ICCD/COP(4)/INF.4

UNITED
NATIONS
Convention to Combat
Desertification
Distr.
GENERAL
ICCD/COP(4)/INF.4
15 February 2001
ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH only
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
Fourth session
Bonn, 11-22 December 2000
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
The attached list of participants attending the fourth session of the
Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held from 11 to 22 December 2000, has
been prepared on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 22
December 2000.
GE.01-60429
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List of Participants
Fourth session of the Conference of the Parties
11-22 December 2000
PARTIES
ALGERIA
M. Abdallah Ghebalou
Directeur Général
Division des Forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture
Mr. Rachid Ouali
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
ANGOLA
Mr. Henrique André Júnior
Vice-Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Environment
Mr. Pedro Sebastião
Minister Counsellor
Ministry of Fisheries and Environment
Mr João da Costa Vintém
National Focal Point
International Exchange Cabinet
Ministry of Fisheries and Environment
Mr. Manuel Velasco Júlio
2nd Secretary
Embassy of Angola to Germany
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Ms. Dornella Seth
Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the U.N.,
New York
Mr. Ato Lewis
Environment Officer
Environment Division
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
ARGENTINA
Sr. Raúl Estrada Oyuela
Representante Especial,Asuntos Medioambientales
Internacion.
Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio
Internacional y Culto
Sr. Octavio Pérez Pardo
Director de Conservación del Suelo
Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable y Politica Ambiental
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Medio Ambiente
Sra. Cecilia Quadri
Primer Secretario
Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales, Cancillería
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio
Internacional y Culto
Sra. Elena Abraham
Instituto Argentino de Investigación de Zonas Aridas
(Mendoza)
Sr. Gabriel E. Puente
Segundo Secretario
Embajada de Argentina en Alemania
ARMENIA
Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan
Head
Land Protection Department
Ministry of Nature Protection
AUSTRALIA
Dr. Annemarie Watt
Director
Natural Resource Management Branch
Department of Environment and Heritage
Mr. Max Kitchell
Environment Australia
Ms. Uma Jatkar
Third Secretary
Embassy of Australia to Germany
AUSTRIA
Dr. Waltraud Dennhardt-Herzog
Embassy of Austria to Germany
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AZERBAIJAN
Mr. Ogtay Jafarov
Head of Department
Department of Science and Natural Resources
State Committee on Ecology and Control of Natural
Resources
BAHRAIN
Mr. Baqer Al-Fardan
Chargé d'Affaires
Embassy of the State of Bahrain to Germany
Mr. Yaqoob Alhamad
Attaché
Embassy of the State of Bahrain to Germany
BANGLADESH
Mr. H.N. Ashequr Rahman
State Minister
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Mr. Kazi Anwarul Masud
Ambassador
Embassy of Bangladesh to Germany
Mr. A.B.M. Nur Uz Zaman
Counsellor
Embassy of Bangladesh to Germany
Mr. Md. Nuruzzaman
Chief Conservator of Forests
Department of Forest
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Mr. Sadaruddin Ahmed
Private Secretary to the State Minister
Ministry of Environment and Forests
BARBADOS
Ms. Karen N. Smith
Environmental Officer
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
BELGIUM
Mr. Gunther Sleeuwagen
--Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Jozef Buys
Expert
Direction Générale de la Coopération Internationale DGCI
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Willem R.J. Van Cotthem
Professeur Honoraire
Direction générale de la Coopération internationale
Université de Ghent
BENIN
Mr. Luc-Marie Constant Gnacadja
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de
Amb. Rogatien Biaou
Secrétaire Général
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération
Mr. Corneille Mehissou
Ambassadeur
Ambassade du Bénin en Allemagne
Mr. Jules Gontran Capo-Chichi
Directeur de l'Aménagement du Territoire
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de
Mr. Désiré Auguste Adjahi
Directeur Adjoint des Organisations Internationales
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération
Mme Mariam Diallo
1er Conseiller
Ambassade du Bénin en Allemagne
Mr. Raphaël Mensah
2ème Conseiller
Ambassade du Bénin en Allemagne
BOLIVIA
Sr. Marco Antonio Montoya Rivera
Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Planificación
BOTSWANA
Mr. Pelokgale K. Seloma
Assistant Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Hudson Mothoemang Gabaitse
Project Manager NAPCCD
Land utilization
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Inyatseng Mandevu
Chief Land Utilization Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
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BOTSWANA
Mr. Masego Mphathi
Director Crop Production and Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture
BRAZIL
Mr. José Sarney Filho
Ministro de Estado
Ministério do Meio Ambiente
Mr. Antonio José Vallim Guerreiro
Director-General
Department of Special Themes
Ministry of External Relations
BURKINA FASO
Mr. Fidèle Hien
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau
S.E. Jean-Baptiste Ilboudo
Ambassadeur
Ambassade du Burkina Faso en Allemagne
Mr. Dakar Djiri
Secrétaire Permanent
Conseil National pour la Gestion de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau
Mr. Antonio Fernando Cruz de Mello
Assessor Especial para Assuntos Internacionais
Ministério do Meio Ambiente
Ms. Kiswensida Marguerite Kabore
Chargée de Coordination Technique
Conseil National pour la Gestion de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau
Ms. Alexandrina Saldanha Sobreira de Moura
Secretária Adjunta
Ciência, Tecnologia e Meio Ambiente
Estado de Pernambuco
Ms. Delphine Bernadette Ouedraogo
Chargée du suivi de la Convention
Conseil National pour la Gestion de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau
Mr. Fábio Vaz Pitaluga
Second Secretary
Environment Division
Ministry of External Relations
BURUNDI
Mr. Sylvestre Zidona
Chef de Cabinet du Deuxième Vice-Président de la
République
Présidence de la République
Mr. Leonardo Mourão Coelho de Souza
Second Secretary
Embassy of Brazil to Germany
Mr. Etienne Kayengeyenge
Directeur Général
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de
Mr. Roberto Moreira Coimbra
Gerente de Projeto de Planos de Recursos Hídricos
Ministério do Meio Ambiente
Mr. José Máximo Viana
Head
Environment Division of the Planning Coordination
SUDENE
Mr. Luiz Novaís de Almeida
Engineer
Rural Support and Cooperatives
Ministry of Agriculture and Supply
Mr. Eugenio Conolly Peixoto
International Relations Adviser
National Confederation of Agriculture Workers
l'Environnement
CAMBODIA
H.E. Koum Saron
Director General
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr. Ly Sopoir-Mony
Officer in Charge
International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
CAMEROON
Mr. Jean Melaga
Ambassadeur
Ambassade du Cameroun en Allemagne
Mr. Fils Leroy Ebwele
Coordonateur national de la CCD
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts
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CAMEROON
Mlle Cécile Mballa Eyenga
Cadre
Division Juridique et des Traités
Ministère des Relations Extérieures
CANADA
Mr. Charles Bassett
Senior Vice-President
Canadian International Development Agency
Mr. Philip Baker
Director
Environment Division, Policy Branch
Canadian International Development Agency
Ms. Marion Parry
Senior Advisor and Coordinator - Desertification
Convention
Multilateral Env. Agreements Unit/Environment Division
Canadian International Development Agency
Ms. Joana Talafré
Advisor
Africa and Middle East
Canadian International Development Agency
Dr. Olarewanju Smith
Senior Programme Specialist
International Development Research Centre
Mr. Brian Abrahamson
Director
Prairie Agro-Climate Unit, PRFA
Agriculture and Agri-Food Department
Mr. Hugh Moeser
Deputy Director
Environmental Relations Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ms. Rhoda Caldwell
Biodiversity/Desertification Policy Officer
Environmental Relations Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Mr. Alain Tellier
First Secretary
Permanent Mission of Canada to the U.N., Geneva
Mr. Ghislain Valade
Directeur Général
Solidarité Canada Sahel
Ms. Freiderike Knabe
Directeur
USC - Canada
CAPE VERDE
Mr. Manuel Leão Silva de Carvalho
Secrétaire exécutif
Secrétariat exécutif pour l'environnement
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de
l'Environnement
Mr. Jorge Maria Custodio Dos Santos
Director General of External Policy
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mme Maria Luísa Lobo
Coordinatrice du projet d'appui de mise en oeuvre de la
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de
l'Environnement
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Dr. Emery Dede
Ministre
Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse, Pêche et
M. Jean-Claude Bomba
Coordonnateur du CNP
Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts, et de la
Chasse, Pêche
Mme Annie Sarandji
Membre du Comité national de pilotage
Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts, et de la
Chasse, Pêche
CHAD
Mme Bintou Malloum
Ambassadeur
Ambassade du Tchad en Allemagne
Mr. Lassou Kourdina
Coordinateur et point focal de la CCD
Direction des forêts et de la protection de l'environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau
Mr. Adoum Mahamat Yahya
Mr. Giles Norman
Chef de Division Afrique
Legal Advisor
Direction Afrique-Asie-Océanie
Environmental Law Section
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
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CHILE
Sr. Guido Soto
Coordinador Nacional del PANCD
Corporación Nacional Forestal
Sr. Waldo Canto
Director para la IV Régión
Corporación Nacional Forestal
Sr. Ricardo Videla
Funcionario de la Dirección de Medio Ambiente
Medio Ambiente
