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17 September 2013 English/French/Spanish only LIST OF PARTICIPANTS United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties Windhoek, 16–27 September 2013 Provisional 17 September 2013 Please submit all requests for corrections to Ms. Katheryn Jimenez at the registration desk or by e-mail to [email protected]. The final version of the list of participants will be made available after the end of the conference and copies will be mailed through official channels. It will also be available on the official website of the UNCCD secretariat at: <http://www.unccd.int>. LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification Onzième session de la Conférence des Parties Windhoek, 16–27 septembre 2013 Provisoire 17 septembre 2013 Toutes corrections doivent être adressées au comptoir de l’enregistrement à Mme Katheryn Jimenez ou par courriel à [email protected]. La version finale de la liste des participants sera disponible après la conférence et sera distribuée par voie officielle. Elle sera également disponible sur le site Internet du secrétariat à l’adresse suivante : <http://www.unccd.int>. ICCD/COP(11)/MISC.2 GE.13-70359 PARTIES ALBANIA Dr. Sajmir Hoxha Director of Biodiversity Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Management ALGERIA M. Abdelkader Khelifa Directeur d'Etudes Chargé de la Coopération Internationale Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural Mme Lynda Hazem Sous-directrice de la lutte contre la désertification Direction Général des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural Mr. Kamel Kara Deputy Ambassador Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria to Namibia M. Fouad Chehat Directeur General Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Correspondant pour le STC Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural M. Dahmane Yahiaoui Secrétaire des Affaires Etrangères Direction de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Hassane Ghennai Attache Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria to Namibia ANGOLA Ms. Teresa da Conceiçao Armando Vitorino National Coordinator on Anti Desertification Project Forestry Development Institute Ministry of Agriculture 2 Mr. Manuel Enock Deputy Director General Forestry Development Institute Ministry of Agriculture ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Mr. Jason Williams Data Manager Environment Division Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment ARGENTINA Excma. Sra. María Teresa Kralikas Ministro Dirección General de Asuntos Ambientales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto Sr. José Ramón Cueva Punto Focal Técnico para la UNCCD Director de Conservación del Suelo y Lucha contra la Desertificación Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Sra. María Laura Corso Corresponsal de Ciencia y Tecnología para UNCCD Asesor Técnico de Dirección de Conservación del Suelo y Lucha contra la Desertificación Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Sra. Amanda Bertolutti Asesor Tecnico Legislativo Despacho Senador Nacional Mario Cimadevilla Senado de la Nacion ARMENIA Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan National focal point Deputy Head Bioresources Management Agency Ministry of Nature Protection Mr. Samvel Baloyan Science and Technology Correspondent Deputy Director Environmental Project Implementation Unit Ministry of Nature Protection AUSTRALIA Mr. Karl Mark Higgins Director Water Strategies Water Policy Branch Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities AUSTRIA Mr. Franz Breitwieser Director Head of Unit Development Aspects of Environment and Sustainability Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs AZERBAIJAN Mr. Ogtay Jafarov Head of Sector State Expertise Department Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources BELARUS Ms. Natallia Zharkina Deputy Head of Biological and Landscape Dicersity Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Dr. Uladzimir Sauchanka Head JSC Belgorkhimprom BELGIUM Mr. Jozef Buys Attaché Directorate-general for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Phuntsho Gyeltshen Senior Soil Survey and Land Evaluation Officer National Soil Services Centre Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Forests BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) Sr. Jorge Luis Perez Chacon Jefe de Unidad de Cuencas y Recursos Hidricos Viceministerio de Recursos Hidricos y Riego Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Prof. Dr. Hamid Custovic Science and Technology Correspondent Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Institute of Soil Sciences University of Sarajevo BOTSWANA Dr. Mmasera Manthe-Tsuaneng Director Department of Forestry and Range Resourses Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Sonny Walter Mokgwathi Chief Forest and Range Resources Officer Department of Forestry and Range Resources Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Ms. Gofetamang Phunyuka Principal Scientific Officer II Department of Forestry and Range Resources Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism BENIN Mme Armande Zanou Aïvohozin Point focal national Planificatrice aménagiste Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme BHUTAN Mr. Chencho Norbu Director General Department of Forest and Park Services Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Mr. Joseph Lesenya Scientific Officer Department of Forestry and Range Resources Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mrs. Tebogo Deborah Ntsatsi Natural Resources Officer Department of Envirommental Affairs Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism 3 Mr. Alfred Lefaphane Meteorologist Department of Meteorologist Services. Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Mooketsi Bitsang Agricultural Land Use Planner Department of Crop Prodcution Land Use Planning Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Nametso Monametsi Research Officer Department of Agricultural Research Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Ms. Milikani Ndaba Attorney International and Commercial Division Attorney General's Chambers Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Julius Atlhopheng Associate Professor University of Botwsana Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Dr. Gilbert Gaboutloeloe Senior Lecturer Agricultural Engineering and Land Planning Botswana College of Agriculture Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Ms Kene Dick Principal Water Engineer Water Quality and Conservation Department Water Affairs Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Andrew Villander BORAVAST Community Member Forestry and Range Resources Department Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Mr. Petrus Bock BORAVAST Community Member Forestry and Range Resources Department Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism 4 BRAZIL Mr. Davi de Oliveira Paiva Bonavides Third Secretary Environment Division Ministry of External Relations Mr. Thiago Medeiros da Cunha Cavalcanti Third Secretary Environment Division Ministry of External Relations Mr. Francisco Barreto Campello Director National Focal Point Scretary ofr Extractive Activities and Sustainable Rural Development Ministry of Environment Mr. Paula Henrique Sampaio Vianna Filho Secretary Ministry of External Relations Mr. João Sávio Padilha de Castro Gestor Governmental Department to Combat Desertification Ministry of Environment Dr. Aldrin Martin Perez Marin Researcher Research Coordination National Institute of Semi-Arid Mr. Jaime Camps Saiz Junior Secretary for Extractive Activities and Sustainable Rural Development Ministry of Environment Dr. Beranger Arnaldo Araujo Assesor Técnico Gabinete do Secretário Secretaria dos Recursos Hidricos, Meio Ambiente e da Ciencia e Tecnologia Mr. Julio Paupitz Advisor Ministry of Environment Mr. Antonio Rocha Magalhães Chairman of the CST Center for Strategic Studies and Management BURKINA FASO CAMBODIA M. Mamadou Honadia Secrétaire Permanent Conseil National pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable Chef de délégation adjoint Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement durable Dr. Meas Pyseth Director Department of Internation Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dr. Sokh Heng Director Institute of Forest and Wildlife Research and Development Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries M. François d'Assise Yameogo Directeur des Affaire juridiques et du contentieux Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Régionale