Observer Organizations

IGO33

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1African Centre 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
6Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)Jair Urriola QuirozY Y
7Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)Ahmed AbdelrehimYY
8Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)Rovshan MirzayevYY
9European Space Agency (ESA)Susanne MecklenburgYY
10European Union (EU) - DG Research & InnovationPhilippe TulkensYY*
11Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Abubakar AbbasY Y
12Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)Deborah KnoxY N
13Green Climate Fund (GCF)Kevin Horsburgh
14Group on Earth Observations - GEOSara VenturiniYY
15Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC)Emmanuel SalmonYY
16Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Francisco Fujita de Castro MelloY Y
17Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)Omar López AlfanoYY
18Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)Anne LarigauderieYY
19Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS)Rosa PochY N
20International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)Bhupesh AdhikaryYY
21International Energy Agency (IEA)Daniel CrowYY
22International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Mary FrielYY
23International Organization for Migration (IOM)Rania Ahmed Shafik Abdelazim SHARSHRYY
24International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)Amjad ABDULLAY N
25International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)Emmanuel ZE MEKAYY
26International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)Sandeep SENGUPTAYY
27OECD – EnvironmentWalid OueslatiYY
28Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)Cristelle PRATTYY
29Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Kaditi EleniYY
30Pacific Community (SPC)Stuart MinchinYN
31Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on WetlandsJerker TamelanderYY
32South CentreCarlos CorreaYY
33South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)The DirectorYY

NGO172

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 Heritage and Global Peace Initiative (AHGPI) Henry NIKOROY N
5African Network for a Climate Community (ANCC)Raphael HanmbockYY
6AJESH (AJEMALIBU SELF HELP)Harrison Ajebe Nnoko NgaajeYY
7Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric PolicyDave STIRPEYY
8Alternative 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
9American Psychological Association (APA)Gabe TwoseY N
10Assembly of First Nations (AFN) TBC TBCY Y
11Association Carré Geo and Environment (Cameroon)Executive SecretaryYY
12Association pour la Justice Climatique, l’Environnement et la Nature pour le Développement Durable (AJUCENADED-Congo)Paul Vertu MOULOUNDA MOUNGAKAY N
13Association Silva Arbres Forêts et Sociétés (SILVA)Joseph Francois RACAPEYY
14C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupCasimir LegrandYY
15Campaign for a Hydrogen Economy (UK)Mike KOEFMANYY
16Canadian Nuclear AssociationJessica CliffordYY
17CARE InternationalMarlene AchokiYY
18Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)Carlos FULLERYY
19Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)Cameron AishtonYY
20Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Christopher MartiusYY
21CGIAR System OrganizationSonja VermeulenYY
22China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)Linda WongYY
23CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (Norway)Christian BjornasYY
24Clean Air Fund (CAF) Ram Lal VermaY Y
25Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-Europe)Ulriikka AarnioYY
26Climate Action Network International (CAN - 1)Stephan SingerYY
27CLIMATE ALLIANCESilke LunnebachYY
28Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)Nathan Borgford-ParnellY Y
29Coalition Climat pour la Biodiversité et le Développement (CCBD)Triffet Josué BAHAKOULAY N
30Colby CollegeGreg DrozdYY
31College of the Atlantic (UK)Doreen STABINSKYYY
32Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)Ellie KinneyYY
33Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)Vaibhav CHATURVEDIY Y
34Dalit Welfare Association (Nepal)Anupkamal BishwakarmaYY
35Dickinson CollegeNeil A. LearyYY
36Ecology CenterNeil TANGRIYY
37Elizka Relief Foundation (ERF) Kofi KankamY Y
38Energy Research AustriaRobert HINTERBERGERYY
39Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering Initiative (Engineers) Michael BellYY
40Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)Alice ALPERTYY
41Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)Clare PerryYY
42ETC GroupElenita DanoYY
43European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)Silvia BertolinY Y
44European Climate Foundation (ECF)Tim Nuthall
45European Marine BoardAngel Muniz Piniella PiniellaYN
46Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights (FEEDAR) Tcharbuahbokengo NFINNY N
47Food & Water WatchFrida KieningerYY
48Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)Lindsey Fielder CookYY
49Future EarthPavel KamberskyYY
50Fédération des Coopératives des Pays de Mayoko (FECOPAM)Daldy Rustichel YOUBOU BIAGHAY N
51GenderCC - Women for Climate JusticeFarina HoffmannYY
52Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) Maike NicolaiY Y
53GERMANWATCH (Germany)Manfred TREBERYY
54Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)Donald HobernYY
55Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) InstituteTuran GulorenYY
56Global Change Impact Studies Centrre (GCISC)Muhammad Goheer ArifYN
57Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)Belen Martin MiguezYY
58Global Wind Energy CouncilLee JoyceYY
59Green Cross InternationalCynthia CapitaineYY
60GREEN ORBIT STANDARD SYSTEM (GOSS)Undral DorjsurenY N
61GreenFacts (Belgium)Jacques WERTGENYY
62GreenpeaceKaisa KosonenYY
63Greenplanet (India & Canada)Ahmed PathanYY
64Heinrich Boell FoundationKristin FUNKEYY
65HelpAge International (HAI)Hari Krishna NibanupudiY Y
66Human Rights and Environment Improvement Centre (HREIC) Suyog NeupaneYY
67Human Rights and Forest Brain Africa (HURIFBA)Clément Borel NOUMECHIY N
68Humane Society International (HSI)Paul PetersanYY
69Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation (HEDF) Syed Muhammad AshfaqY N
70IBAM_Instituto_Bem_AmbientalThiago MetzkerYY
71ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityPourya SalehiYY
72IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)Tim DixonYN
73Imperial College London, the Grantham Institute (Climate Change and the Environment)Caterina BrandmayrYY
74Indian Institute for Human SettlementsAromar ReviYN
75Indiana UniversityO’Reilly Jessica
76Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)Sophia MurphyYY
77Institute for Sustainable Development and Research (ISDR, India)Somita ChaudhariYY
78Institute of Energy Policy and Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) (Malaysia)Dato Ir. Dr Mashkuri bin YaacobYY
79Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) (UK)Daniel StokerY N
80InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)Peter McGrathYN
81Intermon Oxfam (on behalf of Oxfam International)Dabi NafkoteYY
82International Actuarial Association (IAA)Amali SeneviratneYY
83International Air Transport Association (IATA)Olga MiltchevaYY
84International Aluminium Institute (IAI)Jerry MARKSYY
85International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)Meléndez-Ortiz RicardoYY
86International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)Sophie TALARICOY Y
87International Copper Association (ICA)Steven KukodaYY
88International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Luisa SolanoYY
89International Hydropower Association (IHA)Tracy LANEYY
90International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Sergey SizovYY
91International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Tom MitchellYY
92International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Andrea AndrewYY
93International Science Council (ISC)Megha SudYY
94International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Tijana Tufek MemisevicY Y
95International START SecretariatJonathan PadghamYN
96International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)Jianping LIYY
97Inuit Circumpolar Council - CanadaKatarina KuhnertY Y
98IpiecaLorena Perez BajoYY
99Iuventum (Germany)Henning StocksYY
100King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)Mohamad HejaziYY
101Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)Stephen Sebuliba MercyY N
102League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)Robin TokmakianYY
103London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Nicolas SternYY
104L’Union Nationale des Travailleurs Démocrates (UNTD)Bamba Ka MouhamadouY N
105Many Strong Voices (MSV)Tina KURVITSYN
106Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate JusticeBarbara SweetmanYY
107Max Planck Society for the Advancement of ScienceBerthold NeizertYY
108Meliore Foundation (Meliore) Katharine MansellYY
109Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)Nicholas LinacreYY
110National University of Singapore (NUS)Melissa Low Yu XingY Y
111Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (US)The PresidentYY
112New World Hope Organization (NWHO)Shazad IsmailYY
113OASIS (Serbia)Gordana GrujicYY
114Office for climate education (OCE)David WilgenbusY N
115Organization of Development and Human Rights of Cameroon (GICAR-CAM)Jean-Pierre KENGNEYY
116Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (UK)Mairi DuparYY
117Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF) William lrfanY Y
118ParlAmericasMaria BoadaYY
119Philanthropy Cortés Solari and MERI FoundationPatricia Morales ErrázurizY N
120Prime Initiative for Green Development (PIGD) ThankGod Tito UzomahYY
121Princeton UniversityMichael OPPENHEIMERYY
122ProVeg InternationalJuliette TronchonYY
123Radboud University NijmegenSander (Man-san) ChanYY
124Regional Environment Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)Irina BekmirzaevaYY
125Research and Development Centre, NepalRamdhyan Prasad YadavYY
126Resilience First (RF) Seth SchultzYY
127Royal Meteorological SocietyLiz BentleyYY
128Rutgers UniversityJohanna BernsteinY Y
129Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)Mai FujiiYY
130Save the Children International (SCI)Martina Bogado DuffnerYY
131Save the ClimateBernard LUTETE DI LUTETEYY
132Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)Emily TwiggY N
133South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE)Dipayan DeyY Y
134Southsouthnorth Projects Africa (SSN)Suzanne CARTERYY
135Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Sweden)Director ExecutiveYY
136Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC)Ashanapuri HertzY N
137The Climate GroupJean-Charles SEGHERSYY
138The Degrees Initiative (Degrees)Andrew ParkerYY
139The Institute for Environment, and Development Sustainability (IEDS)Maria LOCKEN MUSHIYY
140The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Katharine HayhoeYY
141The SeaCleanersÉlise D'EPENOUXYY
142The World Energy Council (WEC)Christoph FREIYY
143Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)Tessa VincentY Y
144Third World NetworkBeng Tuan LIMYY
145Transparency International (TI)Brice BoehmerYY
146Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK)Asher MinnsYY
147UN Foundation (UNF)Kristyn OstanekYY
148Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)Delta MernerYY
149University College LondonArthur PetersenYY
150University of Bonn (Uni Bonn)Sandra GilganY N
151University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Robert MonroeYY
152University of CambridgeStephen DavisonY Y
153University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)  Edmund B. MabhuyeY N
154University of Eastern Finland (UEF)Yulia YaminevaYY
155University of Exeter (Uni Exeter) Alex HukeY Y
156University of Geneva (UNIGE)Monica Patry-RobbianiYY
157University of Linköping (Sweden)Mathias FridahlYY
158Université catholique de Louvain (TECLIM)Jean-Pascal van YPERSELEYN
159Washington University of St. Louis (WUSL)Beth MartinYY
160Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) Olivia PaineYY
161West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)Daouda KoneY N
162Wetlands InternationalMuriuki TabithaYY
163Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA)Nicholas D. KingY N
164Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Kilaparti RamakrishnaYY
165Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) Matti GoldbergYY
166World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)Björn STIGSONYY
167World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)Sparrow MichaelYY
168World Coal Association (WCA)Liam McHughYY
169World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)Irene MartinettiYY
170World Resources Institute (WRI)Nathan CogswellYY
171WWF International (WWF)Mandy Jean WoodsYY
172Yale 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_Organizations38

