The COP28 UAE Advisory Committee brings together the climate expertise of thought leaders from countries across 6 continents. Representing policy, industry, energy, finance, civil society, youth, and humanitarian action, the 31 members of the Committee, of which 65% are from the Global South, will provide guidance and counsel to the COP Presidency in the run up to COP28 and beyond.
Reflecting the principles of diversity and inclusion that underpin COP28 UAE, the Advisory Committee will inspire collaborative and transformative action across adaptation, mitigation, finance, loss and damage, food and agriculture, and nature-based solutions.
Reflecting the principles of diversity and inclusion that underpin COP28 UAE, the Advisory Committee will inspire collaborative and transformative action across adaptation, mitigation, finance, loss and damage, food and agriculture, and nature-based solutions.

H.E. Olafur Grimsson
Chairman of Arctic Circle (Former President of Iceland)
Iceland (EUR)
Iceland (EUR)
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H.E. Hilda Heine
Former President, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Pacific Marshall Islands (OC)
Pacific Marshall Islands (OC)
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H.E. Laurent Fabius
President of COP21 / Paris Agreement, Former Prime Minister of France
France (EUR)
France (EUR)
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H.E. Dr. Muawieh Radaideh
Minister of Environment
Jordan (ME)
Jordan (ME)
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Dr. Izabella Teixeira
Former Minister of Environment
Brazil (LA)
Brazil (LA)
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H.E. Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany
Permanent Representative of the UAE to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
United Arab Emirates (ME)
United Arab Emirates (ME)
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Sheikha Haya bint Rashid Al Khalifa
Ambassador & Former President of UN General Assembly 2006/2007
Bahrain (ME)
Bahrain (ME)
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Laila Mostafa Abdullatif
Director General of Emirates Nature–WWF
United Arab Emirates (ME)
United Arab Emirates (ME)
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Francesco La Camera
Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Italy (EUR)
Italy (EUR)
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Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (UN SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy
Nigeria (AFR)
Nigeria (AFR)
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Jagan Chapagain
CEO and Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Nepal (NPL)
Nepal (NPL)
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Dubai Abulhoul
Founder & CEO, Fiker Institute
United Arab Emirates (ME)
United Arab Emirates (ME)
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Mukesh Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd.
India (AS)
India (AS)
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Fu Chengyu
Former Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation
China (AS)
China (AS)
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Makhtar Diop
Managing Director, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Senegal (AFR)
Senegal (AFR)
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Bob Dudley
Chair of the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), former CEO of BP
United States (NA)
United States (NA)
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Larry Fink
Chairman and CEO of BlackRock
United States (NA)
United States (NA)
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Kate Hampton
Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
UK (EUR)
UK (EUR)
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Prof. Saleemul Huq
Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development
Bangladesh (AS)
Bangladesh (AS)
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Hindou Ibrahim
Association for Indigenous Women And Peoples Of Chad (AFPAT) Coordinator
Chad (AFR)
Chad (AFR)
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Badr Jafar
Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Enterprises
United Arab Emirates (ME)
United Arab Emirates (ME)
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Joe Kaeser
Supervisory Board Chairman at Siemens Energy and Daimler Truck
Germany (EUR)
Germany (EUR)
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Dr. Agnes Kalibata
President, AGRA and Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit
Rwanda (AFR)
Rwanda (AFR)
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Prof. Carlos Lopes
Chair of the African Climate Foundation Board
Guinea Bissau (AFR)
Guinea Bissau (AFR)
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Dr. Ernest Moniz
President and CEO, Energy Futures Initiative (Former US Secretary of Energy)
United States (NA)
United States (NA)
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Sunita Narain
Director General, Centre for Science and Environment
India (AS)
India (AS)
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Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Global Leader, Climate and Energy, WWF (COP20 President)
Peru (LA)
Peru (LA)
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Sir John Rose
Deputy Chairman, Rothschild Group (Former CEO, Rolls-Royce)
UK (EUR)
UK (EUR)
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Dr. Daniela Rus
Computer Scientist, Roboticist (Director, MIT Computer Science and AI Lab)
United States (NA)
United States (NA)
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Jeffrey Ubben
Founder and Managing Partner, Inclusive Capital Partners
United States (NA)
United States (NA)
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H.E. Hunaina Al Mughairy
Former Ambassador to the United States, Sultanate of Oman
Sultanate of Oman (ME)
Sultanate of Oman (ME)
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