Membership - Adaptation Committee

The Adaptation Committee comprises 16 members including representatives from the five UN regional groups, SIDS, LDC, Non-Annex I and Annex I Parties, who shall serve in their personal capacity.

Name Country Constituency
Ms. Funanani Muremi South Africa Africa
Ms. Mariam Allam (Co-Chair) Egypt Africa
Ms. Liu Shuo China Asia-Pacific
Mr. Kazem Kashefi Iran Asia-Pacific
Ms. Iryna Trofimova Ukraine Eastern Europe
Mr. Vladimir Katsov Russian Federation Eastern Europe
Ms. Rita Mishaan Guatemala GRULAC
Ms. Rosa Morales Peru GRULAC
Ms. Giuliana Torta Italy WEOG
Ms. Britta Horstmann Germany WEOG
Ms. Rhianna Neely Jamaica SIDS
Ms. Tshering Yangzom Bhutan LDCs
Ms. Karina Barrera Ecuador Non-Annex I Parties
Mr. Naeem Ashraf Raja Ecuador Non-Annex I Parties
Ms. Shella Biallas (C0-Chair) United States of America Annex I Parties
Ms. Alice Gaustad Norway Annex I Parties

The COP, at its 17th session, decided that the Adaptation Committee shall comprise 16 members, who shall serve in their personal capacity, as follows:

  • 2 members from each of the 5 United Nations regional groups
  • 1 member from a small island developing State
  • 1 member from a least developed country Party
  • 2 members from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
  • 2 members from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention