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)TBC TBCY 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

NGO169

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