Leadership & Governance
The Global Center on Adaptation Board meets on a regular basis and is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the organization.
Leadership and Governance
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Ban Ki-moon
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Chair of the Supervisory Board
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Feike Sijbesma
Honorary Chairman, Royal DSM
Co-Chair of the Supervisory Board
Supervisory Board
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Macky Sall
4th President of the Republic of Senegal
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Francis X. Suarez
Mayor of Miami
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Rodger Voorhies
President Global Growth & Opportunity Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Shemara Wikramanayake
Chief Executive Officer
Macquarie
Executive Board
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Jan Peter Balkenende
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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José Antonio Meade
Former Finance & Foreign Minister
Mexico
Advisory Board
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Mia Amor Mottley
Prime Minister of Barbados
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Samia Suluhu Hassan
President of the United Republic of Tanzania
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William Samoei Ruto
President of the Republic of Kenya
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Moussa Faki
Chairperson
African Union Commission
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A.K. Abdul Momen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bangladesh
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Ahmed Hussen
Minister of International Development
Canada
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Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
Minister of International Development
Norway
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Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships
France
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Dan Jørgensen
Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy
Denmark
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Huang Runqiu
Minister for Ecology & Environment
People’s Republic of China
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Ahmed Aboutaleb
Mayor of Rotterdam
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Akinwumi Adesina
President
African Development Bank Group
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Jenny Bates
Director General for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
United Kingdom
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Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director
International Monetary Fund
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Loren Legarda
Senate President Pro Tempore
Philippines
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Rémy Rioux
Chief Executive Officer
Agence Française de Développement
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Axel van Trotsenburg
Senior Managing Director for Development Policy & Partnerships
World Bank