CAMEROON M. Emmanuel Nonyarma Secrétaire Général Ministère des Mines et de l'Energie Mr. Michel Jérôme Tankoano Coordonnateur national Programme National de Partenariat pour la Gestion durable des Terres Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour l'Environnement et le Développement durable Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement durable Dr. Christophe Bring Sous Directeur Promotion et de la Restauration de la Nature Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature CAPE VERDE M. Domingos Barros Ingénieur Forestier Direction Générale de l'Agriculture, Silviculture et Elevage Ministère de l'Environnement, Développement rural et Ressources marines M. Mamoudou Yoda Coordonnateur P Projet du Partenariat pour la Gestion Durable des Terres Région de la Boucle du Mouhoun Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement durable Mme Margarida Santos Ministère de l'Environnement, Développement rural et Ressources marines CHAD BURUNDI Mme Antoinette Macumi Point focal national Directeur Général des Forêts et de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Environnement, de l'Amenagement du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme M. Ernest Ndikumana Directeur Général de l'Aménagement du Territoire et Protection du Patrimoine Foncier et Membre du Comité de la Science et de la Technoligie Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Environnement, de l'Amenagement du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme M. Maïbe Koumandje Coordonnateur de l'Organe National de Lutte contre la Désertification Point Focal de la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur la Lutte Contre Désertification Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques M. Baba Togmian Premier conseiller Ambassade du Tchad en Afrique du Sud CHINA Mr. Feng Gao Special Representative for Climate Change Negotiations Climate Change Office Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs 5 Mme Jacqueline Moukoko Milebe Correspondante pour la science et la technologie Ministère du développement durable de l'économie forestière et de l'environnement CHINA (continued) Ms. Xiaoxia Jia Director of International Cooperation National Bureau to Combat Desertification China National Committee for Implementation of the UNCCD State Forestry Administration COOK ISLANDS Ms. Heimata Louisa Karika Senior Environment Officer Island Futures Division National Environment Service Mr. Xiangwen Kong Second Secretary Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Dan Olaf Rasmussen Senior Environment Officer Islands Futures Division National Environment Service Ms. Xin Jing Deputy Division Director Department of Ecosystem Protection Ministry of Environmental Protection COSTA RICA Ms. Jing Liao Program Officer Department of International Cooperation State Forestry Administration Sr. Mariano Espinoza Camacho Punto Focal Nacional Dirección Ejecutiva del Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación Ministerio de Ambiente y Energia Mr. Shengyi Qin Professor President of the Board Rechsand Science and Technology Group Chinese Academy of Forestry Sr. Renato Jiménez Zúniga Corresponsal Científico Designado Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia COLOMBIA Sr. Andres Mauricio Comba Morales Asesor Dirección de Asuntos Económicos, Sociales y Ambientales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores CÔTE D'IVOIRE M. Yao Bernard Koffi Point focal national Conseiller Technique chargé des Conventions Ministère de l'Environnement, de la salubrité urbaine et du développement durable COMOROS M. Aboubacar Ben Allaoui Directeur Général de l'Environnement et des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche et de l'Environnement M. Ambadi Issouf Miradji Point focal national Chef de Service Forêt Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche et de l'Environnement CONGO M. Pierre Batoungadio Point focal national Ministère de l'Economie forestière et du développement durable 6 CUBA Sra. Belsis Isabel Llorente Díaz Funcionario Dirreción de Relaciones Internacionales Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Ing. María Nery Urquiza Rodríguez Directora Programa de Lucha contra la Desertificación y Sequia Agencia de Medio Ambiente Sr. Antonio Pubillones Izaguirre Consejero Embajada de Cuba, Namibia DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Chang Bom Hong Senior Officer National Coordinating Committee for Environment Mr. Jong Hyok Kim Secretary for Land Degradation/Desertification National Coordinating Committee for Environment DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO H.E. Mr. Anastas Kaboba Wa-Kimba Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs M. Prosper Kalombo Kayembe Kahasa Chef de Bureau / Désertification Direction du Développement Durable Correspondant CST Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme Mr. Jean Ndembo Longo Professeur à l’Université de Kinshasa Membre du Comité National CCD Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme Mr. Kelly Kafunda Katengenia Second Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Rick Biaya Kadiebwe Second Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs DENMARK Mr. Flemming Poul Winther Olsen Senior Adviser Department for Environment, Energy and Climate Ministry of Foreign Affairs DJIBOUTI M. Ahmed Mohamed Ali Directeur Direction de l'Agrilculture et des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mer DOMINICA Ms. Kimisha Thomas Environmental Officer Environmental Coordinating Unit Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Physical Planning and Fisheries ECUADOR Sra. Frida Pin Hoppe Coordinación de temas ambientales Direcciòn de Medio Ambiente y Cambio Climático Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana Sr. Jose Eduardo Gonzalez Estrella Corresponsal de Ciencia y Technologia Especialista en desertificación y degradación de tierras Subsecretaria de Cambio Climático Ministerio del Ambiente EGYPT Mr. Michel Shaku Yumi Second Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Claude M'bwankiem Niaroliem Second Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Christine Mapani Yetezo Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Roger Kuya Mayimona Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Raafat Khidr President of Desert Research Center National Focal Point Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Prof. Dr. Hassan Hamed Mohamed Hendy Science and Technologie Correspondent Desert Research Center ERITREA Mr. Heruy Asghedom Woldemariam Director General Agricultural Extension Department Ministry of Agriculture 7 ERITREA (continued) Mr. Hadgu Ghebrendrias Committee for Science and Technology Ministry of Agriculture ETHIOPIA Mr. Berhanu Ayalew Bezabeh National Focal Point Director Public Relations and Communication Directorate Ministry of Environmental Protection and Forest Dr. Fasil Reda Tena Science and Technology Correspondent Senior Technical Expert Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency EUROPEAN UNION H.E. Mr. Raul Fuentes Milani Ambassador Delegation of the European Commission, Namibia Mr. Nicholas Hanley Head of Unit International Relations Directorate General on Environment European Commission Mr. Patrick Wegerdt Policy Officer, Unit E.1 International Relations Directorate General on Environment European Commission Mr. Stefan Sommer Science and Technology Correspondent Research Officer Land Resource Management Joint Research Center European Commission FINLAND Mr. Markku Aho Counsellor Department for Development Policy Unit for International Environment Policy Ministry for Foreign Affairs Dr. Vesa Johannes Kaarakka Forestry Adviser Department for Development Policy Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ms. Tönnov Tea Dodo ry FRANCE M. Marc Fagot Adjoint à la sous-directrice du Changement climatique et du Développement durable Direction des Affaires européennes et internationales Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie du développement durable, et de l'Aménagement du Territoires Mme Saoussen Khalifa Rédactrice sur la lutte contre la désertification, poles eaux, sols et pollution Sous direction de l'environnement Direction Générale de la Mondialisation, du développement et des partenariats Ministère des Affaires Etrangères M. Richard Escadafal Président du Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification Directeur de Recherche Institut de recherche pour le Développement M. Antoine Cornet Membre du Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification Directeur de recherche Institut de recherche pour le Développement FIJI H.E. Mr. Beniamino Salacakau High Commissioner High Commission of Fiji to the Republic of South Africa Mr. Sainivalati Navoti Counsellor Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations, New York 8 Mme Isabelle Amsallem Chargée de la rédaction scientifique Comité scientifique français contre la désertification M. Jean-Paul Martin Conseiller sur la coopération et culture Ambassade de France en Namibie FRANCE (continued) GERMANY M. Martial Bernoux Directeur de recherche Institut de recherche pour le Développement Dr. Klaus Ackermann CCD Project German Agency for International Cooperation M. Alexandre Ickowicz Chercheur Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement Mr. Mark Schauer CCD Project German Agency for Technical Cooperation M. Patrice Burger Directeur Représentant du Groupe de Travail Désertification (GTD) Centre d'Action et de Réalisations Internationales Mme Adeline Derkimba Chargée de mission Centre d'Action et de Réalisations Internationales GABON M. Jean-Bernard Moutsinga Correspondant National pour la Science et la Technologie Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières (IRAF) GAMBIA Mr. Sambou Nget National focal point Acting Director of Forestry Department of Forestry Ministry of Forestry and the Environment Mr. Ansumana Jarju Principal Research Officer Natural Resources Management Science and Technology Correspondent National Agricultural Research Institute Ms. Maike-Christine Potthast CCD Project German Agency for International Cooperation Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster Chair DesertNet Ms. Barbara Kunz Consultant German Agency for International Cooperation Ms. Maryanne Sarah Anyoso Odera Consultant German Agency for Technical Cooperation Mr. Suhel Al-Janabi Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development GHANA Ms. Zenabu Wasai-King Director National Focal Point Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Charles Quansah Science and Technology Correspondent Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology GRENADA GEORGIA Ms. Nino Chikovani Head of Land Resources Protection and Mineral Resources Division Department of Environmental Policy and International Relations Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources Mr. Raymond Baptiste National Focal Point Chief Land Use Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands, Fisheries and Environment Mr. Michael Mason Science and Technology Officer Land Use Officer Land Use Division Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands, Fisheries and Environment 9 GUATEMALA INDIA Sr. Luis Estuardo Rios Gonzalez Coordinador de la Unidad de Lucha contra la Desertificación y Sequía Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mr. Pieyush Gupta Deputy High Commissioner High Commission of India, Windhoek Mr. Brij Mohan Singh Rathore Joint Secretary National Focal Point Ministry of Environment and Forests GUINEA M. Djiramba Diawara Point focal national Coordinateur National Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l'Environnement, des eaux et forêts Ms. Ridhima Sud Coordinator Desertification Cell Ministry of Environment and Forests Mr. Rakesh B. Sinha Joint Secretary Ministry of Agriculture GUINEA-BISSAU M. Kaoussou Diombera Point focal national Conseiller du Ministre Ministère de l'Agriculture et du développement rural M. Julio Malam Injai Assistant au Correspondant National pour la science et technologie Ministère de l'Agriculture et du développement rural Dr. Chalamalla Papi Reddy Deputy Commissioner Department of Land Resources Ministry of Rural Development INDONESIA Mr. Agustinus Sumartono Ambassador Embassy of Indonesia, Namibia Mr. Pramudya Sulaksono Counsellor Economy Embassy of Indonesia, Namibia HAITI M. Astrel Joseph Point focal national Spécialiste en Environnement et Gestion de Eaux et Directeur Direction sols et écosystèmes Directeur, sols et ecosystèmes Ministère de l'Environnement Mr. Yohpy Ichsan Wardana Counsellor Embassy of Indonesia, Namibia Ms. Made Santi Ratnasari Second Secretary Embassy of Indonesia, Namibia HONDURAS Sr. Luis Eduardo Espinoza Mejía Punto Focal de la Convención Encargado Dirección General de Recursos Hídricos de la SERNA Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Sra. Claudia Patricia Milagros Cortez Jede del Departamento de Lucha Contra la Desertificación y Sequía Corresponsal Científico ante el Comité de Ciencia y Tecnología de la UNCCD Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente 10 Mr. Taufik Hidayat Administration and Technical Staff Embassy of Indonesia, Namibia IRAQ Mr. Ali Abdulrazzaq Abdulwahhab AlZehhawi Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Sadeq Baqer Jawad Al-Jawad Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Thaera Hussein Jasim Jasim Ministry of Environment IRAQ (continued) Mr. Aseel Majeed Ahmed Al-Juboori Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Ammar Ismael Mohammed Alsamawi National focal point Ministry of Environment Mr. Maurizio Sciortino Science and technology correspondent Sustainable Economic Development National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) JAPAN Mr. Aziz Kabro Hanna Zaitoon Manager Executive Office of Desertification and Dust Tolerance Deputy Prime Minister's Office Mr. Hirotsugu Ikeda Deputy Director Global Environment Division International Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ammar Slman Jaber Al-Karkhi First Secretary Head of Environment Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Satoshi Teramura Deputy Director Biodiversity Policy Division Nature Conservation Bureau Ministry of the Environment Mr. Hussein Ali Jabir Al-Wasiti Adviser Prime Minister's Office IRELAND Mr. Thomas Tichelmann Deputy Director Multilateral Section Development Cooperation Directorate Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Yoshihiro Katayama Senior Coordinator Global Environment Division International Cooperation Burea Ministry of the Environment Dr. Atsushi Tsunekawa Director of Arid Land Research Center Tottori University JORDAN Ms. Kate Roche Advisor Multilateral Section Development Cooperation Directorate Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ISRAEL Prof. Uriel Safriel Professor of Ecology Center of Environment Conventions National Focal Point Blaustein Institute for Desert Research ITALY Mr. Pier Luigi Gentile Deputy national focal point Environmental Coordination Unit Directorate General for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Raed Bani Hani Director Nature Protection Directorate Ministry of Environment KENYA H.E. Mr. Peter Mburu Gitau Ambassador Kenya High Commission, Windhoek Ms. Theresa Khakasa Wasike Agweyu Under Secretary Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Mr. Cyrus Mageria Assistant Director Multilateral Environmental Agreements Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources 11 KENYA (continued) Mr. Francis Inganga Akungwi Chief Environment Research Officer National Environment Management Authority Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources Mr. Julius Mwangi Researcher National Council for Science and Technology KIRIBATI Mr. Puta Tofinga Environment Officer Environment and Conservation Division Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development KUWAIT Ms. Farah Ebraheem Director of Coastal Monitoring and Desertification Environment Public Authority Ms. Maha Al-Mansour Manager of Water Projects Ministry of Electricity and Water LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Mr. Oroth Sengtaheuanghoung Deputy Director of Agricultural Land Use Planning Center Department of Agricultural Land Management National Focal Point Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Saysamone Phothisat Deputy National Focal Point Director of Division of Protection Forest Management and Forest Restoration Department of Forestry LATVIA Ms. Daina Ozola Head of Pollution Prevention Division Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ms. Dace Ozola Senior Official Division of Environmental Quality and Waste Management Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development LEBANON Mr. Mishari Alkandari Head of Desertification Section Member of the National Committee to Combat Desertification Environment Protection Authority Mr. Abdulrazzaq Al-Haji Ministry of Electricity and Water KYRGYZSTAN Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov Director Kyrgyz Scientific Research Irrigation Institute UNCCD Science and Technology