The Board
The Adaptation Fund Board supervises and manages the Adaptation Fund under the authority and guidance of the countries that are party to the Kyoto Protocol. The Board is composed of 16 members and 16 alternates: two representatives from each of the United Nations regional groupings; one representative of the small island developing states; one representative of the least developed country parties; two other representatives from Annex I parties; and two other representatives from non-Annex I parties. The board is also divided into two committees (see below).
Members and alternates serve for a term of two calendar years and are eligible to serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. The Board elects its chair and vice-chair from among its members, with one being from an Annex I party and the other being from a non-Annex I party. The term of office for the chair and vice-chair is one calendar year. The offices of chair and vice-chair alternate annually between a member from an Annex I party and a member from a non-Annex I party. The Board was established in 2007.
Rules of Procedure | Code of Conduct | Act to Establish Legal Capacity of the Adaptation Fund Board in Germany
ADAPTATION FUND BOARD MEMBERS
Africa Mr. Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla, Senegal
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Africa Mr. Zaheer Fakir, South Africa
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Asia Ms. He Zheng, China
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Asia Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Marri, Qatar |
Eastern Europe Ms. Barbara Letachowicz, Poland
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Eastern Europe Georgia |
Latin America/Caribbean Jamaica |
Latin America/Caribbean Mr. Luis Santos (Vice-Chair), Uruguay |
Western European and Others Norway |
Western European and Others Ms. Angela Churie-Kallhauge, Sweden
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Small Island Developing States H.E. Peceli Vocea, Fiji |
Least-Developed Countries United Republic of Tanzania |
Annex I Parties Mr. Marc-Antoine Martin, France
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Annex I Parties Ms. Ana Fornells de Frutos (Chair), Spain |
Non-Annex I Parties Colombia |
Non-Annex I Parties Pakistan |
ALTERNATES
Africa: Mr. Richard Mwendandu (Kenya) and Mr. Ezzat Lewis Agaiby (Egypt)
Asia: Mr. Damdin Davgadorj (Mongolia) and Nomination Pending
Eastern Europe: Mr. Valeriu Cazac (Moldova) and Ms. Iryna Trofimova (Ukraine)
Latin America/Caribbean: Mr. Santiago Reyna (Argentina) and Mr. Luis Paz Castro (Cuba)
Western European and Others Group: Mr. Anton Hilber (Switzerland) and Mr. Markku Kanninen (Finland)
Small Island Developing States: Mr. Amjad Abdulla (Maldives)
Least-Developed Countries: Mr. Monowar Islam (Bangladesh)
Annex I Parties: Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa (Japan) and Ms. Kate Binns (United Kingdom)
Non-Annex I Parties: Ms. Sally Biney (Ghana) and Mr. Bruno Sekoli (Lesotho)
COMMITTEES
The members of the Adaptation Fund Board are divided between two committees.
The Project and Programme Review Committee reviews project and programme proposals submitted to the Board by eligible Parties. It also advises the Board as a whole on issues related to proposed or existing projects.
The Ethics and Finance Committee provides advice to the Board on conflicts of interest, ethics, financing, and auditing.
To learn more about the responsibilities of each committee, please see the documents below: