Jin Young Kim
Director, Climate SSEA
Jin Young joined CIFF with 14 years of professional experience in climate and green focused development in Asia and the Middle East, as well as seven years of public policy research experience. Jin Young worked as Director for Asia at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), leading a portfolio of 13 programmes and over 120 in-country staff, working with more than 30 ministries and agencies in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan.
She also served as the UAE Country Representative of GGGI, setting up GGGI’s UAE Country Programme from its inception. Over the years she has provided policy advisory to the UAE government resulting in the successful establishment of the landmark national policies such as the UAE Green Agenda 2015-2030, and the National Climate Change Plan. Before joining GGGI, she worked for the Presidential Committee on Green Growth of Korea, and the Korean National Commission on Sustainable Development, primarily working on international dimensions of Korea’s Green Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy and related policy direction.
She graduated from Seoul National University (BA in economics and international relations), and holds dual MAs from Seoul National University (international relations) and the University of Washington (political science and political methodologies).
