Provisional list of participants

The attached list of participants attending the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held from 2 to 13 Sep 2019, has been prepared on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 10 September 2019.

Provisional list of participants PARTIES

ALGERIA Mr. Ashot VARDEVANYAN Deputy Head Mr. Hamza YAHIA CHERIF Bioresources Management Agency Ambassador Ministry of Environment Embassy of Algeria, New Delhi AUSTRALIA Ms. Saliha BOUAKLINE Point focal national Ms. Cate SETTERFIELD Direction générale des forêts Assistant Director, International Policy Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement Department of the Environment and Energy Rural et de la Pêche AUSTRIA Mr. Ouahid ZANNDOUCHE Directeur Ms. Désirée SCHWEITZER Institut National de Recherche Forestière Director General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance Mr. Mohamed Adel CHAAF Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Attaché Foreign Affairs Embassy of Algeria Mr. Franz BREITWIESER ANGOLA Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Luis CONSTANTINO National focal point AZERBAIJAN Head of Department National focal point Ministry of Environment Dr. Ashraf SHIKHALIYEV Ambassador ARGENTINA Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, India

Mr. Chuburu DANIEL Mr. Sadig SALMANOV Ambassador Head of Subdivision of Forests Embassy of Argentina Development Department Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Mr. Nicolas GAUNA Secretary Ms. Malak SHUKUROVA Directorate of Environmental Affairs Executive Director of REC Caucasus Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Mr. Renato MORALES BANGLADESH Secretary of Embassy - Political Attaché Embassy of Argentina H.E. Mr. Md. Shahab UDDIN Minister Mr. Pablo VIEGAS AURELIO Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Legal Advisor Change Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Mr. A T M Rokebul HAQUE Deputy High Commissioner ARMENIA Bangladesh High Commission

H.E. Mr. Erik GRIGORYAN Mr. A. K. M. Rafique AHAMMED Minister Director General Ministry of Environment Department of Environment Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

2 Provisional list of participants BANGLADESH (CONTINUED) Dr. Francoise ASSOGBA KOMLAN Secrétaire Générale Mr. Md. Sohrab ALI Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Director Pêche Department of Environment Mr. Appolinaire GNANVI Mr. Shahed Bin AZIZ Directeur Général First Secretary Fonds National pour l'Environnement et le Bangladesh High Commission, New Delhi Climat Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Mr. S.M. Imrul HASAN Développement Durable Senior Assistant Chief Ministry of Agriculture Mme Fortunée C. DOSSOU WOROU Point focal national Mr. S. M. Munjurul Hannan KHAN Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Additional Secretary Développement Durable Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Mr. Sagbo Gilbert Damien AGUEH Directeur de la Qualité des Innovations et de la Mr. Md. Lutfor RAHMAN Formation Entrepreneuriale Deputy Secretary Ministère de l'Agriculture de l'Élevage et de la Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Pêche Change M. Lambert AGODO BELARUS Conseiller Technique Politique GDT/ACC German Agency for Technical Cooperation Mr. Andrei KUZMICH Deputy Head of Biological and Landscape Dr. Nestor René AHOYO ADJOVI Diversity Department Correspondant pour la science et la Ministry of Natural Resources and technologies Environmental Protection Institut National des Recherches Agricoles Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mr. Dzmitry KURLOVICH Pêche Dean Faculty of Geography and Geoinformatics Mr. Luc GNACADJA Belarusian State University President and Former UNCCD Executive Secretary BELGIUM Governance and Policies for Sustainable Development Mr. François DELHAYE Ambassador Ms. Fifamè Clarice Victoire LOKE Embassy of Belgium Assistante du Coordonnateur Association Nationale des Femmes Mr. Alain BAETENS agricultrices First Secretary Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium M. Yemalin Appolinaire TCHOKI Communicateur Mr. Corentin GENIN Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Attaché Bénin Ministry of Foreign Affairs BHUTAN BENIN H.E. Mr. Yeshey PENJOR S. E. M. José Didier Tonato Minister Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Ministry of Agriculture and Forest Développement Durable

3 Provisional list of participants BHUTAN (CONTINUED) Mr. Hamid ČUSTOVIĆ Science and technology correspondent Mr. Vetsop NAMGYEL Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ambassador University of Sarajevo Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi BOTSWANA Mme Ugen CHOZOM Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Disikalala GASEITSIWE Royal Bhutanese Embassy Deputy Executive Secretary Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Dr. Karma DORJI Africa Programme Director/Specialist National Soil Services Centre Dr. Mmasera MANTHE-TSUANENG Ministry of Agriculture and Forest National focal point Department of Forestry & Range Resources Mr. Dawa TSHERING Counsellor Mr. Sonny MOKGWATHI Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi Chief Forestry Officer Forestry Department Pema TSHOMO Counsellor Mr. Kesetsenao MOLOSIWA Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi Chief Energy Officer Department of Energy Mr. Tashi WANGDI Land Management Specialist Ms. Gofetamang PHUNYUKA Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Science and technology correspondent Department of Forestry and Range Resources Mr. Jambay YESHI Counsellor (Economic) BRAZIL Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi Mr. Andre CORREA DO LAGO BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) Ambassador of Brazil in India Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi Excmo. Sr. Mr. Braulio HUAYLLA Viceministro de Recursos Hídricos y Riego Mr. Elias ANTONIO DE LUNA E ALMEIDA Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua SANTOS Minister Sr. Neftali CHAPI Embassy of Brazil,New Delhi Profesional en Coordinación Temas Estratégicos SIG Mr. Dalci De Jesus BAGOLIN Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua Agricultural Attaché Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi Mr. Juan Jose CORTEZ Charge d’Affaries Mr. Bernardo MACKE Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Second Secretary New Delhi Ministry of Foreign Affairs

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Mr. Pedro Mariano MARTINS PONTES Head of Economic Section Ms. Svetlana LAZIC Embassy of Brazil,New Delhi Senior Associate for Agriculture Land Protection Mr. Carlos Hugo SUAREZ SAMPAIO Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Assistant to the Secretary for International Management Affairs Ministry of the Environment

4 Provisional list of participants BURKINA FASO Mr. Hamadou OUEDRAOGO Directeur Général S.E. M. Batio BASSIERE Ministère des ressources animales et Ministre halieutiques Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Economie verte et du Changement Climatique Mr. Dasiel Viname OUEDRAOGO Environnementalist ingenieur Mme Ezombie Julie Rose BASSIERE Ministère de l'eau et l'assainissement Chef de service des opérations Fonds d’Intervention pour l’Environnement Mr. Mathieu OUÉDRAOGO Président Mr. Domboko Herve COULIBALY Réseau MARP-Burkina Attache Embassy of Burkina Faso, New Delhi Mr. Severin SANOU Secretary Mr. Justin GOUNGOUNGA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour le Développement durable Ministère de Mr. Abdoulaye SAWADOGO l'environnement de l'économie verte et du Directeur du rapport et de l'évaluation changement climatique Fonds d'intervention pour l'environnement Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie Mr. Issiaka KABORE verte et du Changement Climatique Directeur Général Fonds d’Appui à la Formation Professionnelle Mr. K. Jean Marie SOURWEMA et à l’Apprentissage Directeur général Fonds d'intervention pour l'environnement Mr. P. Joel Awouhidia KORAHIRE Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie Directeur de la coordination des conventions verte et du Changement Climatique internationales Ministère de l'environnement de l'économie Mr. Dambatia Lazare TAGNABOU verte et du changement climatique Point focal national Secrétariat permanent du Conseil national pour Mr. Antoine N'DO le développement durable Chef de Département développement de Ministère de l'environnement, de l'économie partenariat et de coopération verte et du changement climatique Secrétariat Permanent pour la Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau Mr. Michel Jérôme TANKOANO Expert en Gestion Durable des Terres Dr. Badiori OUATTARA Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour Correspondent Science et Technologie le Développement Durable Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie Agricoles verte et du Changement Climatique

Mme Mariam OUEDRAOGO Mr. Amadou TRAORE Agent à la Direction Générale de la Senior Consultant Coopération Embassy of Burkina Faso, New Delhi Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et du Développement Mr. Elie ZOURE Directeur Général du Fonds d'Appui au Secteur Mr. Pamoussa OUEDRAOGO Informel Directeur Général de l'Economie Verte et du Ministère de la jeunesse et de la promotion de Changement Climatique l'entrepreneuriat des jeunes Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie Verte et du Changement Climatique

5 Provisional list of participants BURUNDI Mr. Unusa HAMAN Unit Head for Studies and Prospection S.E. M. Deo-Guide RUREMA Ministère de l’Environnement, de la protection Ministre de la nature et du développement durable Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Agriculture et de l’Elevage CANADA

Mme Stella BUDIRIGANYA Mr. Stephen POTTER Ambassador Director, Food Security Embassy of Burundi, New Delhi Global Affairs Canada

Mr. Alphonse NIYONGABO Mr. Luis BARNOLA Directeur Senior Agriculture Advisor Office Burundais pour la protection de Global Affairs Canada l’environnement Mr. Robert TURNOCK CAMBODIA Lead, Multilateral Agreements Science and Technology Branch Mr. Pyseh MEAS Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Undersecretary of State Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Dr. Vang SENG S.E. M. Thierry KAMACH Director Ministre Department of Agricultural Land Resources Ministère de l'Environnement et du Management/MAFF Développement Durable

Mr. Rum HONG Mr. Barthélemy LAMBA Vice Chief Point focal national World Agro-Trade Office Ministère de l'Environnement et du Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Développement Durable

Mr. Sophea TIM Mr. Fleury Junior PABANDJI Project Manager Directeur Général Royal University of Agriculture Fonds National de l'Environnement

Ms. Chinda HENG CHAD Assistant to UNCCD and NAP Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries S.E. M. Mahamat Djamaladine BRAHIM Ministre Mr. Soben KIM Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Vice-Dean Pêche Royal University of Agriculture Mr. Patallet BIANPAMBE CAMEROON Expert climat et Développement Durable Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la S.E. M. Pierre HELE Pêche Ministre Ministère de l’Environnement, de la protection Mr. Djibril HAKIM de la nature et du développement durable Directeur Général de l'Agence pour l'Energie Domestique et l'Environnement M. David PAYANG Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Point focal national Pêche Ministère de l’Environnement, de la protection de la nature et du développement durable

6 Provisional list of participants CHAD (CONTINUED) Mr. Tuo LIU Director General Mr. Porgo HOUNLY Department of Reform and Development for Point focal national Forestry and Grassland, National Forestry and Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Grassland Administration Pêche Mr. Wei ZHANG M. Gaou Killadje MBAIHOULAM Director General Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Construction Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Bureau Pêche National Forestry and Grassland Administration Mr. Masdewel MOUGA Chef de Division Forêts Mr. Lei KANG Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Deputy Division Director Pêche General Office National Forestry and Grassland Mme Ousman Daba SADIÉ Administration Directrice Générale Adjointe Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la Ms. Hua WANG Pêche Division Director Department of International Cooperation CHILE National Forestry and Grassland Administration Mr. Juan ANGULO MONSALVE Ambassador Mr. Peng CHEN Embassy of Chile in India Secretary General China Green Foundation Mr. Fernando CACHO CANALES Third Secretary Ms. Rong FU Embassy of Chile in India Director Department of Combating Desertification Sr. Samuel FRANCKE National Forestry and Grassland Head Watershed Management and Soil Administration Conservation Department National Forest Corporation Mr. Hongliang GAO Attache Mr. Manuel José SALDIAS KUHLMANN Chinese Embassy in India Diplomat, Environment Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Qu HAIHUA Deputy Director CHINA Department of Combating Desertification National Bureau to Combat Desertification Mr. Jianlong ZHANG Administrator Mr. Bijian LI National Forestry and Grassland Minister & DCM Administration Chinese Embassy in India

Mr. Xianlin MENG Mr. Qi LU Director General Director General Department of International Cooperation Institute of Desertification Study National Forestry and Grassland Chinese Academy of Forestry Administration Mr. Baoxi SHANG Third Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs

7 Provisional list of participants CHINA (CONTINUED) COMOROS

Mr. Guoji SUN M. Issouf Miradji AMBADI Director General National focal point Department of Combating Desertification Ministere de l’Energie, de l'Agriculture, de la National Forestry and Grassland Pêche et de l’Environnment Administration CONGO Mr. Jin SUN Special Representative for Climate Change Mr. Pierre BATOUNGADIO Negotiations Point Focal National Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, du Développement Durable et de l'Environnement Mr. Changke WANG Senior Engineer Mr. Leho JEAN DIDIER National Climate Center Correspondant national de la Science et la China Meteorological Administration technologie Ministry of Tourism and Environment Mr. Lilei WU Division Director COOK ISLANDS Department of International Cooperation National Forestry and Grassland Ms. Heimata Louisa KARIKA Administration Deputy Director National Environment Service Mr. Feng XU Deputy Division Director COSTA RICA Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Lorena AGUILAR Ms. Ye ZHANG Vice minister Deputy Division Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation Excma. Sra. Ana Cristina QUIROS Ministry of Ecology and Enviroment Viceministra de Agricultura y Ganadería Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería COLOMBIA H.E. Mr. Claudio ANSORENA MONTERO H.E. Mr. Álvaro SANDOVAL BERNAL Ambassador Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in India Embassy of Colombia, New Delhi Ms. Enid CHAVERRI Sr. Carlos Enrique PIÑEROS TORRES Director of International Cooperation First Secretary Ministry of Environment and Energy Embassy of Colombia, New Delhi Ms. Magda FERNÁNDEZ VARGAS Ms. Ana Maria RIVERO SANTOS Counsellor and Consul Third Secretary of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in India Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Renato Arnoldo JIMENEZ ZÚÑIGA Mr. Reinaldo SANCHEZ LOPEZ Jefe Investigaciones en Suelos y Manejo y Coordinador Grupo Suelos y Tierras Conservación de suelos Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Estudios Ambientales Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria

Sra. Maria Angelica FERNANDEZ GARCIA Specialized Professional Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales 8 Provisional list of participants COTE D'IVOIRE Mr. Jesús MARTÍN PÉREZ Minister Representative at Guantanamo Mme Nasséré KABA Province Directeur de Cabinet Adjoint Ministry of Science, Technology and Ministère de l'Environnement et du Environment développement durable CZECHIA Mr. Kouakou Jean KOUADIO Point focal national Mr. Premysl STEPANEK Ministère de l'Environnement et du Head of Multilateral Agreements Unit développement durable Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Ms. Kassi Yaha EHOUMAN Assistant national focal point Mr. Milan DOSTAL Ministère de l'Environnement et du Economic and Commercial Counsellor développement durable Embassy of the Czech Republic,New Delhi

M. Della André ALLA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Enseignant-chercheur KOREA Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny Mr. Myong Hak JONG CROATIA Counsellor Focal Point for Environmental and Health Ms. Marija VIHOVANEC SABO Issues National focal point Permanent Mission of Democratic People's Senior Expert Adviser Republic of Korea in Geneva Ministry of Environment and Energy Mr. Yong Chol JU Ms. Ksenija CINDRIC KALIN Counsellor Head Permanent Mission of Democratic People's Division for the Development of Climate Republic of Korea in Geneva Products and Applications Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Service Mr. Muneng Jean ILUNGA Mr. Danijel JUG National focal point Full Professor Chef de Division Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Ministère de l’Environnement et développement durable CUBA Mr. Prosper KALOMBO Mr. Ulises FERNANDEZ Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Officer Ministère de l’Environnement et International Affairs Division développement durable Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment DJIBOUTI

Ms. Odalys GOICOCHEA CARDOSO Mr. Arab ABDOULFATAH Director ABDOURAHMAN Division of Environment Deputy Director for the Great Green Wall Ministry of Science, Technology and Ministry of Urban Planning, Environment and Environment Tourism

9 Provisional list of participants DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mr. Leonardo M LAPLATA MUM Counsellor Sra. Dominga POLANCO Embassy of Equatorial Guinea Directora Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Mr. Ilidio MEBULO MOHETÉ Naturales Head of Section onDevelopment of the environment, drinking water and sanitation ECUADOR Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economics

H.E. Mr. Hector CUEVA Mr. Antonio Micha ONDO ANGUE Ambassador Punto Focal Nacional Ecuador Embassy Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques y Medio Ambiente Ms. Ana MALDONADO Second Secretary ERITREA Embassy of Ecuador in India H.E. Mr. Alem WOLDEMARIAM Mr. Carlos ALOMIA Ambassador Analyst Embassy of the State of Eritrea Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Heruy ASGHEDOM EGYPT Director General National focal point H.E. Dr. Ezzaldin ABUSTEIT Ministry of Agriculture Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Mr. Michael ASRES Science and technology correspondent H.E. Dr. Heba ELMARASSI Ministry of Agriculture Ambassador Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr. Ermias Solomon HABTEMARIAM Information, Communication and Mr. Naiim MOSELHY Documentation Unit Head President and National focal point Ministry of Agricuture Desert Research Center ESTONIA Dr. Ahmed ALI Science and technology correspondent, Ms. Hanna SOE Head of Plant Production Department Adviser Desert Research Center - Egypt Ministry of the Enviornment of Estonia

Mr. Ahmed SHOUAIB ESWATINI Second Secretary Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Mr. Jabulani MABUZA Minister EQUATORIAL GUINEA Ministry of Agriculture

Excmo. Sr. Santiago Francisco ENGONGA Mr. Bongani MASUKU OSONO National focal point Viceministro Ministry of Agriculture Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques y Medio Ambiente Mr. Bongani MAGONGO Science and technology correspondent Mr. Rajan GUPTA Ministry of Agriculture Personal Assistant to the Ambassador Embassy of Equatorial Guinea

10 Provisional list of participants ESWATINI (CONTINUED) Mr. Yogesh PUNJA High Commissioner of Fiji to India Mr. Norman MAVUSO Fiji High Commission Project Manager Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Mr. Apaitia MACANAWAI Enterprise Director Research Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Sipho Simeon Thokozane SHIBA Land Planning Officer Mr. Solomoni Qaravolavola NAGAUNAVOU Ministry of Agriculture Senior Research Officer Ministry of Agriculture ETHIOPIA FINLAND Mr. Betru Nedessa BEYENE National MERET Project Coordinator H.E. Ms. Elina KALKKU Ministry of Agriculture Under-Secretary of State Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Kebede Ymam DAWD Deputy Commissioner Mr. Vesa KAARAKKA Environment, Forest and climate change Senior Adviser Commission Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Mr. Teshome TAMIRAT Mr. Erik AFHALLSTROM National focal point Chargé D´ Affaires a. i. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Embassy of Finland Change Ms. Heidi ALATALO EUROPEAN UNION Planning Officer Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Michael CHERLET Scientific Project Manager Mme Katharina BACKMAN European Commission National focal point Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Gerard DEJOUE Political Administrator - General Secretariat Ms. Tanja GREN Council of the European Union Counsellor Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Luca PEREZ Deputy Head of Unit and National focal point Mr. Markku KANNINEN European Commission Professor University of Helsinki Ms. Astrid SCHOMAKER Director Ms. Sanna KYKYRI European Commission - DG Environment Administrative Assistant Ministry for Foreign Affairs Mr. Patrick WEGERDT Desk Officer Ms. Merja KÄRKKÄINEN European Commission Attache Ministry for Foreign Affairs FIJI Ms. Nelli MIKKOLA H.E. Mr. Mahendra REDDY First Secretary Minister Embassy of Finland Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Merja MÄKELÄ Senior Expert Ministry for Foreign Affairs 11 Provisional list of participants FINLAND (CONTINUED) Mme Cecile GOMEZ Senior Researcher Mr. Matti NUMMELIN Institut de recherche pour le développement Expert Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mme Hélène GUETAT Head of Social Sciences Department Mr. Olli-Pekka TURUNEN French Institute of Pondicherry, India Coordinator Institut de Recherche sur le Développement The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation Dr. Sekhar MUDDU Professor Ms. Emilia VAN VEEN Institut de recherche sur le développement Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State Development Policy Dr. Laurent RUIZ Ministry for Foreign Affairs Researcher Institut de recherche pour le développement Mr. Pietari ARIKKA Intern Mr. Paul SALVAIRE Ministry for foreign affairs of Finland Counsellor Embassy of France in India FRANCE Mr. Bernard TERRIS H.E. M. Yann WEHRLING Mandate Ambassador to the Environnement Groupe de Travail sur la Désertification Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères GABON Mme Héloïse VAN BESIEN Policy Officer for Desertification Mr. Emmanuel BAYANI NGOYI Ministère des affaires étrangères Directeur Général de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature Mme Manon ALBAGNAC Ministère de l'Environnement Chargée de projets Sahel Désertification - Coordinatrice du ReSaD Dr. Vivino Max Thierry MOUYALOU Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Internationales Ministère des Eaux et Forêts

Mme Nathalie BENARROSH GAMBIA Climate change and Desertification Officer Institut de recherche pour le développement H.E. Mr. Lamin B. DIBBA Minister Mr. Sylvain BERTON Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Head of Operations Natural Resources Agrisud International Mr. Alagie MANJANG Ms. Mathilde BOURJAC Deputy Permanent Secretary Coordinatrice du RADDO Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations Natural Resources Internationales Ms. Jainaba JAGNE Mr. Patrice BURGER High Commissioner Chair The Gambia High Commission in India Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations Internationales - Drynet - Coordination Sud Mr. Muhammed JAITEH National focal point Mr. Ghousebasha GAFFAR Department of Forestry National focal point Ministère de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères 12 Provisional list of participants GAMBIA (CONTINUED) Mr. Michael BRUENTRUP Senior Researcher Mr. Ansumana JARJU German Development Institute Science and technology correspondent National Agricultural Research Institute Mr. Alexander ERLEWEIN Deputy Acting Head of Delegation Mr. Kemo FATTY German Agency for International Cooperation Director GreenUp Gambia Mr. Hannes ETTER Advisor Mr. Sankung FOFANA German Agency for International Cooperation First Secretary The Gambia High Commission in India Ms. Antje HECHELTJEN Advisor Mr. Ebou NGET German Agency for International Cooperation Senior Delivery Analyst Office of The President Ms. Christiane HIERONYMUS Minister GEORGIA German Embassy, New Delhi

Ms. Nino CHIKOVANI Mr. David KERSTING Head of Land Resources Protection Division Advisor Ministry of Environment and Agriculture German Agency for International Cooperation

Ms. Sophiko AKHOBADZE Ms. Anna KRAMER Director Project Coordinator The Regional Environmental Center for the TMG Research GmbH Caucasus Ms. Barbara KUNZ Ms. Nana BOLASHVILI Consultant Director Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Tbilisi State University, Institute of Geography Mr. Alexander MUELLER GERMANY Managing Director TMG Research GmbH Mr. Heiko WARNKEN Head of Division Ms. Judith ROSENDAHL BMZ Advisor German Agency for International Cooperation Mr. Jes WEIGELT Head of Programmes Mr. Mark SCHAUER TMG - ThinkTank for Sustainability Political Advisor German Agency for International Cooperation Ms. Juliane WIESENHUETTER Teamleader Ms. Jutta SCHMITZ German Agency for International Cooperation Advisor German Agency for International Cooperation Ms. Sangeeta AGARWAL Senior Sector Specialist - Natural Resource Ms. Levke SOERENSEN Management Advisor German Agency for International Cooperation German Agency for International Cooperation

Ms. Somya BHATT Ms. Vera Antonia BECKER Technical Advisor Intern German Agency for International Cooperation German Agency for International Cooperation

13 Provisional list of participants GHANA GRENADA

H.E. Ms. Patricia APPIAGYEI Ms. Lauren ST. LOUIS Deputy Minister Senior Agricultural Officer, Extension Division Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology Ministry of Agriculture Grenada and Innovation Mr. Trevor THOMPSON Mr. Isaac Charles ACQUAH JNR National focal point Chief Programme Officer Chief Land Use Officer Environmental Protection Agency Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. Kwasi Boateng ADJEI GUATEMALA Member of Parliament Parliament of Ghana H.E. Mr. Geovani Rene CASTILLO POLANCO Mr. Joseph Nii Laryea AFOTEY-AGBO Ambassador Member of the Parliament Embassy of Guatemala in India Parliament of Ghana Mr. Francisco Jose AVILA LEON Mr. Eddison Mensah AGBENYEGAH Asesor Profesional Minister Plenipotentiary Departamento de Lucha contra la Degradación Ghana High Commission, New Delhi, India de Tierras, la Desertificación y la Sequía Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mr. Fredua AGYEMAN Director of Environment Mr. Esmaylin GOMEZ Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology First Secretary and Consul & Innovation Ghana Embassy of Guatemala in India

Mr. Ebenezer APPAH-SAMPONG GUINEA Deputy Executive Director Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Seydou Bari SIDIBE Secrétaire Général Mr. Tommy Oliver BOACHIE Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Policy Advisor to the Minister Forêts Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Mr. Abraham Santigui KEITA Directeur Général du Fonds Forestier National Mr. Carl FIATI Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Director, Natural Resources Forêts Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Sylla GAOUSSOU Mr. Kennedy Kwasi KANKAM Directeur National Programme Environnement Member of Parliament Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Parliament House, Ghana Forêts

Mr. Asher NKEGBE Mr. Djiramba DIAWARA National focal point Coordinator of Project Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology Ministère Environnement, Eaux et Forêts and Innovation Mr. Aboubacar YOULA Dr. Charles QUANSAH Expert national en Changement climatique et Science and Technology Correspondent gestion durable des terres Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology UNDP and Innovation Mr. Sekou BEAVOGUI Chercheur Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée 14 Provisional list of participants GUINEA-BISSAU Ms. Elon MC CURDY Land Management Information Liaison Mr. Kaoussou DIOMBERA Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Point Focal National Conseiller du Ministre Mr. Asib MOHAMED Ministère de l'Agriculture, Forêts et Elevage Senior Projects Officer Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Mr. Simão GOMES Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Mr. Chetwynd OSBORNE Président de l’Institut National de Recherche Policy Analyst (UNCCD Liaison Agricole Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission

GUYANA Mr. Colis PRIMO Senior Environmental Officer Mr. David GOLDWIN POLLARD Environmental Protection Agency - Guyana High Commissioner High Commission of the Cooperative Republic Ms. Sharon SALCHAN of Guyana Asset Management Officer Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Mr. Trevor L. BENN Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer Mr. Troy TORRINGTON Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Director Multilateral And Global Affairs Department Mr. Roland AUSTIN Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Land Use Planner Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Ms. Oleta WILLIAMS Executive Assistant/Land Management and Dr. Marlon BRISTOL Special Projects Liaison Head, Project Management Office Guyana Ministry of the Presidency HAITI Dr. Paulette BYNOE Lead Climate Change Negotiator S.E. M. Joseph JOUTHE University of Guyana Ministre Ministere de l'environnement Ms. Taramattee Sabrina CHITRAM- RAMNARAINE Mr. Eder AUDATE First Secretary National focal point High Commission of the Cooperative Republic Ministry of Environment of Guyana Mr. Joseph Emmanuel PHILIPPE Ms. Esther Shelita Yolande GITTENS Director of Cabinet First Secretary Ministere de l'Environnement High Commission of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Mme Guerline PIERRE Science and technology correspondent Mr. Royden JAMES Ministry of Environment Public Relations and Communication Officer Government Mr. Yves Bernard REMARAIS Chief of communication services Ms. Andrea MAHAMMAD Ministry of Environment of Haiti Head, Land Policy, Planning and Projects Division HONDURAS Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Sr. Marco Jonathan LAINEZ ORDOÑEZ Director, Environmental Unit Municipality of the Central District 15 Provisional list of participants HUNGARY Mr. Suneel Kumar ARORA Director (C&M) Mr. Károly SÁRDI National Water Mission Deputy Head of Mission Department of Water Resources, River Embassy of Hungary Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry of Jal Shakti Mr. Peter MOLNAR Expert Mr. Manoj GANGEYA General Directorate of Water Management Director Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate ICELAND Change Government of India

H.E. Mr. Gudmundur Ingi GUDBRANDSSON Mr. Amitabh GAUTAM Minister Joint Secretary Ministry for the Environment and Natural DAC&FW Resources Ms. Amrita GUPTA Mr. Bjorn BARKARSON Research officer Head of Division Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Ministry for the Environment and Natural Change Resources Mr. C N JAISI Mr. Orri Pall JOHANNSSON Assistant Section Officer Political Advisor to the Minister for the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Environment and Natural Resources Change Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Tarun KATHULA Director Dr. Hafdis Hanna AEGISDOTTIR Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Director Change UN University Land Restoration Training Programme Dr. Priyanka KOHLI Consultant Coordinator Ms. Inga Dora Petursdottir Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Advisor Change Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Manjunath KYATHSANDRA INDIA RAMACHANDRA Associate Director H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi Indian Space Research Organization Prime Minister Government of India Mr. Ram Bharosey LAL Additional Director/Scientist Mr. Chandra Kishore MISHRA Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Secretary Change Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Prakash Chandra MAITHANI Adviser Mr. Anil JAIN Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Special Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Mr. Jerome MINZ Change Deputy Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Mr. Jigmet TAKPA Change Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 16 Provisional list of participants INDIA (CONTINUED) Mr. Anup Kumar SRIVASTAVA Senior Consultant - Drought, Heat Wave, Ms. Bhanumati P Thunderstorm and Food Security Deputy Director General National Disaster Management Authority Social Statistics Division Ministry of Home Affairs National Statistical Office Ministry of Statistics and Programme Dr. Swati SULAGNA Implementation and Climate Change Senior Consultant, Climate Change National Disaster Management Authority Mr. Vikas PANICKER Consultant - Communication and Outreach Mr. Noyal THOMAS Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Inspector General of Forests Change Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Mr. Suresh PAREEK Member of delegation Mr. Kushal VASHIST Geological Survey of India Director Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Dr. Sanjeeb Kumar PATJOSHI Change Joint Secretary to Government of India Ministry of Panchayati Raj Dr. Muthayya Chowdary VEMURI Scientist/Engineer 'SG' Mr. Vijay PRAKASH Indian Space Research Organization Director Ministry of Rural Development Mr. Vivek VYAS National Consultant - Land Degradation Dr. Namita PRIYADARSHEE Neutrality Target Setting Process Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Change

Mr. Manoj Kumar RAI INDONESIA Under Secretary, Govt. of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Mr. HUDOYO Change Acting Director General of Watershed and Protected Forest Management Mr. Shard SAPRA Ministry of Environment and Forestry Scientist-E Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Mr. Muchamad Saparis SOEDARJANTO Change Director of Watershed Management Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ms. Arunima DASGUPTA Consultant Mr. MISRAN Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Secretary Change Directorate General of Sustainable Production and Forest Management Mr. Pavan SINGH Ministry of Environment and Forestry Joint Advisor (Ops) National Disaster Management Authority Mr. Mahendra HARJIANTO Deputy Director of Watershed Management Ms. Anuradha SINGH Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Director Forestry Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Mr. Arief Setiyo UTOMO Head of Law Technical Cooperation Division Ms. Shweta SINGH Ministry of Environment and Forestry Deputy Secretary Ministry of External Affairs 17 Provisional list of participants INDONESIA (CONTINUED) Mr. Anees Hatem Hasan AL-JUBOORI Manager of Water and Soil Monitoring Mr. Syaroni Agung WIBISONO Ministry of Health and Environment Head of Section of Multilateral Cooperation II Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ms. Aseel Majeed Ahmed AL-JUBOORI Observer Mr. Hari Tri BUDIANTO Ministry of Health and Environment Head of Section of Information System Ministry of Environment and Forestry Mr. Aamer Mohammed Ali ALI Supervisor Ms. Nining WAHYUNINGRUM Ministry Health and Environment Researcher Ministry of Environment and Forestry Mr. Dhiyaa FIZA Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Zulfiyanti ZULFIYANTI Technical Cooperation Analyst Mr. Jaleel Hussein Salman SALMAN Ministry of Environment and Forestry Manager of Industrial and Services Activities Monitoring Mr. Ida Bagus Putera PARTHAMA Ministry of Health and Environment Policy Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forestry IRELAND

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Mr. Thomas TICHELMANN Development Counsellor H.E. Mr. Khalil AGHAEE Permanent Representation of Ireland to the Deputy Minister and Head European Union Forest, Range & Watershed Management Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Organization ISRAEL Mr. Khosro SHAHBAZI Deputy Ms. Noa HAKIM Forest, Range & Watershed Management First Secretary - Political Advisor Organization Embassy of Israel, New Delhi

Mr. Mohsen ABDOLHOSEINI Mr. Asaf KARAVANI Acting Focal Point Director of Forest Management, Research and Forest, Range & Watershed Management Foreign Relations Department Organization Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund IRAQ Mr. Daniel BEN DAVID Ms. Rawya AL-AZZAWI Manager of Western Negev District Jewish Head of delegation National Fund Ministry of agriculture Mr. Yotam PERELMAN Mr. Essa Raheem Dakheel AL-FAYADH Forest Engineer of the Northern Negev District General Manager of Technical Directorate Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Ministry of Health and Environment Fund

Ms. Buthainah AL-HAIDERI Mr. Dan ALLUF Senior Chief Agricultural Engineers Counsellor- International Cooperation Israel’s Ministry of Environment Agency for International Development Cooperation Mr. Qasim Toban Bazoon AL-JANABI Embassy of Israel, New Delhi Senior Chief Agricultural Engineers Ministry of Health and Environment

18 Provisional list of participants ITALY Mr. Guido BONATI Senior Researcher H.E. Mr. Sergio COSTA Political and Bio-Economic Research Center Minister Council for Agricultural Research Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Fulvio MAMONE CAPRIA H.E. Mr. Lorenzo ANGELONI Ministry Secretary Ambassador Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Embassy of Italy in India Mr. Lorenzo ORIOLI Mr. Pier Luigi PETRILLO Expert Head of Cabinet Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Ms. Isabella PERIOTTO Mr. Marco Riccardo RUSCONI First Secretary Minister's Diplomatic adviser Embassy of Italy in India Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Mr. Filippo SCAMMACCA Ms. Stefania DIVERTITO Focal Point Spokeswoman of the Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Cooperation

Mr. Luca SIGNORELLI Ms. Pratishtha SINGH Social Media Manager Interpreter Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Delhi University

Ms. Francesca DATOLA JAPAN First Secretary Embassy of Italy in India Mr. Hidenobu MAEKAWA Senior Deputy Director Mr. Oliviero MONTANARO Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Director Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Ms. Mari MIURA Senior Deputy Director Mr. Giovanni BRUNELLI Natural Environment Team 1 & 2 Head of Unit International Affairs Forestry and Nature Conservation Group Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Global Environment Department Japan International Cooperation Agency Mr. Felice CAPPELLUTI Senior officer Mr. Junichi FUJIHARA Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea Deputy Director Ministry of the Environment Japan Ms. Teresa FEDERICO Official Mr. Masanori KOBAYASHI Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea Fellow Yokohama Natioanl University Ms. Anna LUISE Head Ms. Misa SHIMIZU Global Topics and Agenda 2030 Unit Senior Director Italian National Institute for Environmental Japan International Cooperation Agency Protection and Research Mr. Yuki YOSHIDA Ms. Anastasia BOCCHI Second Secretary Attaché Embassy of Japan in India Embassy of Italy in India

19 Provisional list of participants JAPAN (CONTINUED) Mr. Wilson NG'ANG'A Senior Economist Mr. Atsushi TSUNEKAWA State Department of Environment and Forestry Professor Tottori University Mr. Clement NG'ORIARENG Head Drylands Forestry JORDAN Kenya Forest Service

Mr. Issa MAZAHREH Ms. Mercy OLANDO Head of Sustainable Land Management Section State Counsel Ministry of Environment Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice KAZAKHSTAN Mr. Kennedy ONDIMU Ms. Kuralay KARIBAYEVA Director, Planning and Research Director Ministry of Environment and Forestry Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development Mr. Bernard Isaac WEKESA Counsellor Mr. Yerlan NYSSANBAYEV Kenya High Commission Vice minister Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural KIRIBATI Resources Mr. Raurenti BWEBWETAAKE KENYA Ag Chief Urban Land Planner Ministry of Environment, Lands & Agricultural Dr. Lucy NG'ANG'A Development Acting Director Ministry of Environment and Forestry Mr. Puta TOFINGA Senior Environment Officer Dr. Charles LANGE Environment and Conservation Division, Deputy Director Ministry of Environment Lands and National Environment Management Authority Agricultural Development

Mr. Abdirahman ABDI KUWAIT Foreign Service Officer Second Secretary Ms. Abeer ALEBRY Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coastal and Desertification Department Mr. Saferio Francis INGANGA Environment Public Authority Kuwait Science and technology correspondent National Environment Management Authority Ms. Samiah ALENEZI Manager Mr. Munyithya KIMWELE Kuwait Municipality Principal Tourism Officer Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Ms. Bshaier ALMUTAIRI Geologist researcher Mr. Ibrahim M. MOHAMED Costal and Desertification Monitoring Principal Secretary Department Ministry of Environment and Forestry Environment Public Authority Kuwait