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Mr. Mario Lagos
Depart. de Protección de los Recursos Naturales
Servicio Agricola y Ganadero
CHINA
Mr. Yucai Li
Vice Minister
State Forestry Administration
Ms. Hanqin Xue
Director General
Treaty and Law Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Xianliang Yi
Division Director (Environmental and Policy Affairs)
Department of Treaty and Law
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Hongcun Liu
Deputy Director General
Department of International Cooperation
State Forestry Administration
Mr. Tuo Liu
Deputy Director General
National Bureau to Combat Desertification
State Forestry Administration
Prof. Shuhong Cui
Chief Programme Officer
Department of Natural and Ecological Conservation
State Environmental Protection Administration
Mr. Guolin Zhou
Deputy Division Director
National Bureau to Combat Desertification
State Forestry Administration
Mr. Fang Zhou
Attaché, Division of Environmental and Polar Issues
Department of Treaty and Law
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Youlin Yang
Division Director
National Bureau to Combat Desertification
State Forestry Administration
Ms. Xin Liu
Programme Officer
Department of International Cooperation
State Forestry Administration
Mr. Aigho Ma
Division Director
General Service
State Forestry Administration
Mr. Ming Su
Division Director
Department of International Cooperation
State Forestry Administration
Mr. Hongbo Ju
Director General
Inst. of Forestry Resource / Information Technology
State Forestry Administration
COLOMBIA
Dr. Zoraida Fajardo Rodriguez
Profesional Especializado
Direccion General de Ecosistemas
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
Dra. Laura Barrios
Asesora de la Oficina de Asuntos Internacionales
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
CONGO
Mr. Michel Mampouya
Ministre
Ministère de l'Industrie Minière et de l'Environnement
M. Pierre Batoungadio
Ingénieur Géographe
Direction Générale de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Industrie Minière et de l'Environnement
Mrs. Joséphine Ngourou
Conseiller
Ambassade du Congo en Allemagne
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COOK ISLANDS
Ms. I'O-A-Te-Are-Tini Tuakeu-Lindsay
Director
Environment Service
Government of the Cook Islands
Ms. Diane McFadzien
PICCAP Coordinator
Environment Service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
COSTA RICA
Sr. Jorge Arturo Bravo Stahl
Encargado de Cooperación Internacional
Dirección de Despacho
Ministerio del Ambiente y Energia
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Mr. Yao Bernard Koffi
Sous-Directeur du Cadre de Vie et Point focal national
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Forêt
CUBA
Srá Maria Nery Urquiza Rodríguez
Especialista
Centro de Información, Gestión y Educación Ambiental
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente
CYPRUS
Mr. Charalambos Rousos
Councellor
Trade Section
Embassy of Cyprus to Germany
CZECH REPUBLIC
Mr. Jiri Hlavacek
Deputy Minister, Director General of International
Ministry of the Environment
Ms. Dagmar Kubinova
Deputy Director
Global Relations Department
Ministry of the Environment
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Mr. Kurara M'Pova
Directeur de Cabinet Adjoint
Ministère des Affaires Foncières, Environnement et
Développement Touristique
M. Djunganumbe Etumesaku
Ingénieur forestier
Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature,
Pêches et Forêts
DENMARK
Mr. Torben Mailand Christensen
Ambassador
Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Janie Eriksen
Head of Section
Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Jakob Vinding Madsen
Head of Section
Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Line Sorensen
Technical Adviser (Natural Resources Management)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
DJIBOUTI
Mr. Aboubaker Douale 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
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Sr. Roberto Sánchez
Técnico
Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
ECUADOR
Mr. Carlos Valarezo Manosalvas
Advisor
Universidad Nacional de Loja
EGYPT
Dr. Salah Tahoun
Advisor
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Dr. Nabil Mohamed El Sayed El Mewelhy
Ministry of Agricultural Policy
Ms. Amany Fahmy
First Secretary
Dept of Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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EL SALVADOR
Sr. Carlos Humberto Salazar
Punto Focal Nacional para el Convenio
Dirección de Patrimonio Natural
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Dr. Luca Montanarella
Joint Research Centre Ispra
European Commission
Mr. José-Luis Salazar
Scientific and Technical Adviser
European Environmental Agency
ERITREA
Mr. Mebrahtu Iyassu
Director General
Land Resources and Crop Development Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Ms. Anna Rita Gentile
Scientific and Technical Adviser
European Environmental Agency
Mr. Yergalem Taages
CCD Coordinator
Land Resource and Crop Production and Protection
Ministry of Agriculture
Ms. Marie-Louise Lindorfer
DG Development
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
FIJI
ETHIOPIA
Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
General Manager
Environmental Protection Authority
Ms. Tsedale Waktola
Department Head
Women Affairs Department
Environmental Protection Authority
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Mr. Christian Falkowski
Director
Development Directorate-General
European Commission
Ms. Jill Hanna
Deputy Head, Environment and Development
Environment DG
European Commission
Mr. Augustin Oyowe
Directorate general VIII - Development, Natural
European Commission
Mr. Simon Le Grand
Environment and Natural Resources
Development DG
European Commission
Mr. Dirk Pottier
DG XII - Scientific and technological cooperation
European Commission
Mr. Denis Peter
DG XII - Science, Research and Development
European Commission
Mr. Peniasi Kunatuba
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests
FINLAND
Mr. Glen Lindholm
Director-General
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Arto Mansala
Ambassador
Embassy of Finland to Germany
Mr. Markku Aho
Counsellor/Global Environment Affairs/Unit for Sector
Policy
Dept. for International Development Cooperation
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Anneli Sund
Senior Advisor
Ministry of the Environment
Mr. Matti Nummelin
Environmental Adviser
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Minna Jokela
Assistant in Political Science
University of Turku
Dr. Vesa Johannes Kaarakka
Acting Professor of Tropical Silviculture
Department of Forest Ecology
University of Helsinki
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FINLAND
Mr. Marko Ulvila
Adviser
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Keijo Ruokoranta
Counsellor
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
FRANCE
Mr. Charles Josselin
Ministre délégué à la Coopération et à la Francophonie
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Claude Martin
Ambassadeur
Ambassade de France en Allemagne
Mr. Philippe Zeller
Ambassadeur itinérant délégué à l'environnement
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mme Anne Dux
Conseiller technique au cabinet du Ministre délégué à
la Coopération et à la Francophonie
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Bernard Rond
Adjoint du chef de service des Affaires Internationales
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de
l'Environnement
Mr. Raymond Quereilhac
Direction des N.U. et des Organisations Internationales
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Pierre Icard
Chef de bureau
Environnement et Ressources Naturelles
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Jean-François Gilon-Meixner
Sous-direction, développement économique et
environnement
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Jacques Ramond
Chargé de mission
Service des Affaires Internationales
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de
l'Environnement
Mr. Hugues Ravenel
Gestion des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mr. Antoine Frédéric Cornet
Directeur de la Recherche
Programme SEZAM
IRD
Mme Constance Corbier
Agence Française de Développement
Mme Sophie Lovy-Laszlo
Deuxième Conseiller
Ambassade de France - Berlin
Mr. Richard Pearce
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Mme Maria Cuesta
Fonctionnaire
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Mlle Estelle Martin
Direction des Nations Unies
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
GABON
Dr. Georges Rigondja
Directeur Général Adjoint de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la
GAMBIA
Mrs Susan Waffa-Ogoo
Secretary of State
Department of State for Fisheries, Natural Resources and
the Environment
Mr. Omar G. Sallah
Permanent Secretary
Department of State for Fisheries, Natural Resources and
the Environment
Mr. Jato S. Sillah
Director of Forestry
Department of Forestry
GEORGIA
Ms. Ketevan Tsereteli
Head of Division
Department of Environmental Policy
Ministry of Environment
Mrs Nino Chkhobadze
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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GERMANY
H.E. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
Federal Minister
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Dr. Uschi Eid
Parlementary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Mr. Erich Stather
State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Dr. Michael Hofmann
Director General
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Dr Hans Peter Schipulle
Deputy Director General
Department 41
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Mr. Fritz Holzwarth
Deputy Director General
Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature, Conservation &
Nuclear Safety
Mr. Alexander Muser
Head of Division
Division of Central Asia
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Mr. Erich Urmoneit
General Consul
Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Joachim Woiwode
Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature, Conservation &
Nuclear Safety
Dr. Benno Pillardeaux
Dr.
Public Relations
German Advisory Council on Global Change
Mr. Werner Nonnenmacher
Second Secretary
Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature, Conservation &
Nuclear Safety
Mr. Rainer Schmiedchen
First Secretary
Foreign Office
Mr. Frank Grohmann
Mr. Frank Grohmann
Second Secretary
Ms. Ingrid Hoven
Head
Federal Ministry of Finance
Environment Division
Ms. Sibylle Tepper
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Press Officer
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Mr. Bernd Dunnzlaff
Spokesperson
Ms. Ulrike Bickel
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Second Secretary
Environment Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Ms. Dorothea Groth
Head
Development
Protocol Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Mr. Burkhard Port
Second Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Dr. Gerd Wichelmann
Center for International Cooperation
Mr. Jörg Brandes
Land Nordrhein-Westfalen
Center for International Cooperation
Mr. Georg vom Kolke
Second Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
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GERMANY
Ms. Marion Fleuth-Leferink
Second Secretary
Environment Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Ms. Angelika Sülzen
Second Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Ms. Andrea Laux
Assistant
Environment Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Ms. Elisabeth Zaun
Center for International Cooperation
Ms. Irmgard Lanzerath
Assistant
Press Office
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Mr. Dino Renvert
Assistant
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Ms. Gertrudis Brandt
Project Administration
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Dr. Günter Winckler
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Ms. Ingrid Prem
Second Secretary
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Ms. Helga Winckler
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Dr. Helmut Wöhl
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Ms. Gabriela Scheufele
Consultant
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Ms. Barbara Kunz
Consultant
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Ms. Anneke Trux
Technical Advisor
Project GTZ-OSS
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel
Mr. Jurgen Gliese
MA
Forum Environment and Development
Mr . Gehlen
Head
Minister's Office
Minister's Office
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Ms. Else Riester
Verwaltungsangestellte
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Ms. Katharina Schipulle
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
GHANA
Mr. George Robert Nipah
Ambassador
Embassy of Ghana to the German Republic
Rev. Kingsley Tetteh
Deputy Director
Natural Resources Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Ms. Zenabu Wasai
Deputy Director, National Focal Point UNCCD
Upper East Regional Office
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Albert Kofi Mawuko Katako
Deputy Director
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
Mr. Godson Cudjoe Voado
Programme Office
Natural Resources Department
Environmental Protection Agency
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GREECE
Mr. Evangelos Tsekouras
Secretary General
International Relations
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Nicolaos Yassoglou
Head
National Committee to Combat Desertification
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Andreas Cambitsis
Minister Counselor for Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Christos Dimitropoulos
Minister Counselor on International Economic
B4 Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Nikolaos Eustathiades
Director
National Committee to Combat Desertification
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Constantin Kosmas
Agricultural University of Athens
Mr. Michael Modinos
National Committee to Combat Desertification
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Theodore Karyotis
Research Fellow
Institut for Mapping and Soil Classification
Mr. Abdoulaye Dore
Directeur National du Bureau des Relations Economiques,
d'Etudes et de Stratégies
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
M. Mohamed Lamine Doumbouya
Directeur National Adjoint de l'Environment
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mrs. Marie-Agnes Touré
Conseiller
Ambassade de Guinée à Bonn
GUINEA-BISSAU
M. Francisco Fernandes Júnior
Ministre
Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement
Mr. Caetano N'tchama
Premier Ministre
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Mr. Lourenço Antonio Vaz
Conseiller du Secrétaire d'Etat
Secrétariat d'Etat à l'Energie, aux Ressources Naturelles et
à l'Environnement
Mr. Seco Seidi
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Mr. César António Imbará
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Mr. Olivio Pereira
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
GRENADA
Mr. Augustus Thomas
Senior Forestry Officer
Forestry Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries
GUYANA
Mr. Dilip Kumar Jaigopaul
Chief Hydrometeorological Officer
Hydrometeorological Service
Ministry of Agriculture
GUATEMALA
Sr. Julio Roberto Curruchiche Gómez
Asesor Profesional / Advisor
Comisión Nacional del Medio ambiente
Presidencia de la República de Guatemala
HAITI
Mr. Daniel Brisard
Directeur Général
Ministère de l'Environnement
GUINEA
Amb. Abraham Doukouré
Ambassador
Ambassade de Guinée à Bonn
Mr. Lionel Parisien
Directeur Technique
Direction Générale
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Joseph Alix Daurel
Administrative Director
Ministère de l'Environnement
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HONDURAS
Sr. Carlos Roberto Paz Morales
Sub Director de Biodiversidad
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente
HUNGARY
Mrs. Eva Deseö
Counsellor
Department for Integrated Pollution Control
Ministry for Environment
Mr. Csongor Gedeon
Expert
Department for International Relations
Ministry for Environment
ICELAND
Dr. Andrés Arnalds
Deputy Director
Soil Conservation Service
Ministry of Agriculture
INDIA
Dr. A. K. Kundra
Special Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Ms. T. Chandini
Additional Director
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Dr. Pratap Narain
Director
Soil Conservation
Central Arid Zone Research Institute
Mr. Rakesh Bhushan
Counsellor and Officer-in-Charge
Embassy of India to Germany
INDONESIA
Dr. Izhar Ibrahim
Ambassador
Embassy of Indonesia to Germany
Dr. Nyoman Yuliarsana
Director
Land Rehabilitation and Soil Conservation
Ministry of Forestry
Mr. Ir. Hardjono
Coordinator, UN-Cooperation
Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation
Ministry of Forestry
Mr. Anwar Santoso
Minister Counsellor
Embassy of Indonesia to Germany
Mr. Mohamad Oemar
Deputy Director
Directorate for Multilateral Economic Cooperation
Department of Foreign Affairs
Mr. I. Gusti Ngurah Swajaya
First Secretary
Environment
Permanent Mission of Indonesia, New York
Mr. T. Deviputri Purwanti
Second Secretary
Embassy of Indonesia to Germany
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
H.E. Seyed Hamid Kalantari
Deputy Minister of Jihad-e-Sazandegui
Forest and Range Organization
Mr. Mohammad Jariani
Director General
Technical Bureau for Combating Desertification
Forest and Range Organization
Mr. Mohammad Reza Jabbari
Deputy Director
International Economic Affairs Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Ali Reza Morshedi
Senior Expert
DESCONAP Programme
Forest and Range Organization
Mr. Reza Hosseinpour Tavani
Expert
Department for International Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Mostafa Jafari
Permanent Mission of Iran to the FAO, Rome
IRELAND
Ms. Margaret Stanley
Multilateral Aid Policy, Development Cooperation
Department of Foreign Affairs
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ISRAEL
Prof. Uriel Safriel
Director
Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
Mr. Mordechai Yedid
Deputy Director General
U.N. and International Organizations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Gideon Behar
First Secretary / Political Advisor
Embassy of Israel to Germany
ITALY
H.E. Valerio Calzolaio
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Environment
Dr. Franco Micieli de Biase
Ministre Plenipotentiaire
DGCS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Alfredo Guillet
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Andrea Camponagara
Ministry of Environment
Eng. Monica Pasca
Ministry of Environment
Dr. Maurizio Sciortino
ENEA
Mr. Francesco Mauro
ENEA
Dr. Ludovica Giordano
ENEA
Eng. Giovanni Damiani
Director
ANPA
Ministry of the Environment
Ms. Sonia Cantoni
ANPA
Ministry of Environment
Ms. Anna Luise
Integrated Strategies Dept.
ANPA
Ms. Alice Perlini
Director General
Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Stefania Viti
Integrated Strategies Dpt.
ANPA
Dr. Canio Loguercio
National Committee CCD
Ministry of Environment
Dr. Franco Guiducci
STN
Ministry of Environment
Ms. Barbara Castrucci
National Committee CCD
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Guido Bonati
INEA
Ministry of Environment
Dr. Corrado Clini
Director General S.P.I.A.
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Pietro Laureano
Lecturer
University of Bari
Dr. Valeria Rizzo
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Giuseppe Enne
Full Professor
Facolta Di Agraria
University of Sassari
Dr. Mara Angeloni
Ministry of Environment
Dr. Margherita Vitale
Ministry of Environment
Ms. Tana De Zulueta
Senateur
Commission Affaires Etrangères du Senat
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ITALY
Mr. Massimo Veltri
Commission pour l'Environnement du Senat
Dr. Stefano Barocci
Embassy of Italy to Germany
Dr. Mauro Pedalino
Expert
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Eddy Andreoni
Advisor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ignazio Palumbo
University of Perugia
Dr. Forte Clo'
Vice President
Italian Province Union
Mr. Piero Capodieci
President
CONAI
Mr. Bruno Agricola
Director General
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Stefano Leoperdi
President
Province of Macerata
Mr. Sergio Catastini
Instituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Grazia Ardito
Ministry of Environment
JAMAICA
Mr. Philbert Brown
Senior Director
Emergency Management and Weather Services
Ministry of Water and Housing
JAPAN
Mr. Toshio Kunikata
Minister
Embassy of Japan to Germany
Mr. Takanobu Kobayashi
Deputy Director, Overseas Land Improvement Coop.
