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UNITED NATIONS Convention to Combat Desertification Distr. GENERAL ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 4 March 2004 ENGLISH/FRENCH/GERMAN/ ITALIAN/PORTUGUESE/ SPANISH ONLY CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Sixth session Havana, 25 August - 5 September 2003 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS The attached list of participants attending the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held from 25 August to 5 September 2003, has been prepared on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 3 November 2003. GE.04-60427 ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 2 PARTIES AFGHANISTAN Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Jawad Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Mr. Abdul Qadeer Qadeer President Hydrometeorology Department Ministry of Civil Aviation ALBANIA Mr. Zamir Dedej Director of Nature Protection Ministry of Environment ALGERIA S.E. M. Chérif Rahmani Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement S.E. M. Ahmed Maâmar Ambassadeur Ambassade d’Algérie, Cuba M. Lahcène Bessikri Ministre Conseiller Ambassade d’Algérie, Cuba M. Brahim Beddiaf Conseiller du Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement Mme Khelifa Abdelkader Directeur de la mise en valeur des terres et de la lutte contre la désertification Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche M. Salah Bourahla Directeur Général des Fôrets Point focal national Division des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche M. Kouri Fateh Secretaire Diplomatique Ambassade d’Algérie, Cuba M. Rafik Zauaoui Ambassade d’Algérie, Cuba ANGOLA H.E. Mr. Virgílio de Fontes Pereira Minister Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment H.E. Mr. Pedro Sebastiao Teta Minister Ministry of Science and Technology Mr. António José Condese De Carvalho Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Angola, Cuba Sr. Sebastiao Veloso Deputado Presidente de la Comisión de Salud, Ambiente, Sección Social, Empleo y Antiguos Combatientes Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Urbanismo Mr. João Da Costa Vintém National Focal Point Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment Mr. Tomas Pedro Caetano Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Maria Paulina Evangelista Paulo Head of Department Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment Ms. Rosa Maria Ferreira Diplomatic Assistant Office of the President Mr. Agostino Neto Paulo de Sousa Santana Technician Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment Sr. Manuel Pedro Chavez Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Urbanismo ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Dr. John Ashe Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, New York Ms. Diann Black Layne Chief Environment Officer Environment Division Ministry of Tourism and Environment Ms. Joan Sampson Adviser, Division of Environment Ministry of Tourism and Environment ARGENTINA Emb. María Esther Bondanza Directora Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Sra. Cecilia M. Verónica Quadri Secretario Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 3 ARGENTINA Ing. José Luis Panigatti Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria Lic. Elena Abraham Instituto para la Investigación de Zonas Aridas Sr. Daniel Tomasini Facultad de Agronomía Universidad de Buenos Aires Sr. Leopoldo Montes Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria BAHRAIN H.E. Dr. Mohammed Ali bin Sh. Mansoor Al Setri Minister Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Mr. Siddiq Sharaf Al-Alawi Assistant Under Secretary for Agriculture Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Mr. Ahmed Hasan Ahmed Almadani Agricultural Engineer Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture BANGLADESH ARMENIA Mr. Ara Aghababyan Deputy Minister Ministry of Nature Protection Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan Head of Land Protection Division Ministry of Nature Protection AUSTRALIA Dr. Annemarie Watt Natural Resource Management Policy Branch Department of the Environment and Heritage Ms. Jessica Lucas Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Jafrul Islam Chowdhury State Minister Ministry of Environment and Forest Mr. A.T. M. Zulfiquer Haider Personal Secretary to Honorable Minister Ministry of Environment and Forest Mr. Mahiuddin Ahmed Deputy Director Department of Environment Ministry of Environment and Forest Sr. Jorge A. Nicanovich Cónsul Honorario Consulado Honorario de Bangladesh, Cuba BARBADOS AUSTRIA Ms. Aloisia Wörgetter Counsellor Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Robert Leu Counsellor Embassy of Austria, Cuba AZERBAIJAN Mr. Ogtay Jafarov Head Specialist Department of Expertise Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources BAHAMAS H.E. The Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur Prime Minister Prime Minister's Office H.E. The Hon. Elizabeth Thompson Minister Ministry of Housing, Lands and Environment Ms. Karen Smith Environmental Officer Ministry of Housing, Lands and Environment Ms. Sonia Marville-Carter Personal Assistant Ministry of Housing, Lands and Environment BELARUS H.E. Mr. Keod Smith Ambassador for the Environment Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission Mr. Vasily Podolyako First Deputy Minister Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ms. Nakira Wilchcombe National Focal Point Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission H.E. Mr. Igar Paluyan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Belarus, Cuba ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 4 BELARUS Mr. Vladimir Savchenko Head Department for Land, Forest and Landscape Protection Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Mr. Oleg Malaev Counsellor Embassy of Belarus, Cuba M. Thomas Adoumasse Directeur Adjoint Direction des Organisations Internationales Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme M. Ibounou Moutairou Premier Conseiller Ambassade du Bénin, Cuba M. Mahouna Tchiwanou Directeur des Forêts et des Ressources Naturelles Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche BELGIUM Mr. Jozef Buys Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Willem R.J. Van Cotthem Scientific Adviser Honorary Professor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Irene Manterola Attachée Embassy of Belgium, Cuba BELIZE Mr. Earl Green Policy Coordinator Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment BENIN H.E. M. Kolawole Idji Président du Sénat S.E. M. Rogatien Biaou Ministre Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de l'Intégration Africaine S.E. M. Luc-Marie Constant Gnacadja Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme S.E. M. Pierre Osho Ministre d'Etat chargé de la défense nationale Ministère de la défense S.E. M. Lazare Sehoueto Ministre Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche et de l'Elevage S.E. M. Georges N. Timanty Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire Ambassade du Bénin, Cuba Mme Armande Aïvohozin Zanou Point Focal de la CCD Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme M. Angel Chirino Diaz Interprète-Traducteur Ambassade du Bénin, Cuba BOLIVIA Sra. María Esther Seleme Antelo Encargada de Negocios a.i. Embajada de Bolivia en Cuba Sr. Rolando Zuleta Roncal Organismo Binacional Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Medio Ambiente Mr. Selva Sonia Alcocer Hernandez Primer Secretario Embajada de Bolivia en Cuba Mr. Jorge Ruiz Paz Director Departamental Defensa Civil de Tarija BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Mr. Hamid Custovic Focal Point Federal Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment BOTSWANA H.E. Ms. Pelonomi Venson Minister Ministry for Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Edison Nyalalani Wotho Chief Land Utilisation Officer UNCCD Focal Point Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Lucas Phirie Gakale Permanent Secretary Ministry for Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Hudson Gabaitse Principal Land Husbandry Officer Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ms. Daphne Nomsa Mlotshwa First Secretary Permanent Mission of Botswana to the United Nations, New York ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 5 BOTSWANA Mr. Gaseratwe Mbezhi Keforilwe Principal Forest Officer Ministry for Environment, Wildlife and Tourism BRAZIL H.E. Mr. Claudio Langone Vice-Minister Ministry of Environment Ms. Mitzi Gurgel Valente da Costa Chief of Division Environment Division Ministry of Foreign Relations H.E. Mr. Tilden Santiago Ambassador Embassy of Brazil, Cuba Sr. Joao Bosco Senra Secretario de Recursos Hidráulicos Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Sra. Raquel Breda dos Santos Secretario de Recursos Hidráulicos Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Mr. João Mauricio Cabral de Mello Environment Division Ministry of Foreign Relations Sr. José Roberto de Lima Asesor Técnico Secretario de Recursos Hidráulicos Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Sr. Francisco Guedes Alcoforado Filho Presidente Compañia de Desarrollo de los Valles de Sao Francisco Sr. Pedro Etchebarne Jefe de Sector Politico, Consular y Cultural Embajada de Brasil, Cuba Sr. Othelino Nova Alves Neto Punto Focal del Estado de Maranhao Sr. Alexandrina Saldanha Sobreira de Moura Punto focal del Estado de Pernambuco Sra. Dorian Ponte Lima Gerente de la Secretaria de Infrastructura Hidráulica Ministerio del Integración Nacional BULGARIA Ms. Tatyana Dimitrova National focal point Expert Ministry of Environment and Water BURKINA FASO S.E. M. Blaise Compaoré Président de la République S.E. M. Youssouf Ouédraogo Ministre d'Etat Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Régionale S.E. M. Salif Diallo Ministre d'Etat Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Hydraulique et des Ressources Halieutiques S.E. M. Dakar Djiri Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Soungalo Ouattara Secrétaire Général Présidence du Burkina Faso M. Salif Nébié Ambassadeur Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Léon Yougbaré Directeur du Protocole d'Etat Présidence du Burkina Faso M. Lamine Sow Conseiller à la Présidence Présidence du Burkina Faso M. Saïdou Ouédraogo Directeur de la Communication et des Relations Publiques Présidence du Burkina Faso M. Dimbon Bamba Diplomate Directeur des Conventions Internationales en Matière d'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. D. Honoré Toé Directeur Général de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Taladidia Thiombiano Economiste/Consultant Université de Ouagadougou Mme Delphine Bernadette Ouédraogo Point Focal de la CCD Directrice de la coordination de lutte contre la désertification Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Tiraogo Fidèle Kabore Contrôleur des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l’Environnement et du Cadre de Vie ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 6 BURKINA FASO M. Joseph Sama Directeur de la Communication et de la Presse Ministérielle Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie M. Issa Soma Conseiller Ambassade du Burkina Faso à Cuba M. Paul Robert Tiendrébeogo Directeur des Organisations Internationales Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Régionale BURUNDI CANADA Mr. Charles Bassett Executive Director Inter-American Development Bank Ms. Joana Talafré Policy Analyst Environment Division Policy Branch Canadian International Development Agency Ms. Isabelle Therrien Environment and Sustainable Development Relations Division Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade S.E. M. Barnabé Muteragiranwa Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie Mr. Gregory Marakovic Policy Branch Canadian International Development Agency M. Etienne Kayengeyenge Directeur Général Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie Ms. Lise Filiatrault Counsellor (Cooperation) Embassy of Canada, Cuba CAMBODIA H.E. Mr. Chhim Prorng Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Cambodia, Cuba Mr. Tuot Saravuth Deputy Director Planning, Statistics and International Cooperation Department Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mr. Sam Chinho Vice Chief ASEAN Office Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sr. Thach Vathana Tercer Secretario Embajada de Cambodia, Cuba Mr. Paul Gibbard Counsellor Embassy of Canada, Cuba Ms. Ellen Hagerman Senior Programme Manager - GEF Multilateral Branch Canadian International Development Agency Mr. Brian Abrahamson Director of National Agro-Climate Information Service Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Canadian International Development Agency Ms. Carmen Drouin Environment Specialist Africa Branch Canadian International Development Agency S.E. M. Clarkson Oben Tanyi-Mbianyor Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts Ms. Nancy Hamzawi Acting Director Environment Division Policy Branch Canadian International Development Agency M. Clement Semey Point Focal de la CCD Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts Ms. Suze Lubin Programme Support Unit Canadian International Development Agency CAMEROON M. Clobert Tchatat Conseiller Technique au Secrétariat Général des