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)Beria LeimonaY 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
18Institute for Integrated Development StudiesBhupesh AdhikaryYY
19Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC)Emmanuel SalmonYY
20Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Francisco Fujita de Castro MelloY Y
21Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)Omar López AlfanoYY
22Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)Simone Schiele
23Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS)Rosa PochY N
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

NGO209

No.OrganizationFocal PointRelevance to
IPCC
Observer of
UNFCCC, WMO or UNEP
1Abibinsroma FoundationTBC TBCY Y
2Action for Respect and Protection of the Environment (ARPE)Marcelin ADAMOU ABOUYY
3Action-Jeunesse pour le Développement (AJED-Congo)Executif DirecteurYY
4African Academy of Sciences (AAS)Obed OgegaY N
5African Belt and Road Development Initiative (ABRDI)Lydia AkinwaleY Y
6African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES)George WamukoyaY Y
7African Heritage and Global Peace Initiative (AHGPI) Henry NIKOROY N
8African Network for a Climate Community (ANCC)Raphael HanmbockYY
9African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF)David OlatunjiY Y
10AJESH (AJEMALIBU SELF HELP)Harrison Ajebe Nnoko NgaajeYY
11Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric PolicyDave STIRPEYY
12Alliance Internationale pour la Défense des Droits et des Libertés (AIDL)Adnan AliY Y
13Alternative 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
14American Geophysical Union (AGU)Mark ShimamotoY Y
15American Psychological Association (APA)Gabe TwoseY N
16Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regina ToulouseY Y
17Association Carré Geo and Environment (Cameroon)Executive SecretaryYY
18Association Congolaise pour le Développement Agricole - France (ACDA)Dalcia Quiliana YOUBOU MATSANGAY N
19Association Groupe Régional d’Experts sur le Climat en région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (GREC-SUD)Julie GattaccecaY Y
20Association pour la Justice Climatique, l’Environnement et la Nature pour le Développement Durable (AJUCENADED-Congo)Paul Vertu MOULOUNDA MOUNGAKAY N
21Association Silva Arbres Forêts et Sociétés (SILVA)Joseph Francois RACAPEYY
22Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA)Diana HallamY Y
23C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupCasimir LegrandYY
24California Institute of Technology (Caltech)Julie KornfieldY Y
25Campaign for a Hydrogen Economy (UK)Mike KOEFMANYY
26Canadian Nuclear AssociationJessica CliffordYY
27CARE InternationalMarlene AchokiYY
28Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)Carlos FULLERYY
29Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)Cameron AishtonYY
30CGIAR System OrganizationSonja VermeulenYY
31China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)Shiyu DONGY Y
32China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)Linda WongYY
33CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (Norway)Christian BjornasYY
34Clean Air Fund (CAF) Ram Lal VermaY Y
35Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-Europe)Ulriikka AarnioYY
36Climate Action Network International (CAN - 1)Shreeshan VenkateshY Y
37CLIMATE ALLIANCESilke LunnebachYY
38Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat, UNEPNathan Borgford-ParnellY Y
39Climate CentralDahl KristinaY Y
40Coalition Climat pour la Biodiversité et le Développement (CCBD)Triffet Josué BAHAKOULAY N
41Colby CollegeGreg DrozdYY
42College of the Atlantic (UK)Doreen STABINSKYYY
43Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)Ellie KinneyYY
44Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)Vaibhav CHATURVEDIY Y
45Dalit Welfare Association (Nepal)Anupkamal BishwakarmaYY
46Dickinson CollegeNeil A. LearyYY
47Discover Model United Nations Foundation (DMUN)Lily Y. YangLiuY Y
48E3G (hosting the International Climate Councils Network)Tessa VincentY Y
49Earth's Climate for Sustainable Development Foundation (EC4SDF)Eng. Elsayed Sabry MansourY Y
50Ecology CenterNeil TANGRIYY
51Elizka Relief Foundation (ERF) Kofi KankamY Y
52Emory University (EMORY)Stacy-Ann ROBINSONY N
53Energy Research AustriaRobert HINTERBERGERYY
54Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering Initiative (Engineers) Michael BellYY
55Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)Alice ALPERTYY
56Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)Clare PerryYY
57ETC GroupElenita DanoYY
58European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)Magda BenakiY Y
59European Climate Foundation (ECF)Tim NuthallY Y
60European Marine BoardAngel Muniz Piniella PiniellaYN
61Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights (FEEDAR) Tcharbuahbokengo NFINNY N