Mr. Silas MULEHI KYRGYZYSTAN Senior Natural Resource Scientist Directorate of Resources Surveys and Remote Mr. Rysbek APASOV Sensing National Land and Water Expert Ministry of Agricultural, Food Industry and Melioration 20 Provisional list of participants KYRGYZYSTAN (CONTINUED) Dr. Refuoe BOOSE Director Mr. Kanat SULTANALIEV Department of Soil and Water Conservation Director Central Asia Studies Institute Ms. Matoka MOSHOESHOE American University of Central Asia Principal Conservation Officer

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Mr. Sekoati Elias SEKALELI Director of Forestry H.E. Mr. Saynakhone INTHAVONG Vice Minister LIBERIA Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Dr. Charles ASUMANA SR. Science and technology correspondent Mr. Inthavy AKKHARATH National Project Coordinator National focal point Liberia's First Biennial Update Report Project Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agency Environment Mr. Berexford JALLAH Ms. Sengphasouk XAYAVONG Geographic Information System Coordinator Assistant of National focal point Environmental Protection Agency Ministry of Natural resources and Environment LITHUANIA LEBANON H.E. Mr. Julius PRANEVICIUS H.E. Mr. Louis LAHOUD Ambassador Vice Minister and General Director Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Ministry of Agriculture Republic of India

Mr. Chadi MOHANNA Ms. Kamile NEMEIKSYTE Director of Rural Development and Natural Third Secretary Resources Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Ministry of Agriculture - Lebanon Republic of India

Mr. Hussein NASRALLAH LUXEMBOURG Agricultural Engineer Ministry of Agriculture H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Kugener Ambassador Mr. Salim MAALOUF Embassy of Luxembourg, New Delhi Head Ministry of Agriculture Mr. David Goebbels Deputy Head of Mission Mme Sawsan BOU FAKHREDDINE Embassy of Luxembourg, New Delhi Director General Association for Forests, Development and MADAGASCAR Conservation Mme Herivololona RALALARIMANANA LESOTHO Point focal national Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et H.E. Mr. Leshoboro MOHLAJOA des Forêts Minister Ministry of Forestry, Range and Soil Mr. Sitraka Raymamy RAKOTOSON Conservation Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et Ms. Lesimole MOLETSANE des Forêts Deputy Principal Secretary

21 Provisional list of participants MADAGASCAR (CONTINUED) Mme Kadiatou Mamadou DIABY Chargé de mission Mr. Fenohery RANDRIANANTENAINA Ministère de l'Environnement, de Directeur l'Assainissement et du Développement Durable Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et des Forêts Mr. Kaba DIALLO Point focal national Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts Mme Saholimananalintsoa EP RASANDY Ministère de l'Environnement, de Conseillere Technique en Agriculture l'Assainissement et du Développement Durable Deutche Geshellshaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit Mr. Amadou DIALLO First Counsellor Ms. Rataovo OLITINA Embassy of Mali Chef de service du Suivi-evaluation Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et Mr. Moussa SIDIBE des Forêts Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Ministère de l'Environnement, de Mr. Tahina Solofoniaina RAHARISON l'Assainissement et du Développement Durable Agronome-Agroéconomiste en Agroécologie Groupement des Semi Direct de Madagascar MALTA

MALAWI H.E. Dr. Jose HERRERA Minister Mr. Oliver KUMBAMBE Ministry for Environment, Sustainable Chief Director: Natural Resources, Development & Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mr. Stephen BORG Mining High Commissioner High Commission of Malta Ms. Nyuma Mercy MUGHOGHO Deputy Director of Forestry Ms. Patricia BORG COOPER Department of Forestry Deputy Head of Mission High Commission of Malta Mr. Willie SAGONA Forestry Research Officer Mr. Joseph CARUANA Forestry Research Institute of Malawi Permanent Secretary Ministry for Environment, Sustainable MALDIVES Development & Climate Change

Mr. Ahmed Anwar ABDUL AZEEZ Mr. Pierre VASSALLO Assistant Director / National focal point Chief of Staff Ministry of Environment Government of Malta

Mr. Midhath ABDUL RASHEED Ms. Roberta APAP Assistant Director Communications Secretary Ministry of Environment Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change MALI Mr. Kristian PULIS S.E.M. Housseini Amion Guindo Environment Protection Officer Ministre Environment and Resources Authority Ministère de l'Environnement et du développement durable Dr. Daniel SULTANA Senior Officer Biodiversity Malta Environment and Resources Authority

22 Provisional list of participants MARSHALL ISLANDS MONTENEGRO

Mr. Warwick HARRIS Ms. Biljana KILIBARDA Deputy Director National focal point Office of Environmental Planning & Policy Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology Coordination Mr. Mirko KNEŽEVIĆ MAURITANIA Senior Researcher Biotechnical Faculty S.E. M. Marieme BEKAYE University of Montenegro Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement MOROCCO

Mr. Ethmane BOUBACAR H.E. Mr. Mohamed MALIKI Point focal national Ambassador Ministère de l'Environnement Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco

Mr. Mohamed Yahya CHAHE Mr. Abderrahim HOUMY Chargé de mission Secrétaire Général Ministère de l'Environnement Département des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche Mr. Sidi Mohamed LEHLOU Maritime, du Développement Rural et des Eaux Directeur Général et Forêts Agence Nationale de la Grande Muraille Verte Ministère de l'Environnement Mr. Isam AHABRI Directeur MAURITIUS Département des Eaux et Forêts

Mr. Vishnu TEZOO Mr. Mohamed Wail BENABDELLAH Conservator of Forests Third Secretary Forestry Service Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security Mr. Khalid CHERKI MEXICO Point focal national Département des Eaux et Forêts Mr. Guillermo CHAVEZ CONEJO Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche Head of Political Affairs and Press Maritime, de Développement Rural et des Eaux Embassy of Mexico et Forêts

Mr. Santiago RUY SANCHEZ DE Mr. Abdelkrim EL MAJOUDI ORELLANA Head of Division of Water and Soil Head of Cultural Affairs and Tourism Attaché conservation and Forest Protection Embassy of Mexico Département des Eaux et Forêts

Mr. Fausto Armando VIVANCO Mr. Said HAJIB CASTELLANOS Directeur du Centre de Recherche Forestière Chargé d Affaires, a.i Département des Eaux et Forêts Embassy of Mexico Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche Maritime, du Développement Rural et des Eaux MONGOLIA et Forêts

Mr. Enkhbat ALTANGEREL Mr. Mohamed QARRO Director Science and technology correspondent Environmental Impact Assessment and Audits Ecole nationale forestière d'Ingénieurs de Salé Division Ministry of Environment and Tourism

23 Provisional list of participants MOZAMBIQUE Ms. Betty SCHRODER Principal Project Coordinator & Advisor to the Mr. Custodio MARIO Environmental Commissioner's Affairs National focal point Department of Environmental Affairs Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Mr. Born-Bright MULEKE Project Manager Mr. Onesimo NHABINDE Integrated Regional Land Use Planning Officer Ministry of Land Reform Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ms. Natalia NAKASHONA Sr. Nelson RONDINHO Acting Senior Conservation Scientist Member of Delegation Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mr. Neville GERTZE Ms. Sara GUIBUNDA Permanent Representative Technician Permanent Mission of the Government of Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Namibia to the United Nations

Mr. Antonio J. R. UAISSONE Ms. Britta HACKENBERG Head Division of Technology and Innovation Director of Projects Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Namibia Nature Foundation Education and Technical Vocational Training Mr. Henry Micheal NDENGEJEHO MYANMAR Project Coordinator: BMCC Ministry of Environment and Tourism H.E. Mr. Ohn WINN Union Minister Ms. Hertha NIKODEMUS Ministry of Natural Resources and Control Administration Officer Environmental Conservation Office of The Prime Minister

Mr. Ba KAUNG Mr. Penomwenyo Pohamba SHIFETA Deputy Director General Minister Ministry of Natural Resources and Ministry of Environment and Tourism Environmental Conservation Mr. Oscar SIKANDA Mr. Myat Kaung KYAW Commercial Counselor Deputy Director Namibia High Commission Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Mr. Gabriel SINIMBO High Commissioner NAMIBIA High Commision of the Republic of Namibia

Hon. Penomwenyo Pohamba Shifeta Mr. Manzaruzzama ZAMA Minister Commercial Assistant Ministry of Environment and Tourism High Commission of the Republic of Namibia

Mr. Petrus MUTEYAULI NEPAL Deputy Director Ministry of Environment and Tourism H.E. Mr. Shakti Bahadur BASNET Minister Mr. Marthin Kaukaha KASAONA Ministry of Forests and Environment Chief Conservation Scientist Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr. Gyanendra MISHRA Under Secretary (Technical) Ministry of Forests and Environment

24 Provisional list of participants NEPAL (CONTINUED) S.E.M. Mohamed Boucha Ministre Délègue auprès du Ministre d'Etat Mr. Dev Doot DHAKAL Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage Third Secretary Embassy of Nepal H.E. Mr. Ado LEKO Ambassador Mr. Rabin Kumar GYALANG Embassy of the Republic of Niger, New Delhi Assist Soil Conservation Officer (Gazetted Third Class Officer) Mme Aicha MAHAMADOU Ministry of Forests and Environment Administration Présidence de la République NETHERLANDS M. Abdoulaye MAIZAMA Mr. Jeroen RIJNIERS Directeur Senior Policy Officer Centre National de Surveillance Écologique et Ministry of Foreign Affairs Environnementale Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité Ms. Annelies SEWELL Urbaine et du Développement Durable Policy Advisor Netherlands Environmental Assessment Mr. Makadassou ALASSANE Agency Secrétaire Général Ministère de l'Environnement Mr. Ben TEN BRINK Senior Science-Policy Analyst International Mr. Chamcham ASSADEK Netherlands Environmental Assessment Conseiller Agency Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Ms. Suad GOWDAN Durable Junior Policy Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mme Zalia Yacouba BOUBACAR Conseillère en Environnement et NICARAGUA Développement Durable Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de H.E. Mr. Paul Herbert OQUIST KELLEY l'Environnement pour un Développement Minister Durable Private Secretary for National Policies Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua Mme Aminata BOUBACAR AMADOU Chef de section Excmo. Sr. Javier Antonio GUTIERREZ Ministère des affaires étrangères RAMIREZ Vice Ministro Mr. Souleymane BOUREIMA Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Second Counsellor Naturales Embassy of the Republic of Niger

Mr. Rene CASTELLON M. Inoussa DAMBAGI Director General de Patrimonio Natural y Coordonnateur PACRC Biodiversidad Ministère du plan Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales Mr. Soumaila ABDOULLAYE Coordonnateur-ProDAF-Maradi NIGER Programme de Développement de l'Agriculture Familiale H.E. Mr. Almoustapha GARBA Ministre Mr. Vijay Kumar DHILLO Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité PRO Urbaine et du Développement Durable Embassy of Niger

25 Provisional list of participants NIGER (CONTINUED) Mr. Adamou Didier TIDJANI Correspondant pour la science et la technologie M. Aboubacar DJIMRAOU Enseignant Chercheur Conseiller Technique Faculté d'agronomie Haut-Commissariat à l'Initiative 3N Université Abdou Moumouni

M. Djibo ELHADJI SEYBOU Mr. Harouna TRAORÉ Chef Division Etudes et Prospective Coordonnateur Haut-Commissariat à l'Initiative 3N ProDAF

Mr. Moussa HALILOU Mr. Seybou YACOUBA Coordinateur national Directeur de la Gestion Durable des Terres CNCOD/ReSaD Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Mr. Adamou IBRO Directeur General Adjoint des Eaux et Forets NIGERIA Ministère en charge de l'environnement Ms. Ibukun ODUSOTE Mr. Mamoudou IDRISSA Permanent Secretary Conseiller Technique Federal Ministry of Environment Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Ms. Mabel EMMANUEL Durable Director Federal Ministry of Environment Mr. Adamou ILLO President Mr. Bala GUKUT Conseil Regional De Tahoua Deputy Director Federal Ministry of Environment Dr. Maazou KAMAYE Executive Secretary Mr. Yusuf Aliyu ADDY Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de Director l'Environnement pour un Développement Ecological Fund Office Durable Cabinet du Premier Ministre Mr. Muhammad Shehu AWAK Permanent Secretary Mr. Larwanou MAHAMANE Ecological Fund Office Assistant Technique Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité Mr. Musiliu BABATUNDE Urbaine et du Développement Durable Director/Head of Department of Resource Mobilisation & Partnership Building Mme Amina Tidjani Alou MAMANE National Agency for the Great Green Wall Chef de Division Restauration des terres et lutte contre l’ensablement Mr. Galadima DANIEL Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Salubrité Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary Urbaine et du Développement Durable Federal Ministry of Environment