Services du Premier Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts M. Dieudonne Nguele Chargé de Mission Présidence de la République CAPE VERDE S.E. Hon. Dr. Aristides Raimundo Lima Président de l’Assemblée Nationale S.E. Mme Maria Madalena Brito Neves Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Agriculture et des Pêches ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 7 CAPE VERDE S.E. Dr. Crispina Gomes Almeida Ambassadeur Embassade du Cap Vert, Cuba M. Manuel Leão Silva Carvalho Directeur Général de l'Environnement Point Focal de la CCD Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Agriculture et des Pêches Sr. Pedro Graciano Gomez De Carvalho Embassade du Cap Vert, Cuba M. Alcides Barros Représentant Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et des Communautés Sr. Wilfredo Alvaro Catalán Punto Focal Nacional CNULD Corporación Nacional Forestal Sr. Fernando Santibañez Professor Universidad de Chile Mr. Mario Lagos Subiabre Servicio Agricola y Ganadero (SAG) Sr. Christian Blasco Segundo Secretario Embajada de Chile, Cuba Sr. Francisco Brzovic Parilo Consultor Programa de Acción Subregional PUNA Corporación Nacional Forestal CHINA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC S.E. M Joseph Kiticki-Kouamba Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de l'Economie Sociale M. Jean-Claude Bomba Point focal de la CCD Coordonnateur du CNP Ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de l'Economie sociale Mme Cathérine Azouyangui Directeur Ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de l'Economie sociale CHAD H.E. Mr. Lie Ke Zhu Vice-Minister State Forestry Administration Mr. Tuo Liu Director General National Bureau to Combat Desertification State Forestry Administration Mr. Feng Gao Deputy Director Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prof. Shuhong Cui Division Director Department of Nature and Ecological Conservation State Environmental Protection Administration M. Maibe Komandje Responsable de l’Organisation Nationale de Coordination Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau Ms. Xiaoxia Jia Deputy Division Director National Bureau to Combat Desertification State Environmental Protection Administration M. Mahamat Yahya Adoum Chef de Division Direction Afrique – Asie – Océanie Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de l'Intégration Africaine Mr. Hongcun Liu Deputy Director Department of International Cooperation State Forestry Administration CHILE S.E. Sr. Germán Guerrero Embajador Embajada de Chile, Cuba S.E. Sr. José Manuel Ovalle Embajador, Director de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Angel Sartori Embajador de Chile ante FAO Embajada de Chile, Roma Mr. Jianbo Wang Deputy Division Director Office of General Affairs State Forestry Administration Mr. Zhongze Wu Deputy Division Director National Bureau to Combat Desertification State Forestry Administration Mr. Zhimin Wu Division Director Department of International Cooperation State Forestry Administration ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 8 CHINA Mr. Xianliang Yi Division Director Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Haiwen Wu Legal Officer Treaty and Law Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Peihou Chen First Secretary Embassy of China, Cuba COLOMBIA COSTA RICA S.E. Sr. Allan Flores Moya Vice-Ministro Ministerio de Ambiente y Energia Sr. Mariano Espinoza Camacho Punto Focal Nacional Dirección de Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación Ministerio de Ambiente y Energia CÔTE D'IVOIRE S.E. M. Jean Obéo-Coulibaly Ambassadeur Ambassade de Côte d'Ivoire, Canada S.E. Sr. Julio Londoño Paredes Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Embajada de Colombia, Cuba M. Yao Bernard Koffi Sous-Directeur du Cadre de Vie Ministère de l'Environnement Sr. Mauricio González López Ministro Plenipotenciario Embajada de Colombia, Cuba M. Abou Bamba Expert Ministère de l'Environnement Dra. Ana María Hernández Profesional Especializada Grupo de Asuntos Internacionales Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial Dr. Adolfo Antonio Bula Ramírez Segundo Secretario Embajada de Colombia, Cuba COMOROS S.E. M. Houmed M’Saidie Ministre d’Etat Ministère des Affaires Etrangères CONGO CUBA S.E. Sr. Fidel Castro Ruz Presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de Ministros Sr. Carlos Lage Dávila Secretario Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo de Ministros Sr. Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada Presidente Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular S.E. Sr. Felipe Ramón Pérez Roque Ministro Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores S.E. M. Henri Djombo Ministre Ministère de l'Economie Forestière et de l'Environnement S.E. Sra. Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín Ministra Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente S.E. M. Pascal Onguemby Ambassadeur Ambassade de la République du Congo, Cuba S.E. Sr. Ulises Rosales del Toro Ministro Ministerio de la Industria Azucarera M. Pierre Batoungadio Point Focal National de l'UNCCD Ministère de l'Economie Forestière et de l'Environnement S.E. Sr. José Luis Rodríguez García Ministro Ministerio de Economía y Planificación M. Appolinaire Ndjota Ministère des Eaux et Forêts COOK ISLANDS Mr. Vaitoti Tupa Director Environment Service S.E. Sr. Alfredo Jordán Morales Ministro Ministerio de la Agricultura Sr. Jorge Luis Aspiolea Roig Presidente Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 9 CUBA S.E. Sr. Abel E. Prieto Jiménez Ministro Ministerio de Cultura S.E. Sra. Martha Lomas Morales Ministra Ministerio para la Inversión Extranjera y la Colaboración Económica Sra. Vilma Espín Guillois Miembro Consejo de Estado Sr. Daniel Codorniú Pujals Viceministro Primero Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Abelardo Moreno Fernández Viceministro Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Fabio Fajardo Moros Viceministro Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Dr. Wenceslao Carrera Doral Viceministro Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sra. América Santos Rivera Viceministra Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sra. Lina Domínguez Acosta Viceministra Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Ismael González González Viceministro Ministerio de Cultura Sra. María del Carmen Pérez Hernández Viceministra Ministerio de la Agricultura Dr. Ismael Clark Arxer Presidente Academia de Ciencias de Cuba Sr. Pedro Luis Pedroso Cuesta Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sra. Gisela Alonso Domínguez Presidenta de la Agencia de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Jorge Luis Fernández Chamero Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Jorge Mario García Fernández Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Orlando Rey Santos Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sra. Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Abilio Cárdenas García Ministerio de la Agricultura Sr. Elías Linares Landa Ministerio de la Agricultura Sr. Manuel Lama Gómez Ministerio del Interior Sr. Tomás Gutiérrez Pérez Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Ramón Pez Ferro Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular Sr. José A. Díaz Duque Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular Sra. Norma Goicochea Estenoz Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Cristóbal Diáz Morejón Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sra. María Nery Urquiza Rodríguez Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Braulio Lapinel Pedroso Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Héctor Conde Almeida Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sra. Yolanda Díaz León Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Andrés González Díaz Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Julio Pentón Polo Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 10 CUBA Sr. Augusto Fernández Gamboa Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Manuel Pérez Izquierdo Ministerio de la Industria Azucarera Sra. María Elena Rodríguez Fuentes Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO S.E. M. Anselme Enerunga Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature, Pêches et Forêts M. Djunganumbe Etumesaku Ingénieur forestier Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature, Pêches et Forêts DENMARK Sra. Grisel Herrero Echevarría Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Sr. Gustavo J. Febles Pérez Ministerio de Educación Superior Sra. Teresa Dolores Cruz Sardiñas Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente H.E. Mr. Soeren Haslund Ambassador Embassy of Denmark, Cuba Mr. Michael Soendergaard Head of Section Ministry of Foreign Affairs DJIBOUTI Sra. María Caridad Balaguer Labrada Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Jorge Luís Mayo Fernández Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Alain González González Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores CYPRUS H.E. Mr. Timmy Efthymiou Minister Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Ms. Irene Constantinou Environment Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment CZECH REPUBLIC Ms. Dagmar Kubínová Deputy Director International Protection of Biodiversity Department Ministry of Environment Mr. Martin Vlastnik Councillor Ministry of Environment Mr. Petr Kaván Secretary Ministry of Environment M. Aboubaker Doualé Waiss Secrétaire Général Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire M. Mohamed Moussa Mohamed Chef du Service de l’Agriculture et des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mer DOMINICA H.E. Hon. Vince Henderson Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Mr. Thomas Clarkson Joseph Consul Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lloyd Pascal Head of the Environmental Coordinating Unit Ministry of Agriculture and Environment DOMINICAN REPUBLIC S.E. Dr. Frank Moya Pons Secretario de Estado Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Sr. Fernando Campos Subsecretario de Suelos y Aguas Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales S.E. Mr. Rafael Báez Pérez Embajador Embajada de la República Dominicana, Cuba ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 11 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mr. Ignacio Caraballo Director General de la Direccíon General de Desarollo Fronterizo Presidencia de la República Lic. Cánovas Castello Luna Sub-Director General, Dirección General de Desarrollo Fronterizo Presidencia de la República Sr. Rafael Minaya Tavera Gerente de Planificación, Dirección General de Desarrollo Fronterizo Presidencia de la República Sr. César Lidio Rodríguez Meijía Consejero Agrícola Embajada de la República Dominicana, Cuba Sr. Don José Luis Esono Nsue Nchama Encargado de Negocios Embajada de Guinea Ecuatorial, Cuba ERITREA H.E. Arefaine Berhe Minister Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Hiruy Asghedom Director General of Agricultural Promotion and Development UNCCD/NAP Coordinator Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Ghezae Kibreab Focal Point of the UNCCD Ministry of Agriculture ETHIOPIA Ing. Cosme Bidó Taveras Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mr. Dessalegne Mesfin Deputy Director General Environmental Protection Authority ECUADOR Dr. Roberto Kaslin Ministro Adjunto Ministerio del Ambiente Mr. Ababu Anage Head, Ecosystem Department Environmental Protection Authority EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Ing. Jorge Arturo Guzmán Ortega Punto Focal Tecnico Ministerio del Ambiente Sr. Juan Fernando Holguín Flores Director de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores EGYPT H.E. Mr. Hamdi Saleh Ambassador Embassy of Egypt, Cuba Prof. Dr. Saad El-Demerdashe Saad Ahmed ElKady Professor Emeritus Desert Research Center Prof. Dr. Abdel Moneim Hegazi Professor Emeritus Desert Research Center Mr. Koos Richelle Director General DG Development European Commission Mr. Marc Debois Principal Administrator Environment and Rural Development DG Development European Commission Mr. Marco Morettini Administrator Environment and Rural Development DG Development European Commission Mr. Georges Eliopoulos Administrator Information and Communication DG Development European Commission EQUATORIAL GUINEA S.E. Sr. Fortunato Ofa Mbo Ministro Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente Sr. Don Santiago Francisco Engonga Osono Director General Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Sr. Fortunato Eneme Efua Punto Focal Nacional de la CNULD Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente Ms. Jill Hanna Deputy Head Global Development and Biodiversity Unit DG Environment European Commission Mr. Dirk Pottier Scientific Officer International scientific cooperation projects DG Research European Commission ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 12 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Mr. Denis Peter Scientific Officer Global Change DG Research European Commission Mr. Luca Montanarella Scientific Officer Soil and Waste DG Joint Research Centre European Commission Mr. Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff Chargé d’Affaires European Commission Ms. Anna Rita Gentile Scientific and Technical Adviser European Environment Agency Ms. Nichola Geeson Expert Scientific and Technical Adviser European Commission Mr. Charles Gisbert European Commission Ms. Mercedes García Pérez DG External Relations Council of the European Union FIJI Mr. Inoke Ratukalou Acting Director Land Resources Planning and Development Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement FINLAND Mr. Markku Aho Counsellor Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ms. Anneli Sund Senior Adviser Ministry for the Environment Mr. Matti Nummelin Environmental Adviser Ministry for Foreign Affairs Prof. Olavi Luukkanen University of Helsinki M. Denys Gauer Ambassadeur itinérant chargé de l’environnement Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Marc Trouyet Sous-direction des affaires économiques Direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Henri-Luc Thibault Chef du service des affaires internationales Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable M. Luc Faessel Conseiller de coopération et d'action culturelle Ambassade de France, Cuba M. Jean-Louis Kromer Bureau de la gestion des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement Sous-direction du développement économique et de l’environnement Direction du développement et de la coopération technique Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Mme Nathalie Chartier-Touze Bureau de l’appui aux coopérations Service des affaires internationales Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable Mme Cécile Humbert Stagiaire de l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration Ambassade de France, Cuba Mme Caroline Piquet Division environnement et ressources naturelles Agence française de développement M. Antoine Cornet Comité scientifique français contre la desertification Mlle Mélanie Mann Attaché de coopération et d'action culturelle Ambassade de France, Cuba M. Marc Bied-Charreton Comité scientifique français contre la désertification GABON S.E. M. François Engongah Owono Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement FRANCE S.E. M. Jean Levy Ambassadeur Ambassade de France, Cuba M. Georges Rigondja Point Focal de la CCD Conseiller Technique du Ministre Ministère de l’Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 13 GABON M. Martial Agondogo Assistant du Point Focal Ministère de l’Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche GAMBIA H.E. Dr. Yahya A. J. J. Jammeh President of the Republic Mr. Baboucarr Jagne Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hon. Susan Waffa-Oggo Secretary of State Department of State for Fisheries, Natural Resources and the Environment Mr. Manlafy Jarjue Secretary of State Department of State for Local Government and Lands Mr. Alieu Ngum Secretary General Head of the Civil Service Office of the President S.E. Mr. Bala Garba-Jahumpa Ambassador Embassy of Gambia, Cuba Mr. Cherno O. Joof Permanent Secretary Office of the President Mr. Ousman Jammeh Permanent Secretary Department of Agriculture Ms. Isatou Khan-Njai Executive Assistant to H.E. the President Office of the President Dr. Badara Loum CILSS Coordinator Office of the President Mr. Mam Sait Ceesay Press Officer Office of the President Mr. Dodou Gaye Deputy Permanent Secretary Department of State for Fisheries, Natural Resources and the Environment Mr. Jatto Sillah Director of Forestry Forestry Department Mr. Momodou Cham Executive Director National Environment Agency Mr. Momodou Lamin Ceesay Chief Economist Department of State for Finance and Economic Affairs Mr. Baboucarr Ceesay Financial Attaché Embassy of Gambia, Cuba Mr. Saiku K. Janneh Deputy Permanent Secretary Department of State for Health and Social Welfare Mr. Abdoulie Manneh Deputy Permanent Secretary Department of State for Local Government and Lands Mr. Alhagi Ousman Ceesay Chief of Protocol Embassy of Gambia, Cuba Mr. Abdou Touray Coordinator, Strategy for Poverty Alleviation Coordination Office (SPACO) Department of State for Finance and Economic Affairs GEORGIA H.E. Mr. Nino Chkobadze Minister Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection Ms. Ketevan Tsereteli Head Division of Environmental Policy Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection GERMANY Dr. Hans Peter Schipulle Deputy Director General Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Ms. Annette Chammas Desk Officer Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Mr. Stefan Buchwald Desk Officer Taskforce on Environmental and Biopolitical Issues Federal Foreign Office Ms. Anka Feldhusen Deputy Head of Mission Embassy of Germany, Cuba Dr. Anneke Trux CCD Project Coordinator Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 14 GERMANY Dr. Günter Winckler Consultant Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Dr. Helmut Eger Project Coordinator Sustainable Rural Development in Peru Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Mr. Thomas Heindrichs Consultant Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Ms. Zenabu Wasai Deputy Director Environmental Protection Agency Sr. Raheed Inusah Minister Counsellor Embassy of Ghana, Cuba Mr. Eric Owusu-Boateng Counsellor Embassy of Ghana, Cuba Ms. Sena Siaw-Boateng First Secretary Embassy of Ghana, Cuba GREECE Mr. Anselm Duchrow Consultant Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Dr. Giorgios Papadatos Minister Plenipotentiary for International Organizations Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Philipp Buss Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Mr. Christos Dimitropoulos Minister Counselor on International Economic Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Helmut Wöhl CCD Project Coordinator – National Programme to Combat Desertification (NAPCOD) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Dr. Benno Pilardeaux Scientific Advisor German Advisory Council on Global Change Ms. Renate Holzer Vice Director Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) Ms. Rosemarie Liekfeldt Commercial Department Embassy of Germany, Cuba Mr. Michael Zinn Commercial Attaché Embassy of Germany, Cuba Dr. Guillermo Alonso Moreno Díaz Advisor (Asesor Principal) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Ms. Ana María Kucharik de Sotelo Interpreter Embassy of Germany, Cuba GHANA Hon. Dr. Matthew K. Antwi Deputy Minister Ministry of Environment and Science H.E. Dr. Isaac Omane Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Ghana, Cuba Mr. Michael Modinos Director National Center of Environment and Sustainable Development Ms. Christina Theochari Special Advisor to the National Centre of Environment and Sustainable Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sr. Dimitrios Tzanakis Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Embassy of Greece, Cuba GRENADA H.E. The Hon. Keith Mitchell Prime Minister Mr. Einstein Louison Senator and Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands and Fisheries S.E. Sra. Margaret Mary Harris Embajador Embajada de Grenada, Cuba Mr. Alan Joseph Chief Forestry Officer Focal Point of the UNCCD Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands and Fisheries ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 15 GUATEMALA S.E. Ing. Alfredo Vladimir Bonilla Bentancourt Ministro Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales S.E. Sr. Hugo René Guzmán Maldonado Embajador Embajada de Guatemala, Cuba Mr. Julio Roberto Curruchiche Gomez Asesor Profesional Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente HAITI S.E. M. Sébastien Hilaire Ministre Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Resources Naturelles et du Développement Rural S.E. Mme Marie Andrine Constant Ambassadeur Ambassade de Haïti, Cuba M. Joseph Vernet Point Focal National de la CCD Ministère de l'Environnement GUINEA S.E. M. Mohamed Kaba Bangoura Ambassadeur Ambassade de Guinée, Cuba M. Djiramba Diawara Directeur de la Foresterie Rurale Direction des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Elévage M. Ibrahim Soumah Directeur des Rélations Economiques des Etudes et Stratégies Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Dr. Almamy Ibrahima Seck Premier Conseiller Ambassade de Guinée, Cuba M. Pierre Max Charles Conseiller Ambassade de Haïti, Cuba Mme Marie Jocelyne Palenquet Conseillère Ambassade de Haïti, Cuba M. Jean Marie Vaval Premier Secrétaire Ambassade de Haïti, Cuba HONDURAS Ing. Carlos Humberto Pineda Sub-Secretario de Ambiente Punto Focal de la Convención Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente HUNGARY GUINEA-BISSAU S.E. M. Daniel Suleiman Embalo Ministre Ministère de l’Agriculture, Forêts, Chasse et Elevage M. Kaoussou Diombera Directeur Général des Forêts et Chasse Point Focal de la CCD Ministère de l’Agriculture, Forêts, Chasse et Elevage M. Paulo Armando Deuxième Secrétaire, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Ambassade de Guinea-Bissau, Cuba GUYANA H.E. Mr. S. R. Insanally Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Timothy Crichlow Ambassador Embassy of Guyana, Cuba Mr. Andrew Bishop Chief Executive Officer Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Ms. Dora Kulauzov UNCCD Focal Point Department of International Environmental Policy Ministry of Environment and Water Dr. Csaba Szijjártó Counsellor Embassy of Hungary, Cuba INDIA H.E. Mr. Shri Dilip Singh Ju Dev Minister of State Ministry of Environment and Forests Ms. Meena Gupta Additonal Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests Mr. S.K. Ratho Assistant Inspector General of Forests Desertification Cell Ministry of Environment and Forests Mr. Vikram Singh Personal Secretary to the Minister of State Ministry of Environment and Forests Mr. C.A. Raghu Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of India, Cuba ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 16 INDIA Ms. Lalitha Kumar Joint Secretary Embassy of India, Cuba INDONESIA H.E. Mr. Jusuf Kalla Coordinating Minister Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare H.E. Mr. Rezlan Jenie Ambassador Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations, New York Mr. Yusra Khan Deputy Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Nyoman Yuliarsana National Focal Point for UNCCD Ministry of Forestry Mr. Berlian Napitupulu Chargé d'affaires Embassy of Indonesia, Cuba Mr. Razak Tatang First Secretary Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations, New York Mr. Sanga Panggabean Second Secretary Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations, New York Ms. Dhian Harumingtias Third Secretary Embassy of Indonesia, Cuba Mr. Hamid Awaludin Special Assistant Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare Mr. Agus Buana Embassy of Indonesia, Cuba Mr. Javad Mir Director General Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organisation Mr. Hossein Maleki Counsellor Expert on Desertification and Deforestation Issues Department of International Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Naser Moghaddasi National Focal Point of the UNCCD Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organisation Dr. Hassan Ahmadi Professor and Senior Expert Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organisation Mr. Farshad Amiraslani Expert Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organisation Mr. Mansour Omidvar Special Secretary to the Minister Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Javad Amin-Mansour Ministry of External Relations Mr. Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani Legal Adviser Ministry of External Relations Mr. Naser Vahedi Third Secretary Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba Sr. Farhad Ebadi Interpreter Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba Mr. Luis Carlos Arjona Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba Mr. Luis Manuel Potes Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) IRELAND H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Hojjati Minister Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Mohammad Samadi Deputy Minister Head Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organisation H.E. Mr. Ahmad Edrisian Ambassador Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba Mr. David Donoghue Director General Development Cooperation Directorate Ireland Aid Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Breandan O’Caollai First Secretary Development Cooperation Directorate Ireland Aid Department of Foreign Affairs ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 17 IRELAND Ms. Gráíne Hehir Secretary Development Cooperation Directorate Ireland Aid Department of Foreign Affairs Ms. Maria Fitzgerald Development Officer Development Cooperation Directorate Ireland Aid Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Roberto Binatti Officer Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Luisa Pierantonelli Senior Officer Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Paola Geronzi Ministry of Environment and Territory Mr. Guido Bonati Expert Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria ISRAEL Prof. Uriel Safriel Professor of Ecology Department of Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Hebrew University of Jerusalem ITALY H.E. Mr. Altero Matteoli Minister Ministry of Environment and Territory H.E. Mr. Arduino Fornara Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Corrado Clini Director General Department for Global Environment, International and Regional Conventions Ministry of Environment and Territory H.E. Mr. Elio Menzione Ambassador Embassy of Italy, Cuba Min. Plen. Franco Micieli de Biase Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Valeria Clara Rizzo Director of Division for Global and International Conventions Ministry of Environment and Territory Min. Plen. Gabriele Sardo Diplomatic Counsellor Ministry of Environment and Territory Mr. Ezio Ronchieri Assistant of Minister Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Viviana Bianco Interpreter/Assistant of Minister Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Federica Cingolani Press Agent Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Giorgia Caropreso Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Orietta Casali Expert Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment Mr. Sergio Castellari Expert National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Ms. Claudia Croce Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory Mr. Salvatore D'Angelo Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory Mr. Paolo Cecchetti Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Elisabetta De Maio Observer Ministry of Environment and Territory Ms. Silvia Francescon Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory Prof. Piero Gagliardo President National Commission to Combat Desertification University of Calabria Mr. Maurizio Sciortino Expert Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment Mr. Lorenzo Genesio Expert Applied Meteorology Foundation Ms. Anna Luise National Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Service ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 18 ITALY Mr. Antonio Lumicisi Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory Mr. Paolo Soprano Director of Division for Sustainable Development Ministry of Environment and Territory Prof. Riccardo Valentini Tuscia University Mr. Giorgio Trabattoni Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Angela Neri Ministry of Environment and Territory Dr. Alfredo Guillet Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Laura Carpini Embassy of Italy, Cuba Ms. Margherita Vitale Expert Ministry of Environment and Territory JAMAICA H.E. the Most Hon. Percival James Patterson Prime Minister H.E. Hon. Dean Peart Minister Ministry of Land and Environment H.E. Mr. A. B. Stewart Stephenson Ambassador Embassy of Jamaica, Cuba Mr. Philbert Brown Director Ministry of Water Resources Ms. Pamela Ingleton Counsellor Embassy of Jamaica, Cuba Ms. Debra Hamilton Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Ms. Angella Darby Foreign Service Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Karen Young Assistant to the Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Huntley Medley Communications Adviser Office of the Prime Minister Ms. Jane Joslin Private Sector Representative Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Dennis Joslin Private Sector Representative Office of the Prime Minister JAPAN Mr. Koichi Ito Director of Global Environment Division Multilateral Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kengo Yoshihara Deputy Director of Global Environmental Division Multilateral Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Terumi Iwaya Deputy Director of Overseas Land Improvement Cooperation Office Design Division Rural Development Bureau Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mr. Yasuhiro Matsumoto Assistant Director of Global Environment Issues Division Global Environment Bureau Ministry of Environment Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi Laboratory for Landscape Ecology and Planning Department for Ecosystem Studies Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Tokyo JORDAN H.E. Dr. Hisham Gharaibeh Minister Ministry of Environment Dr. Yousef Shuraiki General Secretary Ministry of Environment Eng. Khalaf Aloklah Ministry of Environment KAZAHKSTAN Mr. Bulat Bekniyazov National Focal Point\ Ministry of Environmental Protection KENYA Ms. Rachel Arungah Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife Hon. Zaddock M. Syongoh Member of Parliament ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 19 KENYA Prof. Ratemo W. Michieka Director General National Environment Management Authority Mr. Reuben Sinange Deputy Director Environmental Planning and Research National Environment Management Authority Ms. Consolata W. Kiragu Permanent Mission of Kenya to UNEP Ms. Faith H. Wandera Odongo Ministry of Energy Mr. Noulinh Sinhbandit Vice President Science, Technology and Environment Agency Mr. Kongsaysy Phommaxay Director of Division National UNCCD Focal Point Department of Environment LATVIA Mr. Rolands Bebris Director Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Environment LEBANON Mr. J. N. Mwangi Principal Clerk Assistant National Assembly Mr. Titus G. Kariuki Ministry of Finance KIRIBATI H.E. Hon. Martin Puta Tofinga Minister Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development Ms. Tererei Abete-Reema Deputy Director Environment and Conservation Division Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development H.E. Mr. Sleiman C. Rassi Ambassador Embassy of Lebanon, Cuba Mr. Hussein Soueid Advisor to the Minister Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Hadi Rached Advisor to the Minister Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Ali Darwish Focal Point Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Berthold Hansmann GTZ Technical Advisor Ministry of Agriculture KUWAIT LESOTHO Dr. Jassim Al-Ali Member National Desertification Committee Ms. Ebtisam Al-Obaid Environment Public Authority Mr. Mohammad Al-Ahmed Environment Public Authority KYRGYZSTAN Mr. Baratali Koshmatov Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov Director Kyrgyz Scientific and Research Institute of Irrigation Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC H.E. Mr. Phouangkeo Langsy Ambassador Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Cuba H.E. Rt. Hon. Mr. Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Mohlabi K. Tsekoa Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Mathabiso Lepono Minister Ministry of Environment, Gender and Youth Affairs H.E. Ms. Lebohang Nts'inyi Minister Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture H.E. Mr. L. Ralechate Mokose Minister Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation H.E. Prof. Lebohang K. Moleko Ambassador / Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the United Nations, New York ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 20 LESOTHO MALAWI Mr. Tebello Metsing Principal Secretary Tourism, Environment and Culture Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture H.E. Hon. Uladi Mussa Minister and Member of Parliament Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Ms. Nkhothatseng J. Malephane Principal Environment Officer - Outreach National Environment Secretariat Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture Mr. C. George Mkondiwa Principal Secretary for Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Ms. Nkareng Mota Principal Secretary Forestry and Land Reclamation Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Ms. Mamohlomi Seithleko Senior Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Wellings W.M. Simwela Assistant Director of Forestry Forestry Extension Services Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs MALAYSIA Mr. Motlatsi Ramafole Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Dato' Mohammad Kamal Yan Yahaya Ambassador Embassy of Malaysia, Cuba Mr. N. Mphale Deputy Chief of Protocol Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Choo Seh Bah Assistant Director Soil Management Division Department of Agriculture Mr. Lefu Manyokole First Secretary Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the United Nations, New York LIBERIA Hon. A. Kpandel Fayia Deputy Minister Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA S.E. Sr. Rajab J. Moushaiti Embajador Oficina Popular de la Jamahiriya Arabe Libia, Cuba Sr. Radwan Hadi Algatewi Agregado Consular Oficina Popular de la Jamahiriya Arabe Libia, Cuba Sr. Mansour Haloba Tercer Secretario Oficina Popular de la Jamahiriya Arabe Libia, Cuba Sr. Mohamed S. Furjani Funcionario Oficina Popular de la Jamahiriya Arabe Libia, Cuba MADAGASCAR Mme Herivololona Ralalarimanana Point Focal national de la CCD Ministère de l’Environnement Mr. Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin Second Secretary and Head of Chancery Embassy of Malaysia, Cuba MALDIVES Mr. Mohamed Zuhair Assistant Environment Analyst Ministry of Home Affairs MALI S.E. M. Amadou Toumani Toure Président de la République S.E. M. Lassana Traore Ministre Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération S.E. M. Nancoma Keita Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement S.E. M. Modibo Sidibe Ministre, Secrétaire Général Présidence de la République S.E. M. Fidèle Diarra Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plenipotentiaire Ambassade du Mali, Cuba M. Moctar Ouane Ambassadeur Directeur de la Coopération Ambassade du Mali, Cuba ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 21 MALI M. Ousmane Tandia Ambassadeur, Chef du Protocol Présidence de la République M. Hamma Barry Second Chef de Cabinet Présidence de la République M. Bassirou Diarra Conseiller Technique Présidence de la République Mme Nana Yaya Lansry Haidara Conseillère Technique Présidence de la République M. Seydou Sissouma Conseiller Technique Présidence de la République M. Salif Kanoute Conseiller Technique Ministere de l'Environnement M. Ahmadou Thierno N'Diaye Chargé de l’équipe diplomatique Présidence de la République M. Tidiani Coulibaly Secrétaire Technique Permanent du Cadre Institutionnel de la Gestion des Questions Environnementales Ministere de l'Environnement M. Mamadou Fatogama Diarra Chef du Département Europe-Amérique Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Moctar Diallo Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Nianankoro Kane Attaché Présidence de la République M. Lamine Diakite Attaché Présidence de la République M. Oumar Boubeye Maiga Premier Conseiller Ambassade du Mali, Cuba M. Tidiane Sy Service du Protocole Présidence de la République M. Samir Naman Directeur du Protocole Assemblée Nationale Hon. Bobo Tounkara Député Assemblée Nationale M. Mahalmoudou Sabane Contrôleur financier Assemblée Nationale S.E. M. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Président Assemblée Nationale M. Adama Diallo Premier Secrétaire Ambassade du Mali, Cuba Mme Hélène Diarra Membre Assemblée Nationale MARSHALL ISLANDS Ms. Yumiko Crisostomo Director, Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (OEPPC) Office of the President MAURITANIA S.E. M. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Valili Ould Abidine Ministre Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement M. Mahmoud Mohamed Ould El Ghaouth Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Diakité Bamody Coordonnateur National du PAN Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement M. Brahim Sall Coordonnateur du Projet Synergie CCD/CBD Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement MAURITIUS Mr. Seemadree Appanah Paupiah Conservator of Forests Ministry of the Environment and Quality of Life MEXICO M. Bakary Toure Chef de Bureau des Conventions, Accords et Traités Internationaux dans le domaine de l'environnement Ministère de l'Environnement Sr. Victor del Angel González Director General del Sector Primario y Recursos Naturales Renovables Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 22 MEXICO Sra. Rosario Casco Montoya Directora General de Gestión Forestal y de Suelos Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Dr. Francisco Székely y Sánchez Subsecretario de Planeación y Política Ambiental Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales M. Mohamed Wakrim Coordonnateur national du projet SMAP (OSS) Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement Rural et des Pêches Maritimes M. Mohammed Arrouchi Conseiller Mission permanente du Maroc auprès des Nations Unies, New York MOZAMBIQUE Sra. Guadalupe Rivera Ruiz Directora de Suelos Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales H.E. Mr. John Kachamila Minister Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Sr. Ives Enrique Gómez Salas Director de Sustancias Químicas, Residuos y Asuntos Especiales Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Hon. Francisco Mabjaia Vice-Minister Ministry for Coordination of Environment Affairs Sra. Araceli Arredondo Valdés Directora de Agricultura y Ganaderia Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Lic. Dámaso Luna Corona Coordinador de Asesores del Subsecretario de Planeación y Política Ambiental Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Dr. Andrés Ordóñez Encargado de Negocios a.i. Embajada de México, Cuba MONGOLIA Mr. Luís António Covane Vice-Minister Ministry for Coordination of Environment Affairs Mr. Marcelino dos Santos Ministry for Coordination of Environment Affairs H.E. Mr. Jerónimo Rosa João Chivavi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Mozambique, Cuba Ms. Lolita Hilario Fondo UNCCD Focal Point Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Ms. Georgina Lázaro Mugawa Second Secretary Embassy of Mozambique, Cuba Mr. Navaan-Yunden Oyundar Director