Biography
Mahir Aliyev is Regional Coordinator for Europe of the UN Environment Programme’s Europe Office in Geneva, Switzerland where, among other duties, he runs the environment and security, international waters, and regional and country coordination work. He also represents UN Environment in inter-agency cooperation. Over his 20+ year career in the United Nations, he has managed a number of large projects under the Montreal Protocol programme, Climate Change and International Waters. He has led UN missions and coordinated implementation of large environmental projects in over 30 countries of Eastern Europe, Africa, and Middle East.