Galit Cohen Email and Phone Number

The work of the INSS Climate Change and National Security program has brought to center stage the threats and opportunities that climate change presents for Israel’s national security. As an independent non-profit institution, the INSS is viewed as a credible and honest broker, able to convene Israeli security organizations, domestic and foreign government figures, diplomats, private sector, and NGO organizations around one table. The breadth and depth of its researchers’ experience serves as the bottom line for policy recommendations.

● Led Israeli activity to formulate and implement sustainable development goals (SDGs), including presentation of Israel’s report to the UN, “Harnessing Israeli Innovation to Leave No One Behind.”● Introduced performance planning and initiated dozens of multi-stakeholder, system-wide reforms. Collaborated with leading national and local civil organizations, the private sector, local authorities, and philanthropies. ● Developed and managed complex, multi-actor projects, including the Coastal Cliff Preservation program, Energy Efficiency Program, Technological Innovation Program, Dead Sea rehabilitation, and international committee for the Dead Sea canal.● Initiated DesertTech international innovation community to promote technologies for sustainable living in arid climates and develop Be’er Sheva and the Negev as a global entrepreneurial hub.● Represented Israel in professional committees and global forums. Led bilateral and multilateral negotiations with countries in the Middle East, Europe, and the US, as well as international institutions (World Bank, etc.).● Led Israel’s entry into OECD and prepared OECD’s first Environmental Performance Review for Israel.● Served as Vice Chair of OECD Environmental Policy Committee (EPOC) in Paris (2013-2019), and advisor to China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in Beijing (2017-present).