John Carstensen

John is Head of Profession, Climate and Environment, DFID. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of sustainable development, environment and climate change. He was CEO of SocEnv, an umbrella body for UK’s professional bodies for environmental professionals and Chief Operating Officer for INTRAC, a UK based civil society capacity development organisation. He was Private Secretary to the Danish Environment and Energy Minister and led international negotiations to protect the Ozone Layer as Chair of the Montreal Protocol working group from 1992 to 1995. He has delivered poverty oriented environment programmes in Egypt, Thailand and Vietnam.