Design Division, Construction Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Ms. Michiko Ito
Deputy Director
Global Environmental Protection Div./Global Environment
Dpt.
Environment Agency
Mr. Tetsuji Miyamoto
Assistant Director
Global Issues Division, Multilateral Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yoichi Iida
First Secretary
Embassy of Japan to Germany
Mr. Yoshitaka Tsunoda
Second Secretary
Embassy of Japan to Germany
Ms. Sayo Yamauchi
Special Assistant
Embassy of Japan to Germany
Dr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Professor, Lab. Landscape Ecology and Planning
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Tokyo
JORDAN
Mr. Abdel Raheem Okour
Minister
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment
Eng. Gahzi Odat
Director General
The General Corporation for the Environment Protection
Mr. Khalaf Aloklah
Director of Nature and Lands Conservation Department
The General Corporation for the Environment Protection
Mr. Khalid A.K. Al-Shawabkah
Head
Economic and Political Section
Embassy of the Kingdom of Jordan
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KAZAKHSTAN
Mr. Yerken Azhigaliyev
Coordinator for the UNCCD
National Environmental Center for Sustainable
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental
Dr. G. Bejsejewa
Embassy of Kazakhstan to Germany
KENYA
Hon. Francis Nyenze
Minister for Environment and Natural Resources
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Dr. Mohammed Isahakia
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Mrs. Roselyn Amadi
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya to UNEP
Mr. Humphrey Kaburu
CCD Desk Officer
National Environment Secretariat
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Mr. Ruben Kimanga Sinange
Deputy Director
Dept. of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Mr. Paul K. Ndungu
Permanent Mission of Kenya to UNEP
Ms. Faith Hamala Wandera
Renewable Energy Officer
Renewable Energy Department
Ministry of Energy
Prof. Samuel Mutiso
University of Nairobi
KYRGYZSTAN
Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov
Director, Focal Point UNCCD
Kyrgyz Scientific and Research Institute of Irrigation
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Mr. Thongsoune Bounphasaisol
Director
Division of International and Investment
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Kongsaysy Phommaxay
Director
Division of Environmental Policy
Science, Technology and Environment Agency
LEBANON
Eng. Fady Al-Asmar
Agriculture Engineer
Rural Development & Natural Resources Directorate
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Berthold Hansmann
Project Manager
Ministry of Agriculture
LESOTHO
Mr. Pakalitha Mosisili
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's Office
Mr. Monyane Moleleki
Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources
H.E. L. Ntsinyi
--Mr. T. Kitleli
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KUWAIT
Dr. Mohammad Abdul Rahman Al-Sarawi
Chairman and Director General
Environment Public Authority
Mr. Kabelo G. Mafura
Director
National Environment Secretariat
Ministry of Environment, Gender and Youth Affairs
Mr. Mohammad Dawood Al-Ahmad
Department of Soil & Arid Lands
Environment Public Authority
Mr. P.K. Motholo
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Gender and Youth Affairs
Mr. Asad Abdul Aziz Al-Bahar
First Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Lisema W. Ralitsoele
Economic Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Lesotho to the United Nations, New
York
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LESOTHO
Mr. Mohale G. Sekoto
Chief Range Management Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
Mrs. M. Makatse
--Mr. M. Pefole
--Mr. M. Kotele
--Mr. N. Moriana
--Mr. C.M. Khabane
--Mr. A.K. Mabitso
--LIBERIA
Hon. A. Kpandel Fayia
Deputy Minister for Planning and Development
Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
Hon. Albert T. Chie
Assistant Minister for Mineral and Environmental
Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Mr. Ahmed Khalil Ghartaa
Chairman of the National Committee to Combat
Desertification
Secretariat of Agriculture
Mr. Youssef Ahmed Ben Gharsa
Director of Range Land and Livestock Management
Secretariat of Animal Wealth
National Committee to Combat Desertification
Mr. Mustafa Ramadan Awaz
Production Affairs Desk
General People's Committee
Mr. Ibrahim O. Dabbashi
First Councellor
Embassy of Libya to Germany
Mr. Fawzi Abusaa
Third Secretary
Secretariat of Foreign Liaison and International
LUXEMBOURG
Mr. Charles Goerens
Ministre de la Coopération et de l'Action Humanitaire
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Jean Feyder
Directeur de la Coopération au Développement
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Alain Sibenaler
Coopération multilatérale
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
MADAGASCAR
Mr. . Alphonse
Ministre de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mme Herivololona Ralalarimanana
Point Focal National Assistant
Organe National de Coordination
Ministère de l'Environnement
MALAWI
Mr George C. Mkondiwa
Permanent Secretary
Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Mr. Silas Samuel Ncozana
Ambassador
Embassy of Malawi in Germany
Mr P.E.S. Mwale
Deputy Director of Forestry
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ms. Grace Mloza
Economist
Department of Energy
Mr. George Stephen Maere Ngaunje
First Secretary
Embassy of Malawi in Germany
MALI
Mr. Salif Kanouté
Secrétaire Technique Permanent du CIGQE
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Bakary Touré
Chef de Bureau
Conventions, Traités et Accords sur l'environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement
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MALI
Mr. Amadou Maïga
Conseiller Technique
Ministère de l'Equipement, de l'Aménagement du
Territoire, de l'Environnement et de l'Urbanisme
Mr. Bounafou Sidibe
Chargé d'Affaires
Ambassade du Mali en Allemagne
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Ms. Yumie Crisostomo
Chief Officer, Climate Change/Negotiations
EPA, Marshall Island
Ministry for Environment
MAURITANIA
Mr. Ahmed Ould Hamady
Ministre
Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement
Mr. Hamoud Ould Ely
Ambassadeur
Ambassade de Mauritanie en Allemagne
Mr. Badra Aly Touré
Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
Ambassade de Mauritanie en Allemagne
Mr. Ahmed Salem Ould Ahmed
Conseiller Technique du Ministre
Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement
Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Ould Khalifa
Directeur de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement rural
Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement
Mr. Brahim Sall
Expert au projet synergie CCD/CBD
Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Environnement
Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould El Ghaouth
Expert des questions de l'environnement
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération
Mr. Sylla Abass
Responsable des dépenses
Ministère des Finances
MEXICO
Mr. Rafael Obregon Viloria
Director General
Conservacion y Restauracion de Suelos
Secretaría Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Pesca
Mr. Eduardo Ruiz Mazón
Segundo Secretario
Embassy of Mexico to Germany
MONACO
Mr. Frédéric Platini
Administrateur
Coopération Internationale pour l'Environnement et le
Développement
MONGOLIA
Mr. Zamba Batjargal
Former Minister of Environment
Ministry for Nature and Environment
Dr. Tsohio Adyasuren
Advisor to the Minister
Ministry for Nature and Environment
Ms. Namsrai Sarantuya
Head of Planning and Management Department
Ministry for Nature and Environment
MOROCCO
Mr. Hassan Maaouni
Ministre délégué
Ministère Délégué chargé des Eaux et Forêts
M. Abdeladim El Hafi
Ambassadeur
Ambassade du Royaume du Maroc en Allemagne
Mr. Taleb Bensouda Korachi
Inspecteur Général de l'Agriculture
Inspection Général de l'Agriculture
Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement Rural et des
Eaux et Forêts
M. Omar Askarn
Chef de Division
Conservation des Eaux et du Sol
Ministère Délégué chargé des Eaux et Forêts
Mr. Abderrahim Diab
Ingénieur Agronome,
Gestion Environnementale du Milieu Naturel
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de
l'Urbanisme, de l'Habitat et de l'Environnement
Dr. Abdelfadil Gnidil
Attaché
Embassy of Morocco - Berlin
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MOZAMBIQUE
Mr. Francisco Mabjaia
Deputy Minister
Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs
Mrs. Lolita Hilário Fondo
National Focal Point for CCD
Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs
Mr. Rogério Wamusse
Director
Environmental Division
Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs
MYANMAR
H.E. U San Thein
Ambassador
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
Mr. U Soe Myint
Deputy Director General
Dry Zone Greening Department
Ministry of Forestry
Ms. Daw Yin Yin Lay
Director
National Commission for Environmental Affairs
NAMIBIA
Mr. Tangeni Erkana
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Albius Akufuna Situmbeko
Minister Counsellor
Political Division
Embassy of Namibia to Germany
NEPAL
Mr. Narendra Prasad Pokhrel
Senior Divisional Chemist
Environment Division
Ministry of Population and Environment
Mr. S. R. Joshi
Minister
Ministry of Population and Environment
Mr. Batu K. Uprety
Ecologist
Environment Division
Ministry of Population and Environment
NETHERLANDS
Mr. Jan Pronk
Minister of Environment
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment
Mrs. Anneke Wevers
Head
Biodiversity and Forest Division
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Teresa Fogelberg
