Frank Pinto

Frank Pinto is a Senior Consultant at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where he advises on strategic and policy issues, including on the green economy and waste management. Prior, he was a Joint Technical Editor/Contributor on four UNDP “Lessons Learned” publications launched at the Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (2014, 2017), Stockholm Convention (2015) and Minamata Convention on Mercury (2016). He was also Chief Technical Editor of the Dubai Green Economy Reports in 2015 and 2016, and helped establish the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO) in Dubai in 2016. 

From 2001-2007, he was Executive Coordinator/Director of UNDP’s Global Environment Facility unit managing 2,500 projects in 130 countries in the areas of climate change, biodiversity, international waters, land degradation and chemicals. Other positions he held include: Director of UNDP’s Montreal Protocol programme (1991-2001); UN Interregional Energy Adviser (1984-1990); Secretary of the UN Interagency Technical Energy Group (1981-1984); Energy Consultant at the IEA/OECD (1978-1980); and Consultant to the M.I.T. Workshop on Alternative Energy Strategies (1977). He was also a staff member and then consultant (1974-76) at the World Bank, where he was contributor/co-author of the World Bank Staff Working Paper “The SIMLINK trade and development model for developing countries”. 

Following his retirement from UNDP in 2007, he has advised developing country governments on climate change mitigation and adaptation issues and development implications, and on the green economy. In July 2009, he delivered the keynote address at the launch of the Qatar 2009 Human Development report “Advancing Sustainable Development”, part of the Qatar National Vision 2030. He was also principal author of “Comparative Experience: Examples of Inclusive Green Economy Approaches in UNDP’s Support to Countries”, presented at the June 2012 Rio+20 Conference in Brazil.

He has advised 70 developing country governments in all regions, has published many papers and reports, and has appeared on TV programmes in Argentina, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Malaysia and Zambia. He has received awards from the UN and from governments for his work.