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Jean-Charles Guinchard is a Partner in Dalberg’s Paris office, where he leads our efforts on Climate, Environment and Water. Since 2008, he has advised governments and institutions across Europe, the Middle-East and Africa, as well as global foundations, NGOs, corporates and investors. His functional expertise spans across strategy and organizational transformation, investment advisory, advocacy and coalition-building. He frequently co-authors reference reports with the leading climate and environment organizations, including the WWF, the Clean Air Fund, and coalitions.
He is at the forefront of our work in climate finance. After a dozen collaborations with leading climate funds, such as the Green Climate Fund, and other climate funders, he has created Dalberg’s Climate Project Preparation service offerings, that helps project developers design high-quality funding proposals and secure large-scale funding faster – for instance, he has helped Save the Children obtain ~$35m in GCF funding for climate-resilient agriculture in Mali.
Jean-Charles supports institutions, foundations and NGOs achieve their climate adaptation and environmental resilience ambitions. For example at the intersection of climate and health, he has recently advised the Clean Air Fund and Foundation S – the Sanofi Collective on ecosystem-building, program design, and advocacy. He has also helped the IFRC identify how nature-based solutions can help reduce the risk and impacts of climate and weather related disasters, and co-authored WWF’s report on the unsustainable footprint of human production and consumption.
Jean-Charles frequently advises governments and non-profits on water-related development opportunities, from freshwater ecosystem conservation to water infrastructure and circular value chains. Most recently, he helped a government develop a national water development strategy, he advised a global water-focused non-profit design its strategic plan, he supported Zero Waste Europe to advance the world’s first zero-waste impact bond, and he co-designed WWF’s global campaign on freshwater ecosystems, and he co-authored WWF’s “The High Cost of Cheap Water” and “Who Pays For Plastic Pollution?” reports.
Jean-Charles joined Dalberg in 2019 and its global leadership team in 2020. He was previously a project manager at Bain & Company and an independent consultant. He holds a Master’s in Management from HEC Paris. Beyond work, Jean-Charles is especially keen on supporting animal welfare, education and gender equality.