Observer Organizations

IGO35

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
6Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)Jair Urriola QuirozY Y
7Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)Mona DaoudY Y
8Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)Morteza Khansari BozorgiY Y
9Euclid University (EUCLID)Klemens KatterbauerY Y
10European Space Agency (ESA)Susanne MecklenburgYY
11European Union (EU) - DG Research & InnovationPhilippe TulkensYY*
12Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Abubakar AbbasY Y
13Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)TBC TBCY Y
14Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)Deborah KnoxY N
15Green Climate Fund (GCF)Kevin Horsburgh
16Group on Earth Observations - GEOSara VenturiniYY
17Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC)Emmanuel SalmonYY
18Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Francisco Fujita de Castro MelloY Y
19Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)Omar López AlfanoYY
20Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)Simone Schiele
21Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS)Rosa PochY N
22International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)Bhupesh AdhikaryYY
23International Energy Agency (IEA)Daniel CrowYY
24International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Mary FrielYY
25International Organization for Migration (IOM)Rania Ahmed Shafik Abdelazim SHARSHRYY
26International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)Amjad ABDULLAY N
27International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)Emmanuel ZE MEKAYY
28International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)Sandeep SENGUPTAYY
29OECD – EnvironmentWalid OueslatiYY
30Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)Cristelle PRATTYY
31Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Kaditi EleniYY
32Pacific Community (SPC)Stuart MinchinYN
33Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on WetlandsJerker TamelanderYY
34South CentreCarlos CorreaYY
35South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)The DirectorYY

