Sékou Touré (Ivory Coast)
Sékou Touré (born July 11, 1957 in Duékoué, Ivory Coast) is the Director of the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) of the African Development Bank (AFDB) and former Conflict Resolution Commissioner of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Early life and family. Touré was born on July 11, 1957 in Duékoué, a town in the western region. His parents were Malinké from Odienné, in the Denguélé District, which lies in the northern part of Ivory Coast. Sékou Touré is married and has 2 children. Tenure at GEF. On September 2007, Sékou Touré joined the Global Environment  Facility (GEF), as the Conflict Resolution Commissioner. In his role, Dr. Touré provides advice and intellectual leadership on the resolution of conflicts and disputes among countries and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agencies or its secretariat. Dr. Touré received recognition for his contribution to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Nobel Peace Prize received by IPCC and Former US Vice President Al Gore Jr. in December 2007). Sékou Touré was one of the lead authors on the IPCC Special Report on the Regional Impacts of Climate Change and Assessment on vulnerability (He is the co-author  of chapter 2: Africa). He also collaborated with IPCC to develop methodologies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions. His contribution to the work of IPCC date back to when he was a professor in Ivory Coast.