62Food & Water WatchFrida KieningerYY
63Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)Lindsey Fielder CookYY
64Future EarthRosie HarringtonY Y
65Fédération des Coopératives des Pays de Mayoko (FECOPAM)Daldy Rustichel YOUBOU BIAGHAY N
66Fédération des Coopératives des Pays de Mayoko France (FECOPAM-France)Nessie Terre Dare MOUELE-MAKENDZOY N
67GenderCC - Women for Climate JusticeFarina HoffmannYY
68Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) Maike NicolaiY Y
69GERMANWATCH (Germany)Manfred TREBERYY
70Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)Donald HobernYY
71Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) InstituteJarad DanielsY Y
72Global Change Impact Studies Centrre (GCISC)Muhammad Goheer ArifYN
73Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)Belen Martin MiguezYY
74Global Wind Energy CouncilLee JoyceYY
75Green Cross InternationalCynthia CapitaineYY
76GREEN ORBIT STANDARD SYSTEM (GOSS)Undral DorjsurenY N
77GreenFacts (Belgium)Jacques WERTGENYY
78GreenpeaceKaisa KosonenYY
79Greenplanet (India & Canada)Ahmed PathanYY
80HATOF Foundation (HATOF)Samuel DotseY Y
81Heinrich Boell FoundationKristin FUNKEYY
82HelpAge International (HAI)Hari Krishna NibanupudiY Y
83Human Rights and Environment Improvement Centre (HREIC) Suyog NeupaneYY
84Human rights and forest brain Africa (HURIFBA)Clément Borel NOUMECHIY N
85Humane Society International (HSI)Paul PetersanYY
86Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation (HEDF) Syed Muhammad AshfaqY N
87IBAM - INSTITUTO BEM AMBIENTALThiago MetzkerYY
88ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityPourya SalehiYY
89IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)Tim DixonYN
90IMarEstAllison CarolineY Y
91Imperial College London, the Grantham Institute (Climate Change and the Environment)Caterina BrandmayrYY
92Indian Institute for Human SettlementsAromar ReviYN
93Indiana UniversityO’Reilly Jessica
94Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)Sophia MurphyYY
95Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD)Madelyn ZuckermanY Y
96Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)Julie DekensY Y
97Institute for Sustainable Development and Research (ISDR, India)Somita ChaudhariYY
98Institute of Energy Policy and Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) (Malaysia)Dato Ir. Dr Mashkuri bin YaacobYY
99InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)Peter McGrathYN
100Intermon Oxfam (on behalf of Oxfam International)Dabi NafkoteYY
101International Actuarial Association (IAA)Amali SeneviratneYY
102International Air Transport Association (IATA)Olga MiltchevaYY
103International Aluminium Institute (IAI)Jerry MARKSYY
104International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)Kunzang N/AY Y
105International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)Meléndez-Ortiz RicardoYY
106International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)Sophie TALARICOY Y
107International Copper Association (ICA)Steven KukodaYY
108International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI)Pam PearsonY Y
109International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Luisa SolanoYY
110International Hydropower Association (IHA)Tracy LANEYY
111International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Michaela ROSSINIY Y
112International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Tom MitchellYY
113International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)TBC TBCY Y
114International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Andrea AndrewYY
115International Science Council (ISC)Megha SudYY
116International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Tijana Tufek MemisevicY Y
117International START SecretariatJonathan PadghamYN
118International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)Jianping LIYY
119Inuit Circumpolar Council – CanadaMegan DickerY Y
120IpiecaLorena Perez BajoYY
121Iuventum (Germany)Henning StocksYY
122King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research CenterMohamad HejaziYY
123La Verità Onlus - International Diplomacy (V.O.I.D.)Gabriele GalloY Y
124Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)Stephen Sebuliba MercyY N
125League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)Robin TokmakianYY
126London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Nicolas SternYY
127L’Union Nationale des Travailleurs Démocrates (UNTD)Bamba Ka MouhamadouY N
128Many Strong Voices (MSV)Tina KURVITSYN
129Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate JusticeBarbara SweetmanYY
130Max Planck Society for the Advancement of ScienceBerthold NeizertYY
131Mediterranean Youth Foundation for Development (MYF)Youssef AroogY Y
132Meliore Foundation (Meliore) Katharine MansellYY
133Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)Nicholas LinacreYY
134Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)Jessica XueY Y
135National University of Singapore (NUS)Melissa Low Yu XingY Y
136Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (US)The PresidentYY
137Network for Climate Action Organization - The Gambia (NCAO)Abdoulie SanyangY Y
138New World Hope Organization (NWHO)Shazad IsmailYY
139OASIS (Serbia)Gordana GrujicYY
140Office for climate education (OCE)David WilgenbusY N
141Organization of Development and Human Rights of Cameroon (GICAR-CAM)Jean-Pierre KENGNEYY
142Out for Sustainability (Out4S)Diego de León SegoviaY Y
143Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (UK)Mairi DuparYY
144Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF) William lrfanY Y
145ParlAmericasMaria BoadaYY
146Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI)Mary S. BoothY Y
147Philanthropy Cortés Solari and MERI FoundationPatricia Morales ErrázurizY N
148Prime Initiative for Green Development (PIGD) ThankGod Tito UzomahYY
149Princeton UniversityMichael OPPENHEIMERYY
150ProVeg InternationalJuliette TronchonYY
151Radboud University NijmegenSander (Man-san) ChanYY
152Regional Environment Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)Irina BekmirzaevaYY
153Research and Development Centre, NepalRamdhyan Prasad YadavYY
154Researchers’ DeskSvante BodinY Y
155Resilience First (RF) Seth SchultzYY
156Rock Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (RIGDP)Yanhui WangY Y
157Royal Meteorological SocietyLiz BentleyYY
158Rutgers UniversityJohanna BernsteinY Y
159Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)Atsushi WATANABEY Y
160Save the Children International (SCI)Martina Bogado DuffnerYY
161Save the ClimateBernard LUTETE DI LUTETEYY
162Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation)Judy OmumboY N
163Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)Emily TwiggY N
164Silver LiningCorinne HartinY Y
165Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation (SEE Foundation)Yanbo YUY Y
166South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE)Dipayan DeyY Y
167Southsouthnorth Projects Africa (SSN)Suzanne CARTERYY
168Spark Climate Solutions, Inc.Ben PoulterY N
169Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Sweden)Director ExecutiveYY
170Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC)Ashanapuri HertzY N
171The Climate GroupAndrew ForthY Y
172The Degrees Initiative (Degrees)Andrew ParkerYY
173The Institute for Environment, and Development Sustainability (IEDS)Maria LOCKEN MUSHIYY
174The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Katharine HayhoeYY
175The SeaCleanersÉlise D'EPENOUXYY
176The World Energy Council (WEC)Christoph FREIYY
177Third World NetworkBeng Tuan LIMYY
178Transparency International (TI)Brice BoehmerYY
179Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK)Asher MinnsYY
180UN Foundation (UNF)Kristyn OstanekYY
181Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)Delta MernerYY
182United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)Emilia Saiz CarrancedoY Y
183University College LondonArthur PetersenYY
184University of Bonn (Uni Bonn)Sandra GilganY N
185University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Robert MonroeYY
186University of CambridgeStephen DavisonY Y
187University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)  Edmund B. MabhuyeY N
188University of Eastern Finland (UEF)Yulia YaminevaYY
189University of Exeter (Uni Exeter) Alex HukeY Y
190University of Geneva (UNIGE)Monica Patry-RobbianiYY
191University of Linköping (Sweden)Mathias FridahlYY
192Université catholique de Louvain (TECLIM)Jean-Pascal van YPERSELEYN
193Washington University of St. Louis (WUSL)Beth MartinYY
194Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) Olivia PaineYY
195West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)Daouda KoneY N
196Wetlands InternationalCinthia SotoY Y
197Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA)Nicholas D. KingY N
198Wise AncestorsPace Ann M.Y N
199Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)Tara DanielY Y
200Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Kilaparti RamakrishnaYY
201Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) Matti GoldbergYY
202World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)Björn STIGSONYY
203World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)Sparrow MichaelYY
204World Coal Association (WCA)Liam McHughYY
205World Farmers’ Organisation (World Farmers)Francesco BrusaporcoY Y
206World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)Irene MartinettiYY
207World Resources Institute (WRI)Nathan CogswellYY
208WWF International (WWF)Mandy Jean WoodsYY
209Yale 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)Sangmin NamY Y
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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