Marc-Antoine MARTIN  

Fields of experience: Economics in environment and sustainable development – Policies and strategies planning – Management of programs and projects – Public Funding for Developing Countries.

Current position: Ingénieur Général honoraire des Ponts, des Eaux et des Forêts
– Member of the Water Academy Board (Treasurer) – Paris/Nanterre
– Alternate Member of the Adaptation Fund Board for WEOG (Member of the  AFB for Annexe I countries from June 2011 to December 2012)

– Alternate Member of the Board of the French Development Agency/ Agence Française Développement (AFD), for the Ministry of the Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Paris. From November 2013
–  Member of the Society” Friends of the Palais de la Découverte “. Paris. This public museum aims at raising public and youth awareness to science and technology.
– Member of the Board of the International Association of engineers and scientists using the French language/l’Union Internationale des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques utilisant la langue française”. Paris/UNESCO – 2016

Main past experience
–    General Secretary French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) – Paris 2002 – 2011
–    Member of the Executive Committee of the French Development Agency/Agence Française Développement (AFD) – Paris 2003 – 2011
–    Member of steering and scientific committees of the National Research Agency  2008-2012-  Paris
–    Member of the Strategic Committee of the Mutual Fund Crédit Agricole Asset Management (now Amundi) – AFD Avenirs Durables. 2009-2010
–    GEF Council Alternate for the French Direction Générale du Trésor-  2002 – 2011
–    Deputy Director Policy and Research Department – AFD. 2001 – 2002
–    Head of Infrastructure, Urban   and Rural Development Divisions – AFD. 1995 – 2000
–    Board of Directors of  Société Française d’Etudes et de Réalisations Aéronautiques. 1992 – 1997
–    Head of the Energy and Industry Division – AFD (ex CFD) –  1992 – 1994
–    Engineer « dams and irrigation » and « energy and urban water/facilities » AFD– 1981 – 1992
–    Technical Advisor at Direction du Génie rural – Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Développement rural  – Bamako – Mali – 1973 and 1975 – 1980
–    Head of Arrondissement Centre (equipment/facilities and water) at Direction départementale de l’Agriculture et des Forêts – Strasbourg. 1974 – 1975