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1Children and Youth International (CYI)Sameh KamelYY
2Climate Technology Centre & Network(CTCN)Daye EomYY
3Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)Secretariat of LRTAPYY
4Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Zahedi KavehYY
5Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCOEmma HESLOPYY
6International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Wei HUANGYY
7International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)The Secretary-GeneralYY
8International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Jyotsna PURIYY
9International Labour Organization (ILO)Massilmiliano La MarcaYY
10International Maritime Organization (IMO)The Secretary-GeneralYY
11Ozone SecretariatSophia MylonaYY
12Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)Executive Secretary TheYY
13Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm ConventionsAgustin HarteYY
14Secretariat, Minamata Convention on MercuryTBC TBCY Y
15The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)Benjamin SchachterYY
16UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)Rae Kwon CHUNGYY
17UN Economic and Social Commission for Western AsiaAlbagir ADAMYY
18UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)The Executive SecretaryYY
19UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)The Executive Secretary
20UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the CaribbeanThe Executive SecretaryYY
21United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)George Laryea-AdjeiYY
22United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Barron Joseph ORRYY
23United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)Tracy RACZEKYY
24United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Cassie FlynnYY
25United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Anil MishraYY
26United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)The Executive Director
27United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Annett MoehnerYNA
28United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)Rafael TUTSYY
29United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)Animesh KumarY Y
30United Nations Secretariat, Division for Ocean and Law of the Sea (DOALOS)Valentina GermaniYY
31United 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
32United Nations University (UNU)Nicolas du BoisYY
33World BankJane EBINGERYY
34World Food Programme (WFP)Carlo ScaramellaYY
35World Health Organization (WHO)The Director-GeneralYY
36World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Owade VictorYY
37World Meteorological OrganizationKo BarrettYY
38World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)Sofia GutierrezYY
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