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