Core members

Core members include select organizations from a range of developed and developing countries that are engaged in policy research on climate change. Core members participate in network decision-making. Core members from developed countries help with fundraising for the entire network, particularly for those activities in which the member is specifically involved.

Africa

• Environnement et développement du tiers-monde (ENDA-Energie), Sénégal
• The Southern Centre for Energy and Environment (SCEE), Zimbabwe

Americas

• The Center for Sustainable Development of the Americas (CSDA), U.S.
• The International Virtual Institute of Global Change of Rio de Janeiro (IVIG/COPPE/UFRJ), Brazil
• The Institute of Energy Economics of the Bariloche Foundation, (IDEE/FB), Argentina
• The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Canada
• The World Resources Institute (WRI), U.S.

Asia

• The Energy Research Institute (ERI), China
• The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India

Europe

• The Centre for International Climate and Environment Research-Oslo (CICERO), Norway
• The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), the Netherlands
• The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden

Associate members

Associate members include United Nations agencies and other sustainable development organizations with an ongoing interest or work program related to climate change. These members participate in the network by maintaining links between their work and the work of the network. They may choose to collaborate in specific projects where appropriate, and are expected to cover their own costs of participation.

• The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (UKMA), Ukraine
• The Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (GISPRI), Japan

Observer members

Observer members may attend meetings of the Climate Change Knowledge Network, offer suggestions for projects, and will have access to the network members. Observer members are organizations, not individuals, that are undertaking climate change research and action relevant to the network. As observers, they are not asked to participate directly in projects but are encouraged to share relevant work. Observers are asked to cover their own costs of participation. Potential observer members must approach a network member if they wish to become an observer. The network will then accept observers based on the following criteria:

• Ability to provide expert advice on network projects;
• Ability to assist the network with meeting its purpose and vision;
• Ability to assist with fundraising efforts for network projects; and
• Ability to disseminate network activities to broad audiences.

Observers will benefit by participating in the Climate Change Knowledge Network by being kept abreast of research efforts being undertaken by the network and by establishing contacts with network members.