International Cooperation Department Ministry for Nature and Environment Mr. Octávio Manuel de Jesus Cultural Attaché Embassy of Mozambique, Cuba Ms. Chadraabal Sodtuya Hydrology and Meteorology Institute Mr. Eurico Cruz Ministry of Agriculture and Development Mr. Guudain Tumurchuluun Councellor Embassy of Mongolia, Cuba MOROCCO M. Omar Askarn Inspecteur Général du Département des Eaux et Forêts et de la Lutte contre la Désertification Ministère Délégué chargé des Eaux et Forêts M. Abdeslam Omerani Chef de la Division de la Conservation des Eaux et des Sols Direction du Développement et de la Gestion de l’Irrigation Administration du Génie Rural Ministère de l’Agriculture, du Développement Rural et des Eaux et Forêts MYANMAR H.E. Kyaw Tint Swe Ambassador Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations, New York NAMIBIA H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma President H.E. Hon. Philemon Malima Minister Ministry of Environment and Tourism ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 23 NAMIBIA H.E. Mr. Martin Andjaba Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations, New York Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Richard Kabajani Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs NEPAL Mr. Lok Man Singh Karki Secretary Ministry of Population and Environment Mr. Bal Govinda Bista Joint Secretary Ministry of Population and Environment NETHERLANDS Mr. Patrick Nandago Chief of Protocol Office of the President Mr. John Nauta Director State Household and General Services Office of the President Mr. J.G.S. Steenkamp Deputy Director Agricultural Extension Services Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development Mr. Teofilus Nghitila Deputy Director Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. T.J. Uanivi Foreign Relations Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Sem Shikongo Focal Point for the UNCCD Chief Development Planner Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Louisa Nakanuku Conservation Scientist Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Sylvester Kamwi Chief Economist National Planning Commission Office of the President Dr. Iyambo Indongo Special Advisor Office of the President Mr. Veiccoh Nghiwete Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs NAURU H.E. Mr. Vinci Clodumar Permanent Mission of Nauru to the United Nations, New York Mr. Sweder Van Voorst tot Voorst Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Ton van der Zon Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Jos Lubbers Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sra. Alma Louise de Bode-Olton Consejera Representante de las Antillas Holandesas Embajada de los Paises Bajos en Cuba Mr. Jaco Tavenier Ministry for Foreign Affairs NICARAGUA Lic. Carlos José Rivas Leclair Director General de Normación Ambiental Punto Focal de CNULD Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales NIGER M. Amadou Sala Assane Directeur de Cabinet du Premier Ministre, Président du Conseil National de l’Environnement pour un Développement Durable (CNEDD) Cabinet du Premier Ministre M. Mahaman Chaibou Secrétaire d’Etat auprès du Ministre Ministère de l'Hydraulique et de l'Environnement M. Hassane Saley Secrétaire exécutif Conseil National de l’Environnement pour un Développement Durable (CNEDD) Cabinet du Premier Ministre M. Hassane Moussa Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage M. Attaou Mahaman Lamine Directeur de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Hydraulique et de l'Environnement M. Yayé Manou Amadou Expert en Suivi-Evaluation / Capitalisation au Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable (CNEDD) ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 24 NIGERIA H.E. Col. Bala Mande Minister Federal Ministry of Environment Prof. Wande Abimbola Special Adviser to the President on Culture Affairs and Traditional Matters Office of the President Mr. A. Maikafi Senator Senate Committee on Environment H.E. Ngam Nwachukwu Ambassador Embassy of Nigeria, Cuba Mr. Bukar Hassan Assistant Director Federal Ministry of Environment Mr. Alhaji Iyal M. Mafara Special Assistant to the Minister Federal Ministry of Environment Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu Minister Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Engr. B.B. Yahaya Assistant Director Federal Ministry of Environment Mr. I.S Martyns-Yellowe Senator Senate Committee on Environment Mr. Crossley Tatui Director for External Affairs Office for External Affairs NORWAY Mr. Erik Bjornebye Special Adviser Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Anne Marie Skjold Adviser Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Daniel Van Gilst Adviser Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Gry Synnevag Centre for International Environment and Development Studies, Agricultural University of Norway (NORAGRIC) PAKISTAN H.E. Mr. Tahir Iqbal Minister of State Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development Mr. Kalimullah Shirazi Deputy Secretary Ministry of Environment Mr. Tariq Karim Assistant Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs PALAU Mr. Udo-Inyang J. Inyang Senior Counsellor Embassy of Nigeria, Cuba Mr. Mohammed S. Kangiwa Counsellor Embassy of Nigeria, Cuba Dr. Joel Edwards Miles Terrestrial Unit Chief Office of Environmental Response and Coordination PANAMA Mr. Dayolola Olulola-Charles Minister Counsellor Embassy of Nigeria, Cuba Ing. Ricardo Anguizola Administrador General Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente Mr. Ozo O. Nwobu Adviser Embassy of Nigeria, Cuba H.E. Abraham Barcenas Rosales Embassador Embassy of the Republic of Panama, Cuba Barrister Isa Audu Buratai Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Environment Lic. Abril Méndez Jefe Servicio Nacional de Administración de Recursos Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente NIUE PAPUA NEW GUINEA Hon. Opili Talafasi Associate Minister Office for External Affairs Mr. Robert Norombe Acting Secretary Department of Environment and Conservation ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 25 PARAGUAY S.E. Sr. Menandro Darío Grisetti Ministro Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente S.E. Sr. Augusto Ocampos Caballero Encargado de Negocios y Jefe de Misión Embajada del Paraguay en Cuba Sr. Luis Molinas Belén Coordinador Oficina Nacional de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente Ms. Joanna Kwapisz Specialist in the Department of Environmental Policy Ministry of the Environment Mr. Daniel Gromann First Secretary Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Cuba Mr. Ryszard Debicki Professor Maria Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin PORTUGAL H.E. Mr. Alfredo Manuel Silva Duarte Costa Ambassador Embassy of Portugal, Cuba PERU S.E. Sr. Juan Alvarez Vita Embajador Embajada de Perú, Cuba Mr. Victor Louro Focal Point for UNCCD Forestry General Directorate Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Dr. Hector Cisneros Velarde Director ejecutivo Centro Andino de Investigacion y Desarrollo Dr. Paulo Martins dos Santos Embassy of Portugal, Cuba Sr. César Alvarez Falcón Jefe Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales Dr. Lúcio Pires do Rosário Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Sr. Alfredo Tejeda Samamé Ministro Consejero Jefe de Cancillería Embajada de Perú, Cuba Sr. Félix Vásquez Solis Ministro Consejero Embajada de Perú, Cuba QATAR Mr. Ali Hashim Al Yousef Head of Soil Research Section Department of Agriculture and Water Research Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture Mr. Khalid Helal Al-Enzi Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture PHILIPPINES H.E. Regina Irene P. Sarmiento Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of the Philippines, Cuba Dr. Rogelio N. Concepcion Director Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture Mr. Eduardo Eusebio Garcia Chief, Legal Division Department of Agriculture Mr. Edgardo A. Fernandez Minister Counsellor Embassy of the Philippines, Cuba Mr. Ghanim Abdulla Mohamed Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Chung Kwang-Soo Director-General, Forestry Policy Bureau Korean Forest Service Mr. Lee Sang-Jin Deputy Director, Clobal Environment Division Ministry of Environment Mr. Lee Chun-Yong Director, Forest Soild Conservation Division Korea Forest Research Institute REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA POLAND H.E. Mr. Tomasz Turowski Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Cuba Mr. Nicolae Stratan Deputy Minister Ministry of Ecology, Construction and Territorial Development ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 26 ROMANIA Mr. Marian Ianculescu Deputy Chamber of Deputies, Parliament Ms. June Hughes Director Department of Environment Ministry of Health and Environment SAINT LUCIA Mr. Vasile Cirstea Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Embassy of Romania, Cuba Mr. Viorel Blujdea Researcher Forest Research and Management Planning Insitute RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mr. Michael Andrew Deputy Chief Fisheries Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES H.E. The Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Prime Minister Mr. Eugenio Gliok Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of the Russian Federation, Cuba H.E. Hon. Dr. D. Slater Minister Ministry of Health and the Environment Mr. Yuri Isakov Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN, New York Dr. Reynold Murray Environmental Services Coordinator Ministry of Health and the Environment Mr. Evgeny Gorshkov Deputy Director International Environmental Cooperation Department Ministry of Natural Resources Mr. A.N. Prohorov Deputy Director of the Department Ministry of Natural Resources Mr. A.V. Kovalenko Counselor Department of International Organisations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. A.V. Pronin First Secretary Department of International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yanina Kuznetzova Senior Inspector Ministry of Finance RWANDA M. Cyprien Bishangara Directeur de l’Environnement Ministère des Terres, de la Réinstallation et de l’Environnement Mr. Innocent Bizimana Chef de Division Cartographie des Sols Ministère des Terres, de la Réinstallation et de l’Environnement SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS H.E. Earl Asim Martin Minister Ministry of Health and Environment Ms. Dianna Anthony-Browne Director of Planning Ministry of Health and the Environment SAMOA Dr. Ieti Taulealo Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Sooialo David Fong Assistant Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Matt McIntyre Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE M. Heliodoro Pires Quaresma Cadre Ministère des Travaux Publics, Infrastructures, Ressources Naturelles et Environnement M. Alcínio Cravid e Silva Cadre à la Direction des Affaires Politiques et Economiques Internationales Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et des Communautés SAUDI ARABIA Mr. Mohammad O. Al Saghan Director General Range and Forestry Department Ministry of Agriculture Eng. Abdulaziz Alhowaish UNCCD National Focal Point Director of Environment Section Range and Forestry Department Ministry of Agriculture ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 27 SAUDI ARABIA Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Amoud College of Agriculture King Saud University Mr. Hussein Sh. Alshuwaish Economic Consultant Ministry of Finance Mr. Fawzi Olaian Alsaud Chief Economist Saudi Development Fund Mr. Abdulaziz Almohanna Director General for Research and Studies National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Mr. Tarik M.M.A. Al-Abbasi Director Terrestrial Researches Department National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development SIERRA LEONE H.E. Dr. Alfred Bobson Sesay Minister Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment Mr. Stephen Jusu Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment SLOVAK REPUBLIC Mr. Pavol Bielek Director Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute SOMALIA Mr. Idd. B. Mohamed First Counsellor Permanent Mission of Somalia to the United Nations, New York SOUTH AFRICA Mr. Abdullah M. Al-Rasheed Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, New York H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma Deputy President Office of the President SENEGAL Mme Gogo Banel Ndiaye Macina Conseillère Technique Point focal national de la CCD Conseil Supérieur des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement (CONSERE) M. Ndiawar Dieng Directeur des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Conservation des Sols Ministère de l'Environment et de la Protection de la Nature M. Michael Siebert Conseiller technique Ministère de l'Environment et de la Protection de la Nature M. Mamadou Sangare Point Focal FEM Direction de l’Environnement et des Etablissements Classés (DEEEC) Ministère de l'Environment et de la Protection de la Nature SEYCHELLES Mr. Didier Dogley Director General for General Nature Conservation Division of Nature Ministry of Environment H.E. Mr. Mohamed Valli Moosa Minister Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms. Rejoice Mabudafhasi Deputy Minister Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism H.E. Ms. Thenjiwe Mtintso Ambassador Embassy of South Africa, Cuba Dr. Crispian Garth Olver Director General Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms. Dolana Faith Misimang Deputy Director General Office of the Deputy President Dr. Moshibudi Rampedi Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mr. Zaheer Fakir Director International Liaison Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ngcali Nomtshongwana Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mr. Sidima Siganga Deputy Director Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 28 SOUTH AFRICA Mr. Richard Selemela Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms. M. Sithole Head of Department Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environmnent Ms. Elise Haber Ministry of External Relations Mr. Klaus Kellner Ecologist Department of Plant Sciences University of Potchefstroom Ms. Linda Makatini Office of the Deputy President Ms. Lungisa Mbanga Acting Personal Assistant to Deputy Minister Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mr. Reuben Abel Mogase Office of the Deputy President Mr. Louis Pienaar Embassy of South Africa, Cuba Ms. Beatriz Bueno González Member of the NAP Technical Bureau Ministry of Environment Mr. Victor Castillo Sánchez Ministry of Environment Mr. Juan Albaladejo Montoro Ministry of Environment Sr. Alberto Virella Gomes Consejero Cultural y de Cooperación Embajada de España en Cuba SRI LANKA H.E. Hon. Sivaji Rukman Senanayake Minister Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources H.E. Dr. Piyasiri Premachandrar Vijayasekera Ambassador Embassy of Sri Lanka, Cuba Mr. Kusumadasa Mahanama Indiketiya Hewage Director Natural Resources Management Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources SUDAN Mr. Oabilwe Roy Setlhapelo Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Eltigani Adam El Tahir Minister Ministry for Environment and Urban Development Mr. Peter Thabethe Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environmnent Mr. Omar Bashir Mohamed Manis Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Sudan to the United Nations, New York Ms. Petronela Cornelia Helena Vollgraaff Office of the Deputy President SPAIN Sr. Angel Losada Fernandez Chargé d'affaires Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores S.E. Sr. D. Nicolás Martínez-Fresno y Pavia Embajador Coordinador del Area Cientifica de la Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Cientificas Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Mr. Inigo Ascasibar Zubizarreta Deputy Director of Forestry Ministry of Environment Ms. Myriàm Martín Vallejo Member of the NAP Technical Bureau Ministry of Environment Mr. Eduardo del Palacio Fernández-Montes Chief of Department of Hydrology and Badlands Ministry of Environment Ms. Fathia Salih Mousa National Deputy Coordinator for Drought and Desertification Control Unit Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Hashim Mohamed Hassan Head of Section Land Use and Desertification Control Administration Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry SURINAME H.E. Mr. Clifford Paul Marica Minister Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment Ms. Margret H. Zerp Policy Adviser Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 29 SWAZILAND H.E. Ms. Stella Lukhele Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Bongani Masuku Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mme Rosmarie Bär Communauté des oeuvres d'entraide Direction du Développement et de la Cooperation M. Francesco L. Ottolini Conseiller Ambassade de Suisse, Cuba SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SWEDEN Mr. Jerker Thunberg Assistant Director General Swedish International Cooperation Agency H.E. Eivor Halkjaer Ambassador Embassy of Sweden, Cuba Mr. Patrick Rabe Deputy Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lennart Bondesson Head of Division Swedish International Cooperation Agency H.E. Ing. Adnan Khozam Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment Mr. Massoun Kassawat Minister Plenipotentiary Ministry of Environment Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'a UNCCD Focal Point Ministry of Environment Mr. Ahmad Al Mohamad International Relations Department Ministry of Environment TAJIKISTAN Ms. Karin Rohlin Counsellor Embassy of Sweden, Cuba Mr. Anders Hjort-Af-Ornäs Professor Swedish International Cooperation Agency SWITZERLAND Ms. Dora Rapold Vice Director Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation M. Andri Bisaz Chef de division Moyen-Orient/Afrique du Nord Division des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement Direction du Développement et de la Cooperation Mme Kriszstina Bende Section Affaires de l’Environnement Division politique III Direction du Développement et de la Cooperation M. Anton Hilber Conseiller Principal Section Affaires globales Division des Affaires Internationales Office Fédéral de l’Environnement, des Forêts et du Paysage Mme Liliane Ortega Conseillère Principale Division des Ressources naturelles et environnement Direction du Développement et de la Cooperation H.E. Mr. Gulmakhmadov D. Kurbonalievich Minister State Committee for Land Management Mr. Nozaninov Nusratullo Bodomovich Chief of Department Deputy Focal Point for the UNCCD Ministry for Environmental Protection THAILAND Mr. Ard Somrang Director General Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Sopon Chomchan National Focal Point Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Worapong Waramit Programme Officer Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Boonnark Kellbchumpee Director of Private Reforestation Division Royal Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Apakorn Supaperm Director of Forest Nursery Cluster Royal Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 30 THAILAND Mr. Apakorn Chandarasrivongs Policy and Plan Analyst Agricultural Technology and Sustainable Agriculture Policy Division Office of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives TURKEY H.E. Mr. Osman Pepe Minister Ministry of Environment and Forestry H.E. Mr. Vefahan Ocak Ambassador Embassy of Turkey, Cuba TOGO M. Bougonou Djeri-Alassani Directeur de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières TONGA Mr. Haniteli 'O Fa'anunu Director Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO H.E. Hon. Rennie Dumas Minister Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment Mr. Anthony Bartholomew Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment TUNISIA M. Mohamed Ismail Point focal de la CCD Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Environnement et des Ressources Naturelles M. Noureddine Kaabi Directeur Ministère de Développement et de la Coopération Internationale M. R. Alexander Kastl Chef de Mission GTZ Projet PAN Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Environnement et des Ressources Naturelles M. Naceur Hammami Point focal du Réseau Africain des Energies Renouvelables et des Ecotechnologies pour la Lutte contre la Désertification dans le cadre de la CCD Directeur des énergies renouvelables Agence Nationale des Energies Renouvelables Ministère de l’Industrie et de l’Energie M. Rachid Boukchina Chercheur Institut des Regions Arides M. Mohamed Boufaroua Représentant Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Environnement et des Ressources Hydrauliques Mr. Ismail Belen Head of Section Ministry of Environment Dr. Cengiz Baykara Chief of Section of Protocol and Coordination Ministry of Environment Ms. Ozlem Topses Third Secretary Embassy of Turkey, Cuba Mr. Berkan Pazarci Third Secretary Embassy of Turkey, Cuba Ms. Teresita Villar Secretary to the Ambassador Embassy of Turkey, Cuba TURKMENISTAN Mr. Muhamet Durikov National Focal Point for UNCCD Ministry of Nature Protection TUVALU Mr. Poni Faavae UNCCD National Focal Point Department of Environment Mr. Bill Teo Senior Assistant Secretary Office of the Prime Minister UGANDA H.E. Ms. Mary R. Mugyenyi Minister of State Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Mr. Thomas Nkayarwa Commissioner Ministry of Local Government Mr. Lawrence Benedict Lukwiya Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Stephen Muwaya Senior Range Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 31 UGANDA Mr. Geresom Okecho Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer National Agricultural Advisory Services Mr. Andrew Niwabiine Senior Assistant Secretary / Personal Assistant to the Minister of State Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries UKRAINE Dr. Igor Ivanenko Deputy Head of Department of Land Resources Protection Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dr. Salem Msarri Al Dhaheri Director General Federal Environment Agency Mr. Mohammed Jassim Samhan Al Naimi Ambassador Director of International Organizations and Conferences Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Saad Al Deen Mohammed Al Numairy Environmental Advisor Federal Environment Agency Mr. Abdulla Ahmed Abdul Karim Director Forestry Department Federal Environment Agency Mr. Mohammed Nawaz Khan Technical Director Forestry Department Federal Environment Agency Mr. Khaled Yousef Al Saadi Head, Public Relations Section Federal Environment Agency Eng. Saeed Hasan Ahmed Al Bagham Al Neaimi Head of Research Division Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Mr. Ali Mohammed Ahmed Qasem Fujairah Municipality Federal Environment Agency UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Ms. Linda Christine Brown Team Leader Global Local Environment Department for International Development Ms. Josceline Wheatley Department for International Development Dr. Daniel Bradley Adviser Department for International Development Ms. Jane Bulmer Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Mr. Joseph S. Nandrie Regional Natural Resources Officer Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Hon. Arcado D. Ntagazwa Minister of State Division of Environment Vice President's Office Mr. Mbereki Rashid Mbereki Director of Environment Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Cooperatives and Environment Mr. Richard S. Muyungi Assistant Director of Environment Vice President's Office Mr. K.E. Kamando Head, International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Frederick Mpendazoe Principal Water Officer Ministry of Water and Livestock Development Ms. Dora Msechu Minister Counsellor Tanzania High Commission, Canada UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. Franklin Moore Director Office of Environment and Science Policy Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Agency for International Development Ms. Christine Dawson Senior Conservation Officer Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Department of State Mr. Jon Anderson Natural Resource Policy Adviser Office of Natural Resources Management Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Agency for International Development Mr. Jeri Berc Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief Natural Resources Conservation Service Department of Agriculture ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 32 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ms. Mary Rowen Wildlife and Biodiversity Adviser Office of Natural Resources Management Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Agency for International Development Ms. Debra M. Daumit Attorney Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser Department of State S.E. Dra. Ana Elisa Osorio Ministra Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Sr. Luis Reyes Reyes Gobernador del Estado Lara Dr. Francisco Sesto Vice-Ministro Ministerio de Cultura H.E. Mr. Arnaldo Pérez Ambassador Embassy of Venezuela, France Mr. John Matuszak Senior Environment Officer Bureau of Oceans and international Environmental and Scientific Affairs Department of State Ing. Rodolfo Roa Director General de Cuencas Hidrograficas Punto Focal de CNULD Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Mr. Francisco Daniel Sainz Foreign Affairs Officer Department of State S.E. Dr. Julio Montes Prado Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba URUGUAY Sra. Giselle Beja Directora Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente Sr. Alberto Antonio Rodriguez Goñi Primer Secretario Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores UZBEKISTAN Dr. Zokhidjon Nazirov Deputy Director National Focal Point of UNCCD Main Administration of Hydrometeorology (Glavgidromet) Lic. Dellamira Muñoz Directora de Relaciones Publicas Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Lic. Aleydi Sangroni Directora de Relaciones Internacionales Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Ing. Enrique Dorta Funcionario Adscrito Dirección General de Cuencas Hidrográficas Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Lic. Federico Barroso Oficina Nacional de Diversidad Biologica Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Sr. Alejandro Abreu Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba VANUATU H.E. Hon. Jackleen Reuben Tiket Ambilmasdan Minister Ministry of Lands, Survey, Environment, Energy, Minerals and Water Resources Mr. Ernest Bani Head of Environment Unit Ministry of Lands, Survey, Environment, Energy, Minerals and Water Resources VENEZUELA S.E. Sr. Hugo Chávez Frías Presidente de la República S.E. Sr. Jesse Chacon Escamillo Ministro Ministerio de Comunicación e Información S.E. Sr. Jorge Giordani Ministro Ministerio de Planificación Sra. Lesami Abreu Asistente del Ministro Ministerio de Comunicación e Información Sr. Jean Carlos Arandia Asistente Presidencia de la Republica Lic. Gustavo Ascanio Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sra. Titina Azuaje Coordinadora Clase Media en Positivo Sr. Douglas A. Ballesteros Pernía Mayor Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Wilmer Barrientos Coronel Presidencia de la Republica ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 33 VENEZUELA Sr. Julio Ramón Barrios Torres Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Pedro Bastidas Diputado Assemblea Nacional Sra. Genoveva Campos Funcionaria de la Unidad del Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Gilberto Mayorca Coronel Secretario Privado Presidencia de la Republica Sra. Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Directora General de Gestion y Cooperación Internacional Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables Sra. Gloria María Muñez de Montes Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Adam Chávez Frías Director de Despacho Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. José Rafael Ortìz Parra Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Wisthon Chourio Andrade Mayor Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Jacinto Pérez Arcay General Presidencia de la Republica Sra. Sandra Patricia Cortes Requena Frente Bolivariano de Luchadores Sociales Presidencia de la Republica Sr. Pedro Asael Perez Ravelo Dirección de Análisis Estratégico Presidencia de la Republica Sr. Jean Carlo di Martino Alcalde de Maracaibo Sra. Maria Josefina Quijada Tradutora Oficial Presidencia de la Republica Sr. Estado Zulia Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sra. Hortensia Díaz Dirección de Protocolo Presidencial Presidencia de la Republica Lic. Olga Fonseca Giménez Ministra Consejera Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Ricardo Jose Galea Morales Frente Bolivariano de Luchadores Sociales Presidencia de la Republica Sr. Alí González Dirección de Protocolo Presidencial Presidencia de la Republica Sr. Oscar Gonzalez Ortiz Dirección de Análisis Estratégico Presidencia de la Republica Lic. Armando Marin Guillarte Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sr. Tamanaco Lara Brisuela Frente Boliviarano de Luchadores Sociales Presidencia de la Republica Sra. Yesica Lopez Analista Presidencia de la Republica Sra. Marbella Marquez Analista Presidencia de la Republica Sr. Jose Vicente Rangel Avalos Alcalde del Municipio Sucre Mayor (Ej) Rafael Angel Stuard Asesor de la Ministra Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables Sr. Jesús R. Suarez Chourio Secretario Privado Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba Sra. Ayskel Carolina Torres Dirección General del Protocolo Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Alberto Torres Parra Functionario de apoyo Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Sr. Edwin Vallenilla Asistente Presidencia de la Republica Sra. Iris Varela Diputada Assemblea Nacional Dr. Rafael Vargas Coordinador del Programa "Barrio Adentro" Sr. Pedro Javier Villegas Alvarado Maestro Técnico de Primera Embajada de Venezuela en Cuba ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 34 VIET NAM Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh Director General Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ms. Pham Minh Thoa Forestry Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Pham Trong Hien Senior Forestry Officer Department for Forestry Development Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Tran Huy Dan International Organizations Department Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Truong Do Dinh First Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. M. Sangarwe Permanent Secretary for Environment and Tourism Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Mutsa Chasi Director Natural Resources Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Brig H. Bonyongwe Director General Office of the President Mr. G. Charamba Secretary for Information and Publicity Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. M. Dube Principal Administrative Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. S.M. Dube Counsellor Embassy of Zimbabwe, Cuba YEMEN H.E. Mr. Hasan Omer Mohamed Swaid Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation H.E. Mr. Ahmed Amin Mohamed Zaidan Ambassador Embassy of Yemen, Cuba Mr. Ahmed Husain Al-Attas UNCCD Focal Point Director General Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources Mr. Mohamed Saleh Hussein Al-Musaibli Diplomatic Attaché Embassy of Yemen, Cuba Ms. R. Hanyani Office of the President Mr. M.S. Kajese Chief of Protocol Mr. L. P. Mugwanyo Office of the President Ms. Teresa Mutabeni Office of the President Mr. E. Nyabusha Office of the President Ms. Mazviitireni Rukonhi Secretary Office of the President ZAMBIA H.E. Patrick Kalifungwa Minister Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Mr. G.F. Gondwe Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Ms. M. Shamute Second Secretary Embassy of Zimbabwe, Cuba Mr. Rashmore Mukwamba Office of the President Ms. Jane Musindo Secretary Office of the President ZIMBABWE H.E. Robert Gabriel Mugabe President of the Republic H.E. Hon. Francis D. Nhema Minister Ministry of Environment and Tourism H.E. Maj. Gen. Rtd J.B. Maseko Ambassador Embassy of Zimbabwe, Cuba Ms. Tryphine Madzura Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. N.D. Mangove Principal Protocol Officer Office of the President Mr. M. Mberi Senior Protocol Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 35 OBSERVERS BHUTAN Mr. Dasho Nado Rinchhen Deputy Minister Head National Environment Commission Mr. Chencho Norbu Program Director Ministry of Agriculture HOLY SEE H.E. Archibishop Luis Robles Díaz Apostolic Nuncio in Cuba Rev. Fr. Fulgence Coly Secretary General John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel Monseñor Nicolas Henry Thevenin SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Sr. Ljubomir Milic Consejero, Encargado de Negocios a.i. Embajada de Serbia y Montenegro, Cuba TIMOR-LESTE S.E. Sr. Estanislau Aleixo da Silva Ministro Ministério de Agricultura, Florestas e Pescas Sr. Luis Godinho Director da Reflorestação e Rehabilitação Direcão Nacional de Florestas Ministério de Agricultura, Florestas e Pescas ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 36 ORGANIZATIONS HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVERS IN THE SESSION AND THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MAINTAINING PERMANENT OBSERVER MISSIONS AT HEADQUARTERS PALESTINE S.E. M. Imad Jada' a Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plenipotentiaire Ambassade de la Palestine à Cuba M. Abdullah Younes Younes Conseiller et Consul Ambassade de la Palestine à Cuba M. Majed Abu Al-Hawa Premier Secrétaire Ambassade de la Palestine à Cuba ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 37 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT OFFICES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS Mr. Arnulf Müller-Helmbrecht Executive Secretary ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Mr. César Morales Economic Affairs Officer Division of Production, Productivity and Management Mr. Avani Vaish Capacity Development Manager Ms. Sujani Eli Programme Assistant INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Mr. Lennart Bage President Ms. Susan Baraldi Assistant to the President FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION Mr. El Hadji Sène Director Forest Resources Division Forestry Department Mr. Francisco R. Arias Milla FAO Representative in Cuba Mr. Parviz Koohafkan Chief, Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service, Land and Water Development Division Agriculture Department Mr. Hassan Abdel-Nour Forestier principal Ms. Alexandra Batista Arias Mr. Uday Abhyankar Director Office of the President Mr. Rodney Cooke Director Technical Advisory Division Ms. Sheila Mwanundu Technical Advisor Environment/Natural Ressources Management Technical Advisory Division Ms. Raquel Peña-Montenegro Director Latin America/Caribbean Division M. Luc Dubreuil Ms. Farhana Haque-Rahman Coordinator Special Programme Unit Mr. Eduardo Enrique León Reinoso Administrative Assistant Mr. David Paqui Publication Specialist Ms. Ana María Navarro Arrúe Mr. Amin Belhamissi Consultant Architect Mr. Dominique Lantieri GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY Mr. Leonard Good Chief Executive Officer/Chairman Mr. Herbert Acquay Team Leader Land and Water Resources Mr. Hutton Archer Team Leader Communication and Outreach Mr. Walter Lusigi Program Manager Land and Water Resources Ms. Andrea Kutter Environmental Specialist Land and Water Resources Ms. Vera Weill-Hallé Director North American Liaison Office Mr. Michael Johnson Liaison Officer Leland International Hunger Fellow Mr. Mamadou Lamine Thiam SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Mr. Hamdallah Zedan Executive Secretary Ms. Juliane Zeidler Programme Officer Biological Diversity of Dry and Sub-humid Lands ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 38 SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Ms. Joke Waller-Hunter Executive Secretary UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND Ms. Odalys Rodriguez UNICEF Country Office, Cuba UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Mr. Abdoulie Janneh Assistant Administrator and Director Regional Bureau for Africa Mr. Alvaro Umaña Leader Energy and Environment Group Mr. Frank Pinto Executive Coordinator of UNDP-GEF Deputy Leader Energy and Environment Group (EEG) Mr. Philip Dobie Director Drylands Development Centre Mr. Bruno Moro Resident Representative and Resident Coordinator, Cuba Ms. Helen Negret UNDP/GEF Portfolio Manager for Biodiversity International Waters and Land Degardation for Latin America Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye Policy Adviser Drylands Development Centre Sr. Antonio Perera de Puga Oficial de Programa Mr. Arnaud Peral Environment Programme Officer Mr. Eric Patrick Policy Adviser Drylands Development Centre Ms. Dianna Kopansky Drylands Development Centre Mme Ouahido Aissa Chargée de Programme Environnement Niger Sr. Richard Boisvert Oficial de Programa Sr. Sergio Novás Tejero Anti-Poverty Partnership Initiatives (APPI) Programa de Desarrollo Humano Local (PDHL) Sr. Maribel Rodriguez Oficial de Programa Mr. Jorge Chediek Resident Representative and Resident Coordinator Nicaragua Sra. Margarita Bueso Fiallos Punto focal nacional de género LAD/UNIFEM Sr. Pablo Mandeville Representante Residente Adjunto, Cuba Sr. Alberto Diónisio Pérez Fernández Oficial de Información Ms. Maryam Niamir-Fuller UNDP/GEF Senior Technical Adviser for Land Degradation Energy and Environment Group (EEG) Dr. Marie-Claire Segger Ms. Carmen Tavera Deputy Global Manager Sra. Estela M. Batista López Asociada de Operaciones Ms. Alison Drayton Associate Director Division for UN Affairs Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnership Sr. Joaquín Fernández Pérez Asistente Operaciones Mr. Pascal Girot Environmental Risk Assessment Adviser Energy and Environment Group (EEG) Mr. Elie Kodsi Regional Coordinator for West Asia Drylands Development Centre Sr. Valentín D. Gonzáles León Gerente de Operaciones Sra. Gisel González Govín Asistente de Finanzas Sra Desirée Karandashova Asistente de Contabilidad Sra. Arianne Gómez Soler Asistente de Programa ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 39 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Sra. Gisel González Govín Asistente de Finanzas Sra. Desirée Karandashova Asistente de Contabilidad Ms. Daya Bragante Programme Officer Division of Global Environment Facility Ms. Anna Tengberg Programme Officer Division of Global Environment Facility Mr. Gonzalo Chapela y Mendoza Sra. Arianne Gómez Soler Asistente de Programa Sr. Alexis Cardenas Aguirde Asistente de Operaciones Ms. Gemma Shepherd Division of Environmental Policy Development and Law UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS Sr. Omar Carriles Asistente de Operaciones Sra. Mariana Mansur Iglesias Asistente de Programa Sra. Ana Martinez Hernández Secretaria Sr. Abel González Calzada Asistente de Operaciones Ms. Birgit Krasilowsky Junior Programme Officer UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Mr. Francisco Lacayo Director UNESCO Office in Havana and Regional Bureau for Culture Mr. Thomas Schaaf Focal Point for UNCCD Division of Ecological Sciences Mr. Frank Ortiz Programme Specialist UNESCO Office in Havana UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Mr. Shafqat Kakahel Deputy Executive Director Mr. Bakary Kante Director Division of Policy Development and Law Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf Director Division of Global Environment Facility Mr. Ricardo Sanchez Director Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Mr. Abdu Al Assiri Programme Officer Regional Office of West Asia Mr. Pekka Patosaari Head UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Mr. Pradeep Monga Senior Officer Sr. Florentino Chacón Representante Auxiliar Mr. Mohamed Eisa Industrial Development Officer