THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARLY WARNING (EWC III)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

(As at 17 May 2006)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Since there was no formal accreditation process, the form in which official country delegations appear in this List of Participants (Section I: UN Member and Observer States) is based on official notifications received by Foreign Ministries, Embassies or Permanent Missions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. UN MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES…………………………….…....p. 2

II. UN AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS………………………………….p. 12

III. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ……………………………………….p. 19

IV. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER MAJOR GROUPS…………………………………………………………………………p. 21

V. INDIVIDUAL EXPERTS…………………………………………………….p. 26

1 I. UN MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES

AFGHANISTAN Mr. Andranik Veranyan Executive Director Community Union Mr. A. Matin Adrak Noyemberyan /Tavush Region/City General Director, Department for Disaster Noyemberyan Preparedness Mr. Alvaro Antonyan Mr. Habibullah Habib President, National Service of Seismic Director of Foreign Relations, Department Protection for Disaster Preparedness AUSTRALIA ANGOLA Mr. Barry J Drummond Mr. Eugénio César Laborinho Group Leader, Earth Monitoring, Geoscience Director Nacional de Proteccao Civil Australia

Mr. Graciano Francisco Domingos Mr. Mark Sullivan Vice-Ministro do Urbanismo e Ambiente Director, Tsunami Warning Implementation, Emergency Management Australia ARGENTINA Ms. Linda Anderson-Berry Mr. Gabriel Marcelo Fuks Manager, Disaster Mitigation Planning Embajador, Presidente de la Comisión Cascos Services, Bureau of Meteorology Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Mr. Tom Keenan Leader Weather Forecast Group BMRC Ms. Viviana Berdou Ministro, Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ms. Katherine Mitchell Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Disaster Risk Reduction Officer, Australian Internacional y Culto Agency for International Development (AusAID) Mr. Roberto Righi Intedente Municipal de Lavalle, Provincia de Mr. Geoff Adlide Mendoza Counsellor (Development), Permanent Mission, Mr. Juan Antonio Matteo Secretario General de la Federación Argentina de Municipios Mr. Franz Hoerlberger Mr. Javier Omar Yasnikouski Director for Humanitarian Affairs, Oficial Principal, Prefectura Nacional Foreign Office Argentina Mr. Christian Krol Mr. Carlos Zaballa Official Counsellor, Ministry of Interior Consultor Voluntarios Naciones Unidas (VNU), Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio Mr. Herbert Gmoser de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Ministry for Education, Research and Culture Internacional y Culto Mr. Arben Kociu Mr. Martin Gomez Lizarrague Head of Department of Engineering Geology, Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil, National Meteorological Service Ministerio des Interior Ms. Maria Patek ARMENIA Head of Division “Torrent and Avalanche Control”, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Mr. Erdik Barseghyan Environmental and Watershed Management Head of Armenian Rescue Service, Ministry of Territorial Administration Mr. Andreas Reiterer Ministry for Landuse and Forestry, Ms. Varduhi Malkhasyan Environment and Watermanagement Referent, International Cooperation Department, Armenian Rescue Service

2 Mr. Dirk Schmidt Mr. Emil Simeonov GIS Key Researcher Security, Austrian Head of Communication and Information Research Centre Systems Department, Crisis Management Directorate Mr. Hans Wiesenegger Head of Flood Forecasting Service, Regional BURKINA FASO Government of Salzburg Mr. Zida Ouiraogo Bertrand BANGLADESH Secrétaire Général du Ministère Environnement et du Cadre de Vie Mr. Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf Honourable Minister, Ministry of Food and BURUNDI Disaster Management Mr. Boniface Barukinamwo Mr. Ahmedur Rahim Coordinateur du Service National de Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Food and Protection Civile, Ministère de l’Intérieur et de Disaster Management la Sécurité Publique

Ms. Shantana R. Halder Mr. Nixon Habonimana National Consultant, Ministry of Food and Secrétaire Exécutif, Disaster Management Comité Regional pour la Prévention des Catastrophes BENIN CAMBODIA Mr. Séïdou Mama Sika Ministre de l’Intérieur, de la Sécurité et de la Mr. Kosal Serei Décentralisation (MISD) Senior Minister, First Vice President

Mr. Mathias Nadohou CAMEROON Ministre Conseiller à l’Ambassade en Allemagne Mr. Jean Melaga Ambassadeur du Cameroun à Bonn Mr. Raphaël C. Mensah Directeur de la Coopération Décentralisée et de Mr. Appolinaire Penda l’Action Humanitaire (DICODAH), Ministère Charge de Mission aux Services du Premier des Affaires Etrangères et de l’Intégration Ministre Africaine (MAEIA) Mr. Jean Pierre Nana Mr. Eugène Hountondji Directeur de la Protection Civile au Ministère Chef du Service de la Prévention, du Contrôle de l’Administration Territoriale et de la et de la Formation (SPCF) au MISD Decéntralisation

BHUTAN Mr. Serge Amouga Diplomate en Service a la Direction des Mr. Dasho Penden Wangchuk Affàires d’europe au Ministère des Relations Honourable Secretary of the Ministry of Home Extèrieures and Cultural Affairs Mr. Greg Tanyeleke BOLIVIA Chercheur a l’Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières Mr. Hernán Tuco Ayma Viceministro de Defensa Civil y Cooperación CANADA la Desarrollo Integral Mr. David Grimes Director-General, Services, Clients and Partners, Department of Environment Mr. Ilia Petrov Director, Department for International Mr. Chaouki Dakdouki Development, Ministry of State Policy for Director, Regulatory Policy and Planning, Disasters and Accidents Department of Industry

3 Mr. Jeffery Elzinga Mr. Cong Feijun Senior Programme Officer, Natural disaster Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Response and NGO Relations Group, Department, MCA Canadian International Development Agency Mr. Qian Jin Ms. Celine Heinbecker Third Secretary of Department of International Policy Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs and Organizations and Conferences of the Ministry Disaster Response Group, Department of of Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs COLOMBIA Mr. W.J. (Bill) de Groot Research Scientist, Fire Ecology, Canadian Mr. Carlos Rufino Costa Posada Forest Service, Natural Resources, Canada Director General, Institute de Hidrologia, Meteorologia y Estudios Mr. Timothy J. Lynham Forest Fire Research Scientist, Canadian Forest CONGO (REPUBLIC OF) Service, Natural Resources, Canada Mr. Stanis Gankia CHILE Colonel, Ministère de la Securité et de l’Ordre Public Mr. Alberto Maturana National Director of ONEMI (National Mr. Gérard Yongo Emergency Bureau), Ministry of Interior Colonel, Ministère de la Securité et de l’Ordre Public CHINA COSTA RICA Mr. Li Liguo Vice Minister of Civil Affairs (MCA) Mr. Gerardo Antonio Monge Bolaños Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos Mr. Sun Jianchun y Atención de Emergencias Director-General of Personnel and Education Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs COTE D’IVOIRE

Mr. Wang Zhenyao Mr. Seka Joseph Seka Director-General of Disaster Relief and Social Directeur du cadre de vie, Ministère de Relief Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs l’Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts

Mr. Kang Peng CROATIA Deputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs Mr. Damir Trut Deputy Director, National Protection and Mr. Zhao Ming Rescue Directorate Deputy Director-General of China Seismological Bureau, MCA Ms. Katarina Trstenjak Consul General of the Republic of Croatia in Mr. Song Xuejia Dusseldorf Deputy Director-General of the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre of Ms. Vlasta Tutiš State Oceanic Administration Director Assistant, Meteorological and Hydrological Service Mr. Yu Fujiang Research Fellow of the National Marine Mr. Josip Sajko Environmental Forecasting Centre of State National Protection and Rescue Directorate Oceanic Administration Mr. Milan Erjavec Mr. Li Baojun National Protection and Rescue Directorate Director of Disaster Relief and SocialRelief Department, MCA Ms. Aleksandra Gujić Ministry of Defence Mr. Yang Xiaodong Deputy Director of General Office, MCA

4 Mr. Mladen Cvrlje Mr. Olev Raidla Minister-Counsellor, Department of the United Expert, Crisis management Department, Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Estonian Rescue Board European Integration FINLAND CUBA Mr. Martti Heikinheimo Ms. Esther María Fiffe Director, Weather Service Consejera y Segunda Jefa de Misión Diplomática de Cuba en Alemania Ms. Tapani Stipa Scientist/Docent, PhD, Finnish Institute of Mr. Jorge Peguero Morales Marine Research Especialista de la Oficina de Desastres del Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil Mr. Bertel Vehviläinen Chief Hydrologist, PhD, Head of WSFS Mr. Carlos Alfaro Alfaro (Watershed Simulation and Forecasting Especialista de la Dirección de Organismos System) unit, Hydrological Services Division, Internacionales del Ministerio para la Inversión Finnish Environment Institute Extranjera y la Colaboración Económica FRANCE CZECH REPUBLIC Ms. Louise Avon Ms. Jaroslava Jeslinkova Déléguée à l’action humanitaire, Ministère des Director of the Department of International Affaires Etrangères Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Caroline Grandjean Sous-Directrice de la politique et de la veille DJIBOUTI humanitaire, délégation à l’action humanitaire, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Madar Focal Point, Gestion des Catastrophes, Ms. Christine Guetin Ministry of Interior Deuxième Secrétaire, Mission permanente à Genève EGYPT Mr. René Feunteun Mr. Abou Bakr Mohamed Abdel Rahman Secrétaire du COPRNM (conseil d’orientation General, Ministry of Interior pour la prévention des risques naturels majeurs), Ministère de l’Ecologie et du Mr. Maged E-Manadeely, Counsellor, Ministry Développement Durable, Direction de la of Defence Prévention des Pollutions et des Risques

Mr. Abdel Aziz Mahmoud Shehata Mr. Patrick Audebert Colonel, Ministry of Defence Chef du Bureau des Risques Majeurs, Ministère de l’Intérieur, de la Sécurité ESTONIA Intérieure et es Libertés Locales, Direction de la Défense et de la Sécurité Civiles Ms. Merike Merilain Head of Weather Forecast Department, Mr. Robert Diethrich Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Représentant l’Association Française de Institute Prévention contre les Catastrophes Naturelles

Mr. Kalev Timberg Mr. Edward Turvill Deputy Secretary-General for Internal Action contre la Faim Security, Ministry of the Interior Ms. Judith Bourgeois Mr. Jaan Saar Croix-Rouge Française, chargée des Director-General, Estonian Meteorlogical and programmes de prévention des catastrophes, Hydrological Institute direction des opérations internationales

Mr. Ergo Pärn Ms. Laure Boutinet Head of Observation Department, Estonian Croix-Rouge Française Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

5 Mr. Jean-Luc Bessis Mr. Detlev Rünger Direction des programmes, responsable Director, Head of Division Humanitarian Aid, thématique « risques » Centre National Federal Foreign Office d’Etudes Spatiales Mr. Peter Woeste Mr. Roland Nussbaum Head EWC III Task Force, Federal Foreign Directeur MRN (GPSA), Mission risques Office naturels Mr. Andreas Pfaffernoschke Mr. André Bon Counsellor, Permanent Mission of , Directeur en charge de l’environnement et du Geneva cadre de vie au Conseil Régional Mr. Jerome Hamacher Mr. Jean-Marie Carriere Desk Officer, Federal Foreign Office Adjoint au Directeur de la prévision, Météo France Ms. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss Director-General, Federal Ministry for Mr. Sarant Economic Cooperation and Development AFPCN, Rédacteur du sous-projet 4, région Caraïbes Mr. Adolf Kloke-Lesch Deputy Director-General, Federal Ministry for GAMBIA Economic Cooperation and Development

Ms. Nancy Njie Ms. Kerstin Faehrmann Programme Officer – Environmental Director, Federal Ministry for Economic Impact/Assessment/Disaster Preparedness, Cooperation and Development National Environmental Agency Mr. Herbert Diehl GEORGIA Director-General, Federal Ministry of Education and Research Mr. Jambul Bakuradze Deputy Head Mr. Reinhard Junker Director-General, Federal Ministry of Mr. Pridon Sadunishvili Education and Research Deputy Head Ms. Heike Prasse Ms. Nino Japaridze Deputy Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Head of Administration of the Mestia District, Education and Research Georgia Mr. Karsten Hess GERMANY Desk Officer, Federal Ministry of Education and Research Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier Federal Foreign Minister Ms. Heike Bauer Deputy Director Asia, International Bureau, Mr. Gernot Erler Federal Ministry of Education and Research Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Ms. Irmgard Schwaetzer Mr. Hans-Joachim Daerr Chairperson, Federal Minister ret., German Director General for Global Issues, the United Committee for Disaster Reduction Nations, Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, Federal Foreign Office Ms. Bärbel Dieckmann Lady Mayor, City of Bonn Mr. Harald Ganns Ambassador ret., Special Representative for GREECE the Affairs of the UN-Organizations located in Bonn, Federal Foreign Office Mr. Konstantinos Makropoulos Head of Seismological Laboratory of Mr. Wolfgang Trautwein University of Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Mr. Milt Statheropoulos Nations, New York Associate Professor, President of the European Centre for Forest Fires

6 Mr. Dimitris Diagourtas IRAN Researcher, Seismological Laboratories, (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) University of Athens Mr. Seyyed Abbas Jazayeri GUATEMALA Director-General of Natural Disaster Task Care, Ministry of Interior Mr. Rudy Alberto Gomez Primer Secretario, Dirección de Política Mr. Mohammad Reza Houshmand Marvasti Multilateral, Ministerio de Relaciones Expert, Natural Disaster Task Force Exteriores IRELAND Mr. Guillermo Rodriguez Contreras Segundo Secretario, Embajada de Guatemala Ms. Tara Shine en Alemania Consultant for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Development GUINEA ITALY Ms. Fatoumata Doumbouya Directrice Adjointe du Service National de Mr. Stefano Cacciaguerra Ranghieri Gestion des Catastrophes et Urgences Embassy Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Environnementales du Ministère de Affairs l’Environnement Mr. Goffredo Cortesi HAITI General Directorate for Cooperation to the Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Abel Nazaire Coordonnateur Mr. Gianfranco Scala Ministry of Interior Post Emergency Centre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ronald Sémelfort Directeur du centre national de météorologie Ms. Barbara Belfiore Tirocinante Ministry of Foreign Affairs HOLY SEE Mr. Stefano Tinti Mr. Thomas Wallenhorst University of Bologna Collaborateur de la Conférence Episcopale Allemande Mr. Stefano Smaniotto Director, National Operational Centre of Fire Fighters, Public Rescue and Civil Defence Department, Ministry of the Interior Mr. Tamás Kivágó Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, Mr. Gioacchino Ferrer National Directorate General for Disaster Vice-Prefect, Napoli Prefecture Management Ms. Alessandra Cavalletti Ms. Katalin Cecei-Mórotz Scientific and Technical Expert, Italian Head of Department for International Ministry of Environment and Territory Relations, National Directorate for Disaster Management Ms. Gabriella Arrigo Head of International Relations Department, Mr. László Kozári Earth Observation Unit, Italian Space Agency Head of Office, National Directorate General for Disaster Management Mr. Giovanni Rum Deputy Head, Earth Observation Unit, Italian INDONESIA Space Agency

Mr. Kusmayanto Kadiman JAMAICA State Minister for Research and Technology Ms. Barbara Carby Ms. H. Fauzi Bahar Director-General, Office of Disaster Mayor of Padang/Sumatra Preparedness and Emergency Management

7 Ms. Chevannes Bembridge LESOTHO First Secretary, Embassy of Jamaica in Germany Ms. Mabatlokoa Maloi Senior Economic Planner, National Early JAPAN Warning Unit

Mr. Fumio Takeda Ms. Matsitso Motemekoane Deputy Director General for Disaster Economic Planner Management, Cabinet Office of Japan LIBERIA Mr. Satoru Nishikawa Director for Disaster Preparedness, Public Mr. T. Dweah Nyenpan Relations and International Cooperation, General Coordinator, Disaster Cabinet Office of Japan Relief Commission, Ministry of Internal Affairs Ms. Mai Inamura Global Environmental Division, Global Issues LUXEMBURG Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Marianne Donven Mr. Fumihiko Imamura Tsunami Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Professor of Tohoku University Affairs, Department for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid KENYA MADAGASCAR Mr. Amadi Shem Director, National Disaster Operations Centre, Mr. Jacky Roland Randimbiarison National Disaster Management Centre Secrétaire Exécutif du Conseil National de Secours, Ministère de l’Intérieur et de la Mr. Bonaventure Wendo Réforme Administrative Director, Regional Disaster Management Centre, Regional Disaster Coordination Centre Mr. Mamy Nirina Razakanaivo of Excellence Secrétaire Exécutif Adjoint, Cellule de Prévention et Gestion des Urgences auprès du Mr. Javan D. Bonaya Premier Ministre First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Jean Michel Rasolonjatovo KOREA (REPUBLIC OF) Premier Conseiller, Mission Permanent à Genève Mr. Roh Sam-Kew Director of the National Institute for Disaster MALAWI Prevention, National Emergency Management Agency Mr. Alex Namaona Principal Economist and Head of Fertilizer Mr. Song Kidong Subsidy Programme First Secretary, Bonn Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Federal Republic MALI of Germany Mr. Touré Naïny KYRGYZSTAN Conseiller Technique, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Maksyt Aitaliev MALTA Director of Department of Monitoring, Forecasting and Tailing Dumps Management, Mr. John Paul Grech Ministry of Emergency Situations Ambassador in Germany

LEBANON MEXICO

Mr. Alexandre Sursock Mr. Enrique Guevara Ortiz Director, Geophysics National Centre Director de Instiumentación y Monitoreo, Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres, Mr. Rashid Jomaa Secretaría de Gobernación Research Assistant, Geophysics Centre

8 MONGOLIA Mr. Issa Al-Hussain Director, Earthquake Monitoring Centre Mr. Dash Purev Chief of National Emergency Management Mr. Ahmed bin Hamoud Al-Harthy Agency Director of Meteorology, Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Altanchimeg Shaazan Senior Desk Officer of International Relations Mr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Luzky and Cooperation Division, National Assistant Professor, Earthquake Monitoring Emergency Management Centre

Ms. Oyun Ravsal Mr. Ahmed bin Khamis bin Selim Al-Jamri Head of Risk Studying Working Group, Head Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JEMR Consulting Company (Project team) PORTUGAL Mr. Tserensonom Luvsandash Head of Administrative Division, Capital Mr. Adérito Serrão City’s Emergency Management Department President, Meteorological Institute (Project team) Mr. Pedro Patrício Ms. Enkhtsetseg Shagdarsuren Head of the Monitoring and Warning Division, Head of Information Centre, Urban Planning Civil Protection Research Institute (Project team) MOROCCO Mr. Victor-Paul Dobre Ms. Rajae Chafil Secretary of State for the relations with the Directeur de la Surveillance de la Prévention countries des Risques au Ministère de l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement Mr. Viile Ramniceanu Colonel, General Inspectorate for Emergency Mr. Lahsen Ait Brahim Situations Professeur responsable du Laboratoire Risques Géologiques et Télédétection à l’Université Mr. Adrian-Cristian Tatarusanu Mohammed V Commissioner, Expert, Missions and Resources Planning Department, Ministry of NICARAGUA Administration and Interior

Mr. Gerónimo Giusto Robelo Ms. Luminita Vilceanu Secretario Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional para Expert, Ministry of Transportation, la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención a Infrastructure and Tourism Desastres (SINAPRED) Mr. Constantin-Ioan Praun NIGER Expert in seismic research, National Institute for Building Research, Ministry of Mr. Harouna Hamani Transportation, Construction and Tourism Coordonnateur du Système d’Alerte Précoce RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mr. Harouna Ibrahim Membre du Comité Régionale de Prévention et Mr. Vladimir Melnikov de Gestion de Crises Alimentaires, Directeur Deputy Head, Department of Emergency Régional de l’Agriculture de Dosso Warning, EMERCOM

OMAN Mr. Nikolay Pakhomov Expert, Department of International Mr. Talib Miran Zaman Al-Raisi Cooperation, EMERCOM Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Anatoly Zaporozhec Mr. Mubarak bin Mohammed Al-Alawi Deputy Head, Russian Scientific Research Assistant Director General, Civil Defence, Institute on Emergencies and Civil Defence, National Disaster Management Office EMERCOM

9 Mr. Sergey Molchanov Mr. Angel Rivera Chief of Section, Department of Emergency Jefe de Area de Predicción del Instituto Warning, EMERCOM Nacional de Meteorología, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Ms. Anna Puzanova Attaché, Foreign Office Mr. Juan Bartolomé Jefe de Área Ayuda Alimentaria Agencia SENEGAL Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI),Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Mr. Mamadou Cisse Cooperación Chef Division Instuction Opérations Groupement National des Sapeurs Pompiers Ms. Maria Gómez Ballesteros Geóloga del Instituto Geológico y Minero, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

Mr. Vladimir Mirkovic Mr. Javier Hervás Deputy Director of the Directorate General of Instituto Geológico y Minero, Ministerio de Multilateral Affairs Educación y Ciencia

Mr. Zoran Jeftic SWITZERLAND Assistant Minister for Human Resources, Ministry of Defence Mr. Marco Ferrari Deputy Head of the Humanitarian Aid Mr. Dragan Stojanovic Department, Swiss Agency for Development Deputy Director of the Department of Fire and Cooperation Prevention, Ministry of Interior Mr. Beat Sigrist Mr. Zoran Begovic Head of Hydrology Division, Federal Office Head of the Inspectorate for Protection against for the Environment Fire, Explosions, Industrial Accidents and Technical Security of the Facilities Belonging Mr. Dominique Rauber to the Ministry of Interior Head of International Cooperation, National Alarm Centre, Federal Office for Civil SIERRA LEONE Protection

Mr. Denis Sombi Lansana Mr. Max Wyss Director Director, World Agency of Planetary Monitoring and Earthquake Reduction SLOVENIA (WAPMERR)

Ms. Danica Babič Mr. Meinrad Studer Administration for Civil Protection and Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief, Ministry of Defence Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SPAIN SYRIA Mr. Gregorio Pascual Santamaría Jefe, Dirección Civil y Emergencias, Mr. Eng. Mohamad Rukieh Ministerio del Interior Director of General Organization for Remote Sensing Mr. Miguel Tomé Jefe de Servicio de Riesgos Sísmicos y Mr. Moutaz Dalati Meteorológicos, Dirección General de Geologist – Adviser of the Director General of Protección Civil y Emergencias, Ministerio del the General Organization for Remote Sensing Interior TAJIKISTAN Mr. Pablo Gil Ruiz Coronel Jefe del Centro Geográfico del Mr. Abdurahim Rajabov Ejército, Ministerio de Defensa First Deputy Minister

10 Mr. Alisho Shomahmadov Mr. Fatih Keskin Head of Information Management and Turkish General Directorate of State Hydraulic Analytical Centre, Ministry of Emergeny Works (DSI) Situations and Civil Defense Mr. Mustafa Erdik TANZANIA Chairman of the Department of Earthquake Engineering, Executive of the “ Early Mr. Martin Lukando Warning Project” Director, Business Support Services Mr. Doğan Kalafat THAILAND Director of National Earthquake Monitoring Centre Ms. Sumalee Prachuab Head of Seismological Bureau, Meteorological UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Department Mr. Jassem Abdullah Al Ali TOGO Colonel, Ministy of Interior

Mr. Koffi Hounkpe Mr. Sultan Saeed Al-Shihi Direction de la Faune et de la Chasse, Captain, Ministry of Interior Ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources Forestieres Mr. Rashed Mohammad Saeed Al-Shihi Captain, Ministry of Interior THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Mr. Salem Saeed Al Amiri First Lieutenant, Ministry of Interior Mr. Zoran Milutinovic Head of Section on Risk, Disaster Mr. Kamel Buti Al Suwaidi Management and Strategic Planning, Institute Deputy Director, Dept. of Operation, Dubai of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Police Seismology, University of Skopje Mr. Juma Ahmad Bin Darwish TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Director, Rescue Department, Dubai Police

Mr. Paul Hugh Saunders UNITED STATES OF Chief Executive Officer, Office of Disaster AMERICA Preparedness and Management Mr. Tim Beans Mr. Marlon Noel US Agency for International Development Acting Meteorologist IV, Meteorological Services Divison, Ministry of Public Utilities Ms. Julia Jacoby and the Environment US Department of State

Mr. Aldric Cummings Ms. Helen Wood Meteorological Supervisor, Meteorological US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Services Division, Central Administration Administration and Chair, US Subcommittee Services, Tobago on Disaster Reduction

Mr. Lloyd Lynch Mr. Harry Kim Research Fellow, Seismis Research Unit, The Mayor, County of Hawaii University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus (Trinidad and Tobago) URUGUAY

TURKEY Mr. Domingo Antonio Montaldo Bertúa Director, National Emergency System Mr. Bekir Tüzel Head of Department of Earthquake Research, UZBEKISTAN Ministry of Public Works and Settlements Mr. Bakhtiyor Kadyrov Mr. Ahmet Temiz Leading Meteorologist, Uzhydromet Geology Engineer, Ministry of Public Works and Settlements

11 VENEZUELA ZAMBIA

Mr. Antonio José Rivero González Mr. Dominicano Mulenga Director Nacional de Protección Civil y National Coordinator, Disaster Management Administración de Desastres, Presidente del and Mitigation Unit CAPRADE Mr. Anderson Banda YEMEN Analyst Programmer

Mr. Hussien Alawi Al-Gunaid Ms. Drinah Nyirenda Deputy Minister Executive Director, Programme Against Malnutrition Mr. Abduklhaleq Al-Ghaberi Director General of Environmental Emergency Mr. Bernard Namachila Permanent Secretary Office of the Vice- President

Mr. Elphas Chinyonga First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Berlin

II. UN AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS

Food and Agriculture Organization

Mr. Henri Josserand Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service, Commodities and Trade Division

Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery

Mr. Eric Schwartz Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery

Mr. Robert Piper Chief of Staff

United Nations Children’s Fund

Mr. Everett Ressler Head of Early Warning and Preparedness Unit, Emergency Programmes

Ms. Heidi Peugeot Early Warning and Preparedness

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Ms. Bettina Horstmann Coordinator, Africa Facilitation Unit

Ms. Loredana Profeta Programme Officer

Mr. Arnaud de Vanssay Associate Expert

Mr. Denis Aviles Intern

12 United Nations Development Programme

Mr. Andrew Maskrey Deputy Director

Ms. Dilruba Haider Assistant Resident Representative, Bangladesh

Mr. Xavier Moya Project Coordinator, Mexico

Mr. Fabrizio Poretti Chief Technical Advisor, Yemen

Mr. Joseph Kandeh Project Manager, Disaster Management Information Systems Project, Afghanistan

Ms. Nigina Alieva Project Analyst, Tajikistan

Ms. Jehane Sedky-Lavandero Press Officer, USA

Mr. Lars Bernd Consultant, UNAIDS

Mr. Pramod G. Sarppotdar National Coomunications Advisor (UNDP-GOI DRM Project)

Ms. Charlotte Niklasson Programme Officer

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Mr. Badaoui Rouhban Chief, UNESCO Section for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Michael Rottmann Special Coordinator for Tsunami Early Warning System, Indonesia

Mr. Ulrich Wolf Programme Specilaist, IOC Tsunami Unit

Mr. Frederick Simon UNESCO Consultant

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/Inter-Governmental Oceanographic Commission

Mr. Patricio Bernal Executive Secretary, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO

Ms. Susan Williams Chief, Press Relations Section

Mr. Jan Sopaheluwakan Deputy Chairman for Earth Sciences, ICG/IOTWS IOC-UNESCO

United Nations Environment Programme

Mr. Moulay Lahcen El Kabiri Deputy General Secretary

13 Mr. Glenn Dolcemascolo Technical Advisor – Disaster Management Branch

Mr. R. Norberto Fernandez Head, Early Warning and Observing Systems Section

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Mr. Richard Kinley Officer-in-Charge, UNFCCC Secretariat

Mr. Henning Wuester Special Assistant

Mr. Roberto Acosta Acting Coordinator

Mr. Lothar Michael Mikulla

UN-HABITAT

Mr. Esteban Leon Representative

United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Mr. Alain Retière Director

Mr. Francesco Pisano Head, External Relations

Ms. Akiko Miyahara Associate Programme Officer

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Salvano Briceno Director

Mr. Praveen Pardeshi Senior Programme Officer

Mr. Pedro Basabe Senior Programme Officer

Mr. Martin Owor Senior Regional Coordinator, UN/ISDR, Africa

Ms. Christel Rose Programme Officer, UN/ISDR Asia

Ms. Elina Palm Liaison Officer, New York

Ms. Silvi Llosa Programme Officer

Ms. Paola Albrito Programme Officer

Mr. John Harding Programme Officer

14 Ms. Brigitte Leoni Communications Officer

Ms. Marie-Lou Darricau Documentalist

Ms. Naho Ikeda Consultant

Mr. Benjamin Wisner Consultant

Mr. Seth Vordozorgbe Consultant

Ms. Astrid Bettancourt Assistant

United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning

Mr. Reid Basher Coordinator PPEW

Mr. Yuichi Ono Programme Officer

Ms. Stefanie Dannenmann Programme Officer

Ms. Luna Abu-Swaireh Programme Officer

Ms. Carolin Schärpf Associate Programme Officer

Mr. Patrick Kratt Junior Professional Officer

Mr. Florian Wieneke Consultant

Ms. Debra Hickson Administrative Assistant

Ms. Korinna von Teichman Intern

Ms. Joan Basher Volunteer

Mr. Adolf Hickson Volunteer

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction/EWC III Conference Secretariat

Mr. John Horekens Conference Coordinator

Ms. Ulrike Hellmann Programme Officer

15 Ms. Ana Cristina Angulo-Thorlund Associate Programme Officer

Ms. Alison Wiltshire Consultant

Ms. Elena Dokhlik Assistant

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Mr. Jan Egeland Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

Mr. Hansjoerg Strohmeyer Chief of the Office for the Under-Secretary-General

Mr. Eduard Tschan Senior Humanitarian Operations Advisor

Mr. Suha Ulgen Technical Coordinator, USA

Mr. Shahriar Delavar Programme Assistant, Disaster Management and Emergency Response, Iran

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Mr. David Stevens Programme Officer

United Nations Office for Project Services

Ms. Katrin Lichtenberg Portfolio Manager

United Nations Radio

Mr. Donald Bobb Radio Producer and News Anchor

United Nations University

Mr. Janos Bogardi Director, UNU-EHS

Ms. Katharina Thywissen Academic Officer

Mr. Joern Birkmann Academic Officer

Mr. Juan Carlos Villagran de Leon Academic Officer

Ms. Ursula Oswald Spring Professor, UNAM CRIM, MRF Chair on Social Vulnerability

Mr. Fabrice Renaud Academic Officer

Mr. Dusan Sakulski Scientific Officer

16 Ms. Vilma Liaukonyte Project/Training Assistant

Mr. Torsten Schlurmann Academic Officer

Ms. Selma Zimmermann Team Assistant

Mr. Carlota Schneider Organization and Liaison Manager

Mr. Andreas Rechkemmer Senior Academic Consultant

Ms. Oksana Forkutsa Research Assistant

Mr. Benjamin Etzold Research Assistant at the Institute for Environment and Human Security

Ms. Cristina Ergler Student

Ms. Marion Damm PhD Student

Mr. Hendrik Zwenzner PhD Student

Ms. Monika Schmid Student

Mr. Alexander Fekete Resident Scholar

Mr. Xiaomeng Shen Resident Scholar

Mr. Marcus Kaplan Resident Scholar

Mr. Lars Zimmermann Team Assistant

United Nations Volunteers

Mr. Ad de Raad Executive Coordinator

Mr. Peter Claesson Head, Communications Unit

Ms. Elena Tischenko Chief, Asia, Pacific, Europe and CIS Section

Mr. Ramanathan Balakrishnan Management Specialist, United Nations Volunteers

Ms. Dijana Duric Advisor

17 World Bank

Ms. Catherine Sierra Vice President, Infrastructure Network

Mr. Saroj Jha Senior Disaster Management Specialist

Ms. Gulbara Tagaeva Project Manager, Kyrgyzstan

World Food Programme

Mr. David Kaatrud Chief, Assessment, Analysis and Preparedness Service

Ms. Monika Midel Director, Germany

Mr. Paolo Mattei Early Warning Officer

Mr. Jakob Wernerman Early Warning Consultant

Mr. Martin Büttner Assistant, Berlin

World Health Organization

Mr. Michal Krzyzanowski Head of the Office

Ms. Bozena Krzyzanowska

Ms. Larissa Badde Administrative Assistant

Ms. Celia Rodrigues Technical Officer

Mr. Otto Hänninen Technical Officer

Ms. Nuria Aznar-Marti Programme Assistant

Ms. Christine Pasztor Secretary

Ms. Angelika Noecker Financial Assistant

World Meteorological Organization

Mr. Michel Jarraud Secretary-General

Ms. Maryam Golnaraghi Chief, Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme

Mr. Alioune Ndiaye Director, Regional Office for Africa

18 Mr. Mannava Sivakumar Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Division, World Climate Programme Department

Mr. Gabriel Arduino Water Resources Division

Mr. David Rogers Senior Consultant, Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme Department

Mr. Koji Kuroiwa

Mr. Jean-Baptiste Migraine Junior Professional Officer, Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme

III. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization – Preparatory Commission

Mr. Lassina Zerbo Director, International Data Centre

Mr. Robert Pearce Chief, Monitoring Section, International Data Centre

Council of Europe

Mr. Eladio Fernandez-Galiano Executive Secretary, Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUROPA)

Mr. Francesc Pla Administrator EUROPA Major Hazards Agreement

European Commission

Mr. Peter Billing Civil Protection Unit

Ms. Marta Nagy-Rothengass Head of Unit “ICT for the Environment

Ms. Karen Fabbri Science Programme Officer

Mr. Hermann Spitz Deputy Head of Unit, DG for Humanitarian Aid

Mr. Denis Peter Scientific Programme Manager, DG Research

Ms. Jutta Thielen-del-Pozo Scientist, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Mr. Tom De Groeve Researcher, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Mr. Felix Rembold Research Officer, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

