REAP'S GOVERNING BOARD

Our governance is structured around three bodies: a Board, Working Groups and a Secretariat.

The Governing Board provides strategic guidance and oversight to the development and implementation of the partnership. Board members represent all key REAP stakeholder groups, including developed and developing countries, international institutions, civil society and the private sector.

For practical reasons, the Board does not include a member from every partner given the size of the partnership; rather, a rotation of Board representation will be considered at regular opportunities.

The Board is co-chaired by two members, approved by the members of the Board for a term of 1 year. Decisions by the REAP Board are made by consensus under the guidance of the co-chairs.

You can see the list of current Board Members and Board Co-Chairs below

Board members

Mr. Anil Pokhrel

Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Government of Nepal

Mr. Md. Mohsin

Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh

Ms. Mirande Goubran

Director of Climate and Environment Affairs and COP 27 Presidency Team, Egypt

Ms. Outi Myatt-Hirvonen

Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Dr. Heike Henn

Director for Climate Policy, Energy, Urban Development and Environment (ad interim), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Mr. Gen’ichiro Tsukada

Director, Climate Change Adaptation Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Ms. Lucy Mtilatila

Director, Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources of Malawi

Mr. Shawn A. Edward, Co-Chair of the Board

Honourable Minister for Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Saint Lucia

Mr. Vel Gnanendran, Co-Chair of the Board

Director of Climate and Environment, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK

Mr. Dominique Burgeon

Director, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Liaison Office with the United Nations Office in Geneva

Ms. Asako Okai

Assistant Secretary-General & Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Crisis Bureau

Mr. Ricardo Mena Speck

Director, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Ms. Heli Uusikyla

Director of Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)

Ms. Valerie N. Guarnieri

Assistant Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP)

Dr. Paul Egerton

Director, Cabinet Office of the Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Ms. Claudia Thyme

Director, Strategic Market Development, AXA XL; Member of Insurance Development Forum (IDF) Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Sovereign & Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group

Mr. Xavier Castellanos Mosquera

Under Secretary General, National Society Development and Operations Coordination, IFRC

Ms. Christina Bennett

Chief Executive Officer, START Network