
8International Labour Organization (ILO)Massilmiliano La MarcaYY
9International Maritime Organization (IMO)The Secretary-GeneralYY
10Ozone SecretariatSophia MylonaYY
11Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)Executive Secretary TheYY
12Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm ConventionsAgustin HarteYY
13Secretariat, Minamata Convention on MercuryTBC TBCY Y
14The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)Benjamin SchachterYY
15UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)Rae Kwon CHUNGYY
16UN Economic and Social Commission for Western AsiaAlbagir ADAMYY
17UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)The Executive SecretaryYY
18UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)The Executive Secretary
19UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the CaribbeanThe Executive SecretaryYY
20United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)George Laryea-AdjeiYY
21United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Barron Joseph ORRYY
22United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)Tracy RACZEKYY
23United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Cassie FlynnYY
24United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Anil MishraYY
25United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)The Executive Director
26United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Annett Moehner
27United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)Rafael TUTSYY
28United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)Animesh KumarY Y
29United Nations Secretariat, Division for Ocean and Law of the Sea (DOALOS)Valentina GermaniYY
30United Nations Secretariat, secretariat for the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects (Regular Process)Marco BocciaYY
31United Nations University (UNU)Nicolas du BoisYY
32World BankJane EBINGERYY
33World Food Programme (WFP)Richard ChoulartonY Y
34World Health Organization (WHO)The Director-GeneralYY
35World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Owade VictorYY
36World Meteorological OrganizationKo BarrettYY
37World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)Sofia GutierrezYY
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