Tina Birmpili

Tina Birmpili is a former Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change in Greece. She joined the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol after serving as Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat, and as the Ambassador of Greece to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).   

Throughout her career, which included assignments with the Athens Development Agency, the Open University of Greece and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different capacities, she has been engaged in substantive issues related to environment and sustainable development.

Tina has a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Athens, a Master of Science in Environmental Technology and a PhD in Environmental Management and Economics from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London.

Member of the Global Panel on Access to Cooling