19 European Environment Agency

Mr. Sven Damman Project Officer Emerging Issues, Research and Urban Environment

European Union

Mr. Gerard Heckel European Union Military Staff

Ms. Caroline Boisseau European Union Military Staff

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

Mr. Laban Ayieko Ogallo Director, Climate Prediction and Applications Centre

Inter-Governmental Oceanographic Commission

Ms. Araceli Teresa de Tezanos Observer

Ms. Francoise Ricotou Administrative Officer

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (including National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)

Mr. Ulrich Cronenberg, Head of Delegation, Commissioner for Disaster Management and Special Advisor for the Governing Board, German Red Cross

Ms. Judith Bourgeois Disaster Preparedness Desk Officer, French Red Cross

Ms. Laure Boutinet Tasic Disaster Preparedness Desk Officer, French Red Cross

Ms. Katrin Wirsching Desk Officer, Indonesia/Thailand, German Red Cross

Ms. Eunice Mucache Director of Programmes, Mozambique Red Cross Society

Ms. Madeleen Helmer Head, Red Cross & Red Crescent Climate Centre

Mr. Stephen Ingles, Director, Support Service Division, Federation Secretariat

Mr. Horst Letz Senior Officer for Early Warning System, Disaster Preparedness and Response Department, Federation Secretariat

Mr. Xavier Castellanos Senior Officer, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Preparedness and Response Department, Federation Secretariat

Ms. Joy C-Y Muller International Representation Officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary General, Federation Secretariat

20 Organization of American States

Mr. Pedro Bastidas Project Coordinator

Mr. Jean Marc Racine Natural Hazards Specialist

South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission

Mr. Noud Leenders Risk Management Adviser, Fiji

IV. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER MAJOR GROUPS

Action Aid International

Mr. Khurshid Alam International Tsunami Programme Coordinator

Action Contre la Faim

Ms.Kate Ogden Head of Food Security Department

Africa Safe Water Foundation

Mr. Festus Denis-Akano President

Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

Mr. Subbiah Arjunapermal Director

Mr Oliver Fall Information Co-ordinator

Asian Disaster Reduction Centre

Ms. Etsuko Tsunozaki Senior Researcher

Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre

Mr. Muhammad Saidur Rahman Director

CARE International

Ms. Sandra Bulling Press Officer

Ms. Marion Michels Press Assistant

21 Coventry Centre for Disaster Management

Ms. Eleanor Parker Senior Lecturer, UK

GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam

Mr. Jochen Zschau Director of the Department “Physics of the Earth”

Ms. Petra Koehler Scientist

Mr. Ludwig Stroink Head, Coordination Office for the German R&D Programme GEOTECHNOLOGIEN

Mr. Jochen Stuck Meteorologist

Ms. Steffi Uhlemann PhD Student in DISFLOOD Project

Mr. Andreas Küppers R&D Coordinator

Mr. Bruno Merz Scientist

Mr. Joern Lauterjung Scientist

Mr. Jens Didzun RIMAX Coodinator

Ms. Katrin Miketta EWC III Assistant

German Agro Action

Mr. Hubertus Rueffer DWHH/GAA Regional Director, Central Asia

Mr. Robert Winand Grassmann Programme Manager

Mr. Klaus Haas Desk Officer, Central Asia Desk

Mr. Frank Paepke Programme Manager, Tajikistan

Mr. Heinz Peters Project Officer

Ms. Ute Latzke Desk Officer

Ms. Iris Schöninger Co-ordinator, Policy and Development Education

Ms. Simone Pott Press Officer

22 German Committee for Disaster Reduction

Ms. Irmgard Schwaetzer Chairperson, Federal Minister ret., German Committee for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Gerd Tetzlaff University Professor, Vice Chair

Mr. Karl-Otto Zentel Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Erich Plate Emeritus Professor

Mr. Richard Dikau University Professor

Mr. Hermann Schmitz-Wenzel Permanent Correspondent of the Board

Mr. Guenther Unser Senior Lecturer

Ms. Birgit Zum Kley-Fiquet Project Manager

Ms. Tanja Daehnhardt Project Manager

Mr. Alfred Thorwarth Member of DKKV

Mr. Winfried Glass DKKV Public Relations

Ms. Mara Dehmer Project Assistant

Ms. Sandra Amlang Project Assistant

Mr. Nils Zierath Project Assistant

Ms. Isabelle Heitzer Project Assistant

German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Mr. Manfred Henger Head of Section, Seismology

Mr. Ulrich Ranke Head of Section, Principles of International Cooperation

Mr. Gunnar Jahnke Scientific Researcher, Seismology

Germanwatch

Mr. Sven Anemueller Senior Adviser for Climate and Development

23 Mr. Christoph Bals Executive Director-Policy

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH

Mr. Bernd Hoffmann Head of Department – Governance and Democracy

Mr. Volker Franzen Head of Bonn Office

Mr. Thomas Schaef Senior Planning Officer – Governance and Democracy Department

Mr. Rudolf Schwarz Consultant for Rural Development and Disaster Prevention

Mr. Sebastian Jülich Disaster Risk Consultant

Mr. Jens Etter Junior Professional Officer

Mr. Michael Siebert Project Leader

Mr. Peter Asmussen Team Leader, Bolivia

Ms. Ria Hidajat Project Manager

Ms. Hanna Sabass Junior Professional

Mr. Wolfgang Stiebens Advisor in Disaster Risk Management – DRM/GTZ, Disaster Risk Management

Global Fire Monitoring Centre

Mr. Johann G. Goldammer Director

Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres

Mr. Rolf Emmermann Chairman of the Executive Board of the GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam

Mr. Klaus-Henning Rosen Retired

Mr. Dieter Oertel Project Manager for Remote Sensing

INNOVATION. Crossborder Network, Dresden/Germany

Mr. Frank Hoffmann

International Cartographic Association

Milan Konecny President

24 Ms. Temenoujka Bandrova

International Youth Reformation Organization, Nigeria

Mr. Moruf Olukayode Abdulrazaq Executive Director

Mr. Oluwatoyin Fatunbi Director of Programmes

Mr. Muritala Adeshina Amodu Member

Mr. Hammed Dere Member

Mr. Fatai Adekunle Fashola Member

Mr. Nurudeen Adeshina Shuaib Northern Coordinator

InWEnt Capacity Building International

Mr. Hinrich Mercker InWEnt, Head of Department 5.03 (Environment, Energy and Water)

Mr. Ulrich Nitschke Head of Department

Ms. Christina Kamlage Senior Project Manager “Disaster Risk Prevention and Management”

Ms. Johanna Eisele Project Manager

Ms. María Díaz de Azevedo Project Manager

Ms. Anne-Christine Wegener Project Manager

Ms. Nina Ouan Project Manager

Ms. Gudrun Bennecke Project Assistant

Ms. Heike Wülfig Project Assistant

Mr. Bilal Ahmad Project Assistant

Ms Ann-Ulrike Henning Project Assistant

Islamic Relief Deutschland

Mr. Sanaa Ashour Institutional Funding Manger

25 Munich Re

Mr. Eberhard Faust Head of Climate Risks, Geo Risks Research Division

Mr. Thomas Loster Chairman

Mr. Dirk Reinhard Vice Chairman

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. Rashed Abdulrab A. Al-Areeqi Director of Public Water Forecasting, NOAA

Plan International

Ms. Hoa Tran Asia Regional Education Advisor

ProVention Consortium

Mr. David Pepiatt Head, ProVention Consortium Secretariat

Mr Ian O’Donnell Senior Officer

Save the Children

Mr. Nazareth Fikru Early Warning Sector Manager

World Society for the Protection of Animals

Mr. Larry Roeder United Nations Affairs Director

World Vision International

Ms. Filomena Portales Asia Tsunami Capacity Building Coordinator, Philippines

V. INDIVIDUAL EXPERTS

AFGHANISTAN

Mr. Ghulam Akhi Noorzad Mayor of Kabul, City of Kabul

Mr. Shafiqullah Noorzad Assistant to the Mayor, City of Kabul

ALGERIA

Mr. Benazzouz Mohamed Tahar Professor, Ministry of Research

26 Mr. Mohammed Sadeck Boulahya Senior Regional Advisor in Climate for Development (Africa), International Institute for Climate and Society

Mr. Djillali Benouar Director, University of Bab Ezzouar

Mr. Salem Kahlouche Head, Space Geodesy Division

Mr. Kamel Lammali Chef de Laboratoire, Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Geophysique

Ms. Meriem Yahiaouhi Ministry of Interior

ANGOLA

Mr. Joaquim Malichi Technical Advisor, Ministry of Public Construction and Urbanism

Mr. Bencao Cavila Nyoka Abilio Senior Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs

Mr. Joaquim Francisco Xavier Advisor, Ministry of Environment

ARGENTINA

Mr. Dario Anibal Florio Vice-President (Candidate), Department of Law and Social Sciences

Mr. Eduardo Mario J. Florio President, Mechanical and Engineering Professional Council

Mr. Mario Eduardo Magnin Counselor, Mechanical and Engineering Professional Council

Mr. Aldo Alberto Perez Parra Fire Chief, Argentine Federal Police

AUSTRALIA

Mr. Philip Hall Project Consultant to the Australian Government, National Emergency Management Agency

Mr. Andre A. Held Head, Office of Space Science and Applications

Mr. Renato Iannella Programme Leader, National Information and Communications Technology Ltd.

Mr. Shubber Ali Director, AstroVision Australia Ltd.

Mr. John Handmer Innovation Professor in Risk and Sustainability, Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University

Mr. Gary Morgan Management Strategy Implementation Manager, Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre

27 Mr. Rick Bailey Project Director, Australian Tsunami Warning System, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

AUSTRIA

Mr. Peter Zeil Project Manager, Centre for GeoInformatics, Salzburg University

Mr. Stefan Kienberger Researcher, PhD Candidate, Centre for GeoInformatics, Salzburg University

Ms. Annelene Kammer GIS Researcher and PhD Candidate, Centre for GeoInformatics, Salzburg University

BAHRAIN

Mr. Mohamed Alghadeer General Directorate of Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior

BANGLADESH

Mr. Md. Mansorul Haque Project Implementation Officer, Directorate of Relief & Rehabilitation

Mr. Nurul Alam Secretary-General, OISCA International, Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement

Mr. S.MR. Shahidul Alam Programme Coordinator – OISCA-International, Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement

Mr. Nizam Uddin Anon Executive Director, Save the Underprivileged and the Needy

BELGIUM

Ms. Debarati Guha-Sapir Director, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Ms. Lian Parry Researcher, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Mr. Ivo Ntiege Mesumbe Ngade Postgraduate Student, Catholic University, Leuven,

BHUTAN

Mr. Kunzang Dorji Head, Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Interior

BOLIVIA

Mr. Wilson Carlos Araoz Santa Cruz Mayor of Sacaca, Municipality of Sacaca, Bolivia

Mr. Juan Carlos Del Granado Mayor

Mr. Joaquim Agilar Assistant to the Mayor of La Paz, Municipality of La Paz

28 Ms. Maria Beatriz Souviron Coordinator of the Disaster Prevention Programme, Ministry of Development

Mr. Silvestre Ojeda Oporto Mayor, Municipal Government of San Pedro de Buena Vista

BOTSWANA

Mr. Nkosiyabo Moyo Operations and Coordinator Officer, National Disaster Management Office

BRAZIL

Mr. Alves Marcio Luiz Prevention Management, Civil Defence, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Ricardo Araki MsD Student, University of Campinas

Ms. Juliana Andrade MSc Student, University of Sao Paulo

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Mr. Muhamad Husaini Aji Chief Meteorological Officer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Haji Yunus Haji Md Tahir Meteorological Officer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Lim Hock Guan Commanding Officer, Brunei Fire and Rescue Department

Mr. Sallehuddin Haji Ibrahim Commanding Officer, Brunei Fire and Rescue Department

BULGARIA

Mr. Ivan Gospodinov State expert, Foreign Office

CAMEROON

Mr. Obi Robinson Ako Secretary, Association for the Prevention of Natural Catastrophes in Cameroon

Mr. Anatole Fabien Nkou Ministre Counseiller, ABACAM

CANADA

Mr. Ali Asgary Professor of Emergency Management, Emergency Management Program, York University

Mr. Frank Giustra CEO, Endeavour Financial, Clinton Foundation

Ms. Karen Ageson Assistant Advocacy, International Federation of Organic Agriculture

29 CHINA

Mr. Xu Tang Director-General, Meteorological Department

Mr. Zhaoguo Yu Director, Senior Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Zhizhan Yao Director, Meteorological Department

Mr. Fuhai Geng Senior Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Jun Lu Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Tan Jianguo Senior Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr.Xiaoye Zhang Director, Centre for Atmosphere Watch and Services (CAWAS), Vice President, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS)

Mr. Ming Chung Wong Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory

Mr. Xinhua Song Director, Nanhui District Civil Defense Office, Shanghai

Mr. Feng Bao Director, Shanghai Civil Defense Information Centre

Mr. Nanshan Liu Director-General, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Han Chen Vice Director, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Jianming Shi Vice Director, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Xin Pan Section Chief, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Xu Xuan System Engineer, China Baoji City International Disaster Reduction Commission

Mr. Pai-Hui Hsu Associate Researcher, National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Jin-Cheng Fu Assistant Researcher, National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction

Mr. I-wan Chen Advisor, Committee of Natural Hazard Prediction of the China Geophysics Society

Mr. Lee-Yaw Lin Associate Research Fellow, National S&T Centre for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Ming Xu Associate Research Fellow, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Shanghai Typhoon Institute

30 Mr. Guo Guangmeng Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources

Mr. Xianwen Kong Interpreter, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Bureau

COMOROS

Mr. Karihila Amir Mohamed Head of Department of Prevention of Catastrophes, National Disaster Management Centre

CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Michel Elochocho Benga Directeur du Cabinet Adjoint, Ministry of Development

COSTA RICA

Mr. Allan Michael Lavell Coordinator, Risk and Disaster Social Studies Programme, Latin American Social Science Faculty and the Network for the Social Study of Disaster Prevention in Latin America

COTE D’IVOIRE

Mr. Aloko Thomas Kouassi Vice General Secretary, National Committee of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information

Mr. Hippolyte Clotaire Amako Chef de Service, Office National de la Protection Civile

Mr. Mamadou Fofana Directeur Station Geophysique de Lamto, Ministry of Research

Mr. Dao Issoufou Director, Ministry of Defence

CROATIA

Mr. Goran Videc Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture

Ms. Sandra Kordic Researcher, International Management Group

CZECH REPUBLIC

Mr. Ivan Obrusnik Director of CHMI, Chairman of National Committee for Disaster Reduction, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Jiri Zvelebil Senior Reseacher, Czech Geological Survey

Mr. Jaroslav Sebek Official, Ministry of Environment

Mr. Petr Pomezny Advisor of Vice-Minister, Ministry of Environment

Ms. Zuzana Varilova Bohemian Switzerland National Park Administration

31 DENMARK

Mr. Povl Frich Climate Expert, Ministry of Environment

ECUADOR

Mr. Rodrigo Vivar Bermeo Prefect of Province of Loja, H. Consejo Provincial de Loja

Mr. Mauro Manuel Rodríguez Benítez Coordinator JPSCYDCT, Junta Provincial de Seguridad Ciudadana y Defensa Civil de Tungurahua

Mr. Jose Luis Camacho Director CIIFEN, International Centre on Research El Niño

Mr. Rodney Martinez Scientific Coordinator CIIFEN, International Centre on Research El Niño

Mr. Hugo Yepes Director, Instituto Geofisico, Escuela Politecnica Nacional

Mr. Rusty Binas Regional Director, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

EGYPT

Mr. Youssef Mekkawy Counsellor, Embassy in Berlin

EL SALVADOR

Mr. Carlos Huezo-Díaz Coordinador de Gestion para la Reducción de Riesgo, Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales, SNET

Mr. Ulises Jarquin Coordinación Ejecutive, Caritas El Salvador

Mr. Ramón Eliazar Morán Coordinador Nacional de Programe de Gestión Riesgo, Caritas El Salvador

ETHIOPIA

Ms. Almaz Demessie Agrometeorological Team Leader, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Tirsit Grishaw Senior Programme Officer, Ethiopia

FINLAND

Mr. Maurice N. Andem Professor of Law, University of Lapland

FRANCE

Mr. Philippe Barbier Earth Observation Programmes Manager, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

Mr. Pierre Genillon VPN Manager, WorldSpace France

32 Ms.Agnes Marty Business Development – EU, Thales Group

Mr. Daniel Brionnaud Chairman, French Standardisation Committee for Alert Systems

Mr. Bastien Affeltranger Programme Manager, INERIS

Mr. Bernard Allenbach Head of Information System, Sertit

Ms. Marie-Laure Hameury Intern, IFOAM

Mr. Jean Pierre Mac Veigh Deputy Director, Overseas, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Karine Moreau In charge of the development, BRL / Predict : company specialized on flood management

Mr. Serge Planton Researcher, Météo-France

GABON

Ms. Loubamono Solange Deputy General Director of Environment, Ministry of Environment

Mr. Paul Bunduku-Latha Ambassador of Gabon in Germany

Mr. Jean Massima Minister for the Prevention of Natural Disasters, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Jean Pierre Mintsa Mi Ndong Sécrétaire Géneral du Ministère, National Drought Mitigation Centre

Mr. Franklin Kounda Pondo Security Officer, National Geology Agency

GAMBIA

Mr. Enusa Colley Director, Youth Health and Nutrition Association

Mr. Katim Touray Secretary, Gambia Red Cross Society

GERMANY

Mr. Wolfgang Kusch Vice President, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Wolfgang Benesch Head, Remote Sensing Division, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Corinna Schöpke Ministerialrätin, Ministry of Environment

Ms. Alexandra Zaspel Ministry of Environment

33 Mr. Hartmut Grübel Ministerialdirigent, Ministry of Development

Mr. Uwe Platz Food Emergency Preparedness, Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food

Mr. Wulf Raubold Food Emergency Officer, Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food

Ms. Gerlinde Gosink Public Relations, Foreign Office

Ms. Ute Weidlich Secretariat, Foreign Office

Ms. Heide Eden-Ringer Secretariat, Foreign Office

Mr. Christoph Harkämper Security, Foreign Office

Mr. Walter Korth Security, Foreign Office

Mr. Roland Buck Security, Foreign Office

Mr. Wolfgang Birmans Director, Section for Logistics, Foreign Office

Ms. Stefanie Schulze Logistics/Organization, Foreign Office

Ms. Sigrid Kollwitz Logistics Support, Foreign Office

Mr. Hans-Otto Maus Logistics/Organization, Foreign Office

Ms. Veronika Gaffron Assistant, Foreign Office

Ms. Annelie Lehnhardt Head of Interpretation Service, Foreign Office

Ms. Viviane Ariane Puhlmann Interpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Hélène Beaujean Interpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Sabine El Sayegh Interpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Patricia Lluch Fahl Interpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Katherine Vanovitch Interpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Rita Sprenger Interpreter, Foreign Office

34 Ms. Bridget Moore Interpreter, Foreign Office

Mr. Theodor Zaun Logistics Support, Foreign Office

Mr. Reiner Poremba Logistics Support, Foreign Office

Ms. Dagmar Schäfer Logistics Support, Foreign Office

Mr. Rüdiger Ollesch Logistics/Organization, Foreign Office

Ms. Dagmar Hillebrand Assistant Desk Officer, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Ms. Liese Dunja Assistant Desk Officer, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Ms. Brigitte Frieß Secretary, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Klaus Aldinger Assistant Desk Officer, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Künsebeck Achim Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Ms. Eva Keßler Assistant Attachée , Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Stefan Klein Foreign Office

Mr. Frank Bankstahl IT, Foreign Office

Mr. Dieter Böhmer Back office, Foreign Office

Mr. Sven-Lars Frey Back Office, Foreign Office

Ms. Susan Henderson Interpreter, Foreign Office

Mr. Lars Jahn IT, Foreign Office

Ms. Susanne Kühnel IT, Foreign Office

Mr. Horst-Walther Holtfort Back Office, Foreign Office

Mr. Frank Kunkel Back Office, Foreign Office

Ms. Diana Nowak Foreign Office

35 Mr. Jens-Uwe Ploetner Deputy Spokesman, Foreign Office

Ms. Silke Röfer Press Officer, Foreign Office

Mr. Daniel Schneider Back Office, Foreign Office

Mr. Uwe Wilden Back Office, Foreign Office

Mr. Hans Joachim Weber Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Peter Prügel Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office

Ms. Carolin Richter Senior Officer, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs

Mr. Stefan Knabe Member of the National Group on Earth Observation (GEO), Federal Institute of Hydrology

Mr. Gerd Friedsam Head of Department Foreign Operations, THW HQ, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Sebastian Hansen Member of Disaster Coordination Management, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Ms. Barbara Blanckmeister Consultant, International Cooperation, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Sascha MR. Brenning Executive Officer for Rapid Deployment Units, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Olaf Joerdel INSARAG Assistant, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Ms. Karina Lehmann Counsellor for International Cooperation, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Gerhard Steinhorst Head of Business Area, Deutscher Wetterdienst

Ms. Cornelia Riess Head of Unit, International Cooperation, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Ulrich Huth Scientific Staff, International Cooperation, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Helmut Staudenrausch Space Management, Earth Observation, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Harald Mehl Head of Department, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Torsten Riedlinger Scientist, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Michael Schmidt Scientist, German Aerospace Centre

36 Mr. Stefan Voigt Scientist, German Aerospace Centre

Ms. Yvonne Walz Scientific Assistant, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Karl-Heinz Rother President, Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz

Ms. Maria Hohn-Berghorn Head of International Department, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Stefan Wagner International Department, Deputy Head, Municipal Government of Bonn

Ms. Susanne Nolden International Department Staff, Municipal Government of Bonn

Ms. Elizabeth Weiser International Department Staff, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Friedhelm Naujoks Director, Municipal Building Management, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Jochen Stein Head of the Fire and Emergencies Department, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Jörg Hille Volunteer of City of Bonn, Municipal Government of Bonn

Ms. Monica Weiss International Department Staff, Municipal Department of Bonn

Ms. Jessica Leygraaf National Contact, Point Space, German Space Agency

Mr. Adrian Klein National Contact, Point Space, German Space Agency

Ms. Christine Radestock Scientist, German Space Agency

Mr. Gunter Schreier Scientist, German Space Agency

Mr. Werner Kleine-Beek Assistant Director, Aviation and Space

Ms. Gertraud Peinel Project Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

Mr. Thomas Rose IT Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

Mr. Hartmut Krebs Deputy Minister retired State of North-Rhine Westfalia

Ms. Susanne David Chief Executive Officer, Beratungsinstitut für Organisation und Kommunikation Kongress und Seminar GmbH

37 Mr. Jürgen Huber Chief Executive Officer, Beratungsinstitut für Organisation und Kommunikation Kongress und Seminar GmbH

Mr. Hamid Isfahany Visiting Professor, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Ms. Susanne Hermes Coordinator, University of Bonn (ARTS)

Mr. Klaus Frohberg Director, Centre for Development, Research (ZEF), Department of Economic and Technological Change, University of Bonn

Mr. Frank Friesecke Scientific Assistant, Institute of Urban Planning, Land Management and Water Engineering, University of Bonn

Ms. Miriam Wenner Student of Geography, University of Bonn

Ms. Mirjam Ratzke Student, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Mr. Torsten Drey PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Ms. Doris Klein Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Mr. Sabin Basi Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Rolf Eckmiller Professor of Computer Science, University of Bonn

Mr. Nils Goerke Lecturer, Researcher, University of Bonn

Ms. Katrin Dobersalske Project Assistant, University of Bonn

Ms. Barbara Görres Researcher, University of Bonn

Ms. Heike Barz Administrative Assistant, University of Bonn

Ms. Cornelia Doessel PhD Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Dereje Bacha Megeressa Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Chirantan Banerjee Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Hassan Raza Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Nhamo Nhamo PhD Fellow, University of Bonn

38 Ms. Vanessa Barganski Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Sebastian Bruns Graduate Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Nadine Weber University of Bonn

Mr. Daniel Wiesen Graduate Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Ne Gao Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Linda Gatwiri Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Leonardo Freitas Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Julia Hoffmann PhD Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Amanda Johnstone Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Andreas Salz Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Prathap Pugalenthi Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Joon Young Seo Student, University of Bonn

Mr. Thomas Glade Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Ms. Arisoa Rajaona Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Karin Fiege Deputy Director, Seminar für Ländliche Entwicklung, Humboldt University Berlin

Mr. Harald Sterly Research Assistant, Seminar für Ländliche Entwicklung, Humboldt University Berlin

Mr. Uwe Ulbrich Professor, Meteorology, Freie Universität, Berlin, Institute for Meteorology

Mr. Gernot Rücker Managing Director, ZEBRIS GbR

Mr. Wilhelm Schirmer Founding Member and Auditor, Förderverein Katastrophenvorsorge

Mr. Daniel Loevenich Managing Director, Codewalk – Dependable Business Applications and Services

Ms. Maria-Elizabeth Loevenich Senior Scientist, Social Sciences and Education, Codewalk – Dependable Business Applications and Services

39 Mr. Haluk Sarlan Senior Consultant, Products and Systems of Information Technology GmbH

Ms. Susanne Reiff Communications, Working Group on Development and Peace

Mr. Peter Schmitz Chief Medical Officer, Malteser International

Mr. Ioannis Dokas Post Doctorate Researcher, University of Paderborn

Mr. Otto Ulrich Intercultural Education, Institute for Creative Technologies and Human Development

Mr. Stephan Jobst Meteorologe, Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft

Ms. Agnes Voisard Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

Mr. Ulrich Meissen Project Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

Mr. Bernd Ilg Desk Officer, Latin America, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V., National Confederation

Mr. Sebastian Fricke Student in Anthoropology and Human Geography, Georg-August Universität, Göttingen

Mr. Chris Hartmann Student of the Network on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA), International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, University of Bochum

Mr. Nikolay Blinov Student, University of Bochum

Mr. Emmanuel Ojo Research Student, University of Bochum

Ms. Birthe Steiner Student, University of Bochum

Mr. Stephen Petrus Johannes Deutekom Student Master, Humanitarian Assistance in Bochum

Ms. Barbara Theilen-Willige Lecturer, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technical University of Berlin

Ms. Elke MR. Geenen Private-Docent, Institute for Socioeconomic and Cultural International Analysis

Mr. Hugh Sinclair Export Sales Manager - Multi-mission Ground Systems, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, EADS Deutschland GmbH

Mr. Ulrich Ebel Atmospheric Perils Specialist, Swiss Reinsurance Co.

Mr. Michael Zyball Director, International Gerling Pensionsmanagement GmbH

40 Mr. Horst Kremers Chairman of Board, Committee on Data for Science and Technology

Mr. Wolfgang Eder Past UNESCO Director, Senior Advisor

Mr. Bernhard Amler Managing Director, AMBERO Consulting Gesellschaft mbH

Ms. Susanne Schmall Disaster Risk Management Advisor, ECO Consulting Group

Mr. Holger Ingenpaβ GIS Specialist, Agency for Urban Development and Environment

Mr. Frank Brenda Disaster Response Team Leader, Adventist Development & Relief Agency

Mr. Philipp Schoeller Founder of Fragile Fund

Mr. Karsten Brandt Geschaeftsfuehrer, Donnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. Carsten Felgentreff Universtiy Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Osnabrueck

Mr. Alexander Zipf Professor, Geoinformatics, FH Mainz

Mr. Sebastian Böstel Regional Manager, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe

Mr. Rolf W. Becker VTL, Forumfinanz

Mr. Jürgen Cronau Head, European Projects, PRO DV Software AG

Mr. Hans Guenter Brauch Chairman, AFES-PRESS

Ms. Heike Happerschoss Consultant, Gesellschaft für Organisation, Planung und Ausbildung mbH

Mr. Peter Stamm Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Geographic Information Systems

Ms. Isabel Kaubisch Consultant, Land Use and Environmental Planning

Mr. Lothar Stempniewski Managing Director, CEDIM AG, Centre for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology

Mr. Thorsten Ulbrich PhD Student, University of Karlsruhe

Mr. Lutz Meyer-Ohlendorf Student, University of Cologne

Mr. Fabian Selg Student, University of Cologne

41 Mr. Gerald Chung Student, University of Cologne

Mr. Mohammed Obidallah Student, University of Cologne

Ms. Seema Singh Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Mr. Martin Seiler Student / Referee, Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)

Mr. Thomas Bistry Analyst, Natural Hazards, Deutsche Rückversicherung AG

Mr. Manuel Prechtl Analyst for Natural Hazard, Deutsche Rückversicherung AG

Ms. Valeria Salles Consultant for Development Cooperation, Mozambique Development Cooperation

Ms. Anne Wolf Project Manager, Munich Re Foundation

Mr. Stefan Wagner Deputy Head, International Department, City of Bonn

Ms. Karin Heitzer International Department, City of Bonn

Ms. Mira Beinert Environmental Scientist, SEA Society

Mr. Roland Bege Student, Committee WCDR, National Model of United Nations

Mr. Thomas Kahlix Vice Chairman, Buergerinitiative Hochwasser, Cologne-Rodenkirchen

Ms. Meike Rahner Scientific Assistant, Institute of Geography, Ruhr-University, Bochum

Ms. Melanie Hauser

Ms. Lela Purtskhvanidze PhD Student, University of Duisburg-Essen

Ms. Christina Bollin Freelance Consultant

Ms. Kathrin Stratmann Deputy Head of Department, EU-Bureau of the BMBF

Ms. Christine Zirkel Project Assistant, EU-Bureau of the BMBF

Ms. Katharina Daerr

Mr. Thomas Kausch Moderator, SAT1

Mr. Stefan Alexander Haffner Researcher, Centre for Development Research

42 Mr. Sofyan Syahnur PhD Student, Centre for Development Research

Ms. Sri Haryani Anwar PhD Student, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Sebastian Kube Student, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Joerg Szrzynski Senior Researcher, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Ricardo Jose Rocha Guimaraes Junior Researcher, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Donal Makoka PhD Fellow, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Neeraj Mishra Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn

Mr. Muhammad Nasir Junior Researcher, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn

Mr. Dil Bahadur Rahut Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn

Mr. Ivan Velasquez PhD Fellow, Centre for Development Research

Ms. Eva Jeannette Scholzen Press officer, Citizen Organisation Flood Cologne-Rodenkirchen

Ms. Tetyana Chernyshova Student, AKAFOE

Mr. Kennedy Mpaliwa Habasimbi Master student, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Mr. Rudolf Atzbach Vice-President, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance

Mr. Josef Bata Executive Officer, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance

Mr. Franz-Josef Molitor Head of Section for International Affairs, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance

Mr. Stefan Aust Editor in Chief, Der Spiegel

Mr. Gerhard Spörl Senior Editor, Der Spiegel

Mr. Joern Michael Bachhausen Correspondent, Südwestrundfunk

Ms. Britta Banks

Mr. Anton Becker Public Information Officer, Federal Government

43 Mr. Gottfried Bohm Automobile Industry, Clinton Foundation

Mr. Hermann-Josef Borjans Press Officer, Malteser Hilfsdienst Bonn

Mr. Murat Kaan Bozdemir Project Manager, IMIC

Mr. Marcel Brandt Student, Furtwangen University

Mr. Noah Brandt

Ms. Zeliha Brandt Donnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. Michael Kienzle Donnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. Ralf Schmitt Donnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. James Buchanan Senior Expert Corporate Sustainability, Deutsche Post World Net

Mr. Sören Dengg Director, Governmental Affairs, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Daniela Josten PR Manager, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Susanner Meier Director, Strategic Partnerships, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Alena Sulkiewicz Speechwriter, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Monika Wulf-Mathies Executive Vice-President, Deutsche Post World Net

Mr Klaus Zumwinkel Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Post World Net

Mr. Peter Buri Senior Advisor Tsunami Task Force, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Mr. Peter J. Croll Director, BICC

Mr. Lars Wirkus Senior Researcher, BICC

Mr. Stefan Dech Director, German Remote Sensing Data Centre

Mr. Christian Endress Staff Office, National Disaster Management Office

Ms. Rahel Erni Spokesperson, DHL

44 Mr. Luke Evenbom Trainee, World Wind Energy Association

Mr. Stefan Gsänger Secretary General, World Wind Energy Association

Mr. Michael Fornahl Assistant Head of Division, Ministry of Economy

Ms. Martina Oppermann Consultant, Ministry of Economy

Ms. Margitta Wülker-Mirbach Referatsleiterin V E 4, Ministry of Economy

Mr. Nicola Franceschetti Lawyer, Network of Humanitarian Assistance

Mr. Hubertus Franzen Heat IT, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Mr. Michael Jud Deputy Head, Unit of Rapid Alert Systems and Crisis Management, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Ms. Susanne Fretzdorff Project Manager, Projektträger Juelich

Mr. Thomas Fues Senior Fellow, German Development Institute

Ms. Cecilia Gervasi Consultant, FSC

Mr. Alan Smith Social Strategy Programme Manager, FSC International Centre

Ms. Isabel Gonzales Rojo Postgraduate Student, Regional Disaster Information Centre

Mr. Georgi Graschew Scientific Co-ordinator, University Hospital Charité Berlin

Mr. Joachim Harms Project Manager, Projekt Management Organisation Jülich

Mr. Siamak Houshmand Marvasti Engineer

Mr. Harmut Ihne Director, ZEF Consult

Mr. Enebat Jamiyan Interpreter, Ost Europa Zentrum Niedersachsen

Mr. Michael Klinger Student, Fachhochschule Köln

Mr. Karlheinz Kogel CEO, Media-Control

Mr. Kai Kottenstede PR Consultant, PLEON KohtesKlewes

45 Ms. Inga Stutz PR Consultant, PLEON KohtesKlewes

Mr. Heinrich Lachenit Geschäftsführer, secty electronics GmbH

Mr. Jürgen Przybylak Geschäftsführer, secty electronics GmbH

Mr Hartmut Peterle Gesellschafter, secty electronics GmbH

Mr. Dietrich Laepke Head, Academy for Crisis Management, Federal Office of Civil Protection, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Dominik H. Lang Research Assistant, Bauhaus University Weimar

Ms. Khin Latt Former Peacekeeping Staff

Mr. Christian Lehmann Judicial Trainee, Unternehmensberatung Struecker

Mr. Dennis Lehmann Geologist, Unternehmensberatung Struecker

Ms. Meret Linnarz Schüler, Bonn International School

Mr. Andreas Lück Consultant, GGC

Ms. Gerrit Meenen Student, University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Mr. Rene Mono

