Mr Ayman CHERKAOUI

Senior Manager, Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection

Mr. Ayman Cherkaoui is the Coordinator for the Mohammed VI Prize for the Climate and Sustainable Development as well as Strategic Development Officer at the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection. Ayman is Regional Facilitator of Major Groups and Stakeholders, Africa, elected by African organisations accredited to UNEP. Ayman is also Lead Counsel for Climate Change at the Center for International Sustainable Development Law, Obama Foundation: Africa Leader, Ambassador for the Adaptation without Borders Initiative, Member of the IUCN WCEL, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader among other roles. Previously, he was Special Advisor to the Presidency of COP22 as well as Legal Advisor to the Environment Minister of Morocco, Judge for the SDG Action Awards, and worked for Valyans Consulting and the International Air Transport Association. Ayman has academic background in Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Finance, Law and Engineering.