Meet the team

Jessica Troni is Senior Programme Officer responsible for the UN Environment-Global Environment Facility Climate Change Adaptation portfolio.

Jochem heads the Climate Services and Capacity Building Unit in UNEP’s Science Division.

He leads efforts on strengthening the science-policy interface at country level and oversees the UNEP GEF-funded Cross-cutting Capacity Development (CCCD) portfolio as well as the GCF-funded Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CIEWS) portfolio.

Asher is Head (a.i.) 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.

Kevin Helps is Senior Programme Officer responsible for the UN Environment-Global Environment Facility Chemicals and Waste portfolio. 

Dr. Hartwig Kremer coordinated UNEP’s Global Environment Monitoring Systems, Scientific Assessments and data, SDG and partnership-focused activities, with a lens on freshwater, the ocean and air quality.

Johan Robinson is a Senior Programme Officer responsible for the UN Environment-Global Environment Facility Biodiversity & Land Degradation portfolios.

Ersin Esen brings 26 years of expertise in sustainable development planning, strategic management, and project cycle management. He has been with UNEP since 2011, serving as Task Manager for the Europe and West Asia regions in the GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit. In this role, he developed and implemented GEF-funded projects across multiple countries.