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment
Dr. Peter Tarr
Deputy Director
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Wierish Ramsoekh
Deputy Head - UN Funds and Programmes
UN and IFI's Division
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Shirley Bethune
NAPCOD Coordinator
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Kees Van Kuijen
Advisor, Program-Director for Int. Environmental
Cooperation
Directorate General for Environmental Protection IPC 670
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment
Mr. Emmanuel Mwenya
Director of the Gobabeb and Training Research Center
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. J.G.S. Steenkamp
Deputy Director for Agriculture Extension Services
Directorate, Agriculture Extension and Engineering
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development
Mr. Jos Lubbers
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Rene Lefeber
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Henny van Rij
BSG
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment
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NEW ZEALAND
Mr. Wilbur Dovey
Deputy Director
Environment Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms. Jennifer Macmillan
Deputy Permanent Representativ to UNEP
Permanent Mission of New Zealand, Geneva
NICARAGUA
Lic. Suyapa Indiana Padilla Tercero
Ambassador
Embassy of Nicaragua to Germany
Ing. Edilberto Duarte López
Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales
NIGER
Mr. Hama Amadou
Premier Ministre, Chef du Gouvernement
Mr. Assoumane Issifou
Ministre de l'Environnement
--Mr. Touré Amadou
Conseiller Spécial pour l'Europe
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
M. Hassane Saley
Secrétaire Exécutif
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un
Développement Durable
Mr. Laminou Attaou
Directeur de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Oumarou Tchiana
Opérateur Economique
--Mr. Alkaly Alhassane
Conseiller spécial du Premier Ministre
Chargé de la logistique
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Mr. Inazadan Mounkaïla
Journaliste
--Cap. Abdoulkanmou Soumaïla
Aide de Camp
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
NIGERIA
H.E. Ime Titus Okopido
Minister of State for Environment
Federal Ministry of Environment
Eng. Bawuro Bapetel Yahaya
Coordinator
Department
Federal Ministry of Environment
Dr. B.K. Kaigama
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Zouma Salifou
Conseiller Principal du Premier Ministre
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Mr. Bukar Hassan
Assistant Director
Department of Drought and Desertification
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Siddo Issa
Conseiller Spécial
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Sen. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
National Assemby
Mr. Adamou Oumarou
Chargé d'affaire
Ambassade du Niger en Allemagne
Prof. Olatunji A. Folorunso
University of Maiduguri
Mr. Lamine Diallo
Attaché de Protocole
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Sen. Saidu Muhammed Dansadau
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
National Assemby
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NIGERIA
Hon. Mercy Almona-Isei
Chairperson on Committee on Environment
Federal House of Representatives
House of Representatives - Nigeria
Mr. Ashemi Alh.
Borno State Commissioner of Housing & Environment
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Zayyad Alh. I.
Federal Ministry of Environment
Sen. Idi Othman Guda
Chairman
Senate Committee on Environment - Nigeria
Mr. Mohammed Alh. I.
State Commissioner
Katsina State Commission for Agriculture & Natural
Resources
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu
Senior Counsellor
Economic and Financial Matters
Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the U.N., New York
Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim
Assistant Director
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Grete Benjaminsen
Coordinator
Dryland Coordination Group
NORAGRIC
OMAN
Dr. Khamis Bin Mubarak Al-Alawi
Minister
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment
Mr. Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Hakmani
Director of Coordination and Follow-up
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment
Mr. Bashar Bin Essa Al-Bulushi
Coordinator
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment
Mr. Saeed Bin Ahmed Al-Muqadam
Director
National Strategy for the Protection of the Environment
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment
Mr. Ahmed Z. Al-Hinai
Environmental Inspector
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment
Dr. Salim Ali Al-Rawahi
Assistant Dean
Sultan Qaboos University
Mr. Mohammed Khaleefa Al-Kalbani
NORWAY
Ms. Sirgrun Mogedal
State Secretary for Development Cooperation
Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Anne Marie Skjold
Adviser
Section for Development Cooperation Policy
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Knut Opsal
Senior Adviser
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Mr. Per Mogstad
Adviser
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Ms. Gunn Paulsen
Senior Adviser
Directorate for Nature Management
Ministry of Water Resources
Mr. Hamad Jameel Al-Shandoodi
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr. Humood Salim Al-Shamakhi
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment
PAKISTAN
Mr. Kalimullah Shirazi
Deputy Secretary
Land and Water
Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural
Development
PALAU
Mr. Isaac Soalabaob
Chief, Division of Foreign Relations
Bureau of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of State
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PANAMA
Sra. Irina Madrid
Jefe
Servicio Nacional de Administración de Recursos Hídricos
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente
PARAGUAY
Mrs. Nimia Da Silva Boschert
Primer Secretario
Embajada del Paraguay en Alemania
PERU
Mr. César Cervantes Galvez
Director General de Medio Ambiente
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales
Mr. José Luis Gonzales Donayre
First Secretary
Embassy of Peru to Germany
PHILIPPINES
Ms. Melita Sta. Maria
First Secretary and Officer-in-Charge
Bonn Extension Office
Philippine Embassy
PORTUGAL
Mr. Victor Louro
Focal Point to UNCCD
Forestry General Directorate
Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Mrs. Fátima Espiritu Santo
Head of Department, Climate and Environment
Institute of Meteorology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Mrs. Lígia Figueiredo
Advisor
Portuguese Cooperation Institute
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Ana Maria Almeida
Forestry General Directorate
Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Ms. Graça Rato
Forest Engineer
International Relations Division
Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Ms. Patricia Gaspar
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr. Yong-han Kim
Assistant Minister
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Hyung-kwang Kim
Director
Int'l Cooperation Division
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Sung-chul Shin
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Germany
Mr. Chun Yong Lee
Advisor
Soil and Water Conservation Division
Korea Forest Research Institute
Mr. Rae-kwang Chung
Assistant Director
Global Environment Office
Ministry of Environment
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Dr. Valentin Sofroni
Director
Hydrometeo Service
Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development
ROMANIA
Mr. Gheorghe Lazea
General Secretary
Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environmental Protection
Mr. Stefan Taina
Expert
Sylvobiology Laboratory of Forest Research and
Management Institute
Mrs. Gabriela Constantinescu
Second Secretary
U.N. and Specialized Institutions Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Sandu Ion
Director
National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
RWANDA
Mr. Laurien Ngirabanzi
Ambassadeur
Ambassade de la République Rwandaise en Allemagne
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RWANDA
Mme Patricia Hajabakiga
Secrétaire Général
Ministère des Terres, de la Réinstallation et de la
Protection de l'Environnement
Mr. Serge Joram Nsengimana
Chef de division
Suivi et Inspection Environnementale
Ministère des Terres, de la Réinstallation et de la
Protection de l'Environnement
Mr. Eugène-Richard Gasana
Ministre Conseiller
Ambassade de la République Rwandaise en Allemagne
Mr. Robert Masozera
Deuxième Conseiller
Ambassade de la République Rwandaise en Allemagne
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
Mr. Randolph Edmead
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment
SAINT LUCIA
Mr. Michael Andrew
Chief Forestry Officer (Ag.)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and the
Environment
Mr. Helal bin A'ed Al-Harthi
Geologist
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Eng. Abdelaziz bin Abdulrahman Alhowaish
Agronomist
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
SENEGAL
Mr. Lamine Bâ
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Mohamadou Keita
Ambassadeur
Ambassade du Sénégal en Allemagne
Mme Macina Gogo Banel Ndiaye
Secrétaire Permanent
CONSERE
Mr. Félix Oudiane
Premier Conseiller
Ambassade du Sénégal en Allemagne
Mr. Ndiawar Dieng
Directeur des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Mawade Papa Wade
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Dr. Reynold Murray
Environmental Services Coordinator
Ministry of Health and the Environment
Chargé du PAN de lutte contre la désertification
