Dr. Svante Bodin

Dr. Svante Bodin holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology and became assistant professor at the University of Stockholm in 1980.  He headed research at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) from 1979-84, and from 1984-1989 directed the Swedish National Weather Service.  In 1989, Dr. Bodin joined the Swedish Ministry of Environment as head of the division for Climate Change, Marine Issues and Air Pollution, serving on or heading a wide variety of delegations to a broad variety of environmental forums, including the UNFCCC, Montreal Protocol, and Arctic Council.  Dr. Bodin retired from government service after COP-15 and joined ICCI in 2010 as European Director.