MIU, Alm.del - 2011-12 - Bilag 220: Tilmeldingsblanket til frokostmøde den 23. februar 2012 med Olav Kjørven fra UNDP

Olav Kjørven: BioOlav Kjørvenis the Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Bureau for Development Policy at the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP).From 2005-2007 Olav led UNDP’s Environment and Energy Group, promoting sound environmental management& access to energy for poverty reduction and tapping into new financial mechanisms for development such ascarbon finance.Prior to joining UNDP, from 2001 to 2005, Olav served the Government of Norway as State Secretary forInternational Development. Together with the Minister of International Development, Olav was responsible forpolicy making and the overall management of Norwegian international development efforts. He also held the postof Political Adviser to the Minister of International Development and Human Rights (1997-2000).Olav has also worked as Director of International Development at ECON--Centre for Economic Analysis in Oslo(2000-2001) and an Environmental Specialist at the World Bank (1992-1997). He holds a Master of Arts inInternational Affairs from George Washington University.Mr. Kjørven may be reached at +1 (212) 906 5705 and[email protected]