Johan Schaar

Johan Schaar has had a distinguished career in both humanitarian and risk reduction/development work, known for playing a leading role in establishing the Good Humanitarian Donorship Initiative (GHD) while at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), as well as leading the recovery operations after the Indian Ocean Tsunami on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Johan joined ALNAP after four years in charge of development cooperation at the Swedish Consulate General in Jerusalem, which manages Swedish development support to Palestine. Prior to this, he was the Head of the Department for Policy Support at Sida.

He was the Co-Director of the Vulnerability and Adaptation Initiative of the Climate and Energy Program at World Resources Institute in Washington DC from February 2012 - July 2013. During 2007-2009 he was the Director of the International Commission on Climate Change and Development which was launched by the Swedish Government and chaired by the Minister for International Development Cooperation.

He was a member of IUCN’s Governing Council 2008 – 2012. Between 2000 and 2005 he was head of the Division for Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Management at Sida, Stockholm. He has a background in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, including assignments in South, East and South East Asia.

Johan Schaar holds a PhD from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.