Ahmed Al Amra is an experienced senior manager and strategist in green growth, climate action, and sustainable development with more than 19 years of experience, in advancing national planning frameworks, policy, research and training, institutional development and reforms, governance, and green investment and climate pipelines. He has been working with policymakers, business leaders, think tanks, academia, and officials at all levels of government.

Mr. Amra currently holds the position of the Country Representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in the United Arab Emirates, a Seoul based international organization with offices in the UAE and other member countries. He was appointed as Country Representative of GGGI in the UAE on July 1 st ,2022. In his current role, Mr. Amra is responsible for leading GGGI’s efforts in the UAE, and strategically direct the country program to achieve the organizational and national visions, goals and objectives.

Previously, Mr. Amra served as a Program Director of the GGGI’s Bahrain Program between April 2020 and July 2022. In this role, he led GGGI’s green growth efforts in Bahrain, with a clear focus on advancing Bahrain’s Climate Change Adaptation planning framework. Also, in this role, Mr. Amra was responsible for supporting the efforts of GGGI’s geographical expansion in the region.

As well as Mr. Amra served as a Country Representative of GGGI in Jordan between June 2015 and April 2020, during which he led GGGI’s green growth agenda in the country, through working very closely with the government of Jordan on advancing the national green growth and green economy planning framework, greening the growth of key sectors in the country including but not limited to transport, energy, water, agriculture, waste and tourism, and supporting the national climate change related efforts.

Prior to his GGGI role, he was extensively involved in the energy and environmental policy in Jordan, where he worked as a consultant for key development partners including but not limited to the EU, USAID, and AFD between 2013 and 2015, in addition to his work with the private sector in Jordan between 2004 and 2013.

Throughout his career, Mr. Amra has focused on the climate and sustainability to help governments, policy makers, and the business community understand the consequences of acting, or failing to act, in economic terms.

Mr. Amra’s education background includes Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, and BSc in Mechanical Engineering. During his learning journey, he received key professional certifications that supported his professional roles including but not limited to; Certified Energy Manager CEM , AEE USA, Certified Carbon Reduction Manager CRM, AEE UAS, Certified Measurement and Verification Professional CMVP , AEE USA, and Diploma in the Environmental Impact Assessment EIA, JES Jordan. In addition, he successfully completed the University of Cambridge’s Sustainable Finance course.