Mr. Zakou MAYAKI MOUSSA Mr. Patrick ESENE Ingénieur Génie Rural PA to DG/CEO Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage National Agency for Great Green Wall

Mr. Amadou MOUSSA Mr. Bukar HASSAN Directeur Général Director General/CEO Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage National Agency for Great Green Wall

Mr. Mohamed NAYEEM Mme Habiba Muda LAWAL Public Relation Officer II Permanent Secretary Embassy of the Republic of Niger, New Delhi Ecological Fund Office 26 Provisional list of participants NIGERIA (CONTINUED) Ms. Leena MESEBELUU GEF R2R IW Specialist Mr. Sani MAMMAN KATSINA Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment Director and Tourism National Agency for the Great Green Wall PANAMA NORWAY Sr. José VICTORIA Ms. Kaia BILTON Director Nacional de Seguridad Hídrica Minister Counsellor Ministerio de Ambiente Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi Sra. Karima LINCE Ms. Hanne MELDGAARD Jefa Counsellor Departamento de Conservación de Suelos Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá

Ms. Nina Ingrid VIK Sr. Gustavo PADILLA Senior Adviser Jefe Norwegian Environment Agency Oficina de Cooperación Técnica Internacional Ministerio de Ambiente Mr. Didrik DEWAN Trainee PAPUA NEW GUINEA Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi H.E. Mr. Paulias KORNI OMAN High Commissioner Papua New Guinea High Commission Mr. Najeeb AL RAWAS Undersecretary Ms. Carmel JONDUO Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs Senior Policy Officer-UNCCD Reporting Officer Mr. Khamis AL KASBI Conservation and Environment Protection Director of Undersecretary Office Authority Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs Mr. Roger SUAT Mr. Suleiman AL AKHZAMI Acting Chief Land Use Officer Director General of Nature Conservation National Department of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs Livestock

Mr. Hilal Nasser Mansoor AL RAWAHI Mr. Stenneth NUMOL Second Secretary First Secretary Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman Papua New Guinea High Commission in New Delhi, India Mr. Saleh AL SAADI Director of Biodiversity PERU Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs H.E. Ms. Maria Mercedes GIL JUSCAMAITA Mr. Saif ALTOUBI Minister Specialist Nature Reserve Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs H.E. Mr. Carlos Rafael POLO CASTAÑEDA PALAU Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru Mr. Keith MESEBELUU BOA Project Coordinator Sra. Giovanna Amparo EGAS TAPIA Bureau of Agriculture Watershed Adaptation Specialist Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, & Ministry of Environment of Perú Tourism 27 Provisional list of participants PERU (CONTINUED) Mr. Aleksander BRZÓZKA Spokesperson Mr. Fabio SUBIA DIAZ Ministry of the Environment Second Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru Mr. Piotr CZARNOCKI Head of Unit PHILIPPINES Ministry of Environment

Ms. Joyleen SANTOS PORTUGAL Acting Director Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lúcio PIRES DO ROSÁRIO National focal point for UNCCD Mr. Arvin DE LEON Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Deputy Chief of Mission Florestas Philippine Embassy New Delhi Ms. Vanessa QUICO Mr. Samuel CONTRERAS Head of Division Chief Agriculturist Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Bureau of Soils and Water Management Florestas

Ms. Evangeline DACUMOS QATAR Senior Agriculturist Bureau of Soils and Water Management Mr. Ali Saleh H A AL-MARRI Head of Wildlife Section Ms. Marites AQUINO Ministry of Municipality & Environment, Chief, Forest Management Specialist Qatar Department of Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Nasser Saeed H A AL_MARRI Environment Expert Mr. Edwin Juan BATALLONES Ministry of Municipality & Environment, Attache Qatar Philippine Embassy New Delhi REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Charles Lawrence CHING Third Secretary H.E. Mr. Kim JAEHYUN Philippine Embassy New Delhi Minister Korea Forest Service Ms. Marikit DEGANOS Desk Officer H.E. Mr. Yeonchul YOO Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Baldwin PINE Agriculturist Mr. Bang JAEIL Bureau of Soils and Water Management Director General Korea Forest Service POLAND Mr. Kiyeon KO H.E. Mr. Sławomir MAZUREK Director General Undersecretary of State Korea Forest Service Ministry of the Environment Mr. Byungki AHN Mr. Szymon TUMIELEWICZ Director Deputy Director Korea Forest Service Ministry of the Environment Ms. Minyoung CHANG Deputy Director Korea Forest Service 28 Provisional list of participants REPUBLIC OF KOREA (CONTINUED) RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Ms. Wonmi LEE Mr. Sergey PROTSENKO Assistant Director Deputy Director of Department Korea Forest Service Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation Mr. Jungyo LEE Program officer Mr. Sergey VASILIEV Korea Forest Service National focal point International Cooperation Department Ministry Dr. Ki Hyung PARK of Natural Resources and Environment of the Research Scientist Russian Federation National Institute of Forest Science Mr. Gleb GIL Ms. Yerim JANG Attache Second Secretary Embassy of Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. German KUST Ms. Nara LEE Principal Researcher Program Officer (REDD+) Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Korea Forest Service Sciences

Dr. Jungrack KIM Mr. Denis POPOV Research fellow Third Secretary of the Department of University of Seoul International Organizations Russian Foreign Ministry Ms. Junghwa KIM Senior Researcher Ms. Olga ANDREEVA Embassy of the Republic of Korea Senior Researcher Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Mr. Sung Gil LEE Sciences Researcher Korea University RWANDA

Mr. Shinhyun RYU Mr. Marc MANYIFIKA Police officer Director General of Land, Water and Forestry Korea Forest Service Ministry of Environment

Mr. Jongsu YIM Mr. Dismas BAKUNDUKIZE Research Scientist National focal point and Director of Forestry National Institute of Forest Science Management Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS H.E. Ms. Georgeta MINCU Minister Mr. Randolph EDMEAD Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development Director, Physical Planning and Environment of the Republic of Moldova Ministry of Sustainable Development

Ms. Violeta BALAN SAINT LUCIA Deputy Director State Hydrometeorological Service H.E. Mr. Ezechiel JOSEPH Minister Mr. Sergiu GHERCIU Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Chief Advisor to the Minister Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova 29 Provisional list of participants SAINT LUCIA (CONTINUED) SAUDI ARABIA

Mr. Alfred PROSPERE Mr. Abdu ALSHARIF Chief Forestry Officer Director General Government General Administration for Environmental Conventions and Climate Change Ms. Elomina ADONIS-GIRARD Ministry of Environment, Water and Forest Officer Agriculture Government Mr. Yousef ALHAFEDH SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Director National Center of Wildlife Research Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves King Abdulaziz City for Science & Prime Minister Technology Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Mr. Mossa AL OWA H.E. Mr. Robert T.L.V. Browne Deputy Director Minister Department of National Parks Minister of Health, Wellness and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Environment Agriculture

Mr. Lemuel PROVIDENCE Mme Ather ALJARBOA Director of Forestry Legal Environmental Advisor Forestry Services Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture Ms. Cheryl RODRIGUEZ Member Mr. Majed ALMAJED SVG Indian Foundation Agricultural Researcher Saudi Wildlife Authority SAMOA Mr. Nasser ALOTAIBI Mr. Taefu LEMI Scientific Researcher Associate Minister of Natural Resources & Saudi Wildlife Authority Environment Government of Samoa Mr. Yasser ALYAMI Economic Researcher Ms. Grace LAULALA Ministry of Environment, Water and Principal Land Development Officer Agriculture Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Badr ALHARBI Professor SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology Mr. Heliodoro PIRES QUARESMA National focal point Mr. Zaid ALDHAFEERI Ministère de l'Environnement Professor King Abdulaziz City for Science & Mr. José DE DEUS LIMA DE MENEZES Technology Science and technology correspondent Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural SENEGAL Development H.E. Mr. El Hadji Ibou BOYE Ambassador Embassy of Senegal to India

30 Provisional list of participants SENEGAL (CONTINUED) Mr. John QUILINDO Alternate national focal point Mr. Baidy BA Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Point Focal National Change Direction des Eaux et Forets SOMALIA Mr. Baba BA Chef division reboisement et conservation des H.E. Ms. Faduma MOHAMUD sols Ambassador Ministère Environnement et développement Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia durable Mr. Ahmed Yusuf AHMED Mr. Ibra Sounkarou NDIAYE Director General Correspondent Science et Technologie Directorate of Environment Ministère de l'Environnement et du développement durable Ms. Bisharo Abdirashid AHMED Press Attache Mr. Abdou Karim SALL Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia Ministre Ministère de l'Environnement et du Mr. Salim Abdullahi ELMI développement durable First Secretary Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia SERBIA Mr. Ali MOHAMED H.E. Ms. Jasmina JOVIC Advisor Assistant Minister Office of the President Sector for Nature Protection and Climate Change Mr. Ahmed Mohamud MOHAMED Ministry of Environmental Protection First Counselor Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia Ms. Natasa LALIC Acting National focal point Ms. Amal Mohamed SAID Ministry of Environmental Protection Education Attachée Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mr. Ratko RISTIC Dean SOUTH AFRICA Faculty of Forestry University of Belgrade H.E. Ms. Makhotso Magdeline SOTYU Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and SEYCHELLES Fisheries Department of environmental Affairs H.E. Mr. Wallace COSGROW Minister H.E. Mr. Joel Sibusiso NDEBELE Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate High Commissioner Change South African High Commission

Mr. Selby PILLAY Mr. Shadrack RAMETSI High Commissioner Counsellor High Commission of Seychelles to India Embassy of South Africa

M. Nanette LAURE Ms. Skumsa MANCOTYWA Director General Chief Director: Biodiversity Management and Ministry of Environment Energy and Climate Permitting Change Department of Environmental Affairs

31 Provisional list of participants SOUTH AFRICA (CONTINUED) Ms. Siphokazi NKOSI Executive Support, Mr. Luvuyo Buhle MLILO Office of the Director General Chief Director Department of Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Affairs Ms. Celiwe NTULI Ms. Thizwilondi Suzan RAMBAU Scientist Manager Deputy Director Department Water and Sanitation Department of Environmental Affairs Ms. Georgina PETERSEN Mr. Asivhanzhi MAKHALE Deputy Director: Multilateral relations Control Biodiversity Officer Department of Employment and Labour Department of Environment Affairs Mr. Mahlodi TAU Mme Ramakgahlela Lydia BOSOGA Director Director South African National Biodiversity Institute Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mr. Matona TSHEDISO Secretary of National Planning Ms. Zoliswa DANIEL Department of Planning, Monitoring and Senior Administrative Officer Evaluation Department of Environmental Affairs Ms. Machuene Edith TSHEPAPE Ms. Susan JANSE VAN RENSBURG Biodiversity Officer Control Grade A Node Coordinator Department of Environmental Affairs South African Environmental Observation Network SOUTH SUDAN

Ms. Tenjiwe KAMBULE Mr. George TADU Personal Assistant to Deputy Minister National focal point Ministry of Evironmental Affairs Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Dr. Klaus KELLNER Mr. Andrew Lexston ATHIBA Professor Assistant Professor North-West University University of Juba, South Sudan

Mr. Warren MALLON SPAIN Deputy Director: Occupational Health and Hygiene Sra. Teresa BARRES BENLLOCH Department of Employment and Labour Counsellor for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Embassy of Spain in India Ms. Mukondi MASITHI Senior Sector Expert- Environmental SRI LANKA Sustainability Department of Planning Monitoring and H.E. Mr. Niluka KADURUGAMUWA Evaluation Deputy High Commissioner High Commission of Sri Lanka Dr. Smangele MGQUBA Director: Climate Change Research and Advice Ms. Talatha PREMATHILAKA Department of Water and Sanitation Additional Secretary to the President Presidential Secretariat Mr. Oscar MOKOTEDI Senior Researcher Mr. Ajith SILVA Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Director (Land Resources) Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment

32 Provisional list of participants SRI LANKA (CONTINUED) Dr. Hagir ELNASRI Assistant professor Ms. Nilmini Deepthika University of Khartoum WICKRAMARACHCHI Deputy Director Mr. Eltayeb Elhag Ahmed HAGALI Ministry of Mahaweli Development & UNESCO Chair of Desertification Holder Environment University of Khartoum

Ms. Indika WIJEGUNAWARDANA Mr. Tarig IBRAHIM Land Commissioner Associate Professor Land Commissioner General's Department National Centre for Research

Dr. Elgoda Ranawakage Nimal Ms. Salwa MARROUF GUNAWARDENA Assistant Manager Professor Forests National Corporation University of Peradeniya Ms. Aziza MEDANY STATE OF PALESTINE Environmental section National Security H.E. Mr. Riyad ATTARI Minister Ms. Tayseer Ismail MOHAMED Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture and Environmental Specialist and Reporting officer H.E. Mr. Ma Abualhayjaa ADNAN National Council for Combating Desertificaton Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ms. Nuha MUTWALI Assistant Professor Mr. Thaer RABI Forestry and Gumarabic Research Center Director of Natural Reserves Ministry of Agriculture SURINAME

Mr. Husam TLAIB Ms. Jiechel KASANDIREDJO General Director of Forest, Rangeland and Environmental Policy Officer Wildlife Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Ministry of Agriculture Suriname

Mr. Abedelrazeg M A Abujazer ABUJAZER Ms. Kathleen GERSIE Counsellor Lecturer/Researcher Coastal and River Embassy of the State of Palestine Morphology Anton de Kom University of Suriname H.E. Mr. Ahmed Yousif Mohamed ELSIDDIG Ambassador SWITZERLAND Embassy of Sudan Ms. Tamara MONA Mr. Abdelazim Merghani IBRAHIM Deputy Head of Mission General Secretary Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan National Council for Combating Desertication Ms. Christina BLANK Mr. Adam ADAMWAR Programme Officer Environmental Sector Swiss Agency for Development and National Security Cooperation

Mr. Mohamed BALLAL SIDDIG Mr. Martin KREBS National Coordinator of Gum Arabic Research Deputy Head of Section Forestry and Gum Arabic Research Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

33 Provisional list of participants SWITZERLAND (CONTINUED) THAILAND

Dr. Elena HAVLICEK Ms. Benjaporn CHACRANON Scientific Officer Director General, Federal Office for the Environment Land Development Department

Mr. Markus GIGER Ms. Bunjirluk JINTARIDTH Co-Leader Expert In Acid Soils Sustainability Governance Cluster Land Development Department Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern Mr. Attaya PHINCHONGSAKULDIT Director of Special Land Development Dr. Hanspeter LINIGER Operating Center Director Land Development Department Centre for Development and Environment World Overview of Conservation Approaches Ms. Waranyu BUAKHAO and Technologies Agricultural Engineer University of Bern Senior Professional Level Office of Engineering for Land Development Ms. Nicole HARARI Land Development Department Research Scientist Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Centre for Development and Environment World Overview of Conservation Approaches Ms. Arpaphan PATTANAPANT and Technologies Expert on Land Reform University of Bern Agricultural Land Reform Office

Ms. Marie Laure CRETTAZ CORREDOR Ms. Warunee CHUTINANTHAKUN Head of SDC, Counsellor Plan and Policy Analyst, Practitioner Level Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi Land Development Department

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Mr. Pakdee CHANTRAKET Director of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural H.E. Mr. Wajih IBRAHIM Aviation Deputy Ambassador department of royal rainmaking and Embassy of Syria agricultural aviation

Ms. Kawthar ISSA Mr. Harnpol TIPPAYAMONTA Head of Land Division in Directorate of Economist, Professional Level Biodiversity, Land and Natural Reserves Office of Agricultural Economics Ministry of Local Administration and Environment Mr. Charuay INCHAN Forestry Technical Officer TAJIKISTAN Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation H.E. Mr. Saidumron ABDURAHMONZODA Deputy Minister and Deputy Chairman Mr. Ronasit MANEESAI Committee of Environmental Protection Forestry Technical Officer Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Mr. Anvar ESHONOV Plant Conservation Chief specialist Department on Monitoring and Ecopolicy Dr. Woranuch EMMANOCH Committee of Environmental Protection Chief of International Convention and Commitment Section Royal Forest Depsrtment

34 Provisional list of participants THAILAND (CONTINUED) TURKEY

Dr. Pitayakon LIMTONG Mr. Ahmet IPEK President Director General Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Mr. Wisit NGAMSOM Mr. Hasan OZLU Plan and Policy Analyst General Manager Senior Professional Level Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Land Development Department Mr. Ibrahim YUZER Ms. Chaveewan PATTANAPONG Head of Department Plan and Policy Analyst Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Land Development Department Mr. Ali Kilic OZBEK TIMOR-LESTE Head of Department Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Raimundo MAU Director General of Forestry, Coffee and Mr. Ahmet SENYAZ Industrial Plantations FTFP National Programme Coordinator Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia

Mr. Mario GODINHO Mr. Mustafa Abdullah YURTOGLU Regional Director Division Director Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Mr. Adalfredo Do Rosario FERREIRA Mr. Cihan DÜNDAR National Director Forestry and Watershed Director Management Turkish State Meteorological Service Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Mr. Burak AVCIOGLU TOGO Engineer Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Moussa SAMAROU Point focal national Mr. Sebahattin ACIKGOZ Direction des ressources forestières Engineer Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Tchagou AWITAZI Correspondant pour la science et la technologie Mr. Ali KUCUMEN Ministère de l'environnement, du Forestry Engineer développement durable et de la protection de la Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry nature Ms. Ayse Gokcen ISIK TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Engineer Turkish State Meteorological Service Mr. Julius SMITH Environmental Biologist Ms. AyŞe KOYUN Ministry of Planning and Development Agriculture and Forestry Expert Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry TUNISIA Mr. Serdar YILMAZ Mr. Hamda ALOUI Interpreter Point focal national Ministère des affaires Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry locales et de l'Environnement

35 Provisional list of participants TURKMENISTAN Mr. Stephen MUWAYA Senior Range Ecologist H.E. Mr. Allanur ALTYYEV Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Deputy Minister Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection Dr. Moses ISABIRYE Associate Professor Dr. Muhammet DURIKOV Busitema University National focal point Director Mr. Robert OPIO National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna Commissioner Minstry of Lands, Housing and Urban Mr. Batyr MAMMEDOV Development Head Secretariat of Scientific and Information Center Mr. John TUMUHIMBISE Interstate Commission for Sustainable Assistant Commissioner, Renewable Energy Development RENEWABLE ENERGY International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

Mr. Bayram AGANYYAZOV Ms. Fridah MUTUZO Diplomat Ag. Assistant Commissioner Embassy of Turkmenistan in India Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Mr. Magtymguly AKMYRADOV Counsellor Ms. Christine Rebecca KISAMBA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MUGERWA Senior Lecturer TUVALU Makerere University

Mr. Lamese SAAMU Ms. Beatrice ATIM ODWONG Environment Data Specialist Deputy/Chairperson Department of Environment Parliament of Uganda

Mr. Faoliu TEAKAU Mr. Fred BASEKE Assistant Environment Officer Member of Parliament Department of Environment Parliament of Uganda

UGANDA Mr. Kaganzi EMMANUEL BITA Commissioner Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Minister Development Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Mr. Freddie KABANGO Assistant Commissioner Dr. Juliet SENTUMBWE Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Commissioner Animal Production Fisheries Ag. Director Animal Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Mr. Isaac Brian KINALWA Fisheries Senior Government Valuer Ministry of Lands Mr. Wilberforce KISAMBA MUGERWA Board Chairperson Mr. Mohammed MPUGA RUKIDI Microfinance Support Center Clerk Assistant Parliament of Uganda

36 Provisional list of participants UGANDA (CONTINUED) Dr. Gwyn REES Science Area Head Ms. Milly MUGENI Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Member of Parliament Parliament of Uganda Lord Prof. Nicholas STERN Professor Ms. Rosemary Mukhwana MUKITE London School of Economics Ag. Commissioner Urban Development Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Development Mr. Timotheo MANDE Ms. Judith Obina Okumu TOPACHO Forest Officer Private Secretary Vice President's Office State House Of Uganda Dr. Amos MAJULE UKRAINE Professor University of Dar es Salaam Mr. Yuriy KOLMAZ Head of Division of Land and Mineral UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Resources Protection Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Ms. Barbara DE ROSA-JOYNT Division Chief for Biodiversity Ms. Olena RAKOID U.S. Department of State Associate Professor National University of Life and Environmental Mr. Jeffrey HERRICK Sciences Soil Scientist U.S. Department of Agriculture UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ms. Isabella DETWILER Mr. Mohammad AL-OUN Deputy Minister Counselor Consultant U.S. Embassy, New Delhi Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Ms. Priya GHOSE Ms. Maryam Ahmed ALBEDWAWI Environment Specialist Agriculture Engineer U.S. Embassy, New Delhi Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Ms. Meghan MIZE Ms. Maitha ALMHEIRI LandPKS Global Coordinator Biologist University of Colorado Boulder Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Mr. Sameer SHETH UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND First Secretary NORTHERN IRELAND United States Embassy

Dr. Julian WRIGHT Mr. Soumitri DAS Environment Advisor Biodiversity Specialist UK Department for International Development United States Agency for International Development Mr. Daniel BRADLEY First Secretary, Energy and Low Carbon Mr. Amon JOHNSON British High Commission Foreign Service Officer United States Department of State Dr. Ruth KATTUMURI Co- Director, LSE India Observatory Mr. Varghese PAUL London School of Economics and Political Environment and Forestry Team Leader Science United States Agency for International Development 37 Provisional list of participants UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (CONTINUED) Mr. Minh TRAN HIEU Vice Director Dr. Mary ROWEN Department of Science, Technology and Senior Wildlife Advisor International Cooperation United States Agency for International Viet Nam Administration of Forestry Development Mr. Do TRUONGTAT Mr. Michael SATIN Official Director, Clean Energy and Environment Vietnam Administration of Forestry Office United States Agency for International YEMEN Development/India, American Embassy H.E. Mr. Abdulmalik Abdullah Mohammed Mr. Keith SIMMONS AL-ERYANI Mission Director Ambassador United States Agency for International Embassy of Yemen, New Delhi Development Mr. Ahmed SALEH UZBEKISTAN Team of UNCCD Unit Environment Protection Authority H.E. Mr. Bakirov NIZOMIDIN Chairman ZAMBIA State Forestry Committee H.E. Dr. Dennis WANCHINGA Mr. Bakhodir KUZIYEV Minister Head of Department Ministry of Water Development Sanitation and State Forestry Committee Environmental Protection

Mr. Abduvokhid ZAKHADULLAYEV H.E. Mr. Judith Kasashi Mwale Kasanda Head of Department KANGOMA KAPIJIMPANGA State Forestry Committee High Commissioner High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in Mr. Azamjon MANSUROV India First Secretary Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, New Mr. Godwin Fishani GONDWE Delhi Director Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) Environmental Protection

Sra. Anabell ARVELAEZ Ms. Dora KAMWENESHE Directora de Asuntos Internacionales Project Coordinator Ministerio de Poder Popular para el Lake Tanganyika Development Project Ecosocialismo Ms. Mayando KANYATA Sra. Saida RIVERO Senior Environment Management Officer Directora de Suelos, Desertificación y Sequia Office of the Director, Environment Ministerio de Poder Popular para el Management Department Ecosocialismo Ms. Cecilia MBATI VIET NAM Principal Planner Ministry of Local Government Mr. Dien PHAM VAN Vice Director General Mr. Aaron PHIRI Vietnam Administration of Forestry Protocol Officer Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection

38 Provisional list of participants ZAMBIA (CONTINUED) Mr. Kundishora MPANDAGUTA Principal Environment Officer Mr. Absalom SAKALA Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Principal Environmental Management Officer Hospitality Industry Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Mr. Godrich MUPANHWA Operations Manager Mr. Chisenga Naviley BANGWE Forestry Commission First Secretary High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in Mr. Edward SAMURIWO India Director - Environment and Natural Resources Ministry of Environment, Tourism and ZIMBABWE Hospitality Industry