Correspondent Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management Mr. Sydykov Talaibek Head External Affairs and Public Investment Program Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management 12 Mr. Hussein Dib Nasrallah Director of Studies and Coordination and Convention Liaison Officer Ministry of Agriculture LESOTHO Dr. Refuoe Boose National focal point Director Soil and Water Conservation Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Mr. Rats'ele Clement Rats'ele Director of Range Resources Management Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Ms. Mamokoli Dorothy Sekantsi Science and Technology representative Principal Soil Scientist Soil and Water Conservation Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation Ms. Daiva Gerybaite Senior Specialist Nature Resources Division Nature Protection Department Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania LIBERIA Mr. Varney Conneh Assistant Manager Environmental Standards and Research Department of Compliance and Enforcement Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Jerome G.N. Nyenka Science and Technology Correspondent Assistant Professor Forest Economics and Policy College of Agriculture and Forestry University of Liberia Ms. Ineta Bauzyte Logistics expert Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania MADAGASCAR Mme Herivololona Ralalarimanana Point Focal National Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts M. Henri Jeferson Andrianiana Rajaonimaria Correspondant Scientifique National Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts LIBYA M. Belaid Mansour National focal point Director National Committee to Combat Desertification MALAWI Ms. Nyuma Mercy Mughogho Assistant Director of Forestry Forestry Extension Services Department of Forestry H.E. Dr. Abdulhafed M. M. Jaber Ambassador Embassy of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Windhoek Dr. Clemant Zephnat Chilima Science and technology correspondent Department of Forestry Dr. Abdalla Betelmal Professor University of Al-Fateh MALAYSIA M. Abdulgani Oun Director National Committee to Combat Desertification Ms. Faridah Ahmad Head of Delegation Director Soil Resources management and Conservation Division Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Mr. Weam Triki Employee National Committee to Combat Desertification Dr. Ahmad Zuhaidi Yahya Head of Forest Plantation Programme Biotechnology Division Forest Research Institute Malaysia LITHUANIA Ms. Dalia Gudaitiene Holiman Chief Desk Officer Nature Resources Division Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania Ms. Ugne Kupryte Senior Specialist Nature Resources Division Nature Protection Department Ministry of the Environment of Lithuania MALI M. Abdoulaye Kante Point focal national Agence de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Assainissement 13 MALI (continued) M. Abdou Yehiya Maiga Chercheur Institut d'économie rurale Ministère de l'Agriculture MARSHALL ISLANDS Mr. Warwick Harris Deputy Director Office of the Environmental Policy and Planning Coordination MOROCCO M. Mohamed Ghanam Point focal national Chef de Service de Coordination et de Suivi de la CCD Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification M. Mohamed Qarro Correspondant pour la science et la téchnologie Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification MAURITANIA M. Boubacar Diop Point Focal National Directeur de la Protection de la Nature Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l'Environnement et du Développement durable MEXICO Ing. Jorge Luis García Rodríguez Subgerente de Inventorio y Monitoreo de Suelos Comisión Nacional Forestal Sr. Jesus David Gomez Diaz Corresponsal Científico Departamento de Suelos Universidad Autonoma Chapingo MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF) Ms. Cynthia Ehmes Assitant Director Division of Environment and Sustainable Development Office of Environment and Emergency Management Department of Foreign Affairs M. Mohamed Yassin Coordinateur du Programmme Centre de Recherche Forestière Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification MOZAMBIQUE Mr. Custódio da Conceição Mário National focal point Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Ms. Ana da Gloria Paulino Candido Ministry of Health Mr. Osvaldo Manuel Gonçalves Manso de Sousa Forest Officer National Directorate of Land and Forest Ministry of Agriculture and Development MYANMAR Mr. Zaw Win Deputy Director General Dry Zone Greening Department National Focal Point Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry MONGOLIA Mr. Tsesed Banzragch Director Division of Forest Conservation and Reforestation Management Ministry of Environment and Green Development Ms. Bold Uyanga Foreign Relation Office International Cooperation Division Ministry of Environment and Green Development 14 Mr. Wai Myo Hla Director Dry Zone Greening Department Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry NAMIBIA Ms. Emily Handunge Chief Agriculture Scientific Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry NAMIBIA (continued) Dr. Leake Hangala Executive Chairman Hangala Group Ms. Kambangu Katjimune Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms Fransiska Kangombe Lecturer in Biological Sciences University of Namibia Ms. Lena Jantze Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Olavi Makuti Environmentalist City of Windhoek Mr Moses Moses Forester Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Marlyn Mbapaha Senior Forestor Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Precious Kwenani Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mrs. Helena Lutombi Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Viviane Kinyaga Director Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Windhoek Ms. Kornelia Eklas Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Donald Doeseb Volunteer Coordinator Ministry of Environment and Tourism Hon. Martin David Regional Councillors Khomas Regional Council Mr. Desmond Cloete Agriculture Scientific Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Thecha Grunewald Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Selma Haihambo Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Martin Embundile Chief Agriculture Scientific Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Helerita Gaingos Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Sydney Ganeb Board Member National Youth Council of Namibia Ms. Anna -Marie Edward Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Forster Bankie Bankie Consultant National Youth Council of Namibia Mrs. Sarafia N. Ashipala Agriculture Research Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr. Timotheus Angala President, Namibia National Student Organisation (NANSO) National Youth Council of Namibia Mr. Jackey Andima Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr Natanael Amadhila Senior Forestor Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Berenice Van Wyk Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Rachel Tshimuethereni Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Kintinu Sageus Agricultural Economist Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms Nguza Siyambango Researcher University of Namibia Ms. Vanessa Stein Forester Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Ndeshitiwa Shaambeni Ministry of Environment and Tourism 15 NAMIBIA (continued) Mr. Eino Shaanika Cartographer Ministry of Mines and Energy Ms. Monika Shikongo Ministry of Environment and Tourism Hon. Zulu Shitongeni Chairpeson of Khomas Regional Council Khomas Regional Council Mr. Michael Otsub Chief Forestor Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr. Benson Ntomwa Deputy Director, Public and Environmental Health Services Ministry of Health and Social Services Ms. Padelia Paulus Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms Aletta Platt Clerical Ass Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Abraham Ndeutapo Secretary / Administrator Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Teofilus Nghitila Environmental Commissioner Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Sem Taukondjo Shikongo Director Directorate of Tourism and Gaming Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Nelao Haimbodi Communications, Outreach and Marketing Officer NAMPLACE Project Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Louisa Mupetami Director of Natural Resources Management Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Colgar Sikopo Director of Parks and Regional Services Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Kenneth