NGO190

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)TBC TBCY 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
25Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Christopher MartiusYY
26CGIAR System OrganizationSonja VermeulenYY
27China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)Shiyu DONGY Y
28China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)Linda WongYY
29CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (Norway)Christian BjornasYY
30Clean Air Fund (CAF) Ram Lal VermaY Y
31Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-Europe)Ulriikka AarnioYY
32Climate Action Network International (CAN - 1)Stephan SingerYY
33CLIMATE ALLIANCESilke LunnebachYY
34Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)Nathan Borgford-ParnellY Y
35Climate CentralTBC TBCY Y
36Coalition Climat pour la Biodiversité et le Développement (CCBD)Triffet Josué BAHAKOULAY N
37Colby CollegeGreg DrozdYY
38College of the Atlantic (UK)Doreen STABINSKYYY
39Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)Ellie KinneyYY
40Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)Vaibhav CHATURVEDIY Y
41Dalit Welfare Association (Nepal)Anupkamal BishwakarmaYY
42Dickinson CollegeNeil A. LearyYY
43Ecology CenterNeil TANGRIYY
44Elizka Relief Foundation (ERF) Kofi KankamY Y
45Emory University (EMORY)Stacy-Ann ROBINSONY N
46Energy Research AustriaRobert HINTERBERGERYY
47Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering Initiative (Engineers) Michael BellYY
48Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)Alice ALPERTYY
49Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)Clare PerryYY
50ETC GroupElenita DanoYY
51European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)Silvia BertolinY Y
52European Climate Foundation (ECF)Tim NuthallY Y
53European Marine BoardAngel Muniz Piniella PiniellaYN
54Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights (FEEDAR) Tcharbuahbokengo NFINNY N
55Food & Water WatchFrida KieningerYY
56Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)Lindsey Fielder CookYY
57Future EarthPavel KamberskyYY
58Fédération des Coopératives des Pays de Mayoko (FECOPAM)Daldy Rustichel YOUBOU BIAGHAY N
59GenderCC - Women for Climate JusticeFarina HoffmannYY
60Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) Maike NicolaiY Y
61GERMANWATCH (Germany)Manfred TREBERYY
62Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)Donald HobernYY
63Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) InstituteTuran GulorenYY
64Global Change Impact Studies Centrre (GCISC)Muhammad Goheer ArifYN
65Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)Belen Martin MiguezYY
66Global Wind Energy CouncilLee JoyceYY
67Green Cross InternationalCynthia CapitaineYY
68GREEN ORBIT STANDARD SYSTEM (GOSS)Undral DorjsurenY N
69GreenFacts (Belgium)Jacques WERTGENYY
70GreenpeaceKaisa KosonenYY
71Greenplanet (India & Canada)Ahmed PathanYY
72Heinrich Boell FoundationKristin FUNKEYY
73HelpAge International (HAI)Hari Krishna NibanupudiY Y
74Human Rights and Environment Improvement Centre (HREIC) Suyog NeupaneYY
75Human Rights and Forest Brain Africa (HURIFBA)Clément Borel NOUMECHIY N
76Humane Society International (HSI)Paul PetersanYY
77Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation (HEDF) Syed Muhammad AshfaqY N
78IBAM_Instituto_Bem_AmbientalThiago MetzkerYY
79ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityPourya SalehiYY
80IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)Tim DixonYN
81IMarEstAllison CarolineY Y
82Imperial College London, the Grantham Institute (Climate Change and the Environment)Caterina BrandmayrYY
83Indian Institute for Human SettlementsAromar ReviYN
84Indiana UniversityO’Reilly Jessica
85Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)Sophia MurphyYY
86Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD)Madelyn ZuckermanY Y
87Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)Julie DekensY Y
88Institute for Sustainable Development and Research (ISDR, India)Somita ChaudhariYY
89Institute of Energy Policy and Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) (Malaysia)Dato Ir. Dr Mashkuri bin YaacobYY
90InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)Peter McGrathYN
91Intermon Oxfam (on behalf of Oxfam International)Dabi NafkoteYY
92International Actuarial Association (IAA)Amali SeneviratneYY
93International Air Transport Association (IATA)Olga MiltchevaYY
94International Aluminium Institute (IAI)Jerry MARKSYY
95International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)Meléndez-Ortiz RicardoYY
96International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)Sophie TALARICOY Y
97International Copper Association (ICA)Steven KukodaYY
98International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI)TBC TBCY Y
99International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Luisa SolanoYY
100International Hydropower Association (IHA)Tracy LANEYY
101International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Sergey SizovYY
102International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Tom MitchellYY
103International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)TBC TBCY Y
104International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Andrea AndrewYY
105International Science Council (ISC)Megha SudYY
106International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Tijana Tufek MemisevicY Y
107International START SecretariatJonathan PadghamYN
108International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)Jianping LIYY
109Inuit Circumpolar Council - CanadaKatarina KuhnertY Y
110IpiecaLorena Perez BajoYY
111Iuventum (Germany)Henning StocksYY
112King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterMohamad HejaziYY
113Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)Stephen Sebuliba MercyY N
114League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)Robin TokmakianYY
115London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Nicolas SternYY
116L’Union Nationale des Travailleurs Démocrates (UNTD)Bamba Ka MouhamadouY N
117Many Strong Voices (MSV)Tina KURVITSYN
118Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate JusticeBarbara SweetmanYY
119Max Planck Society for the Advancement of ScienceBerthold NeizertYY
120Meliore Foundation (Meliore) Katharine MansellYY
121Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)Nicholas LinacreYY
122National University of Singapore (NUS)Melissa Low Yu XingY Y
123Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (US)The PresidentYY
124Network for Climate Action Organization - The Gambia (NCAO)Abdoulie SanyangY Y
125New World Hope Organization (NWHO)Shazad IsmailYY
126OASIS (Serbia)Gordana GrujicYY
127Office for climate education (OCE)David WilgenbusY N
128Organization of Development and Human Rights of Cameroon (GICAR-CAM)Jean-Pierre KENGNEYY
129Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (UK)Mairi DuparYY
130Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF) William lrfanY Y
131ParlAmericasMaria BoadaYY
132Philanthropy Cortés Solari and MERI FoundationPatricia Morales ErrázurizY N
133Prime Initiative for Green Development (PIGD) ThankGod Tito UzomahYY
134Princeton UniversityMichael OPPENHEIMERYY
135ProVeg InternationalJuliette TronchonYY
136Radboud University NijmegenSander (Man-san) ChanYY
137Regional Environment Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)Irina BekmirzaevaYY
138Research and Development Centre, NepalRamdhyan Prasad YadavYY
139Resilience First (RF) Seth SchultzYY
140Royal Meteorological SocietyLiz BentleyYY
141Rutgers UniversityJohanna BernsteinY Y
142Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)Mai FujiiYY
143Save the Children International (SCI)Martina Bogado DuffnerYY
144Save the ClimateBernard LUTETE DI LUTETEYY
145Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation)TBC TBCY N
146Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)Emily TwiggY N
147South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE)Dipayan DeyY Y
148Southsouthnorth Projects Africa (SSN)Suzanne CARTERYY
149Spark Climate Solutions, Inc.Ben PoulterY N
150Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Sweden)Director ExecutiveYY
151Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC)Ashanapuri HertzY N
152The Climate GroupAndrew ForthY Y
153The Degrees Initiative (Degrees)Andrew ParkerYY
154The Institute for Environment, and Development Sustainability (IEDS)Maria LOCKEN MUSHIYY
155The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Katharine HayhoeYY
156The SeaCleanersÉlise D'EPENOUXYY
157The World Energy Council (WEC)Christoph FREIYY
158Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)Tessa VincentY Y
159Third World NetworkBeng Tuan LIMYY
160Transparency International (TI)Brice BoehmerYY
161Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK)Asher MinnsYY
162UN Foundation (UNF)Kristyn OstanekYY
163Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)Delta MernerYY
164University College LondonArthur PetersenYY
165University of Bonn (Uni Bonn)Sandra GilganY N
166University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Robert MonroeYY
167University of CambridgeStephen DavisonY Y
168University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)  Edmund B. MabhuyeY N
169University of Eastern Finland (UEF)Yulia YaminevaYY
170University of Exeter (Uni Exeter) Alex HukeY Y
171University of Geneva (UNIGE)Monica Patry-RobbianiYY
172University of Linköping (Sweden)Mathias FridahlYY
173Université catholique de Louvain (TECLIM)Jean-Pascal van YPERSELEYN
174Washington University of St. Louis (WUSL)Beth MartinYY
175Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) Olivia PaineYY
176West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)Daouda KoneY N
177Wetlands InternationalCinthia SotoY Y
178Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA)Nicholas D. KingY N
179Wise AncestorsTBC TBCY N
180Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)TBC TBCY Y
181Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Kilaparti RamakrishnaYY
182Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) Matti GoldbergYY
183World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)Björn STIGSONYY
184World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)Sparrow MichaelYY
185World Coal Association (WCA)Liam McHughYY
186World Farmers’ Organisation (World Farmers)Francesco BrusaporcoY Y
187World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)Irene MartinettiYY
188World Resources Institute (WRI)Nathan CogswellYY
189WWF International (WWF)Mandy Jean WoodsYY
190Yale 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)Carlo ScaramellaYY
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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