Meet the team

Asher is Head of UNEP’s GEF Climate Mitigation portfolio.  

He oversees the development and implementation of the portfolio, which consists of more than USD 400 million in GEF grant, supporting more than 100 developing countries to accelerate low-emission sustainable development.

Suzanne oversees the development and implementation of UNEP’s projects which support developing countries meet their reporting obligation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate change.

Fatma Twahir is an Administrative Officer of the GEF Climate Mitigation Unit (CMU). 

She is responsible for the Financial and Administrative Management of the Unit. She has extensive experience and knowledge in Budget and Finance, with over 30 years working both in the private sector and the UN.

Manoj manages and provides technical support to implement GEF Climate Change Mitigation projects in the Asia Pacific region in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric mobility, green housing, sustainable cities, net-zero decarbonization and climate transparency. 

Loana is responsible for UNEP’s portfolio of GEF-funded climate change mitigation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), valued at over US$ 50 million.  

She currently oversees project development and implementation across 12+ countries, focusing on sustainable urban development, energy efficiency, circular economy, electric mobility, and climate transparency.

Cicilia is a Programme Management Assistant with the Climate Mitigation Unit, UNEP. Cicilia has been responsible for managing a diverse group of projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency and transport in several countries globally. She has also managed several project mid-evaluations on the assessment of project performance.

Elca supports the development, management and implementation GEF Climate Change Enabling Activities Portfolio.  She has 13 years’ work experience in Environment and Natural Resource Management.

Under the guidance of Fund Management Officer, Clare supports Fund management functions of Enabling Activities Portfolio-GEF, Climate change Mitigation Unit. She also supports in the follow-up actions related to HR activities for the unit.

He provides support to the projects within Climate Change Mitigation Unit and is responsible for the Unit’s financial information system. He has over 9 years of work experience in finance, accounting, and project management. Before joining UNEP, Aaron worked with UNON for 4 years as a finance assistant.  

Tainá is working as UNEP Climate Mitigation Finance Expert (UNV) in LAC Portfolio.

She provides general financial and administrative support for LAC Portfolio. Including support to Project Implementation/ Internalization; Financial Reports; Project Evaluation/ Closure and recruitments.

Hassan Coulibaly is a GEF Mitigation and Transparency Project Specialist at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), supporting climate mitigation and transparency initiatives across Africa, particularly in Francophone West and North Africa.

Solange is a Finance and Budget Assistant and provides financial and administrative support to the Climate Change Mitigation Unit in its Latin America and the Caribbean Portfolio.

She has 15 years of experience working with Financial Advisory in public and private sector.

Carla is working as UNEP Climate Mitigation Finance Specialist (UNV) in LAC Portfolio. 

She provides financial and administrative support to the Climate Change Mitigation Unit Latin America and the Caribbean Portfolio. 

She has 14 years of experience working with treasury, finance and budget control in the United Nations.  

Joseph provides technical and administrative support to developing countries in preparing and submitting their climate transparency reports (BTRs, NCs and BURs) to the UNFCCC under the Paris Agreement. He contributes to improving operational processes, reporting systems, and administrative efficiency through the effective use of digital tools and technology. 

Hildah is a UNV hosted by United Nations Environment Programme as a Finance and budget Assistant working for the GEF Mitigation Unit.

At UNEP, she supports budget preparation, fund management, provides ongoing guidance on financial reporting ensuring financial integrity across all stages of project implementation.  

Grace works with Medium-Size-Project (MSPs) and Full-Size- Project (FSPs) supporting all Portfolios. 

She provides financial and budgetary support to Global Environment Facility (GEF) Climate Change Mitigation projects, including financial reporting, fund management, budget preparation, and financial monitoring.

Natalie works together with the team to reduce the Portfolio risk.   

She is responsible for enhancing the risk management framework for GEF mitigation projects, implementing strategies to assess, visualize, and to support informed decision-making to reduce portfolio risk.  

Federico works as a project specialist for the Latin America and the Caribbean team, supporting the Global Environment Facility (GEF) portfolio of Climate Change Mitigation projects.

Mateo supports the Global Portfolio of the Climate Change Mitigation Unit, focusing on net-zero, nature-positive development, and urban nature solutions. He has seven years of experience in climate and urban policy.

Jiya supports the Global Portfolio with the design and implementation of GEF and GCF climate mitigation projects. She has worked on sustainable cities projects, electric mobility as well as GEF integrated programmes.  

Andreu supports the day-to-day coordination of the Unit, facilitating collaboration and ensuring timely submission of key deliverables to GEF and UNEP. He also contributes to work across the Africa portfolio and is particularly interested in streamlining workflows and strengthening operational processes.

Juliane manages all data within the Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) Portfolio.