Julian Dominik Wittkamp

Young Professional in International Negotiations & Cooperation on Climate & Biodiversity

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Political Advisory on Synergies in Global Negotiations on Climate, Biodiversity & Water at GIZ || Negotiation Trainer at Rational Games || MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy || BA in History and Political Science

Experience

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ()
    • Junior Advisor, BioClime
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      As a junior advisor in the Support project for implementation instruments of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement (BioClime), I advise the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) on multilateral climate negotiations in the UNFCCC, with a special lens on enhancing synergies between the Rio conventions and the water-climate-biodiversity-nexus, as well as AI tools for negotiation support and capacity building for negotiators.

    • Temporary Junior Advisor, BioClime
      Mar 2025 - Jul 2025 · 5 mos

    • Intern Political Advisory in the Water-Climate-Biodiversity-Nexus
      Sep 2024 - Mar 2025 · 7 mos

      Interning with the Support project for implementation instruments of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement (BioClime) and the Global support for intersectoral action on SDG 6 in the Water-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus (ActBlue).

  • Associate Trainer at Rational Games Inc
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Offering select clients professional coaching and training services that make use of practical and playful approaches to develop win-win negotiation skills through real-world problem-solving experiences.

  • Intern at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Nairobi at Federal Foreign Office Germany
    Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos

    Supporting embassy personell and the ambassador in areas of Development Cooperation, Economic Analysis, & Environment. Co-organizing visit of Chancellor Scholz (esp. invitation management), part of German delegation to 2023 UN-HABITAT assembly. Background research, briefings, coordination & planning, technical support, protocols for 40+ EU-diplomats, representing Germany in EU-Coordination Meetings.

  • Student Assistant, Institute for Constitutional, Social and Economic History at University of Bonn
    Aug 2021 - Mar 2022 · 8 mos

    As a student assistant I supported PD Dr. Felix Selgert in academic research and teaching. My responsibilities included extensive scientific research, proofreading of scientific papers, as well as collecting and processing data from historical documents and transferring them into Microsoft Excel.

  • Student Assistant, Institute for Constitutional, Social and Economic History at University of Bonn
    May 2020 - Oct 2020 · 6 mos