Uiseb Deputy Director of Natural Resources Management Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Ndahafa Paulina Ndalulilwa Secretary / Administrator Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Johnson Ndokosho Deputy Director of Parks and Regional Services Ministry of Environment and Tourism Hon. Elina Ndapuka Regional Councillors Khomas Regional Council Dr. Fredrick Mupoti Sikabongo Deputy Environmental Commissioner Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Regan Mwazi Marketing and Communication Manager Agricultural Bank of Namibia Ms. Irene Hoaes UNCCD COP11 Coordinator Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Tupopila Muteka Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Kauna Schroder Advisor to Environmental Commissioner Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Martha Nandi Lecturer, Agricultural Economist University of Namibia H.E. Mr. Uahekua Herunga Minister Ministry of Environment and Tourism Dr. Kalumbi Shangula Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Ministry of Environment and Tourism 16 Mr. Simeon Negumbo Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Petrus Muteyauli Deputy Director for Multilateral Environmental Agreements Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Michael Sibalatani NAMPLACE Project Coordinator Ministry of Environment and Tourism NAMIBIA (continued) Mr. Jonas Nghishidi Project Coordinator Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Olimpio Nhuleipo Chief Economist Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Natalia Nakashona Development Planner Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Munageni Kalenga Administrator of Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Project Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Bryn Canniffe Environmental Advisor Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Kombadayetu Mhopjeni Chief Geoscientist Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr. Itaveleni Mupewa Environmental Coordinator Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr. Moses T. Omeb Advisor to the Governor Khomas Regional Council Ms. Frieda Amwaalwa United Nations Development System Coordinator National Planning Commission Mr. Elias Natangwe Kemanja Economist Ministry of Trade and Industry Mr. Nada Kruger Chief Foreign Relation Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Aina Kambala Environmental Legal Officer Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Ndeshipanda Nghitewapo Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Padelia Ndjaleka Administrator of Third National Communication Project Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Jeconia Iipinge Nehemia Civil Military Relation Staff Officer, Namibia Defence Force Ministry of Defence Mr. Rector Mbeha UNCCD COP11 Administrator Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Gerson Tsamaseb Chief Control Officer Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Joseph Hailwa Director of Forestry Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr. Klemens Nkore Chief Clerk Office of the Prime Minister Ms. Panduleni Elago Regional Head Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Ms. Farieda Shikongo Control Officer Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Moses Kalola Fisheries Biologist Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Mr. Toivo Ndapwoita Secretary / Administrator Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Katrina Hilundwa Fisheries Research Technician Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources H.E. Mr. Neville Gertze Ambassador Embassy of Namibia, Berlin Ms. Toini Hasheela Development Planner Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development Ms. Rita Herkenrath PA to Ambassador Embassy of Namibia, Berlin 17 NAMIBIA (continued) Ms. Marina Coetzee Senior Lecturer, Department Of Land Management Polytechnic of Namibia Mr. Mutjinde L J Katjiua Associate Professor Polytechnic of Namibia Ms Margaret Ndapewa Angula Senior Researcher University of Namibia Ms. Martha Talamondjila Naanda Energy and Environment Team United Nations Development Programme, Namibia Ms. Mkwetu Mweutota Energy and Environment Team United Nations Development Programme, Namibia Ms. Nadine Faschina Project Assistant: Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Julianne Zeidler Director Integrated Environmental Consultants of Namibia Dr. Justine Braby Consultant Integrated Environmental Consultants of Namibia Dr. Konrad Uebelhoer Project Leader: Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Kondjeni Ntinda Principal member MEGAKON INVESTMENT GROUP Mr. Indongo Indongo Manager Monitoring and Evaluation Millennium Challenge Account-Namibia Mr. Phidelus Mujeu Business Consultant Namibia NGO Forum (NANGOF) 18 Mr. Festus Kapembe Manager: Environmental and Social Assessment MCA-Namibia Mr. Martin Shikongo Environmental Planner City of Windhoek Mr. Benedict Libanda CEO Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Mr. Karl Mutani Aribeb Director of Operations Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Mr. Lazarus Nafidi Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Mr. Willibardt Kozosi Assistant Accountant Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Mr. Robert Kabunga Economics Intern Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Ms. Martha Indombo Natural Sciences Intern Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Mr. Sion Shifa Programme Technical Officer Small Grants Programme Mr. Daniel Louw Manager of Safety, Health, Environment and Awareness Namibia Power Corporation Ms. Gloudina de Beer Environmentalist Namibia Power Corporation Ms. Nicolae Tambrescu Manager: Regional, Domestic Operations and Marketing Namibia Tourism Board Ms. Zandry Haimbondi Acting Manager: Internal Auditor Namibia Wildlife Resorts Mrs. Aune Ipinge Portfolio Manager Development Bank of Namibia NAMIBIA (continued) Mr. Paul Egelser Research Economist Development Bank of Namibia Mr. Fidelis Mwazi National Horticulture Manager Namibian Agronomic Board Mr. Kennedy Shindodi Manager Brain Child Investments H.E. Mr. George Liswaniso Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hon. Abisai Angula Regional Councillors Khomas Regional Council Ms. Lourencia Himumuine Secretaries Department of Environmmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Amalia Doeses Secretaries Department of Environmmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Caroline Skrywer Department of Environmmental Affairs Secretaries Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Fredricka Garises Secretaries Department of Environmmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms. Anneli Shishome Deputy Director Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Sarafina Tshilunga State Protocol Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Meriam Tjiurutue Department of Environmental Affairs Administrative Clerk Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Andreas Ilyo Amukwaya Senior Land Surveyor Ministry of Lands and Resettlement Ms. Marianne Nujoma Deputy Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lisias Tjaveondja Senior Forestor Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Madelein Michel Beukes Secretary Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Vincent Louw Acting Deputy Director Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Helena Nangutuwala Senior Forestor Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms. Linda Scott Deputy Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Najmia Jantjies Private Consultant Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Josia Kavaa Deputy Director Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Mr. Fikameni Mathias Young Achievers Empowerment Group National Youth Council of Namibia Mr. Nathius Kaatura Business Consultant Namibia NGO Forum (NANGOF) Ms. Selma Uushini Senior Environmental Officer Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Ben Shingenge Chief Foreign Relations Officer Multilateral Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Bernadette Shooka State Protocol Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Elly Angaleni Hamunjela Deputy Director Ministry of Environment and Tourism 19 M. Mamane Saidou Chef Section Institutions de Développement Direction des Nations Unies et des Organisations Internationales Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération NAMIBIA (continued) Mr. Jack Ratjindua Kambatuku Lecturer, Integrated Environmental Management University of Namibia