{"id":33668,"date":"2016-02-29T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-10-22T14:30:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:30:15","slug":"8668-who-s-in-line-to-be-the-next-un-climate-change-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/8668-who-s-in-line-to-be-the-next-un-climate-change-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s in line to be the next UN climate change chief?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There\u2019s a well-paid vacancy at the United Nations going at the moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After six years in the hot-seat, UN climate chief <a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/9082-christiana-figueres-to-make-run-for-un-secretary-general\/\">Christiana Figueres<\/a> is off, with a global pact at the top of her CV.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/vacancies\/usgvas.shtml#UNFCCC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hunt is on<\/a>\u00a0for her replacement: The UN job portal is open, the salary in the region of\u00a0US$200,000, the role elevated to UN under secretary general, a bait for ministerial types.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants need to demonstrate vision, communication skills, experience of working with senior leaders and be a patient sort.<\/p>\n<p>With less than\u00a0five years until\u00a0a new global pact comes into force, it\u2019s a critical time for whoever takes over, with the prospect of little glory but plenty of graft.<\/p>\n<p>On the downside you have to live in Bonn. On the upside it requires a lot of travel so you won\u2019t be there much.1<\/p>\n<p>The UN climate body has only had four\u00a0heads: one from Malta, two from the Netherlands and the incumbent from Costa Rica. History favours candidates from small countries, not permanent members of the UN security council.<\/p>\n<p><em>Climate Home<\/em> has canvassed opinion from the international climate change community \u2013 here\u2019s a rundown of the top 10 names being discussed (in no particular order).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#1 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pespinosac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patricia Espinosa<\/a>\u00a0(Mexico)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28888\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 315px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/826\/no1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption\"><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">Ban <\/span>Ki-moon<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> and <\/span>COP16<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> president Patricia <\/span>Espinosa<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> (Pic: UN Photos)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s ambassador to Germany is highly regarded in climate circles, having taken over the presidency of the UN talks in 2010 with the Copenhagen hangover still raging. Careful diplomacy and a tight alliance with Figueres saw the Cancun talks get back on track after the Danish disaster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#2 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEABirol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fatih Birol<\/a>\u00a0(Turkey)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28892\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/820\/no2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Fatih_Birol_UN_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Fatih_Birol_UN_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Fatih_Birol_UN_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Fatih_Birol_UN_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"(Pic: UN Photos)\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">(Pic: UN Photos)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If the UN wants to emphasise its commitment to implementation between now and 2020, the executive director of the International Energy Agency could be a decent bet. The Turkish economist is on the UN\u2019s Sustainable Energy 4 All panel and is a respected media performer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#3 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manupulgarvidal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manuel Pulgar Vidal<\/a>\u00a0(Peru)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25200\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/823\/no3.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2015\/11\/Figueres_Pulgar_Vidal_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2015\/11\/Figueres_Pulgar_Vidal_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2015\/11\/Figueres_Pulgar_Vidal_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"Figueres grins as Peru's environment minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal signals agreement - and the end - of the 2014 Lima summit (Pic: IISD)\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption\"><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">Figueres<\/span><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> grins as Peru\u2019s environment minister Manuel <\/span>Pulgar-Vidal<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> signals agreement \u2013 and the end \u2013 of the 2014 Lima summit (Pic: <\/span>IISD<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lima\u2019s environment chief has an election coming up, potentially freeing him up for other pursuits. Credited with ensuring UN talks were more open and transparent in 2014, MPV was asked to assist COP21 President Laurent Fabius in Paris as a bridge with civil society groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#4 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/envoyjarju\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pa Ousman Jarju<\/a>\u00a0(Gambia)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28889\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/829\/no4.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Pa_Ousman_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Pa_Ousman_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Pa_Ousman_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Pa_Ousman_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"(Pic: IISD Reporting Services)\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">(Pic:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/iisdrs\/8235409107\/in\/photolist-BjrbaL-dxJCdc-c3U95j-dtJmFL-dynrzA-rnvw2N-q5bVbF-c3fvvG-bYkcBQ-d5M7PQ-bZoWzL-tFAYJ7-bZoTGf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IISD Reporting Services<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The lean and quiet environment minister of the Gambia lives on the frontline of climate change, a powerful advocate for investment in adaptation and loss and damage. One-time head of the Least Developed Countries group was chosen to be one of Fabius\u2019 advisors in the closing stages of Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#5 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateG77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko<\/a>\u00a0(South Africa)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25022\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/832\/no5.