ICAT’s Mission
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) aims to help countries better assess the impacts of their climate policies and actions, and fulfil their transparency commitments. It does this by increasing the overall transparency capacities of countries, including the capacity to assess the contribution of climate policies and actions on countries' development objectives, and providing appropriate methodological information and tools to support evidence-based policy-making. ICAT's innovative approach is to integrate these two aspects. ICAT focuses on countries that can highlight the benefits of increased transparency to demonstrate policy impact and evidence- based action. ICAT's vision is to become an integral component of the delivery mechanisms of the Paris Agreement, and supporting capacity for the effectiveness and ambition of climate action through enhanced transparency tools.
ICAT Strategy
ICAT’s strategy lays out the overall ambition of ICAT and its long-term implementation plan.
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GOVERNANCE
ICAT was created as a multi-stakeholder partnership steered by a Donor Steering Committee (DSC), conformed by its donors and the UNFCCC Secretariat as the dedicated UN body with a climate change policy mandate, and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as an ex-officio member. The Initiative is hosted by UNOPS on behalf of the DSC. Within UNOPS, the ICAT Secretariat manages ICAT’s day-to-day activities, coordinating and guiding the work of the implementing partners. Also part of the ICAT Governance structure is an Advisory Committee (AC), selected by the DSC, and the Initiative Coordination Team (ICT) composed of ICAT's implementing partners.
Donor Steering Committee
The Donor Steering Committee (DSC) is the central governance body of ICAT and provides its strategic direction.
Traude Wollansky
Senior Advisor
Adam Priban
Economic Advisor
Joseph (Joe) Tyrell
Manager - Climate
Ursula Fuentes (Chair)
Head of Division - Climate Diplomacy, International Climate Policy, UNFCCC
Megan Skelly
Deputy Director, EU and International Section
Alessandro Guerri
Director General, European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance
Jigme
Manager, Transparency Division
Andrew Kirkwood
Director of the Geneva Office
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee helps steer ICAT by providing strategic advice on its overall vision, direction, and growth.
- Alma Jean | Team Lead, Transparency Division | UNFCCC Secretariat | Germany
- Carolina Urmeneta | Circular Economy Programme Director | Global Methane Hub | Chile
- Dario Gomez | Head of the Environmental Chemistry Department | National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) | Argentina
- Edmond Totin | Lecturer | National University of Agriculture | Benin
- Fredrick Ochieng Ouma | National Project Manager | ETF Reporting Project Climate Change Directorate State Department for Environment and Climate Change Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry | Kenya
- Jan-Willem van de Ven | Head of International Climate Policy and Engagement | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | United Kingdom
- Katia Simeonova | former Manager of the Transparency Framework Sub-Programme | UNFCCC Secretariat | Germany
- Kishan Kumarsingh | Head of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements | Ministry of Planning and Development | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Kuki Handajani Soejachmoen | Executive Director | Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization | Indonesia
- Libasse Ba | President of the National Committee on Climate Change in Senegal | Technical Advisor to the Director of Enda Energie | Senegal
- Lisa Hanle | Independent Consultant | LisajHanle Consulting | USA
- Michal Nachmany | Founder and CEO | Climate Policy Radar | United Kingdom
- Nguyen Phuong Nam | Founder and CEO | Climate Innovation Consulting & Services | Viet Nam
- Oscar Zarzo | Head of Secretariat | PATPA | Germany
- Per Stiansen | Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment | Chair, Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations | Norway
- Sandro Federici | Head of the Technical Support Unit, IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies | Japan
- Shanna Emmanuel | Climate and Disaster Resilience Programme Officer, Environmental Sustainability Division | Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission | Saint Lucia
Initiative Coordination Team
The Initiative Coordination Team, comprised of leaders from across ICAT’s implementing partners, manages the country, regional and capacity building work.
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