Patrick Verkooijen

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Patrick V. Verkooijen is the CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation which manages the Global Commission on Adaptation chaired by Ban Ki-moon and co-led by Kristalina Georgieva and Bill Gates. He was previously the World Bank Special Representative for Climate Change.

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