Mr. Steady KANGATA Director Environmental Management Agency

Ms. Precious MAGWAZA Principal Officer Environmental Management Agency

Mr. Maxwell MATURURE Environmental Planning and Monitoring Manager Environmental Management Agency

39 Provisional list of participants OBSERVERS

HOLY SEE

H.E. Archbishop Giambattista DIQUATTRO Apostolic Nuncio Apostolic Nunciature in India

H.E. Archbishop Allwyn D'SILVA Member of the Justice, Peace and Development Catholic Bishops' Conferences of India

Mgr. Mitja LESKOVAR First Counsellor Apostolic Nunciature in India

Rev. Joshtrom KUREETHADAM S.D.B. Member of Delegation

Mr. Luke MENDES Professor Catholic Bishops Conference of India

40 Provisional list of participants UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR Mr. Adrian BARRANCE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC International Consultant on GEF Programme Design Mr. Sanjay SRIVASTAVA Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Ms. Lalnunthari C Research Assistant

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION Mr. Rajesh DUBEY National Operations and Programme Officer Mr. René CASTRO-SALAZAR Assistant Director General Mr. Ram GANGA Office Assistant Mr. Eduardo MANSUR Director Land and Water Division Ms. Jirlyne INGTI KATHARPI Project Associate Ms. Vera BOERGER (Environment and Social Safeguards) Land and Water Officer Ms. Limasangla JAMIR Mr. Yo NISHIMURA Research Assistant Land and Water Division Ms. Gayatri KRISHNAMURTHY Mr. Daowei ZHANG Research Associate Team leader, Climate Change and Resilience Mr. Sunil P V Mr. Tomio SHICHIRI Field Project Associate FAO Representative in India Mr. Satya PRIYA Mr. Konda CHAVVA Capacity Development Expert Assistant Food and Agriculture Organization Representative Programme Mr. Jayakrishnan PUTHIYADATH Administrative Associate Ms. Seema BHATT National Biodiversity Expert Mr. Dipesh SOLANKI IT Assistant | Office Assistant Mr. Pulikesh NAIDU Expert Statistical Economist Mr. Ravi TANWAR Office Assistant/ Driver Mr. Kaustuv CHAKRABARTI National Consultant Research and Documentation GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Mr. Nitin KUMAR Dr. Naoko ISHII Admin Assistant CEO and Chairperson

Ms. Shambhavi SHARMA Ms. Malvika MONGA Programme Associate Special Assistant to GEF CEO

Ms. Uma BALAJI Mr. Ulrich APEL Administration and Operations Officer Senior Environmental Specialist

Ms. Ankita HANDOO Mr. Jean-Marc SINNASSAMY National Media and Communication Consultant Senior Environmental Expert

Ms. Smita BARKATAKY Dr. Anupam ANAND Assistant Programme Coordinator Evaluation Officer 41 Provisional list of participants GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY Mr. Josef SETTELE (CONTINUED) Co-chair of IPBES Global Assessment

Ms. Chizuru AOKI Ms. Hien Thu NGO Lead Environmental Specialist Head of the Technical Support Unit for the IPBES Global Assessment Mr. Robert BISSET Head of Communications INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR Ms. Asha BOBB-SEMPLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Operations Analyst Ms. Marie Aude EVEN Mr. Christian HOFER Regional Agronomist Senior Communications Officer Ms. Meena NEGI Mr. Matthew REDDY Administrative Assistant Senior Private Sector Specialist Programs unit Ms. Rasha OMAR Country Director GREEN CLIMATE FUND Ms. Esha SINGH Mr. Yannick GLEMAREC Country Technical Analyst Executive Director Mr. Yawo Jonky TENOU Mr. Kilaparti RAMAKRISHNA TASK MANAGER Head of Strategic Planning

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE Ms. Michelle LEIGHTON Chief Dr. Hoesung LEE Chairman Mr. Shabarinath NAIR Labour Migration Specialist for South Asia Ms. Jinmi KIM Special Assistant to IPCC Chair SECRETARIAT TO THE CONVENTION ON Mr. James Ferguson SKEA BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Co-Chair Ms. Cristiana PASCA PALMER Ms. Minal PATHAK Executive Secretary Senior Scientist Ms. Jyoti MATHUR-FILIPP Ms. Fatima DENTON Director Implementation and Support Division Director

Dr. Jagdish KRISHNASWAMY UN WOMEN Senior Fellow Mr. Jeevan KANAKKASSERY Communications Analyst INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCIENCE-POLICY PLATFORM ON BIODIVERSITY AND Ms. Nishtha SATYAM ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Deputy Country Representative

Mr. Ana Maria HERNANDEZ SALGAR Chair

42 Provisional list of participants UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT Ms. Himangi HALDER PROGRAMME Partner-Nature Bodies

Mr. Yasar AHMAD Mr. Parth JOSHI Management Associate National Livelihoods Specialist

Mr. Mohsin ANWAR Ms. Aditi JOSHI Project Associate Admin & Finance Intern (Resilience) Dr. Anne JUEPNER Mr. Sudhanshu ARJERIA Director, Global Policy Centre consultant Mr. Saba KALAM Mr. Arun ARUMUGHAN Programme Officer Head Procurement Ms. Kritika KATYAYAN Ms. Amrah ASHRAF Consultant Communication Specialist Mme Ruhani KAUR Mr. Deepak AWARI Freelance Photographer Director - Strategy & Amp Development Ms. Phemo KGOMOTSO Ms. Ananya BAL Regional Technical Specialist Consultant Mr. Elie KODSI Mr. Srikrishna BALACHANDRAN Senior Technical Adviser Program Manager Ms. Swetha KOLLURI Mr. Debashis BANERJEE Head of Experimentaion Protocol Assistant Ms. Yuko KURAUCHI Ms. Tabinda BASHIR Policy Specialist Research Associate Mr. James LENOCI Ms. Manisha CHOUDHARY Project Development Consultant Project Officer, Strengthening Natural Resource Management Ms. Gayatri MAHAR State Coordination Officer Mr. Rajat CHOUDHURY National Consultant- Climate Change Mr. Satyanarayana MASABATHULA Natural Resource Management Specialist Ms. Swayamprabha DAS Project Analyst Ms. Shoko NODA Resident Representative- India Ms. Ranjita DILRAJ Communications and Programme Associate Mr. Atri PANDE Project Assistant Mr. Deepak GERA Administrative Officer Ms. Ruchi PANT Head- Natural Resource Management & Mr. Abhishek GHOSHAL Biodiversity Conservation Ecologist Ms. Sabita PARIDA Ms. Ridhima GUPTA Gender Specialist Consultant Program Associate Ms. Midori PAXTON Head: Ecosystems and Biodiversity 43 Provisional list of participants UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (CONTINUED) PROGRAMME

Ms. Nadia RASHEED Ms. Inger ANDERSEN Deputy Resident Representative United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director Mr. Vedant RASTOGI Research Associate Ms. Marlene NILSSON Special Assistant to the Executive Director Ms. Nalini SHARMA Consultant Mr. Tim CHRISTOPHERSEN Branch Coordinator: Freshwater, Land & Auro SHASHWAT Climate Branch Consultant Mr. Bouhari ADAMOU Mr. Sunil SHEKHER Task Manager Project Manager Ms. Marieta SAKALIAN Mr. Abhinav SINGH Senior Programme Management Officer, Project Associate Coordinator Healthy and Productive Ecosystems Ms. Vibhupriya SINGH Consultant Mr. Eric Mugo GITHUA Project Coordinator Mr. Jagdish SINGH Procurement Assistant Mr. Hossein FADAEI Head of Office, EMG Secretariat Ms. Arunima SINGH Graphic Designer Consultant Dr. Maarten KAPPELLE Head, Thematic Assessments Mr. Surjit SINGH Procurement Assistant Dr. Nicholas MIDDLETON Sand and Dust Storm Expert Mr. Dilip SINGH National Project Manager Ms. Dechen TSERING Regional Director and Representative Mr. Prabhjot SODHI Head-Circular Economy Mr. Atul BAGAI Country Head Mr. Achim Magnus STEINER Administrator Ms. Divya DATT Programme Management Officer Mr. Shubham TANDON Project Officer -DRR &CCA Mr. Soumya BHATTACHARYA Consultant- Programme Management Mr. Hari Prasad TAPPITA HR Assistant Ms. Guadalupe DURON Program Officer Ms. Rita THOKCHOM Knowledge Management and Coordination Ms. Rachel KOSSE Associate Sustainable Land Management Project Officer

Ms. Yoko WATANABE Mr. Pushpam KUMAR Global Manager Chief Environmental Economist

Mr. Jitendra SHARMA Consultant 44 Provisional list of participants UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT Mr. Jofi JOSEPH PROGRAMME (CONTINUED) Vice President: Sales & Operations

Sra. Izabella Monica VIEIRA TEIXEIRA Mr. Nikhil KHOT Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel NATIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERT

Mr. Christopher WHALEY Mr. Pankaj KUMAR STAP Secretary National Technical Expert

Mr. Lalit CHUGH Mr. Arun Kumar MISRA Programme Assistant- Admin and Finance Advisor

Mr. Manoj MODI UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS General Manager

Mr. Hossein MOEINI-MEYBODI Mr. Nand SINGH Senior Programme Management Officer Senior Advisor

Ms. Mita SEN Mr. Sandeep TANDON Programme Officer, Forest Affairs National Project Manager

Ms. Maitreyi TRIPATHYI UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK Communication Officer CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Mr. Cornelius W.m. VAN BERKEL Mr. Ovais SARMAD Officer Deputy Executive Secretary Ms. Reshmi VASUDEVAN Ms. Livia HOLLINS Programme Expert - Low Carbon Innovations Programme Officer Mr. Shilp VERMA Researcher (Water-Energy-Food Policies) UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL Mr. Kiri ATRI CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND Assistant External Relations Officer Samiha ABOOBACKER NETTIKKARA Digital and Social media Analytics and UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL Engagement Consultant DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Mr. Idhries AHMAD Mr. Ashok DAS Communication Officer CEO Mr. Siddharth BEHL Mr. Atul BHATNAGAR Creative Specialist Director Strategy Ms. Arti BHANOT Mr. Debajit DAS Consultant National Project Coordinator Ms. Marije BROEKHUIJSEN Mr. Keshav Charan DAS WASH Specialist Programme Coordinator, Energy and Climate Ms. Triveni CHIDANANDAIAH Mr. Rishabh GOEL United Nations Volunteer Project Associate

45 Provisional list of participants UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL Ms. Anuradha SINGH CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND Communication and Dissemination Specialist (CONTINUED) Ms. Akanksha SRIVASTAVA Ms. Tashi CHOEDON Fellow Junior Professional Ms. Rashini SURIYAARACHCHI Dr. Mansi CHOPRA Social Media Consultant Consultant Mr. Xavier THOMAS Mr. Abhishek DAS Senior Consultant Sr. Associate - Co-founders' Office Mr. Andrew WILLIAMSON Mr. Thangmang DOUNGEL Disaster Risk Reduction Intern Prog Coordinator

Mme Alka GUPTA UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND Communication Specialist Ms. Argentina PICCIN Mr. Manu GUPTA Representative of India and Country Director Co-founder for Bhutan

Ms. Yasmin Ali HAQUE Representative UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

Mr. Rayappa KANCHARLA Ms. Amina Mohamed Resilience Lead Deputy Secretary General

Mr. Anand KANOO Ms. Hadiza Kokwain Elayo Disaster Risk Reduction Officer Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary- General Ms. Uma KRISHNAMURTHY Senior Programme Associate Ms. Renata LOK DESSALLIEN Resident Coordinator Ms. Swathi MANCHIKANTI WASH Specialist Ms. Radhika KAUL BATRA Chief of Staff Ms. Vineeta MISRA UN Resident Coordinator's Office, India Communication Associate Ms. Shuchita Rai BHARADWAJ Mr. Girinath R. V. MUNAGALA Event Co-Ordinator Disaster Risk Reduction Officer Ms. Shachi CHATURVEDI Ms. Shalini PRASAD Public Information Assistant C4D Specialist Mr. Kanaha DAYAMA Ms. Stephanie Joy RAISON Operations Assistant Communication Specialist OIC Mr. Machane Daniel ISSAC Mr. Sarbjit SAHOTA Programme Officer Emergency Specialist Ms. Yangerla JAMIR Mr. Vinod Kumar SHARMA Digital Communications Officer Sr. Professor, Disaster Management Ms. Meenakshi KATHEL Ms. Monica SHRIVASTAV Programme Coordination Specialist Consultant 46 Provisional list of participants Ms. Yamini LOHIA WORLD BANK Communications Officer Ms. Paola AGOSTINI Ms. Gauri ARORA Lead Natural Resources Management Specialist Private Sector Specialist Mr. Philippe DARDEL Ms. Archana BISOI Senior Environment Specialist NUNV-UNDMT Associate Ms. Madjiguene SECK Mr. Raja Venkatapathy MANI Communications Officer Digital Media Consultant Mr. Gustavo Alberto BOUCHARDET DA Ms. Esther MARTINEZ SANSIGRE FONSECA Freelance Interpreter Director of Programs

