Gareth Philips, Manager, Climate Change and Environment, Finance Division, African Development Bank

Gareth is Manager of the Climate and Environment Finance Division in the African Development Bank, based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Gareth has over 25 years’ experience in climate change and sustainability. Trained as a Forester, Gareth has worked in a wide variety of sectors on GHG accounting, inventory verification, the Clean Development Mechanism and Emission Trading Systems. Gareth’s work currently includes Paris Alignment within the MDBs, the development of the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism, and promoting Green Banks in Africa.