Centre de Suivi Ecologique
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Amadou Moctar Niang
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Mr. Heliodoro Quaresma
Ingénieur
Ministère des Infrastructures, Ressources Naturelles et de
l'Environnement
SAUDI ARABIA
Dr. Ali bin Saad Altokhais
Director General
Water Resources Development Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Mr. Ghazi Mohamed Hakeem Bakhsh
Economic Advisor
Ministry of Finance and National Economy
Mr. Ali Hassan Ja'afar
Counselor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directeur Général
Centre de Suivi Ecologique
SIERRA LEONE
Mr. E.K. Alieu
Acting Director of Forests
Forestry Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Marine Resources
Mr. S.S.J. Jusu
Acting Chief
Environmental Protection Division
Ministry of Lands, Housing, Country Planning and
Environment
SOUTH AFRICA
Ms. Rejoyce Mabudafhasi
Deputy Minister
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
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SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Mbana Peter Thabethe
Assistant Director Training
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment
Ms. Ayanda Mdala
Appointments Secretary
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Mr. Noel Oettle
Environmental Monitoring Group
Ministry of Environment
Ms. Wilma Lutsch
Deputy Director
Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Dr. Andre Van Rooyen
Range and Forage Institute
Agricultural Research Council
Mrs Njabulo Nduli
Chief Director
Sustainable Resource Use
Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs
Ms. Linda Glatthaar
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. LeRoux Bhuti Masoka
Embassy of South Africa to Germany
SPAIN
Mr. Francisco Murcia Berceló
Diputado del Congreso
Cortes Generales
Sr. Federico Palomera Güez
Deputy Director General
Relaciones Científicas Internacionales
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
Mr. Iñigo Ascasíbar Zubizarreta
Subdirector General de Montes
Direccion General de Conservation de la Naturaleza
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Prof. Teresa Mendizábal Aracama
Consejera
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Sr. Leopoldo Rojo Serrano
Jefe de Servicio
Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
Sra. Isabel Fernández Hernández
Jefa de Seccion de Evaluacion de Programas
Direccion General de Conservacion de la Naturaleza
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Sra. Marta Gómez de los Riscos
Representante
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Sra Araceli Martínez Ruiz
Representante
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
SRI LANKA
Mr. A.H.N. Jayasekera
Additional Secretary
Ministry of Forestry and Environment
SUDAN
Mr Yousif Yacoub Mohamed
Acting Director
Utilization of Land and Combat of Desertification
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
H.E. Ahmed Gaafar Ahmed
Ambassador
Embassy of Sudan
Mr. Hashim Mohamed El Hassan Mohamed Osman
Head of Section
National Drought and Desertification Control Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
SURINAME
Mrs. Ellen Naarendorp
Chairperson for the National Council for the Environment
Office of the President of the Republic of Suriname
National Institute for Environment and Development in
Suriname
SWAZILAND
H.E. Roy D. Fanourakis
Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Mr. Bongani Simon Masuku
Soil Scientist
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
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SWEDEN
H.E. Lennart Hjelmaker
Ambassador
Embassy of Sweden to Harare
Mr. Lennart Bondesson
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Ms. Christina Wahlén
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Eliel Steen
Prof. Emeritus
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mr. Olof Andren
Professor
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Prof. Anders Hjort af Ornäs
Scientific Advisor
Linköping University
SWITZERLAND
Mr. Henri-Philippe Cart
Directeur général adjoint
Direction du Développement et de la Coopération
Mme. Theresia Adam
Chef
Division des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement
Direction du Développement et de la Coopération
Mme Sabrina Dallafior
Section Affaires de l'Environnement
Département fédéral des affaires étrangères
Mr. Peter Bieler
Chargé de programme
Division Afrique de l'Est
Direction du Développement et de la Coopération
Ms. Rosemarie Baer
Coordinatrice pour la politique de développement
Communauté de travail
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Dr. Farouk Adli
Minister
Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs
Mr. Walid Hezbor
Ambassador
Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic to Germany
Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'a
CCD Focal Point
Agriculture Department
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Adnan Hamoui
Counsellor
Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic to Germany
TAJIKISTAN
Mr. Davlatsho Gulmakhmadov
Minister
State Committee for Land Resources and Land
Mr. Nusratulo Nozainov
State Committee for Land Resources and Land
TOGO
S.E. Koffi Santy Sany Adade
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources
Mr. Mawuli Amegadje
Coordonnateur National du PAN
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources
Mr. Gabin Kouévi Ananou
2ème Secrétaire
Ambassade du Togo en Allemagne
M. Koffi Hounkpe
Environnementaliste
Protection et Contrôle de l'Exploitation de la Flore
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. Anthony Bartholomew
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of the Environment
TUNISIA
Mr. Mohamed Mehdi Mlika
Ministre Conseiller du gouvernement
Bureau du Premier Ministre
Mr. Khalil Attia
Directeur General
Direction Générale de l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du
Territoire
Mr. Hichem Khelil
Conseiller
Ambassade de la Tunisie à Berlin
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TUNISIA
Mr. Mohamed Ismail
Point focal de la CCD
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du
Territoire
Mr. Abdelhakim Issaoui
Chef de service
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du
Territoire
TURKMENISTAN
Mr. Muhamet Durikov
Head of Laboratory
National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna
Ministry of Nature Protection
UGANDA
Mr. Lawrence Kezimbira-Miyingo
Minister
Mr. Ameur Mokhtar
Chef de Service
Division des forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Mr. John B. Kalule-Sewaali
Assistant Commissioner
Farm Development Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Mrs. Monia Youssoufi
Direction de la Coopération Internationale
Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du
Territoire
Mr. Stephen Muwaya
Senior Range Ecologist
Directorate of Animal Resources
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
TURKEY
Ms. Serap Kuleli
General Director of Environment Protection
Ministry of Environment
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dr. Salem Al Dhaheri
Director General
Federal Environmental Agency
Mr. Namik Kirazlar
Head of Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Dr. Saad Al Numairy
Environmental Advisor
Federal Environmental Agency
Ms. Nese Ozcan
Chief of Section
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Hassan Ahmed Al Shehhi
First Secretary
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to Germany
Mr. Halit Babalik
Chief of Section
Ministry of Forestry
Dr. Mohammed Al-Fakhri
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to Germany
Ms. Sibel Cakan
Agricultural Engineer
Ministry of Environment
Eng. Hamad Seif Al-Mazroui
Director
Department of Agricultural Services
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr. Mehmet Sakir Ozdemir
Forestry Engineer
Research and Environment Dept.
Ministry of Forestry
Mr. Aly Mohammad Ahmed Kassem
Head
Agricultural Department
Municipality of Fujairah
Dr. Ali Umran Kömüscü
Geomorphologist
General Directorate of State Meteorological Affairs
Mr. Liban Sheikh Mahmoud
Senior Environmental Technician
Federal Environmental Agency
Mr. Mehmet Ayhan Erkan
Agricultural Engineer
General Directorate of State Meteorological Affairs
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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND
Mr. George Foulkes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for International Development
Ms. Christine Atkinson
Department for International Development
Mr. Sanjib Baisya
Department for International Development
Mr. Adrian Davis
Department for International Development
Mr. Michael John Ellis
Head of Section
Environment Policy Department
Department for International Development
Mr. Patrick Széll
Legal Adviser
Department for International Development
Mr. Matthew Maguire
Department for International Development
Ms. Catrione Garrett
First Secretary
Environment
British Embassy - Berlin
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Mr. Richard S. Muyungi
Assistant Director of Environment
Vice President's Office
Mr. Kassim C. Sengoe
Senior Natural Resource Officer
Vice President Office
National Environment Management Council
Mr. J. K. Njingu
Agricultural Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Mr. Wendelin Mlenge
Forest Officer
Forest Division
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
URUGUAY
Sra. Giselle Beja
Asesoria de Asuntos Ambientales Internacionales
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales
DINAMA
Dr. Luis Almagro
Secretario del Servicio Exterior
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Mr. Carlos D. Víctora