Ms. Gerrit Möws FBL Warnung der Bevölkerung, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)

Mr. Nikolaus Stein Desk Officer for Public Relations, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)

Mr. Gerhard Mueller Chairperson, Bürgerinitiative Hochwasser, Köln Rodenkirchen

Mr. Hans-Günther Mylies Projekt Coordinator, Federal Agency for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Ms. Rasa Nagel Finance and Control Manager, T-Mobile International

Ms. Jutta Nellen Spokesperson for International Affairs, Bürgerbund Bonn

Mr. Mario Oertel Scientific Staff, University of Wuppertal

Mr. Ramadhan Othman Student, Agricultural Science (ARTS)

46 Mr. Wolf Poulet Director, International Governance Consulting

MR. Carlos Javier Puig Researcher, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

Ms. Stefanie Rieger GAF AG

Ms. Mary Roper Student

Ms. Angela Rott Administration Coordinator, IFOAM

Ms. Michele Santoro Student, International Studies

Ms. Iris Schneider Lecturer, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Peter Simoncelli Policy Officer, Civil Protection Unit, Ministry of Interior

Ms. Ivonne Smith Spouse, FSC International Center

Mr. Neil Sorensen Communications and Event Manager, International Federation of Organic Agriculture

Mr. Kemal Surat

Mr. Marcus Thölen PhD Student, University of Bremen

Mr. Andreas Thomsen Researcher, University of Osnabrück

Mr. Michael Volkmann Chief Operating Officer, simply communicate GmbH

Mr. Sebastian von Toperczer Intern, Federal Press Agency

Mr. Harmut Waldner Head, Crisis Management Unit, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Mr. Qiang Wang Interpreter, Agency of Translation and Interpretation

Mr. Olaf Wendelken Private Consultant

Ms. Maria Anna Wirths Student, German Council on Foreign Relations

Mr. Severin Wolf President, Verein für Katastrophenvorsorge

Mr. Martin Zimmek Interpreter, Local Governments for Sustainability

47 GHANA

Mr. Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey Vice Minister of Interior, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Mfig. Goe Odei Chief, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr Joseph Kwabena Odei National Coordinator, National Disaster Management Organisation

Mr. Emmanuel Obuobie PhD Student, Centre for Development Research

GREECE

Mr. Gerassimos Papadopoulos Research Director, Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens

Ms. Nike-Ekaterini Koutrakou Director of the Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Ioanna Efthymiadou Director of Administrative and Economic Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Konstantinos Baltas Research Assistant, National Technical University of Athens

GUATEMALA

Mr. Gustavo Ernesto Blanco Segura Coordinator Municipal, Municipalidad de Guatemala

HONDURAS

Mr. Mario Ayala Mayor of La Masica, Municipality of La Masica, Honduras

Ms. Consuelo Bautista Mayor of Esparta, Departamento de Atlantida, Honduras

HUNGARY

Mr. Molnár Ferenc Member of the Board, National Emergency Management Agency

Ms. Ildiko Endreffy Medical-Biological Doctor, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Mr. Zoltan Endreffy Lawyer, Paneuropean Union Hungary

ICELAND

Mr. Magnús Jónsson Director General of the Meteorological Office, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Haraldur Johannessen Senior Adviser, Ministry of Justice

Mr. Jon Bjartmarz Ministry of Justice

48 INDIA

Mr. Pramod Kumar Mishra Additional Secretary, NDMA

Mr. Rakesh Dubey Director, State Goverment of Madhya Pradesh

Mr. Prabodh Dhar Chakrabarti Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs

Mr. Kapil Gupta Associate Professor, Advisor on EWS to Bombay Corporation

Mr. Dipankar Sarkar Science Counsellor, Embassy of India in Berlin

Mr. Ramesh Singh Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Mr. Meda Gurudutt Prasad Disaster Manager, Coastal Area Disaster Mitigation Efforts

Mr. Ashok Kumar Gwal Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Barkatullah University

Mr. Brijesh Kumar Bansal Scientist, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Mr. Ashok Kumar Bhatnagar Additional Director-General of Meteorology, Meteorological Department

Ms. Suranjana Gupta ProgrammeAssociate, GROOTS International

Mr. Harsh Gupta Raja Ramanna Fellow, National Geophysical Research Institute

Mr. Thiru Jagannathan Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency, Cuddalore

INDONESIA

Mr. Bambang Setiadi Deputy State Minister, Ministry for Research and Technology

Mr. Alexander Hansen Advisor, Ministry for Research and Technology

Mr. Makmur Widodo Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin

Mr. Pangeran Ibrani Situmorang Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin

Mr. Yousana O.P. Siagian Head of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre, Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation

Mr. Antonius Se, IR Mayor, Municipal Government of Ende, Flores

49 Mr. Yudho Baskoro Muriadi Head of Subdivision in Technology Transfer Modelling, Ministry of Science and Technology

Mr. Ridwan Djamaluddin Head of Institute of Marine Geophysics, Head of Subdivision in Technology Transfer Modelling, Ministry of Science and Technology

Ms. Silvia Fanggidae Disaster Management Programme Manager, PIKUL

Mr. NJ Edward Turvill Manager, Disaster Preparedness Programme, Action Contre la Faim

Mr. Sugeng Triutomo Head of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), National Disaster Management Centre

Ms. Orbita Roswintiarti Head of Natural Resources and Environmental Monitoring Division, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Ms. Tuty Kusumawati Head of Community Welfare Division of Jakarta Planning Board, Local Government of Jakarta Province

Mr. Hendri Agung Indrianto Special Assistant to the Mayor of Padang City, City of Padang

Mr. Latif Azhar Managing Director, Padang Water Company

Mr. Umar Dejenie Advisor, Minsitry of Research

Mr. Pariatmono Researcher, The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology

Mr. Peter Djatmiko Director, PT. iFORTE Solusi Infotek

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Reza Bathaee Secretary of Second International Conference on Integrated Natural Disaster Management, Private Organization from Iran

Mr. Seyed Ghasem Khatam Nezhad Head of Imam Hospital in Nour City, Nour City Imam Hospital

Mr. Mohammad Mokhtari Director of National Centre for Earthquake Prediction, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology

ITALY

Ms. Elin Wedlund Research Engineer, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni

Ms. Chiara Giannico Engineer, Tele-Rilevamento

Mr. Vieri Tarchiani SVS Project Expert, Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council

50 JAMAICA

Mr. Andreas Haiduk Water Resources Engineer, Water Resources Authority

JAPAN

Mr. Fouad Bendimerad Chairman of the Board, Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative, Kobe

Mr. Yoshinori Koizumi Chief Manager, NEC Corporation

KENYA

Mr. James Okoth Drought Management Coordinator, Ministry of State for Special Programmes

KUWAIT

Mr. Esmail Al Khaledi Brigadier, Ministry of Interior

KYRGYZSTAN

Mr. Mirlan Konurbaev Minister's Assistance, Ministry of Emergency Situations

LATVIA

Mr. Pauls Zirnitis Senior Officer, environmental Protection Department, Ministry of Environment

LIBYA

Mr. Musa Shraa Second Secretary, Lybian Arab Jamarahiriya

LITHUANIA

Mr. Arvydas Survila Director, Crisis Management Centre, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Rimantas Steponacivius Head of the Civil Protection Board, Fire and Rescue Department, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Remigijus Baniulis Deputy Director, Fire and Rescue Department, Ministry of Interior

MADAGASCAR

Mr. Manda Sahondra Vololona Ratsimbazafy Manager, Institute for Development, Disaster Management and Research (IDDR)

MALAWI

Mr. James MR.K. Chiusiwa Acting Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Rehabilitation, National Disaster Management Office

51 Mr. Leonard Kalindekafe Director, Geological Survey Department, Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme

Mr. Franklin Simtowe PhD Student, University of Malawi

MALAYSIA

Mr. Cho-Ha Kong Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Jimat Bolhassan Head, Spatial Data Análisis & Modelling Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Sinn-Chye Ho Director, National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Ahmad Sabbirin Arshad Managing Director/CEO, Meteorological Department

Mr. Yap Kon Seng Director-General, Malaysia Meteorological Department, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Djelassi Khaled Sales Director, AISA-Pacific, NSW Submarine Cable Systems Sdn. Bhd.

MALDIVES

Mr. Algeen Abdulla Director, Meteorological Department

Mr. Ibrahim Didi Communication Electronics and IT Services of NSS Maldives, Ministry of Defence

MALI

Mr. Mamadou Adama Diallo Head of Climatology División, Diréction National de la Météorologie

Mr. Mamadou Traore Directeur General de la Protection Civile, Protection Civile de Mali

MEXICO

Mr. Rainer Ressl Director for GIS and Remote Sensing Division, National Commission for the Use and Knowledge for Biodiversity

MOZAMBIQUE

Mr. Moises Vicente Benessene Meteorologist in INAM/Beira, Instituto Naciónal de Meteorología

Mr. Filipe Domingos Freires Lucio National Director, National Institute of Meteorology

Mr. Lucas Simão Renço Administration of District Government, Ministry of State Administration

Mr. Arlindo Lopes Head, Information Management System and Communication, Instituto Nacional de Gestao de Calamidades

52 MYANMAR

Ms. Khin Lohman-Latt Economist, Former United Nations Staff for Peacekeeping Operations

NAMIBIA

Ms. Libertina Amathila Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Hanno B. Rumpf Ambassador, Foreign Office

Mr. Gabriel Kangowa Deputy Director, National Disaster Management Centre

NEPAL

Mr. Kewal Kumar Chapagain President, Firefighters Volunteer Association of Nepal

Mr. Amod Mani Dixit Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology

Mr. Sharad Babu Manager, National Society for Earthquake Technology

Mr. Mahesh Nakarmi Project Manager, National Society for Earthquake Technology

NETHERLANDS

Mr. Jan Jellema Specialist, Geoscientific Information and Geomonitoring, National Geology Agency

Mr. Edward Anderson Director, HISTAR Solutions

Ms. Aude de Clercq General Manager, HISTAR Solutions

Mr. Jean Louis Derche TelecoMr. Engineer, HISTAR Solutions

Ms. Corinne Eisma Communication Officer, HISTAR Solutions

Ms. Annemarie Ebert Geography Student, International Institute for Geo-Information

Mr. Eduard N Jacob Phychiatrist, AAAS Member

Ms. Petra E Jacob-Peters Nursing Profession, Dutch Society Informatics

Mr. Jan Meertens SAVER Foundation

53 NEW ZEALAND

Mr. Graham Leonard Natural Hazards Scientist/ Volcanic Geologist, Volcanoes Commission of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior

NICARAGUA

Ms. Maria Gilma Rosales de Vindell Mayoress, City of San Juan de Limay

NIGER

Mr. Malam Sully Azara Conseiiler en Dévéloppement Rural et Environnement, Cabinet du Premier Ministre

Mr. Ali Illiassou Embassy of the Republic of Niger in Germany

NIGERIA

Mr. Ibirinde Folu Francis Executive Director, Humanitarian and Empowerment League Project

Mr. Ayokunle Fagbemi Executive Director, CePSERD Abuja, Centre for Peacekeeping and Socio-Economic Resources Development

Mr. Ojo Olusegun Edaward Assistant Director, Relief Rehabilitation, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Makarfi Salisu Shuaib Director General, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Felix Gbadebo Director of Operations, Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Titus Ayodeji Ajayi Director, Emergency Management Centre

Mr. Mamad Zanna Assistant Director, Emergency Management Agency

NORWAY

Mr. James Michael Strout Project Manager, Early Warning and Mitigation, International Centre for Geohazards

