The International Advisory Board (IAB)of IETC provides the IETC Principal Coordinator with policy-level and technical advice on the strategic direction and content of the Programme of Work of the centre.
IAB consists of members with various backgrounds including senior policy advisors with policy expertise and well-regarded technical experts covering major geographical regions.
The 11th IAB meeting was held on 21st May 2019. The board reviewed the outline for the Global Waste Management Outlook II, slated for publication in the second quarter of 2020. The 12th IAB meeting was held on 6th December 2021 in a virtual way and the board discussed IETC’s Programme of Work in 2022-2025.
IAB Members:
Host country / Yuriko Koike (Governor of Tokyo)
Asia and the Pacific / Jairam Ramesh (Member of Parliament, India)
Africa / Judi Wakhungu (Ambassador of Kenya to France)
Africa / Khaled Fahmy (Former Minister of Environment, Egypt)
Asia and the Pacific / Wu Jiang (Executive Vice President Tongji University)
Africa / Linda Godfrey (Principal Scientist CSIR)
LAC / Lina Pohl (Minister of El Salvador)
Europe / Bettina Lorz (Senior Expert EC Directorate-General for Environment)
Europe / Antonis Mavropoulos (President ISWA)
North America / Noelle Eckley Selin (Associate Professor, MIT)
Ex-Officio member / United Nations Environment Programme
Ex-Officio Observer / Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Ex-Officio Observer / Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Ex-Officio Observer / Osaka City