Director, Departamento de Conservación de Suelos
División Suelos y Aguas - DGRNR
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca
UZBEKISTAN
Mr. Anatoly Ovchinnikov
Chief
Department of International Cooperation
Main Administration of Hydrometeorology
VENEZUELA
H.E. Erik Becker-Becker
Ambassador
Embassy of Venezuela in Germany
Lic. Alexis Colmenares
Internacionalista
Cuencas Hidrograficas Internacionales
Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales
Lic. Alberto Berrizbeitia
Lawyer
Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales
Mr. Viachestav Nicolas Silva-Larrarte
Member
Embassy of Venezuela in Germany
YEMEN
Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Salem Haidrah
Minister Plenipotentiary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ahmed Husain Al-Attas
Director General
Forestry & Desertification Control
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
ZAMBIA
Mr. Gershom Chilukusha
A/Chief Planning Officer
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
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ZAMBIA
Ms. Georgina Zulu
Acting Senior Planning Officer
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Mr. Paulman Chungu
Legal Officer
Environmental Support Programme
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
ZIMBABWE
Mr. E. Chinyamakobvu
NAP Secretariat
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
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OBSERVER STATES
BAHAMAS
Mr. Simeon Leon Pinder
Deputy Director
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry
Mr. Oleg Shamanov
Acting Chief of Division
Department of International Organisations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
HOLY SEE
Mgr Paul Josef Cordes
Président
Conseil Pontifical "Cor Unum"
Mgr. Frank Dewane
Official
Conseil Pontifical "Cor Unum"
IRAQ
Mr. Shamil A. Mohammed
Embassy of Iraq to Germany
LATVIA
Mr. Rolands Arturs Bebris
Director
Environmental Protection Department
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional
Development
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Mr. Sakias Tameo
Senior Foreign Service Officer
Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development
Branch
Department of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Peter Raka
Chargé d'Affaires
Papua New Guinea Embassy
POLAND
Mr. Dariusz Laska
Embassy of Poland in Bonn
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Mr. Evgeny Gorshkov
Head of Division
Department for International Cooperation
Ministry of Natural Resources
Mrs. Emma Gabunshchina
Deputy Chairperson
Committee for Natural Resources of the Republic of Kalmykia
Dr. Pavol Bielck
Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute
THAILAND
Mr. Sopon Chomchan
Senior Land Use Planning Specialist
Department of Land Development
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Ms. Dusadee Rungsipalasawasdi
Senior Policy and Plan Analyst
Natural Resources and Biodiversity Institute
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Ms. Narumol Sanguanvong
Policy and Plan Analyst
Natural Resources and Biodiversity Institute
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
UKRAINE
Mr. Anatoliy Oginsky
Head
Land Resources Division
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr. Franklin C. Moore
Deputy Director
Environment Center
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ms. Ann E. Carey
Senior Policy Analyst
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ms. Heather Townsend
International Relations Officer
Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation
Department of State
Mr. Jon Anderson
Natural Resources Policy Adviser
Bureau for Africa
U.S. Agency for International Development
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr. Robert E. Ford
Natural Resources Planner
Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support and Research
U.S. Agency for International Development
Dr. Patrick Gonzalez
Desertification and Climate Change Advisor
Earth Resources Observation Center / U.S. Geological
Survey
Department of the Interior
Ms. Melanie Khanna
Attorney-Adviser
Legal Adviser's Office
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Warren Lee
USDA National Drought Coordinator
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Beaumont C. McClure
Assistant to the State Director for International Programs
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Dr. Mary Rowen
Wildlife and Biodiversity Adviser
Global Programs, Field Support & Research; Center for
U.S. Agency for International Development
Mr. Charles Sloger
Soil Nutrient Adviser
Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support & Research
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ms. Kathryn Washburn
Director
International Affairs
Department of the Interior
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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
H.E. Yousef Abu-Safieh
Minister
Ministry of Environmental Affairs
Mr. Mahmud Ala-Eddin
General Delegation of Palestine to Germany
Mr. Mohammed Nazzal
General Delegation of Palestine to Germany
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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 AFRICA
Mr. S.M.K. Donkor
Senior Regional Adviser, Water Resources
Regional Cooperation and Integration Division
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
Mr. Abolghassem Parviz Koohafkan
Chief, AGLS
Mr. Dominique Lantieri
Secretary, Interdepartmental Working Group /
Environment and Natural Resources Service
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Mr. Kenneth King
Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Herbert Acquay
Programme Manager
Mr. Hutton Archer
Senior External Relations Coordinator
Mr. Walter J. Lusigi
Senior Environmental Specialist
Natural Resources and Management
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
Mr. William A. Garner
Programme Planning Specialist
Department of Technical Cooperation
Mr. Takao Shibata
Assistant President
Economic Policy and Resource Strategy Department
Mr. Fawzi H. Rihane
Coordinator
Multilateral and Inter-agency Affairs
Ms. Vera P. Weill-Hallé
Director, North American Liaison Office
Ms. Sheila Mwanundu
Technical Advisor for Environment
Ms. Farhana Haque-Rahman
Coordinator
Communications and Public Affairs
Mr. Per Ryden
Managing Director
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Mr. Cheikh M. Sourang
Senior Programme Manager
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Ms. Khalida Bouzar
Programme Officer for Asia and North Africa
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Ms. Ana Saez
Programme Officer for LAC
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Mr. Simone Quatrini
Information Systems Manager/Financial Analyst
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Mr. Mujtaba Naqvi
Adviser
Ms. Valérie Autissier
Consultant
Club du Sahel
Dr. Abdel Ilah Ambri
Adviser - Head, Département du Milieu Physique
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Ms. Sarah Marchant
Administrative Assistant
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Mr. . Burkart
Ms. Jihane Salem
Secretary
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Fawzi H. Al-Sultan
President
Ms. Elena Mangiafico
Secretary
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
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INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Kwame Awere-Gyekye
Consultant
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Mr. Grigori Lazarev
Consultant
Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY
Mr. Hamdallah Zedan
Executive Secretary
SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Mr. Michael Zammit Cutajar
Executive Secretary
Mr. Janos Pasztor
Coordinator
Information, Outreach and Administrative Services
Ms. Salwa Dallalah
Manager
Conference Affairs
Ms. Liza Morales
Outreach Officer
Outreach sub-programme
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND
DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Lev Komlev
Senior Economic Affairs Officer
Office of the Special Coordinator for the LDCs
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Mr. Philip Dobie
Director
UNSO
Ms. Eimi Watanabe
Assistant Administrator and Director
Bureau for Development Policy
Mr. Tijan Jallow
Deputy Director
Mr. Peter Gilruth
Senior Technical Advisor
UNSO (Asia and West Africa)
Mr. Elie Kodsi
Regional Programme Manager
UNSO (West Africa and Arab States)
Dr. John Hough
Global Environment Facility
Ms. Maryam Niamir-Fuller
Land Degradation Specialist
GEF/UNDP
Mr. Shekhar Singh
Global Environment Facility
Mme Marième Bekaye
Chargée de programme/Environnement
UNDP Mauritania
Mr. Ethmane Ould Monane
Expert auprès de l'ONC/PAN
UNDP Mauritania
Mme Aïssa Ouahido
Chargée de Programme/Environnement
UNDP Niger
Mr. Tom Bakkum
Programme Officer
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
Dr. Thomas Schaaf
Focal Point for UNCCD
Bureau for the Coordination of Environmental Programmes
Mr. Janos Bogardi
Chief of the Water Resources Section
Division of Water Sciences
Mr. Frits Verhoog
Consultant
Division of Water Sciences
Mr. Vefa Moustafaev
Consultant
Science Analysis and Policy Division
Ms. Amélie Dupuy
Consultant
Coordination of Environmental Programmes
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Mr. Klaus Töpfer
Executive Director
Mr. Jens Mackensen
Programme Officer
Division of Policy Development and Law
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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Mr. Bakary Kanté
Director
Division of Environment Policy Development and Law
Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
Executive Coordinator
GEF Coordination Office
