Governance
Steering Committee
The Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP) operates through an innovative distributed leadership model, with regional institutions managing African, Asian and Latin American and Caribbean regional platforms, and local experts and international organizations providing technical support on analysis and tools, planning, finance, and sectors (e.g., agriculture, energy, transport, and waste). A global secretariat, hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), coordinates GCAP implementation, knowledge management, and outreach. A steering committee provides guidance and sets strategic direction for GCAP, and consists of the following organizations:
Steering Committee Chairs
Rebecca Collyer, Director for International Clean Energy at the Europe Climate Foundation
Alexia Kelly, Director of Net Zero+Nature at Netflix
Francisco Maciel, ESG Partner at Mezzegra Green Energy
Regional Secretariats
Working Group
Countries
Argentina
Undersecretary for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic
Cote D’Ivoire
Ministry of Health, Environment, and Sustainable Development
Mongolia
Ministry of Environment, Department of Climate Change and International Relations
Dominican republic
National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL)
Georgia
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Norway
GERMANY
United States of america
Japan
International Support Programs
Multilateral Development Banks
Foundation
Key Donor
GCAP is supported by the U.S. Department of State.
Council of Climate Leaders
Launched in late 2022, the Council of Climate Leaders advises the Steering Committee and other relevant stakeholders (global and regional secretariats and working groups) on ways to provide greater value to and engagement with developing countries and cross-country collaboration throughout the Partnership. The Council’s key objective is to strengthen local leadership and enable developing country-led action through an effective and equitable governance structure and portfolio of GCAP activities. The Council is composed of governments and regional partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean:
Council Members
Esther Muringo Wang’ombe
Kenya
Senior Deputy Director, Renewable Energy Directorate, Ministry of Energy Conservation Section
Dr. Nurun Nahar
Bangladesh
Project Director, National Resilience Programme (NRP), Programming Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
Lawrence Mashungu
Eastern and Southern Africa
Regional Coordinator and Expert for NDC/LT-LEDS, Regional Collaboration Centre Kampala, UNFCCC
Aneta Nikolova
Asia LEDS
Environment Affairs Officer, Environment and Development, U.N. and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Joanne Manda
GCAP Finance Working Group
Senior SDG Investment Advisor, Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH), U.N. Development Programme
Iván Alonso Delgado Pitti
Costa Rica
Founder and Director, Climate Change Directorate, Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Interested in joining the Council of Climate Leaders? Please email to the GCAP Secretariat (secretariat@globalclimateactionpartnership.org).
Secretariat Teams
The Global Climate Action Partnership operates through an innovative distributed leadership model, with a Global Partnership and Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Platforms. The Global Partnership and Regional Platforms are each coordinated by a secretariat team.
- The Global Secretariat team oversees and coordinates the Regional Platforms and global Working Groups to maintain strategic alignment across all GCAP bodies and facilitate the sharing of global best practices between regions.
- Each of the Regional Secretariats coordinates their respective regional platform. They respond to the needs and priorities of their members by plan focused thematic events, workshops, resources, technical assistance, regional Communities of Practice, and leadership groups to facilitate targeted knowledge sharing.
Global Secretariat Team
The Global Secretariat is hosted by The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and coordinates the Africa LEDS Partnership Regional Platform.
Africa Secretariat Team
The Africa Secretariat is hosted by South South North (SSN) and coordinates the Africa LEDS Partnership Regional Platform.
Asia Secretariat Team
The Asia Secretariat is hosted by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and coordinates the Asia LEDS Partnership Regional Platform.
Latin America and the Caribbean Secretariat Team
The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Secretariat is hosted by Libélula and coordinates the LEDS LAC Partnership Regional Platform.
