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

NGO171

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
52GERMANWATCH (Germany)Manfred TREBERYY
53Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)Donald HobernYY
54Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) InstituteTuran GulorenYY
55Global Change Impact Studies Centrre (GCISC)Muhammad Goheer ArifYN
56Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)Belen Martin MiguezYY
57Global Wind Energy CouncilLee JoyceYY
58Green Cross InternationalCynthia CapitaineYY
59GREEN ORBIT STANDARD SYSTEM (GOSS)Undral DorjsurenY N
60GreenFacts (Belgium)Jacques WERTGENYY
61GreenpeaceKaisa KosonenYY
62Greenplanet (India & Canada)Ahmed PathanYY
63Heinrich Boell FoundationKristin FUNKEYY
64HelpAge International (HAI)Hari Krishna NibanupudiY Y
65Human Rights and Environment Improvement Centre (HREIC) Suyog NeupaneYY
66Human Rights and Forest Brain Africa (HURIFBA)Clément Borel NOUMECHIY N
67Humane Society International (HSI)Paul PetersanYY
68Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation (HEDF) Syed Muhammad AshfaqY N
69ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityPourya SalehiYY
70IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)Tim DixonYN
71Imperial College London, the Grantham Institute (Climate Change and the Environment)Caterina BrandmayrYY
72Indian Institute for Human SettlementsAromar ReviYN
73Indiana UniversityO’Reilly Jessica
74Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)Sophia MurphyYY
75Institute for Sustainable Development and Research (ISDR, India)Somita ChaudhariYY
76Institute of Energy Policy and Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) (Malaysia)Dato Ir. Dr Mashkuri bin YaacobYY
77Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) (UK)Daniel StokerY N
78Instituto Bem Ambiental (IBAM)Thiago MetzkerYY
79InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)Peter McGrathYN
80Intermon Oxfam (on behalf of Oxfam International)Dabi NafkoteYY
81International Actuarial Association (IAA)Amali SeneviratneYY
82International Air Transport Association (IATA)Olga MiltchevaYY
83International Aluminium Institute (IAI)Jerry MARKSYY
84International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)Meléndez-Ortiz RicardoYY
85International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)Sophie TALARICOY Y
86International Copper Association (ICA)Steven KukodaYY
87International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Luisa SolanoYY
88International Hydropower Association (IHA)Tracy LANEYY
89International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Sergey SizovYY
90International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Tom MitchellYY
91International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Andrea AndrewYY
92International Science Council (ISC)Megha SudYY
93International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Tijana Tufek MemisevicY Y
94International START SecretariatJonathan PadghamYN
95International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)Jianping LIYY
96Inuit Circumpolar Council - CanadaKatarina KuhnertY Y
97IpiecaLorena Perez BajoYY
98Iuventum (Germany)Henning StocksYY
99King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)Mohamad HejaziYY
100Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)Stephen Sebuliba MercyY N
101League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)Robin TokmakianYY
102London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Nicolas SternYY
103L’Union Nationale des Travailleurs Démocrates (UNTD)Bamba Ka MouhamadouY N
104Many Strong Voices (MSV)Tina KURVITSYN
105Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate JusticeBarbara SweetmanYY
106Max Planck Society for the Advancement of ScienceBerthold NeizertYY
107Meliore Foundation (Meliore) Katharine MansellYY
108Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)Nicholas LinacreYY
109National University of Singapore (NUS)Melissa Low Yu XingY Y
110Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (US)The PresidentYY
111New World Hope Organization (NWHO)Shazad IsmailYY
112OASIS (Serbia)Gordana GrujicYY
113Office for climate education (OCE)David WilgenbusY N
114Organization of Development and Human Rights of Cameroon (GICAR-CAM)Jean-Pierre KENGNEYY
115Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (UK)Mairi DuparYY
116Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF) William lrfanY Y
117ParlAmericasMaria BoadaYY
118Philanthropy Cortés Solari and MERI FoundationPatricia Morales ErrázurizY N
119Prime Initiative for Green Development (PIGD) ThankGod Tito UzomahYY
120Princeton UniversityMichael OPPENHEIMERYY
121ProVeg InternationalJuliette TronchonYY
122Radboud University NijmegenSander (Man-san) ChanYY
123Regional Environment Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)Irina BekmirzaevaYY
124Research and Development Centre, NepalRamdhyan Prasad YadavYY
125Resilience First (RF) Seth SchultzYY
126Royal Meteorological SocietyLiz BentleyYY
127Rutgers UniversityJohanna BernsteinY Y
128Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)Mai FujiiYY
129Save the Children International (SCI)Martina Bogado DuffnerYY
130Save the ClimateBernard LUTETE DI LUTETEYY
131Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)Emily TwiggY N
132South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE)Dipayan DeyY Y
133Southsouthnorth Projects Africa (SSN)Suzanne CARTERYY
134Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Sweden)Director ExecutiveYY
135Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC)Ashanapuri HertzY N
136The Climate GroupJean-Charles SEGHERSYY
137The Degrees Initiative (Degrees)Andrew ParkerYY
138The Institute for Environment, and Development Sustainability (IEDS)Maria LOCKEN MUSHIYY
139The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Katharine HayhoeYY
140The SeaCleanersÉlise D'EPENOUXYY
141The World Energy Council (WEC)Christoph FREIYY
142Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)Tessa VincentY Y
143Third World NetworkBeng Tuan LIMYY
144Transparency International (TI)Brice BoehmerYY
145Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK)Asher MinnsYY
146UN Foundation (UNF)Kristyn OstanekYY
147Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)Delta MernerYY
148University College LondonArthur PetersenYY
149University of Bonn (Uni Bonn)Sandra GilganY N
150University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Robert MonroeYY
151University of CambridgeMichael HulmeYY
152University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)  Edmund B. MabhuyeY N
153University of Eastern Finland (UEF)Yulia YaminevaYY
154University of Exeter (Uni Exeter) Alex HukeY Y
155University of Geneva (UNIGE)Monica Patry-RobbianiYY
156University of Linköping (Sweden)Mathias FridahlYY
157Université catholique de Louvain (TECLIM)Jean-Pascal van YPERSELEYN
158Washington University of St. Louis (WUSL)Beth MartinYY
159Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) Olivia PaineYY
160West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)Daouda KoneY N
161Wetlands InternationalMuriuki TabithaYY
162Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA)Nicholas D. KingY N
163Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Kilaparti RamakrishnaYY
164Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) Matti GoldbergYY
165World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)Björn STIGSONYY
166World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)Sparrow MichaelYY
167World Coal Association (WCA)Liam McHughYY
168World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)Irene MartinettiYY
169World Resources Institute (WRI)Nathan CogswellYY
170WWF International (WWF)Mandy Jean WoodsYY
171Yale 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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