Mr. Timo Maukonen
Senior Programme Officer
Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)
Ms. Elizabeth Migongo-Bake
Programme Officer
Policy Implementation Division
Ms. Anna Tengberg
Programme Officer
GEF Coordination Office
Mr. Hassan M. Hassan
Lead Environment Specialist
ESSD
Mr. Moctar Touré
--Africa Region
Mr. Franklin Cardy
--Africa Region
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
Director
Environment Department
Mr. Reinhard Woytek
--Africa Region
Mr. Daya Bragante
Mr. Lual Deng
Consultant
---
ESSD
Mr. Michael Williams
Press Officer
Information Unit for Conventions
Mr. Guenter Riethmacher
--ESSD
Ms. Paola Rossi Pisa
Full Professor of Ecology
STAP/GEF
Mr. Eoin Garbhan Caffrey Johnson
Mr. Rafael Rodriguez Capetillo
Programme Officer
Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean Region
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
G.O.P. Obasi
Secretary-General
Mr. A. Al-Assiri
Mr. Mannava V.K. Sivakumar
Chief
---
Agricultural Meteorology Division
Mr. Jim Willis
Director
Chemicals
Mr. Taysir M. Al-Ghanem
Chief of Information and Public Affairs Programme
Office of the Secretary-General
Mr. Viveke Bohn
UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND
RESEARCH
Mr. Marcel Boisard
Director
Mr. Christophe Nuttall
Responsable du Programme SID-SISEI
WORLD BANK
Mr. Ian Johnson
Vice President
ESSD
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
AGENCE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE
Mr. Sory Ibrahima Diabaté
Chargé de programme
IEPF
BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
Mr. Oumar Aw
Head
Environment and Sustainable Development
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON
DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir
Executive Secretary
Prof. Benson Mochoge
Director
Division of Agriculture and Environment
Dr. Berhe Debalkew
Mr. Vasantt Jogoo
Principal Environmentalist
COMITÉ PERMANENT INTER-ETATS DE LUTTE
CONTRE LA SÉCHERESSE DANS LE SAHEL
Mme Mariam K. Sidibé Cissé
Secrétaire Exécutif
H.E. Musa Mbenga
Executive Secretary
Mr. Idé Bana
Conseiller Technique
Mr. Bertrand Zida
Responsable UASP/GRN
Mr. François Tapsoba
Chef d'unité
Unité de suivi évaluation
Mr. Gaoussou Traoré
Responsable Programme Majeur
Institut du Sahel - AGROSOC
Mr. Brahima Sidibé
AGRHYMET
COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT
Dr. Siyan Malomo
Chief Programme Officer
Science and Technology Division
COMMUNAUTÉ ECONOMIQUE ET MONÉTAIRE DE
L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE
Mr. Pierre Randah
Chef de Service
Division de l'Environnement
Mr. Niels von Keyserlingk
Mr. Berhane Weldesellasie
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS
Prof. Adel El-Beltagy
Director General
Mr. Mahmoud B. Solh
Assistant Director General for International Cooperation
INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR
THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS
Dr. Saidou Koala
Coordinator DMP
LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
Mr. Abdel Gawad Gilani
Director
Soil Division ACSAD
OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL
Mr. Chedli Fezzani
Executive Director
Mr. Aboubacar Issa
Responsable du programme CCD/GRN
Mr. Youssef Brahimi
Expert-Consultant auprès du SE/OSS
Mr. Jean-Marc d'Herbes
Opérateur régional du Programme ROSELT
Ms. Wafa Essahli
CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (RAMSAR)
Dr. Nicholas Davidson
Deputy Secretary General
Responsable Information et Communication
Ms. Maud Loireau
Consultante
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OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL
Ms. Ines Saad
Consultante
ORGANISATION AFRICAINE DE CARTOGRAPHIE ET
DE TÉLÉDÉTECTION
Mr. Muftah Unis
Secrétaire Général
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY
Mr. Foday Bojang
Senior Policy Officer
Science & Technology, Natural Resources & Environment
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
Prof. Paul Maro
UNION DU MAGHREB ARABE
Mr. Mohamed Amamou
Secrétaire Général
M. Abdessalem Kallala
Expert
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Algeria
Association de réflexion, d'échanges et d'action pour l'environnement et le développement (ARÉA-ED)
Mr. Mounir Bencharif
Argentina
Fundación del Sur
Mr. Juan Luis Merega
Mr. Enrique Pereyra
Australia
Emission Trading Association Australia
Mr. Robert Vincin
Benin
Association pour la sauvegarde de l'énvironnement et le développement (ASED)
Mr. Coovi Paul Djogbenou
Bénin 21
Mr. Jacques Zanou
Brazil
Instituto Desert
Ms. Fabiana Barbeito
Mr. Valdemar Rodrigues
Burkina Faso
Association des volontaires pour le développement (AVD)
Mr. Florent Ouedraogo
Association Sahel Nature
Ms. Aissata Hama Diallo
Naturama
Ms. Adama Nana
Ms. Nathalie Tingueri Compaore
SPONG
Ms. Songuere Angele Diello
Mr. Norbert Zongo
World Conservation Union
Mr. Charles Di Leva
Ms. Alejandra Iza
Ms. Isabel Martinez
Ms. Aime Nianogo
Mr. Amadou Tidjane
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Cape Verde
Organisaçao das Mulheres de Cabo Verde
Ms. Ernestina Lopes Da Veiga
Cameroon
Confédération des ONG d'environnement et de déveoppement de l'Afrique Centrale (CONGAC)
Ms. Jacqueline Nkoyok
Health and Environment Programme
Ms. Madeleine Ngo Louga
Canada
Solidarité Canada Sahel
Ms. Lyne Caron
Mr. Charles Mugiraneza
Central African Republic
Fondation centrafricaine pour la sauvegarde des ressources naturelles
Mr. Pierre Lakouetene
Congo
Forum international des exploitants forestières
Mr. Pierre Dinang
Cote d'Ivoire
Réseau pour l'environnement et le développement durable en Afrique
Ms. Fatou Planchon
Cuba
ProNaturaleza
Mr. Mario Montero
Denmark
CARE Denmark
Ms. Katrine Danielsen
El Salvador
CESTA
Mr. Jose Roberto Moreno Orellana
France
Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales (CARI)
Mr. Patrice Burger
Fondation Charles Leopold Mayer
Mr. Rabah Lahmar
Sahel Defis
Mr. Bernard Dautant
Mr. Tahirou Diao
Ms. Giovanina Pace
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Germany
Evangelische Akademie Tutzing
Mr. Martin Held
International Council of Women
Ms. Ellen Conradi Bleibtreu
International Human Dimensions Programme
Ms. Lisa Jibikilayi
Projektstelle Umwelt & Entwicklung
Ms. Dorte Rosemarie Bernhardt
Ms. Nicole Boehm
Ms. Keya Choudhury
Ms. Melanie Christoph
Mr. Jens Feith
Mr. Hans Hartung
Mr. Reinhard Henning
Mr. Henrich Kirchner
Mr. Gerald Knauf
Mr. Jurgen Maier
Mr. Hermann Milke
Mr. Joerg Reiche
Mr. Markus Schaffert
Ghana
Friends of the Earth - Ghana
Mr. Michael Kwesi Nartey
Greece
MED-FORUM
Mr. Michael Modinos
Haiti
COHPEDA
Mr. Calixte Aldrin
India
Disaster Mitigation Institute
Mr. Mihir Bhatt
Youth for Action
Mr. Venkat Ramnaya Emandi
Iran
Cenesta
Ms. Kadija Razavi
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Italy
COCIS
Ms. Adriana Rispoli
Mr. Francesco Rossetti
Kazakhstan
International Fund to Combat Desertification
Ms. Gulnar Bekturova
Kenya
Econews Africa
Mr. Njogu Barua
Mr. Frank Msafiri
Environment Liaison Centre International
Ms. Pamela Cunneyworth
Ms. Anabell Waititu
Perimart International
Mr. Naftali Manddy Onchere
Mali
Association de formation et d'appui au développement
Ms. Sina Maiga Damba
Care International
Mr. Aly Djiga
Mr. Al -Assane Sanogo
Mauritania
Action pour une gestion rationnelle de l'environnement en Mauritanie (AGREEM)
Mr. Banemou Ould Tlayor
Institut Marieme Diallo
Ms. Marieme Diallo
Organisation mauritanienne pour le developpement des zones arides et semi arides (ODZASAM)
Mr. Mohamed El Moctar
Lutheran World Federation
Mr. Mohamed Ould Aby
Namibia
Desert Research Fondation of Namibia (DRFN)
Mr. Tobias Langanke
Mr. Victor Mufita
Ms. Roben Penny
Ms. Juliane Zeidler
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Netherlands
BothEnds
Ms. Edit Tuboly
International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)
Mr. Otto Spaargaren
Niger
Actions pour le développement rural intégré
Mr. Oumarou Kaza Gaoh
Groupement des aides prives (GAP)
Ms. Irene Diawara -Meon
Ms. Baare Yahaya Aoua
Mr. Souley Yacouba Maiga
Nigeria
Nigerian Environmental Study / Action Team (NEST)
Mr. Enoch Okpara
Norway
Drylands Coordination Group (DCG)
Ms. Grete Benjaminsen
Ms. Elin Enge
Pakistan
Rural Development Foundation of Pakistan
Mr. Ghulam Hussain
Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE)
Mr. Tanveer Arif
Senegal
Conseil des organisations non-governmentales d'appui au développement (CONGAD)
Ms. Vore Gana Seck
ENDA Tiers monde
Mr. Emmanuel Seck
World Vision
Mr. Mansour Fall
Mr. Martin Van de Loc
Spain
MED-FORUM
Mr. Rafael Madueño
Togo
Les amis de la Terre Togo
Mr. Migah Kossi
Mr. Todzro Mensah Franco
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Togo
AVOCH
Mr. Dedzigba Komla Atsu
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Network for Intergrated Rural Development (CNIRD)
Ms. Zakiya Uzoma Wadada
Turkey
Tema-Foundation
Ms. Gulay Eskikaya
Uganda
Econews Africa
Mr. John Ssendawula
Uganda Women Treeplant Movement
Ms. Ruth Mubiru
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Birdlife International
Mr. Peter Herkenrath
Desert Research Fondation of Namibia (DRFN)
Ms. Emma Ndaendelao Noongo
United States of America
EarthAction
Mr. Nick Dunlop
Ms. Hilary Hoffman
Inner Mongolia Arid Land Management Foundation of USA
Mr. Delin Shang
Ms. Tai-Kuang Lu
Natural Heritage Institute
Ms. Elizabeth Soderstrom
Near East Foundation
Mr. John Van D. Lewis
World Resources Institute
Mr. Robin White
Mr. Daniel Tunstall
Uzbekistan
Biostan
Mr. Oleg Tsaruk
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Yemen
Nahl Environmental Protection Society
Mr. Aref Muharram
Zambia
Zambia Alliance of Women
Ms. Margaret Kaemba
Zimbabwe
AZTREC
Mr. Cosmos Gonese
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