Diana Khan is a Senior Programme Manager at the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, housed within the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan. The A6IP Center serves as the Secretariat of the A6IP and plays a central role in advancing Article 6 implementation through close cooperation with international organizations, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement bodies, the World Bank, and other global partners.
In her role at the A6IP Center, Dr. Khan is responsible for managing, designing, and leading the Global Support Package, A6IP’s flagship capacity building and technical assistance program. This Support Package is tailored to the needs, priorities, and readiness levels of more than 95 partner countries, helping them operationalize Article 6 and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Under her leadership in managing the Global Support Package, a team of more than ten professionals working across seven regions has strengthened institutional arrangements, authorization processes, tracking and reporting systems, and overall country readiness for high-integrity carbon market participation. The Global Support Package is implemented in collaboration with more than 100 partner organizations, contributing to the development of robust cooperative approaches and the use of high-integrity credits supported by transparent corresponding adjustments.
Dr. Khan holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from Hiroshima University, and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from Vanderbilt University. Her career includes service with the U.S. government in national security related programs, leadership roles in the non-profit sector supporting victims of domestic violence, and academic research on transportation safety, risk perception, and the public acceptance of autonomous vehicles. She has published peer-reviewed work in these areas.
She is also a recipient of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Fellowship for Japan and currently serves as a Visiting Scholar at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