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2015\/10\/diseko-e1445592344440-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2015\/10\/diseko-e1445592344440-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2015\/10\/diseko-e1445592344440.jpg 800x\" alt=\"(Pic: IISD\/ENB)\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption\"><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">(Pic: <\/span>IISD<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">\/ENB)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Diseko brought\u00a0a touch of drama and glamour to UN talks through 2015, fiercely defending the 134-strong Group of 77 she was charged with leading. She\u2019s an old hand at the UN and one of the key advisors to the South African government during the 2011 COP17 summit in Durban.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#6 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwspice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dessima Williams<\/a>\u00a0(Grenada)1<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28890\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/835\/no6.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dessima_Williams_UN_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dessima_Williams_UN_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dessima_Williams_UN_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dessima_Williams_UN_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"Dessima Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN (Pic: UN Photos)\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">Dessima<\/span><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN (Pic: UN Photos)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, Grenada ambassador to the UN and Oxfam climate advisor, Williams is a UN talks veteran. She\u2019s another potential candidate who lives on the climate frontline, often writing about the impact of rising sea levels on her home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#7 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pedro_Corr%C3%AAa_do_Lago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago<\/a>\u00a0(Brazil)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28891\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/838\/no7.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dos_Lagos_UN_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dos_Lagos_UN_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dos_Lagos_UN_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Dos_Lagos_UN_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago, Head of Brazil Delegation to Rio+20 (Pic: UN Photos)\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption\"><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">Ambassador Andre <\/span>Correa<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> do <\/span>Lago<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">, Head of Brazil Delegation to Rio+20 (Pic: UN Photos)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An architecture critic, author, economist and diplomat, there are apparently few subjects Corr\u00eaa do Lago cannot discuss with authority. Brazil\u2019s smooth and media-friendly ambassador to Japan was \u2013 until 2012 \u2013 its head of climate negotiations, and chief negotiator at the Rio+20 talks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#8 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teresaribera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teresa Ribera<\/a>\u00a0(Spain)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28894\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/841\/no8.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teresa_Ribera_Casa-de-Am%C3%A9rica_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teresa_Ribera_Casa-de-Am%C3%A9rica_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teresa_Ribera_Casa-de-Am%C3%A9rica_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teresa_Ribera_Casa-de-Am%C3%A9rica_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"(Pic: Casa de America\/Flickr)\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">(Pic: Casa de America\/Flickr)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of state for climate change between 2008-2011, Ribera now runs the Paris-based IDDRI thinktank, which played a key behind-the-scenes role helping the French government at COP21. An established name on the circuit, Ribera has also led IDDRI\u2019s Latin American outreach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#9 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurenceTubiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laurence Tubiana<\/a>\u00a0(France)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28498\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/844\/no9.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/01\/Kerry_Tubiana_COP21_flickr_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/01\/Kerry_Tubiana_COP21_flickr_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/01\/Kerry_Tubiana_COP21_flickr_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/01\/Kerry_Tubiana_COP21_flickr_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"US support for a global pact - driven by secretary of state John Kerry - was a vital element in securing agreement (Pic: COP21\/Flickr)\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption\"><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">US support for a global pact \u2013 driven by secretary of state John <\/span>Kerry<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"> \u2013 was a vital element in securing agreement (Pic: <\/span>COP21<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">\/Flickr)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If Laurent Fabius was the face of the UN climate talks, Tubiana was the brains trust behind the project, advising the COP president on the technical aspects of a climate deal. A warm personality who made many new friends in the past year, it\u2019s doubtful she\u2019d want to swap Paris for Bonn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>#10 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Izabella_Teixeira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Izabella Teixeira<\/a>\u00a0(Brazil)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28895\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 315px; width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadialogue-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/content_image\/content_image\/847\/no10.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teixeira_Ban_UN_800-112x63.jpg 112x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teixeira_Ban_UN_800-768x432.jpg 768x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teixeira_Ban_UN_800-600x337.jpg 600x, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/02\/Teixeira_Ban_UN_800.jpg 800x\" alt=\"(Pic: UN Photos)\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;\">(Pic: UN Photos)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When Paris looked in trouble,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2015\/12\/07\/brazil-tasked-with-resolving-rich-poor-divide-at-climate-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">France turned to Teixeira<\/a>\u00a0to resolve the developed v developing divide at UN talks. A robust negotiator and career civil servant who rarely smiles in public, she was the face of the Rio+20 talks and sits on the UN high level panel for post-2015 development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 10 names have been mentioned as a\u00a0possible successor to Christiana Figueres when she steps down in July, reports Ed King<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1609,"featured_media":58527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[761],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"country":[],"class_list":["post-33668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who\u2019s in line to be the next UN climate change chief? | 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