Jan Dusik

Mr Jan Dusík has spent his entire career in the environmental and climate policy and law. He  worked at the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic for 12 years, including as the Minister of Environment in 2009 – 2010. In 2011, Mr Dusík became the Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and was subsequently appointed as UNEP’s Regional Director for Europe, followed by serving as UNEP’s Principal Adviser on Strategic Engagement for the Arctic and Antarctic. In 2020, he joined the WWF Global Arctic Programme, leading the work on Arctic Sustainable Development and Governance.

In 2022-2024, he held the position of the Czech Government Envoy for International Climate Negotiations. In September 2024, he was appointed Deputy Director General in DG Climate Action of the European Commission.

Mr Dusík holds a doctorate in law from Charles University in Prague and a Master of Science  degree from the University of Oxford (Environmental Change Institute).