Mr. Dave Cole Millennium Challenge Account-Namibia M. Harouna Oumarou Coordonnateur de la cellulide suivi du Programme d'actions à moyen terme en matière d'environnement Ministère de l'Environnement, de la salubrité urbaine et du développement durable Ms. Fransiska Nghitila Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Windhoek Ms. Lizelna Hoabes Coordinator: Commercial Leases City of Windhoek M. Bila Maina Ministère de l'Environnement, de la salubrité urbaine et du développement durable Mr. Sebulon Chicalu Namibia Wildlife Resorts Mr. Lasarus Nakandjembo Chief of Customs Ministry of Finance Dr. Moussa Hassane Chercheur Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable NAURU NIGERIA Mr. Asterio Appi Project Coordinator Integrated Island Biodiversity Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment Mr. Musa Kabiru Senior Counsellor Nigeria High Commission Nairobi, Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Patrick Edo Esene Assistant national focal point Desertification Management, Drought and Desertification Amelioration Department Federal Ministry of Environment NEPAL Mr. Gokarna Mani Duwadee National focal point Joint Secretary Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Mr. Emmanuel Olukayode Oladipo Science and Technology Correspondent Federal Ministry of Environment Mr. Jay Ram Adhikari Soil Conservation Officer Under Secretary - Technical UNCCD Science and Technology Correspondent Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Mr. Ladan Abdullahi Sidi Nigeria High Commission, Namibia Mr. Moses Ifedayo Adeoye Senior Counsellor Nigeria High Commission, Namibia NIGER NIUE Dr. Kamaye Maazou Secrétaire exécutif Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable 20 Mr. Poimatagi Okesene Science and technology correspondent Senior Technical Project Manager Department of Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries NORWAY Ms. Trine Hay Setsaas Senior Adviser International Division Directorate for Nature Management Ms. Martine Dahle Huse Information and Policy Officer Drylands Coordination Group OMAN Sr. Juan Jesus Torres Guevara Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología Director Centro de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina Sra. Marioldy Sanchez Santivañez Responsable de Planificacion, Moniterio y Evaluacion de Proyectos Ministerio del Ambiente PHILIPPINES Dr. Ali Al Balushi Head of Geography Department Art and Social Science College Sultan Qaboos University Dr. Silvino Q. Tejada Director Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture Mr. Khamis Al Kasbi Director Undersecretary Office Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs Engr. Samuel M. Contreras Science and Technology Correspondent Division Head Soil Conservation and Management Division Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture Mr. Ahmed Al Shukaili Head of Combat Desertification Section Biodiversity Department Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs PAKISTAN Dr. Amjad Tahir Virk National Project Coordinator Sustainable Land Management Project Climate Change Division Cabinet Secretariat PANAMA Sra. Yahaira Cardenas Corresponsal de ciencia y tecnología Analista Cambio Climático Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente Mr. Israel Torres Jimenez Punto focal nacional Coordinador de Desertificación Departamento Cooperación Técnica Internacional Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente PERU Sra. Sonia María Gonzáles Molina Directora General Dirección General de Investigación e Información Ambiental Ministerio del Ambiente PORTUGAL H.E. Ms. Helena Paiva Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Portugal, Windhoek Dr. Lúcio Pires do Rosário National Focal Point Planning and International Affairs Department Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests Ministry of Agriculture, the Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Kwangsu Ryu Director General International Affairs Bureau Korea Forest Service Mr. Kwangho Baek Deputy Director International Cooperation Division Korea Forest Service Mr. Utchang Kang Programme Consultant/Forest Researcher International Cooperation Division Korea Forest Service 21 REPUBLIC OF KOREA (continued) Ms. A Ruem Kim Programme Officer International Cooperation Division Korea Forest Service Mr. Yong-Kwon Lee Director Forest Management Division Southern Regional Office Korea Forest Service Dr. Ho Joong Youn Senior Forest Researcher Division of Forest Disaster Management Korea Forest Service SAO TOME AND PRÍNCIPE M. Heliodoro Pires Quaresma Directeur Direction des Services Géographiques et Cadastraux Point Focal National Ministère de l'Infrastructure et Ouvre publique M. José de Deus Lima de Menezes Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Engénieur Agronome Direction de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement SENEGAL Mr. Ki Hyung Park Forest Researcher Division of Forest Disaster Management Korea Forest Research Institute Mr. Don Koo. Lee President of COP10 Bureau Endowed Chair Professor Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Yeungnam University ROMANIA Mr. Constantin Jan Sebastian Advisor Management and Control of Rorests and Hunting Resources Directorate Department for Water, Forests and Fish Culture Ministry of Environment and Climate Change SAINT LUCIA Mr. Michael Bobb Chief Forestry Officer Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology SAMOA Ms. Faainoino Laulala Principal Land Development Officer Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment M. Ibra Sounkarou Ndiaye Coordonnateur Projet de Gestion et Réhabilitation des Terres Dégradées du Bassin Arachidier Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable SEYCHELLES Mr. Alain de Comarmond Director General Climate Affairs, Adatation and Information Division Ministry of Environment and Energy SLOVAKIA Ms. Jaroslava Sobocka Director Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute SOUTH AFRICA Mr. Tshilidzi Edward Netshithothole Party Representative, Policy Analyst Department of Environmental Affairs Mr. Gareth Edward Rees Counsellor: Political South African High Commission, Namibia Ms. Elise Marie Haber Deputy Director Conservation and WSSD follow-up Department of International Relations and Cooperation Ms. Suraya Khan First Secretary, Political South African High Commission, Kenya 22 SOUTH AFRICA (continued) SUDAN Ms. Shahkira Parker Assistant Director Conservation and WSSD follow-up Department of International Relations and Cooperation Mr. Mahasin Balla Ahmed Babikir National Focal Point Director General Desertification Control and Land Use Unit Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Mr. Moscow Marumo Chief Director Biodiversity Management Department of Environmental Affairs Mr. Eltayeb Elhag Ali Ahmed Associate Professor Plant Physiologist, Desertification and Desert Cultivation Studies Institute University of Khartoum Ms. Malta Qwathekana Senior Policy Advisor International Advisory Services Department of Environmental Affairs Ms. Judith Combrink Deputy Director International Relations Department of Environmental Affairs Ms. Thizwilondi Suzan Mulaudzi Deputy Director Sustainable Land Management Department of Environmental Affairs Prof. Klaus. Kellner Science and technology correspondent Professor School of Biological Sciences North West University SWAZILAND Mr. Bongani Masuku Under Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Bongani Magongo Science and technology correspondent Land Development Officer Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Lynn Kota Environmental Officer Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Winnie Ncongwane Environmental Officer Ministry of Agriculture SWITZERLAND Ms. Nompumelelo Claribel Ntlokwana Deputy Director Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mr. Ramakgwale Klaas Mampholo Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries SOUTH SUDAN (REPUBLIC OF) Prof. Matthew Gordon Udo Musa Undersecretary National Focal Point Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development SRI LANKA Mr. Labugama Koralalage Sugath Upali Dharmakeerthi Director Natural Resource Management Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy M. Yves Guinand National focal point Programme Officer Global Programme Food Security Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation M. Martin Krebs Conseiller Section des Affaires Internationales de l'Environnement Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères Mme Elena Havlicek Experte Section protection du sol