Jaime Webbe is a West Vancouver resident with a career spanning two decades at the forefront of international sustainability, climate policy, and community leadership. Jaime holds a Master’s degree in Geography from McGill University and has spent her career working where science, policy, and people intersect.
She has worked with the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Government of Canada on some of the defining challenges of our time, climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable development, and gender equity. She has facilitated agreement among 195 countries and mobilized tens of millions of dollars for climate action in the developing world. Most recently, as President and CEO of the United Nations Association in Canada, she led a national organization delivering over $5 million annually in programming on the Sustainable Development Goals and youth engagement.
Jaime’s focus on partnerships and responsiveness to national and local needs is paralleled by her diligence and ability to deliver. Through words and actions, Jaime built trust, allowing her to launch a number of innovative initiatives on climate adaptation technology and education.
Erimra Fida, Deputy Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Jaime is a strong and capable leader, empowering her staff to shine and develop for the benefit of the entire organization. She has a well-deserved reputation for turning failing programmes around and leading through change.
Community & Advisory Roles
Advisor, Airbus Foundation
Coordinator, West Vancouver Hockey for Autism Program
Member, West Vancouver Community Engagement Committee
Advisor, International Conference on Environment and Sustainability
Advisor, Board of the Vancouver Aquarium / Ocean Wise
Steering Committee, UN Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness
Member, Organizing Committee, World Climate Conference
Jaime is a motivated, highly skilled and pragmatic professional. She and I worked together at UN Environment and she played a leadership role in turning around a non-functioning team into one that was focused on results and impact. I was very sorry to see Jaime leave and would welcome a chance to work with her again.
Daniel Cooney, Director of Communications, UN Environment Programme
Key Positions Held
Global Director, Biodiversity and Climate Change Alinea International – Leading Alinea’s global portfolio of climate change and biodiversity projects.
President & CEO United Nations Association in Canada – Leading a national charity supporting education, engagement and local action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Chief Operating Officer CIRDI, University of British Columbia – Overseeing a multi-country sustainability portfolio on sustainable mining.
Jaime has been a fantastic colleague and a good friend for many years. When she worked in my team at UNEP, we had the opportunity to benefit from her exceptional organisational and communication skills. The team and I greatly appreciated her clear and compelling vision and related presentations that had an important influence on senior stakeholders and donors.
Tim Christophersen, Vice President – Climate Action, Salesforce
Regional Manager, Asia Pacific UN Climate Technology Centre and Network – Managing climate technology partnerships across 21 countries.
Chief, Education and Training Unit UN Environment Programme – Leading global education for sustainable development programming and a network of over 860 partner schools worldwide.
Jaime manages to combine a strategic outlook to fundraising and project development with an expedite approach to operations and a very collaborative spirit. She is very professional and always manages to convey complex matters in a straight forward way.
Thais Narciso, Advisor to the UN Under-Secretary General
Programme Manager UN Convention on Biological Diversity – Directing international work on biodiversity and climate change.
Junior Professional Associate World Bank, Africa Region – Supporting sustainable land management and environmental sustainability of infrastructure and agriculture investments in sub-Saharan Africa.
