James Curlin is the Head of the Law Division’s OzonAction Branch. He is based in the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Paris Office.
Curlin’s career has centered on UNEP’s role as an Implementing Agency of the Montreal Protocol's Multilateral Fund. He has 30 years of experience at UNEP, covering information management, capacity building, regional networks, and policy. He is currently the Head of the Law Division’s OzonAction Branch, overseeing a global team of 48 staff members who support 147 developing countries in achieving and sustaining compliance with their obligations under the Protocol. His work includes setting strategic direction, providing overall programmatic and financial management, ensuring annual resource mobilisation/budgeting, work planning, reporting and quality control of the programme's projects and services, and team leadership. His areas of expertise include the Montreal Protocol, environmental programme management, and multilateral environmental agreement implementation and compliance.
Prior to joining UNEP, Curlin worked on pollution prevention for an environmental consultancy firm in Washington, D.C., and on hazardous waste issues for the National Governors’ Association, a public-sector policy organization in the United States.
Curlin holds a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Charleston, South Carolina.
Staff Position Level: D1
Region: Western European & Others