Cleaner Production and Environmental Management Branch WORLD BANK Mr. Ian Johnson Vice President Sustainable Development Ms. Caroline Anstey Director Caribbean Countries Ms. Kristalina Georgieva Director Environment Department Mr. Enos Esikuri Technical Specialist Environment Department Mr. Moctar Toure Lead Agriculture Seervices Specialist Africa Region Mr. Nadim Khouri Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist Caribbean Countries Ms. Jaime Webbe Africa Region Mr. Christophe Crepin Regional Programme Manager Africa Region ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 40 WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Ms. Rosa Antolin Country Director, Cuba WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Dr. José Gomez Lorenzo Consultor WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Dr. M.V.K. Sivakumar Chief Agricultural Meteorology Division Mr. M. Saho Scientific Officer Agricultural Meteorology Division ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 41 INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AFRICAN UNION H.E. Mr. Amara Essy Interim Chairperson Mr. Ibrahima K. Diallo Interim Director Mr. Foday Bojang Senior Policy Officer Mr. Casimir Logon Attaché Cabinet ARAB CENTER FOR THE STUDIES OF ARID ZONES AND DRY LANDS INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS Dr. Richard Thomas Director of the Natural Resources Management Program INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS Dr. Saidou Koala Coordinator Desert Margins Programme (DMP) IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION Dr. Adel Safar Director General Mr. Joachim Gratzfeld Ecosystem Management Officer Dr. El Gilani Abdelgawad Mhimed Director Soil and Water Uses Division Ms. Tomme Young Senior Legal Officer Environmental Law Centre Dr. Hassan Habib Director Desertification Project Mr. Sebastian Winkler Conservation Finance Officer Conservation Finance and Donor Relations EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY Dr. Stephen Briggs Head of the Earth Observation Science and Applications Department Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes Dr. Olivier Arino Head of the Projects Section Earth Observation Science and Applications Department Dr. Diego Fernández-Prieto Earth Observation Applications Engineer Earth Observation Science and Applications Department INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE Mr. Simon Rietbergen Acting Coordinator Ecosystem Management Programme Mr. Richard Pearce Desertification Coordinator Regional Office for West Africa Ms. Juliette Koudenoukpo Biao Engineer of Water and Forestry Dr. Alejandro Iza Legal officer Environmental Law Centre Dr. Pisupati Balakrishna Southeast Asia Regional Biodiversity Programme Sra. Lorena Aguilar Oficina Regional para Mesoamerica Mr. Gertjan Beekman IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION Dr. Adrian Rodriguez INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT Ms. Birguy Lamizana Regional Office for West Africa Mr. Julio Montes de Oca Dr. Debalkew Berhe Chief Environment Protection Ms. Sonia Pena Moreno Ms. Gill Shepherd ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 42 OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL Dr. Chedli Fezzani Secrétaire exécutif Mme Wafa Essahli Directrice des Programmes Mr. Taoufiq Bennouna Conseiller scientifique et technique Mr. Aboubacar Issa Coordinateur du programme CCD-Gestion des Ressources Naturelles (GRN) M. Fethi Debbabi Chargé de mission Mr. Andreas Mueller Working Group Imaging Spectroscopy German Aerospace Center ORGANISATION AFRICAINE DE CARTOGRAPHIE ET DE TÉLÉDÉTECTION M. Muftah Unis Secrétaire général M. Mohamed Safar Zitoun Expert-Consultant ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE Mme Faouzia Abdoulhalik Responsable de programme Mme Jocelyne Néron Rédactrice en chef Revue "Objectif Terre" PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Mr. Tjaco van den Hout Secretary-General Mr. Dane Ratliff Assistant Legal Counsel PERMANENT INTER-STATE COMMITTEE FOR DROUGHT CONTROL IN THE SAHEL Mr. Musa S. Mbenga Mr. Issa Martin Bikienga Mr. François Tapsoba Mr. Bertrand Zida Mr. André Nonguierma Mr. Charles Yvon Rocha Mr. Hermann Grell SECRETARIAT OF THE RAMSAR CONVENTION ON WETLANDS Ms. Margarita Astralaga Regional Coordinator for Americas UNION ECONOMIQUE ET MONÉTAIRE DE L’AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST M. Moussa Touré Président M. Malick Diallo Directeur de l'Environnement Département du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement Mme Tessy Winkelman Chargée des Relations Extérieures WATER CENTER FOR ARID AND SEMI-ARID ZONES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Mr. Guido Soto ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 43 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Algeria Canada Association de réflexion d'échanges et d'action pour l'environnement et le développement (ARÉA-ED) Mr. Mounir Bencharif Solidarité Canada Sahel Mr. Bernard Bohmert Ms. Friederike Knabe Mr. Charles Mugiraneza Ms. Rosario Ortiz Argentina Cape Verde Fundacion del Sur Mr. Juan Luis Merega Ms. Silvia Laura Asensio Organisation des femmes du Cap-Vert Ms. Rosa Nascimento Pinheiro Fundacion Hernandiana Dr. Juan Horacio Sefercheoglou Mr. Claudio Favalli Chad Benin "21" Mr. Jacques Zanou Chile Association pour la protection de l'environnment Mr. Balaam Facho Benin EarthAction Network Regional Office, Latin America and the Caribbean Ms. Vivianne Castro Salinas Brazil AMAVIDA Mr. Joao Otavio Malheiros Associação Pernambucana de Defesa da Natureza (ASPAN) Ms. Ivete Gomes Da Silva Oliveira Ms. Suzy Carmen da Rocha Mr. Francisco Iglesias Mr. Alexandre Jose Rego Pereira de Araujo Mr. Bertrand Sampaio de Alencar Red Nacional de Acción Ecológica (RENACE) Mr. Alvaro Eugenio Gómez Concha China China Sand Control and Desert Industry Society (CNSCDIS) Mr. Kebin Zhang Costa Rica Fundaçao Grupo Esquel Brasil Mr. Silvio Santana Ms. Paula Frassinete Duarte Asociación Coordinadora Indígena y Campesina de Agroforesteria Comunitaria Centroamericana Ms. Evelyn Chaves Instituto Desert Mr. Valdemar Rodrigues CATIE: Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center Mr. Alan Roberto Gonzàlez Figueroa Instituto Sertao Mr. Oscar Arruda D'Alva Mr. Rodrigo Vas Pinto Côte d'Ivoire Burkina Faso Réseau pour L'environnement et le développement durable en Afrique (REDDA/NESDA) Mr. Abou Bamba Association des volontaires pour le développement (A.V.D.) Mr. S. Florent Ouedraogo Brot fur die Welt Mr. Bernard Nonguierma Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Mr. Clement Ouedraogo Fondation des amis de la nature (NATURAMA) Ms. Nathalie Tinguery Cuba Asociación Cubana de las Naciones Unidas (ACNU) Mr. Carlos Amat Forés Ms. Wendy Barnet Rivas Dr. Esther Fabiola Bueno Sánchez Ing. Rafael Feitó Olivera Mr. Jose Antonio Guardado Chacon Ing. Mayda Hernandez Díaz ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 44 Cuba Asociación Cubana de las Naciones Unidas (ACNU) Ing. Juan M Labadié Suárez Mr. Erasmo Lezcano López Ing. Eduardo Martínez Oliva Mr. Lazaro Mora Secades Ms. Blanca Pampín Ms. Ilka Pell Delgado Mr. Jose Perez Novoa Mr. Rafael Polanco Mr. Boris Luis Rodríguez García Mr. Julio Salgado Avila Dr. Fidel Vascós González Mr. Ovidio Zumequero Posada Asociación Cubana de Producción Animal (ACPA) Ms. Teresita Zambrana Mr. Eduardo Gonzalez Gonzalez Dominican Republic Fondo Pro Naturaleza - Pronatura (FPP) Mr. Victor R. Viñas Nicolás Eritrea Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) Mr. Ghezae Kibreab Ghebremicael Ethiopia Brot fur die Welt Mr. Elias Worku Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) Mr. Mulugeta Berhanu Bedanea Mr. Yonis Berkele France Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Ms. Dominique Ball Mr. Emmanuel Ball Mr. Patrice Berger Ms. Stéphanie Faure Mr. Raymond Loussert Ms. Anne Sophie Saywell Asociación Nacional de Agricultores Pequeños de Cuba (ANAP) Ms. Xiomara Acosta Valdes Ms. Martha C. Dueñas Brot fur die Welt Mr. Jurgen Roth Mr. Richard Haep Echange Sud/Sud-Ouest en Milieu Rural (ESSOR) Mr. Michel Des Rochettes Centro de Estudios sobre la Juventud (CESJ) Ms. Ana Isabel Péñate Leiva Mr. Edel González Mendinueta ce CUBASOLAR Mr. Eliseo Gavilán Saéz Mr. Armando Guerra Borrás International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) Mr. Jack Wilkinson Ms. Nora Ourabah Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC) Ms. Tamara Columbié Matos Ms. Reina Muro Sahel defis: développement environment formation insertion sociale Mr. Tahirou Diao Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre (FANJ) Mr. Roberto Pérez Rivero Ms. María del Carmen Solís Pronaturaleza - Sociedad Cubana para la Protección del Medio Ambiente Dra. María Elena Ibarra Martín Dr. José Mateo Sociedad Cubana de la Ciencia del Suelo (SCCS) Dr. Ramon Rivera Dra. Matilde Borroto Pérez Sociedad Meteorológica de Cuba (SOMETCUBA) Mr. Andrés Humberto Planas Lavié Dra. Virgen Cutié Georgia Noah's Ark Centre for the Recovery of the Endangered Species (NACRES) Mr. Levan Butkhuzi Mr. Irakli Shavgulidze Germany Brot fur die Welt Mr. Matthias Banzhaf Ghana Friends of the Earth Mr. George Awudi Guinea Denmark CARE Denmark Ms. Viveke Munk Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Mr. Ousmane Diallo ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 45 Organisation mauritanienne pour le developpement des zones arides et semi arides (ODZASAM) Mr. Ould Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Mokhtar Haiti Collectif haitien pour la protection de l'environnement et un développement alternatif (COHPEDA) Mr. Calixte Aldrin Mexico Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Mr. Emmanuel Beauvais Red Mexicana de Esfuerzos contra la desertificacion y la degradacion de los recursos naturales (RIOD Mexico) Mr. Eduardo Menocal Mr. Samuel Peña Garza Honduras Instituto para el Desarollo Integral de Honduras (IDIH) Ms. Ana Sierra Andino Mongolia Development and Environment Center (DEC) Mr. Gonchigsumlaa Chimed Iran (Islamic Republic of) Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Application (CENESTA) Ms. Khadiha Catherine Razavi Mr. Salman Abbas Morocco Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Mr. Mehdi Haddaoui Ireland ENDA-Maghreb Ms. Badia Shamy Wingspread International (WPI) Mr. Brendan Nolan Namibia Japan Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) Mr. Gaseb Nickey Lazarus Ms. Nadia Manning Network for Environment, People and Food (EPFN) Dr. Takaaki Koganezawa Mr. Takashi Oda Nepal Kenya EcoNews Africa (ENA) Mr. Frank Msafiri South Asia Partnership - Nepal (SAPN) Mr. Rohit Kumar Nepali Netherlands Mali Association de formation et d'appui au développement (AFAD) Ms. Sina Maiga Damba Aide au Sahel (AAS) Mr. Samba Coulibaly Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Mr. Abinadge Ag Abdallah Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) Mr. Aly Djiga Both Ends Ms. Marie José van der Werff ten Bosch Ms. Milena Holmgren Mr. Dominique Sindayigansa Mr. Norbert Sonne Friends of the Earth Ms. Simone Lovera International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) Dr. O. C. Spaargaren Nicaragua Mauritania Association développement durable (ADD) Mr. Mohammed Ould Tolba Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI) du CIEPAD Mr. Ramon Sequeira Garcia ICCD/COP(6)/INF.5 Page 46 World Vision International - Senegal (WVI) Mr. Mansour Fall Niger Coordination nationale de la plateforme paysanne du Niger (CNPFP) Mr. Elhadj Mahamane Abdou Dodo South Africa Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) Mr. Noel Oettle Groupement des aides privées (GAP) Mr. Salifou Assana Seiny Sudan Salubrité, Propreté, Hygiène et Techniques Assainissement Ms. Hadizatou Souna Diallo Environmentalists Society Ms. Alawiya Jamal Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) Mr. Fadul Beshir Al Hag Nigeria Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST) Mr. Enoch Okpara Tajikistan Man and Nature (MAN) Mr. Akhmadov Khumatullo Norway Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) Ms. Solveig Grønsdal Ms. Gitte Motzfeldt Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Network for Intergrated Rural Development (CNIRD) Ms. Zakiya Uzoma-Wadada Pakistan Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) Mr. Arif Tanveer Uganda Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM) Ms. Ruth Mubiru Paraguay Friends of the Earth Mr. Oscar Rivas Mr. David Cardozo Mr. Benno Glauser United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Birdlife International Mr. P. Herkenrath Peru United States of America Central Peruana de Servicios (CEPESER) Ms. Elsa T. Fung Sanchez Natural Heritage Institute (NHI) Ms. Michelle Scwartz Proterra Mr. Carlos Andaluz World Resources Institute (WRI) Ms. Angela Cropper Ms. Habiba Gitay Mr. Jonathan Lash Mr. Nicolas J. Lucas Ms. Robin P. White Russian Federation Development and Environment Foundation (DEF) Prof. Nikita Glazovsky Senegal Uzbekistan Conseil des organisations non-governmentales d'appui au développement (CONGAD) Ms. Vore Gana Seck International Central Asian Biodiversity Institute (BIOSTAN) Mr. Oleg Tsaruk Environnement et développement du tiers-monde (ENDA-TM) Mr. Masse Lo Mr. Emmanuel Seck Ms. Mariam Sow Zambia Zambia Alliance of Women (ZAW) Ms. Lubinda Tafira Ms. Lilian Mushota -----