Mr. Oddvar Kjekstad Deputy Managing Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Bjorn Johannessen Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Bente Lija Bye Senior Advisor, Norwegian Mappking Authority

PAKISTAN

Mr. Muhammad Salik Javaid Member Planning and Technical, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority

54 Mr. Pervez Khan Toru Professor, Director Pak Study Centre, University of Peshawar

Mr. Faisal Abbas Junior Researcher, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Muhammad Ali Private PARAGUAY

Mr. Vidal Benitez Almada Coordinator, Foreign Office

PERU

Mr. Edgar Pozo Ore Institutional Advisor, Territorial Health Unit, Huanta, Ministry of Health

Mr. Lorenzo Apolinario Salazar Chavesta Subgerente Regional de Medio Ambiente, Región Piura, Gerencia Regional de Recursos Naturales y Gestión del Medio Ambiente

Mr. Gilberto Romero Director, Centre of Studies and Disasters Prevention

PHILIPPINES

Mr. Prisco Nilo Deputy Director for Operations and Services, Meteorological Department

Ms. Mary Jane Ortega Mayor, City of San Fernando

POLAND

Mr. Pavel Soloch Under Secretary of State, Chief of National Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior and Administration

Ms. Edyta Szafran Chief Expert, Department of Crisis Management, Ministry of Interior and Administration

Mr. Maciej Maciejewski Professor, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Secretary of National Committee of ISDR

Mr. Tomasz Walczykiewicz Chief of Section in Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Member of National Committee of ISDR

PORTUGAL

Ms. Teresa Abrantes Head of Weather Watch Department, Meteorological Institute

QATAR

Mr. Saad Jassim J. Al-Khulafi Director-General of Public Security, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Ahmed Mohamed H Alhetmi Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Interior

55 ROMANIA

Ms. Elena Savin Head of Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, National Meteorological Administration

Mr. Marin Marian Commercial Manager, Rokura Ltd.

Mr. Florin Vodita General Consul, General Consulate of Romania in Bonn, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Gabriel Petrescu Executive Director, ROKURA

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Mr. Evgeny Revyakin Russian Embassy

Mr. Dmitry Kiktev Deputy Director, Hydrometcentre of Russia

Ms. Nina Frolova Senior Scientific Researcher, Seismological Centre of IGE, Russian Academy of Sciences

SAUDI ARABIA

Mr. Abdulbasit Sairafi General Director, Ministry of Environment

SENEGAL

Mr. Mactar Ndiaye Director, Meteorological Service

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Mr. Srdjan Popov Assistant, University of Novi Sad

Ms. Maja Turk Assistant, University of Novi Sad

Ms. Jelena Jaksic Assistant, University of Novi Sad

SEYCHELLES

Mr. Denis Chang-Seng Acting Director, Meteorological Department

SIERRA LEONE

Mr. Mohamed Sidi Bah Coordinator, Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence

Mr. Mohamed Lamin Bangura Coordinator, Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence

56 SLOVAKIA

Ms. Alena Klukanová Head of Engineering Geological Department, Geological Survey of Slovak Republic

Mr. Peter Wagner Engineering Geologist, Slovak Geological Survey

Mr. Miroslav Jasko Sales Director, Telegrafia Ltd.

Mr. Ernest Kanka Main Adviser, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Jan Pavlisko Sales Manager, Telegrafia Ltd.

SOMALIA

Mr Mustafa Sh. Ali Dhuhulow Member of Parliament, Somalia Parliament

Mr Abdulkadir Nur Arale Deputy Minister, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources

SOUTH AFRICA

Mr. Schalk Carstens Deputy Director, Disaster Management, Provincial Government:

Mr. Christopher Hartnady Research and Technical Director, Umvoto Africa Ltd.

Mr. Shumani Mugeri Deputy Director, Early Warning, Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. David Makate Assistant Manager, Risk and Disaster Management, Ministry of Agriculture

Ms. Merle Green Assistant Director, Disaster Management, Western Cape Provincial Government

Mr. Gregory James Pillay Head, Disaster Risk Management Centre,

Mr. Johan Adriaan Minnie Manager, Awareness and Preparedness, City of Cape Town

Mr. Qubudile Richard Dyantyi Provincial Minister for Local Government, Ministry of Local Government and Housing

Mr. Vusumzi Patrick Tshose Media Liaison Officer, Ministry of Local Government and Housing

SPAIN

Mr. Fernando Serrano Hidalgo Cartographic Centre, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Celestino Gomez-Cid Business Development Executive, GMV Space Systems Inc.

57 Ms. Maria Jesus Izquierdo Carballo Head of Risk Management and Humanitarian Action, Ayuda en Accion

Mr. Luis de Celis Barquero Student, Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas

Ms. Almudena Sánchez Business Development, Grupo de Mecánica del Vuelo

Mr. Victor Arroyo Water and Sanitation Specialist, Accion contre la Hambre

Mr. Daniel Candido Geographer, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Mr. Alider Cragnolini Head, Corporate Programmes, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial

SRI LANKA

Mr. Sarathchandra Weerawarnakula Director, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, National Geology Agency

Mr. U.w.l. Chandradasa Director, Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Lalith Chandrapala Deputy Director of Meteorology, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Lilan Amarakoon Programme Officer, Tsunami Education Rehabilitation Monitor

SWEDEN

Mr. Per Andersson Head of Sector Warning Systems, Swedish Rescue Services

Mr. Per-Olof Petersson Regional Manager, Federal Signal Corporation

SWITZERLAND

Mr. Peter Mani Chief Executive Officer, GEO 7 Ltd.

Mr. Oliver Jeker Project Manager, GEO 7 Ltd.

Ms. Claudine Métral Assistant Professor, University of Geneva

Ms. Elisabeth Henning Business Development Manager, Swissphone TelecoMr. AG

Ms. Sieglinde Moos Member of the Organization Committee IDRC Davos 2006, IDRC Davos

Mr. Walter Saccoccia Director, Sales and Marketing, Swissphone Telecom AG

58 SYRIA

Mr. Alhaya Tamer Governor of Aleppo, City of Aleppo

Ms. Lama Baroudi Staff of the Governor, City of Aleppo

Mr. Mahammad Ammar Ghazal Director, Directorate, Old City of Aleppo

Mr. Mahmoud Ramadan City Councillor, Old City of Aleppo

TANZANIA

Mr. Sifa Ephraim Laboratory Scientist, Department of Geology, University of Dar es Salaam

THAILAND

Mr. Passkorn Kunthasap Supervisor (Geologist), National Disaster Warning Centre

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Mr. Kosta Trajkovski Head of Unit, Ministry of Environment

TONGA

Mr. Maliu Moeao Takai Deputy Director, National Disaster Management Office

TUNISIA

Mr. Taoufiq Bennouna Scientific and Technical Adviser, Sahara and Sahel Observatory

TURKEY

Ms. Ebru Alarslan Senior City Planner, Ministry of Public Works and Settlement

Mr. Ahmet Turn Soylemez Geological Engineer, Ministry of Settlement and Public Works

Mr. Efdal Barlas Geophysical Engineer, Ministry of Settlement and Public Works

Mr. Huseyin Sonmezler Head of District office (Gasiantep), Construction Engineer, Ministry of Settlement and Public Works

Mr. Hamza Cebeci City Councillor, Head of Commission for EU-Relations, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Mr. Tuncay Taymaz Professor, Head of Seismology Section, Istanbul Technical University

Mr. Murat Sahin Head of Analysis and Forecast Division, National Meteorological Service

59 Mr. Muhittin Abacioglu Head of Technical Advisory Board, Iller Bank

TURKMENISTAN

Mr Berdymurat Redjepov Ambassador, Embassy of Turkmenistan in Berlin

UKRAINE

Ms. Zoryana Verbych Master Student, University of Uppsala

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Mr. Hassan Omar Chief Executive Officer, Disaster Management Centre

UNITED KINGDOM

Sir David King Chief Scientific Advisor

Mr. Nigel Adams Deputy Manager, Disaster Response and Risk Reduction Team, DFID

Mr. John Twigg Honourable Senior Research Fellow, Benfield Hazard Research Centre

Ms. Lucy Stanbrough Honorary Research Assistant, Benfield Hazard Research Centre

Mr. Ronald Karel President of Meteoquake Research Centre, Meteoquake Research Centre

Ms. Yasmin McDonnell Policy Analyst, Action Aid International

Mr. John Davis Senior Marine Geophysics Technician, National Oceanography Centre, Southhampton

Ms. Admira Onyenze Postgraduate Student, Centre of Development Studies, University of Wales Swansea Director of Disaster Management Team

Mr. Garry de la Pomerai USAR Technician, Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters

Mr. Rowland Gill Consultant, Occupational Physician, Faculty of Catastrophe and Conflict Medicine, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London

Ms. Olivia Harland Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser, Department of International Cooperation

Mr. Roger Yates Head of Emergencies, Action Aid International

Ms. Katharine Evans Technical Advisor, Flood Incident Management, Environment Agency

60 Mr. Daniel Eriksson Researcher, Coventry University Centre for Disaster Management

Mr. Marcus Oxley Director, HISTAR Solutions Ltd., Tearfund

Mr. Philip Buckle Consultant, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat

Ms. Mishal Husain Broadcaster, Knight Ayton Management

Mr. Sir Trevor McDonald Broadcaster

Mr. Anthony Deaking Technical Advisor, Flood Warning, Environment Agency

Mr. Michael Evans Office of Science and Technology

Mr. Dominique Marbouty Director, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA

Mr. Shahid Habib Chief, Office of Science Utilization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mr. Cranston Coleman Vice President, Sonalysts, Inc.

Mr. Tony Song Research Scientist, Next Generation Air Transportation System Institute

Mr. Frank W. Bell Consulting Broadcast Television Engineer, Society of Broadcast Engineers, Project Management Institute

Mr. Hans-Peter Plag Research Professor, Vice Chair of Steering Committee of the Global Geodetic Observing System, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Seismological Laboratory

Mr. Danny de Vries Doctoral Candidate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mr. Jeffrey Cunningham Military Trainer, Disaster Preparedness Branch, United States Central Command

Ms. Laura Demetris Graduate Student, School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University

Mr. Patrick Meier PhD Candidate, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Ms. Natalia Alvarez von Gustedt International Affairs Advisor, Clinton Foundation

Mr. Doug Band Advisor, Clinton Foundation

Mr. James Frederick Carson III Communications Director, Clinton Foundation

61 Mr. Steven Feder Advance, Clinton Foundation

Mr. Matthew Goodwin Scheduler, Clinton Foundation

Ms. Laura Graham Chief of Staff, Clinton Foundation

Ms. Stephanie Devine Student, New Europe Programme

Ms. Ashley Eggert Student, New Europe Programme

Ms. Elissa Pociask Student, New Europe Programme

Ms. Benda Kirsch Student, New Europe Programme

Mr. David Cline Student, Study Abroad Student

Ms. Evita Worthington Student, Study Abroad Student, Loyola Marymount University

Mr. Max Weihe Student, Study Abroad Student

Ms. Breanne Flores Student, Loyola Marymount University

Ms. Jaclyn Stansbury Student, Loyola Marymount University

Mr. Esmail Amid Hozour President, Eton Corporation

UZBEKISTAN

Mr. Timur Gafurov Engineer, Institute of Mineral Resources

VENEZUELA Ms. Ana Ruiz International Relations Coordinator, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Alejandro Linayo Risk Management Adviser, Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction, Universitary Technological Institute of Mérida

VIET NAM

Mr. Dang Van Luyen Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Ministry of Education and Training

YEMEN

Mr. Ismail A. Mohamed Nasser Director of the Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior

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