Office Fédéral de l'Environnement, des Forêts et du Paysage Dr. Hans-Peter Liniger Senior Research Scientist Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern 23 SWITZERLAND (continued) Mr. Marcus Giger Expert Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern TAJIKISTAN Mr. Hukmatullo Makhmudovich Ahmadov President Tajik Academy of Agricultural Science THAILAND Mr. Worapong Waramit National focal point Director Planning Division Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Dr. Ratchanok Sangpenchan Policy Analyst Planning Division Land Development Department Ms. Candace Amoroso Science and technology correspondent Biodiversity Specialist Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit Environmental Policy and Planning Division Ministry of Environment and Water Resources TUNISIA M. Hamda Aloui Point focal national Chef de Service Direction Générale de l'Environnement et de la Qualité de la Vie Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable M. Houcine Khatteli Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Directeur Général Institut des Regions Arides TURKEY THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Mr. Kiril Kalkashliev Advisor for Investments Department of Sustainable Development and Investments Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning TOGO Dr. Komlan Batawila Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Professeur Laboratoire de botanique et l'écologie végétale Chef de Division des formations complémentaires Université de Lomé TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Mr. Julius Smith National focal point Environmental Biologist Environmental Policy and Planning Division Ministry of Environment and Water Resources 24 Mr. Erdogan Ozevren National focal point General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs Mr. Abdurrahman Guzelkeles Chief of the Section General Direction for Nature Conservation and National Parks Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs UGANDA Mr. Stephen Muwaya National focal point Senior Range Ecologist Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Dr. Matthias Magunda Science and Technology Correspondent Principal Research Scientist National Agricultural Research Laboratories Institute UKRAINE Dr. Yuriy Kolmaz Head Land Resources Division Directorate of Biotic Resources and EcoNet Ministry of Environmental Protection Ms. Olena Rakoid Science and Technology Correspondent National University of Life and Environmental Sciences Mr. Gordon Toevs Natural Resource Specialist Renewable Resources and Planning Bureau of Land Management URUGUAY Sr. Pablo Montes Goitia Coordinador Portofolio Nacional de Proyectos Environmental Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Dr. Bakari Asseid Deputy Principal Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dr. Mario Perez Bidegain Departamento de Suelos y Aguas Facultad de Agronomia Universidad de la República Oriental UZBEKISTAN Mr. George Revocatus Kafumu National Focal Point Principal Environmental Officer Division of Environment Vice-President's Office Mr. Joseph Kiraiya Ministry of Finance Dr. Raisa Taryannikova Science and technology correspondent Leading Scientific Specialist Head of the Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management Secretariat Cabinet of Ministers (Uzhydromet) VANUATU UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ms. Genya Dana Life Science Officer Office of Conservation and Water Department of State Ms. Barbara DeRosa-Joynt Chief for Biodiversity Office of Conservation and Water Department of State Dr. Jeff Herrick Soil Scientist Agriculture Research Service Department of Agriculture Mr. Walter Knausenberger Senior Regional Environmental Policy Advisor Office of Sustainable Development Bureau for Africa Office of Sustainable Development United States Agency for International Development Mr. Reedly Tari Environmental Impact Assessment Officer Environmental Planning and Assessment Division Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) H.E. Mr. Juan Carlos Barrios Hurtado Ambassador Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Namibia VIET NAM Mr. Nguyen Phu Hung Director Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Pham Quoc Hung Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Mary Rowen Senior Biodiversity Policy Advisor Forestry and Biodiversity Office United States Agency for International Development 25 YEMEN Mr. Allaadeen Mohammed Al Sharjabi National Focal Point Director General General Directorate of Forests, Ranges and Desertification Control Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation ZAMBIA Mr. Samson Mujuda Deputy High Commissioner Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Sharon Chuni Chief Lands Officer Department of Lands Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Mr. Ackim Mwape Natural Resources Management Officer Environment and Natural Resources Management Department Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Mr. Gibson Zimba Research and Policy Specialist Research Planning and Policy Division Zambia Development Agency Mr. Rasford Kalamatila Principal Agricultural Specialist Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Ms. Lwanda Kahongo ZESCO Ltd 26 ZIMBABWE Ms. Mutsa Dorothy Chasi Director General Environmental Management Agency Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management Ms. D. Matemba Embassy of Zimbabwe, Namibia Ms. Alleta Nyahuye Science and Technology Correspondent Environmental Planning and Monitoring Manager Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management Mr. Steady Kangata Environmental Education and Publicity Manager Environmental Management Agency Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management Mr. A. Chiunye Embassy of Zimbabwe, Namibia Mr. Milton Muusha Provicial Environmental Manager Environmental Management Agency Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management OBSERVERS 27 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT OFFICES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATION FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Ms. Sally Bunning Senior Officer - Land Soils Management Land and Water Division Mr. Riccardo Biancalani Consultant - Land Degradation and Carbon Sequestration Climate, Energy and Tenure Division INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Ms. Lakshmi Menon Associate Vice President Corporate Services Department Ms Sylvie Martin Assistant General Counsel Office of the General Counsel Office of the President and Vice President SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Mr. David Ainsworth Information Officer Mainstreaming, Partnerships and Outreach UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND Mr. Manuel Moreno Gonzalez Communication Officer UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Mr. Tsegab Meles Kahsay Equator Initiative Mr. Christopher Kiernan Equator Initiative Ms. Eva Gurria Equator Initiative Ms. Victoria Haraseb Equator Initiative Ms. Ali Idil Equator Initiative Ms. Albertina Iyambo Finance Assistant UNDP Office in Namibia Mr. Gabriele Orlandi Equator Initiative Mr. Yusuf Ole Petenya Equator Initiative Mr. Dirk Hermanus Pienaar Equator Initiative Ms Maria Tharacky Namupala Equator Initiative Mr. Frederic Andrianome Rakotovoavy Equator Initiative Ms. Fatima Ahmed Equator Initiative Mr. Harold Coe Equator Initiative Ms. Jacqueline Eager Equator Initiative Mr. Gebremikael Gedy Berhe Equator Initiative Mr. Francis Gomeb Equator Initiative Ms Jane Bokayo Sora Equator Initiative Mr. Crystal Vitagliano Equator Initiative Mr. Musinga Bandora Resident Representative UNDP Namibia Country Office Dr. Helen Negret Senior Technical Advisor Ecosystems and Biodiversity - UNDP/GEF Ms. Eileen de Ravin Equator Initiative Ms Anne Juepner UNDP-UNCCD Cooperation Programme Mr. Rheinhardt Doeseb Operations Manager UNDP Namibia Country Office 28 Mr. Nelson Zakaapi Energy and Environment Team UNDP Namibia Country Office Ms. Helena Gowases Ganes Finance Associate UNDP Office in Namibia Mr. Ndaedelao Shaalukeni Finance Assistant UNDP Office in Namibia UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Mr. Mohamed Foday Sessay Senior Programme Manager Land Degradation and Biodiversity Regional Focal Point for Anglophone Africa Mr. Adamou Bouhari Task Manager Biodiversity / Land Degradation West and Central Africa Focal Point Ms. Kamar Yousuf Programme Officer Regional Office for Africa Multilateral Environmental Agreements Biodiversity and Ecosystems Regional Office for Africa Mr. Haddy Guisse Associate Programme Officer Ms. Gemma Shepherd Environmental Affairs Officer Division of Early Warning and Assessment Mr. Abisha Mapendembe Ecosystem Assessment Programme UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME/REGIONAL OFFICE FOR WEST ASIA Mr. Fouad Abousamra Regional Coordinator for West Asia Ecosystem Management Programme UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES Ms. Gladys Mutangadura Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Sandagdorj Erdenebileg Chief Policy Planning UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES Dr. Charles Onyango Nyandiga Programme Advisor Land Degradation and Sustainable Forest Management Small Grants Programme WORLD BANK Mr. Madjiguene Seck Communications Associate Mr. Ijeoma Emenanjo Environmental Specialist WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Mr. Frederik Pischke Mr. Pier Carlo Sandei Programme Officer Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention 29 INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AFRICAN UNION Mr. Teko Hlapho Communications and Advocacy Officer TerrAfrica Mr. Almami Dampha Policy Officer for Forestry and Land Management Rural Economy and Agriculture Ms. Tandai Tofa Assistant Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Partnership Platform New Partnership for Africa's Development COMMISSION DES FORÊTS D'AFRIQUE CENTRALE M. Chouaibou Nchoutpouen Chargé de biodiversité et désertification ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES Mr. Bertrand Zida Environmental Expert Mr. Christian Hofer Senior Communications Officer External Affairs Dr. Michael Stocking Consultant Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel Ms. Guadalupe Durón Program Officer Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE Mr Gertjan Beekman Coordinator of Natural Resources INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN AGROFORESTRY Ms. Naomi Kanyugo Events Coordinator IUCN - THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION Ms. Lynda Hannam Wife of Mr. Hannam EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY Mr. Marc Paganini Earth Observation Application Engineer Projects Section of the Exploitation and Services Division Earth Observation Science, Applications and Future Technology Department GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY Mr. Mohamed Imam Bakarr Senior Environmental Specialist Natural Resources 30 Dr. Jonathan Davies Drylands Coordinator Mr. Geoffrey Howard Dr. Ian Hannam World Commission on Environmental Law Mr. Pablo Manzano Baena Global Coordinator World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism Wasaa Conservation Centre Mr. Jean-Marc Sinnassamy Senior Environmental Specialist Natural Resources Team Ms. Masumi Gudka Programme Officer Ecosystems Management Programme Global Drylands Initiative Mr. Ulrich Apel Senior Environmental Specialist Land and Forests - Asia Ms. Cathrine Mutambirwa Senior Programme Officer IUCN South Africa Mr. Andrew Chilombo Program Associate Land Degradation and Sustainable Forestry Management Mrs. Lael Walsh Ms Ditse Mdhluli Professor Bernhard Willem Boer Specialist Group on Soils and Desertification Australian Centre for Environmental Law University of Sydney Mr. Hendrik Mathys ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE Mme Rajae Chafil Spécialiste Programme Négociations Internationales Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable Mr. Michael Matilo Dr Claude Kabemba Ms. Masego Madzwamuse OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL M. Nabil Ben Khatra Coordinateur du Programme Environnement SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY Ms. Sibongile Mavimbela Programme Officer Environment and Sustainable Development Unit Mr. Alex Banda Senior Programme Officer Ms. Sonia Abassi Assistante du secrétaire exécutif 31 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS BELARUS IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Belaruskae Geagrafichnae Tavarystva Dr. Valiantsin Yatsukhna Head of Landscape Ecology Lab Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Application Ms. Nahideh Naghizadeh Centre for Sustainable Development BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ms. Khadija Catherine Razavi Executive Director Forestry and Environmental Action Ms. Sonia Malicevic Ms. Elmedina Krilasevic KAZAKHSTAN Mr. Fethi Silajdzic Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia Ms. Mariya Genina CHILE Corporación Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales Sr. Ricardo Cifuentes Villarroel Coordinador del proyecto DRYNET KENYA African Forest Forum Mr. Mahamane Larwanou Sustainable Environmental Development Watch Ms Gilda Antonio Homo CÔTE D'IVOIRE Mr. Seutloali Paul Sekese Réseau pour l'environnement et le développement durable en Afrique Ms. Sahon Flan Ms. Lizette Phillips-Reynard Ms. Veronica Zano GERMANY Ms. Melania Chiponda Desert*Net International - Network for International Research on Desertification Mr. Thomas Falk Ms. Esther Imeldah Chungu Mr. Barry Nkomo Ms. Chiara Zanolla Centro Interdipartimentale di Ateneo NRD-UNISS Università degli Studi di Sassari Prof. Giuseppe Enne Scientific Committee Chairman Research Centre on Drought and Desertification NRD-UNISS University of Sassari GHANA Friends of the Earth, Ghana Mr. George Bright Kwaku Awudi Programme Coordinator 32 Ms. Caroline Ntaopane Mr. Amani Mustafa Mhinda Mr. Willis Ombai Mr. Edward Lange MALI Association de formation et d'appui au développement Mr. Ahmed Sékou Diallo Directeur Exécutif Mr. Israel Hukura NAMIBIA Desert Research Foundation of Namibia Ms. Stephanie Fennessy Ms. Josephine Iipinge Ministry of Environment and Tourism Dr. Johannes Jacobus Coetzee Mr. Robert Logan Ms. Lucia Conradie Mr Mwala Lubinda Ms Vera De Cavwer Mr. John Mayumbelo Mr Fanuel Demas Mr M A Mekoriaw Ms. Sara Bock Ms. Johanna Nuunyango Ms. Miriam Bryne Ms Selma Ndatile Nalusha Mr Patrick Chali Ms. Christerline Ndeleki Ms. Anna Goeieman Mr. Asser Ndjiietezeua Ms. Jane Gold Ms. Lea Ngashikuao Ms Ruusa Gottlieb Mr. Leonard Mokanya Mr. Bob Guibeb Mr. Jakobus Mouton Ms. Katrina Gamkaweses Mr. Irvin Mpofu Mr. Kennef Ganeb Desert Reseach Foundation Mr. Victory Mufita Ms. Janet Wicks Mr Ekie Gariseb Mr Vladimir Wingate Mr. Arnold Gaseb Ms. Salotte Alweendo Ms. Charlotte Geises Ms. Miya Kabajani Ms Ottilie Amaambo Desert Reseach Foundation Ms Edith Kalka Mr. Paulus Amakutsi Mr Jonas Kandjungu Ms. Fenni Amushila Desert Research Foundation Mr. Uhangatenua Kapi Ms Nicolette Aspara Mr. Jakob Kastens Ms Johanna Kateli Department of Environmental Affairs Mr. Bjorn Baufeldt Baufis Agricultural Services cc Ms Mokaona Benestus Mr. Lourence Kaurivi Mr Conrad Roedern Ms Viktoria Keding Mr Johan Le Roux Ms. katrina Kooper Dr. Helmke Sartorius von Bach 33 Mr. M B Schneider Ms. Ibrahima Aidara Mr. Armstrong Simataa Department of Environmental Affairs Mr. Mohamed Sultan M. Emmanuel. Seck Chargé de programme Mr. Andreas Tweendeni SOUTH AFRICA Mr Absalom Vilho Ms. Wiebke Volkmann Ms Bernadette Shalumbu Mr. Paulus Shikongo Ms. Ali Shuuya Dr. Mary Seely Member Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel Environmental Monitoring Group Mr. Noel Maxwell Oettle Rural Programme Manager Environmental Monitoring Group Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee Ms. Fredrika Kulhmann South African Institute of International Affairs Ms. Marie-Lise Du Preez SWAZILAND Earthlife Namibia Ms. Bertchen Kohrs Swazi Indigenous Products Ms. Cinderella Sindile Mamba Mr. Natalie Alexandra Renkhoff TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NETHERLANDS International Soil Reference and Information Centre - World Soil Information Mr. Godert Willem Jan Baron Van Lynden ISRIC - World Soil Information Stitchting Both ENDS - Environment and Development Service for NGOs Mr. Sanderijn Van Beek Ms. Nathalie Van Haren Caribbean Network for Intergrated Rural Development Ms. Marissa Mohamed TURKEY Turkiye Erozyonla Mucadele, Agaclandirma ve Dogal Varliklari Koruma Vakfi Ms. Ayse Duygu Kutluay TEMA Foundation UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND REPUBLIC OF KOREA Future Forest Mr. Sung-Gil Lee Mr. Johan von Garrelts The Water Harvesting Co SENEGAL Environnement Développement Action dans le Tiers Monde Ms. Fatimata Kaba Ms. Gertrude Bahoya Mbom Ms. Ndeye Fatou Faye Cisse 34 Responding to Climate Change Mr. Per-Anders Bergqvist ExposMeter AB UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Ujamaa Community Resource Team Mr. Paul Senyiael Pallangyo ZIMBABWE Chibememe Earth Healing Association Mr. Gladman Chibememe 35