Ms. Radhika MATHUR Mr. Anupam JOSHI Gender and Youth Coordination Officer Senior Environmental Specialist

Ms. Ranjini MUKHERJEE Ms. Nandita ROY Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist Communications Officer

Mr. Jun FUKUTANI Ms. Ursila ALI Security Officer Online Communications Associate

Mr. Rogelio VILLALUZ Ms. Monica FERNANDES Security Officer Senior Executive Assistant

Mr. Brijesh BIRUA Videographer WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

Mr. Siddiqui SAMEER Mr. Bishow PARAJULI Operations Assistant Representative and Country Director

Ms. Anshu SHARMA Ms. Pradnya PAITHANKAR Associate Public Information Officer (Hindi) Head of Programme

Mr. Ian THORPE Dr. Jean-Claude BIDOGEZA Interpreter Lead Economist

Mr. Maxence DE MEY Mr. Naresh Chandra SAXENA Interpreter Independent Researcher

Ms. Atma DINNIE CHARLES Intern WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Mr. Stanzin OTSAL Ms. Renuka SAROHA Intern National Consultant

UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Mr. Rishi BANSHIWAL Management Associate Dr. Jose Luis CAMACHO Scientific Officer Agricultural Meteorology Mr. Ankit JAISWAL Division Management Associate

47 Provisional list of participants INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Mr. Ahmed Salem AHMED Expert Mr. Arona SOUMARE Principal Climate change and green growth Mr. El Mostafa DARFAOUI officer Consultant, team member and lecturer in side event

AFRICAN UNION Dr. Ibrahim ELDUKHERI Director general Mr. Mohamed Hassan ABDISALAM HEAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL Mr. Nabil SGHAIER SUSTAINABILITY Remote Sensing expert

Dr. Clement ADJORLOLO Principal Programme Officer, Data Science ASIAN FOREST COOPERATION ORGANIZATION Mr. Almami DAMPHA Senior Policy Officer Ms. Jimyung KIM Program Officer for Assembly and Governance Ms. Marie Edith MABOUMBA Programme Assistant Mr. Chencho NORBU Executive Director Ms. Rudo MAKUNIKE Principal Programme Officer, Land Policy COMITÉ PERMANENT INTER ETATS DE Mr. Tshamulamba NYAMABO DIBOMBE LUTTE CONTRE LA SECHÉRESSE AU SAHEL INTERPRETER Mr. Issifou ALFERI Mr. Harsen NYAMBE Expert in Remote Sensing and GIS Head of Division Mr. Saliou Gaye NDOYE Mme Josefa SACKO User Engagement Lead COMMISSIONER RURAL ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE Mr. Souleymane OUEDRAOGO Directeur Général Dr. Elvis Paul Nfor TANGEM Coordinator, Great Green Wall S.S Initiative ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN Ms. Soumaya ZADDEM STATES Board member responsible for foreign affairs Mr. Yao KOFFI Head of Environment & Climate Change ARAB CENTER FOR THE STUDIES OF ARID Division ZONES AND DRY LANDS

Mr. Abdulrahim LOULOU GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE Land studies and desertification expert Mr. Saurab BABU Consultant ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Mr. Shantanu GOTMARE India Country Representative Dr. Khaleel ABU AFIFEH Expert Mr. Nitesh KUMAR Technical Consultant 48 Provisional list of participants GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE Mr. Philippe PUYDARRIEUX (CONTINUED) Lead Natural Resource Economist

Mr. Vikas KUMAR Ms. Salome BEGELADZE Program Analyst Programme Officer, Forest Conservation Programme Mr. Unnikrishnan NAIR India Program Lead Ms. Jackelline SILES Senior Gender Management Programme Ms. Nitika NITIKA Senior Admin Consultant Mr. Sandeep Kumar GAUR Finance and Administration Officer Ms. Anna PADDENBURG Head of Sustainable Landscapes Mr. Jhony JHONY LEPCHA Project Assistant

GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP Ms. Manpreet KAUR Senior Research Fellow Mr. Howard BAMSEY Chair Mr. Mahadeshwar Ishwar NARAYANAN Programme Coordinator Ms. Veena KHANDURI Executive Secretary -cum- Country Coordinator Ms. Cyriaque NIKUZE SENDASHONGA Global Director Ms. Sudha KUMARI Project Associate Mr. Sandeep SINGH Office Assistant Mr. Frederik PISCHKE Senior Network Operations Specialist Mr. Rohit SINGH Senior Research Fellow

IUCN - INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR Mr. Jacques SOMDA CONSERVATION OF NATURE Head of Country Programme, Burkina Faso

Dr. Jonathan DAVIES Mr. Piyush PAHARIWAL Global Drylands Coordinator / Senior Intern Agriculture Advisor

Mr. Vivek SAXENA INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR Country Representative AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS Ms. Anushree BHATTACHARJEE Programme Officer Mr. Enrico BONAIUTI Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist

Ms. Pratishtha SINGH Mr. Vinay NANGIA Project Associate Senior Hydrologist

Mr. Vipul SHARMA Mr. Ashutosh SARKER Programme Officer Coordinator

Ms. Bora MASUMBUKO Dr. Richard THOMAS Senior Programme Officer, Drylands Consultant

Ms. Claire OGALI Programme Officer, IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme 49 Provisional list of participants INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS FRANCOPHONIE

Mr. Kaushal GARG Mr. Tounao KIRI Senior Scientist-Natural Resource Management Directeur Adjoint

Mr. Rohit PILLANDI Mr. Issa BADO Senior Communication Officer Spécialiste de programme

Dr. Tilahun Amede WONDIFRAW Ms. Ouafa SAHLI Principal Scientist and Country Representative Consultante

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR BAMBOO PAN-AFRICAN AGENCY OF THE GREAT AND RATTAN GREEN WALL

Mr. Tp SUBRAMONY Mr. Abdoulaye DIA Director of South Asia Regional Office Secrétaire Exécutif

Mr. Abakar Mahamat ZOUGOULOU INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR Directeur Scientifique et Tehnique MIGRATION

Ms. Mariam TRAORE CHAZALNOEL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR Senior Specialist - Migration, Environment and SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT Climate Change Mr. Calvin JAMES Executive Director INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON Mr. Young Tae CHOI WETLANDS (RAMSAR CONVENTION) Programme officer Mr. Francisco RILLA Director of Science and Policy

LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES SOUTH ASIA CO-OPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT Mr. Saied SHOMAKHI PROGRAMME First Attaché Mr. Abas BASIR Ms. Shahira WAHBI Director General Chief Natural Resources Sustainability & Partnerships Mr. Rathnadeera WEDDIKKARA KANKANAMGE Senior Programme Officer OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL

Mr. Khatim KHERRAZ SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Executive Secretary COMMUNITY

Mr. Nabil BEN KHATRA Ms. Sibongile MAVIMBELA Environment Programme Coordinator Senior Programme Officer: Environment and Climate Change Ms. Khaoula JAOUI EP MELIANI Expert Mr. Shepherd MUCHURU Programme Officer: Climate Change 50 Provisional list of participants WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE Ms. Susan ONYANGO Global Communications Coordinator Dr. Ermias BETEMARIAM Land Health Scientist Ms. Leigh WINOWIECKI Soil Systems Scientist Dr. Susan CHOMBA Regreening Africa Programme Manager Mr. Patrick WORMS Senior Science Policy Advisor Rodrigo CIANNELLA Coordinator, Resilient Food Systems Programme

51 Provisional list of participants NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ALGERIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Centre d'actions et de réalisations Association to Combat land degradation and internationales environmental protection "Mother Nature"

Mr. Adel MOULAI Ms. Marijana KAPOVIC SOLOMUN

ARGENTINA BRAZIL

Colegio de Ingeniería Agronómica de Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento e Santiago del Estero (CIASE) Sustentabilidade

Mr. Octavio PEREZ PARDO Mr. Eric SAWYER

AUSTRALIA BURKINA FASO

World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Secrétariat permanent des organisations non gouvernementales Ms. Kirsty LEONG Mr. Sayouba BONKOUNGOU AUSTRIA Mr. Bakary DIAKITE Mr. Guillaume DOULKOM International Institute for Applied System M. Rodrigue HILOU Analysis Mr. Doulcom LAZARE Mr. Pierre Omer OUEDRAOGO Mr. Nebojsa NAKICENOVIC CAMBODIA AZERBAIJAN Live & Learn Environmental Education IDEA (International Dialogue for Cambodia (LEC) Environmental Action) Public Association Mr. Socheath SOU Mr. Tofig MAMMADLI CAMEROON BANGLADESH African Network of Young Leaders for Peace Dhrubotata Youth Development Foundation and Sustainable Development

Mr. Amiya Prapan CHAKRABORTY Mr. Patrick TOCKO MALOUM

SETU CANADA

Mr. Sanjay Kumar BISWAS International Institute for Applied System Mr. Sadi MAHMUD Analysis Mr. Md Abdul QUADER Mr. Simon PARKINSON BENIN CHAD International Campaign for Freedom and Peace Association des Femmes Peules Autochtones du Tchad (AFPAT) Mme Ginette Fifonsi AGBO PANZO Mme Hindou OUMAROU IBRAHIM

52 Provisional list of participants CHILE Mr. Xueyong ZHAO Ms. Hui ZOU Plant for the Planet Chinese Academy of Forestry Mr. Alvaro ALFARO MORALES Ms. Yingshuang BAO CHINA Liyan GONG Mr. Xiaosong LI Academy of Forestry Inventory and Planning Ms. Dongfang WANG

Mr. Guosheng WANG Future Forest Mr. Zhichen WANG Mr. Yuxing ZHANG Ms. Jiarui DU Mr. Hujie JIN Alashan Desert Control Ecological Cooperation Center COLOMBIA

Mr. Xiaoming WANG Corporación para el Desarrollo Sostenible y Mitigación del Cambio Climatico - Misión China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Verde Aamazonia Development Foundation Mr. Wilmer HERRERA VALENCIA Mr. Yong PU Sr. Pablo Andrés MOTTA DELGADO Mr. Rui SUN Ms. Mingyue WANG CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE Dr. Jinfeng ZHOU Mr. Qian ZOU Association pour le développement et l’encadrement de la femme (ADEF) China Green Foundation Mme Adèle DUBU ILUMBA BONONGE Ms. Jiajia LUO CUBA China National Sand Control and Desert Society (CNSC) Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre Mr. Fengjie AN Mr. Anming BAO Ms. Guerra Curiel LETICIA Mr. Yunshe DONG Mr. Xin GAO DENMARK Mr. Jian GUO Mr. Jiaqiang LEI Initiatives of Change – International (IofC) Mr. Dajun LI Mr. Jie LIAO Mr. Bo Sprotte KOFOD Ms. Danyi LIU Ms. Jianfang QIAO FRANCE Mr. Shengyi QIN Ms. Jing SUN Development Alternatives Mr. Tao SUN Ms. Jing TAN Mr. Sebastien LOUVET Mr. Wang TAO Mr. Xinwen XU La Route du Sel et de l’Espoir (La ROSE) Ms. Xian XUE Dr. Wenbin YANG Mr. Youssef BRAHIMI Mr. Youlin YANG Mr. Yang YU World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Ms. Wei ZHANG Ms. Daoyuan ZHANG James RAWLES 53 Provisional list of participants GERMANY Dr. Prithi NAMBIAR Dr. Janki SHAH Colegio de Ingeniería Agronómica de Santiago del Estero (CIASE) Centre for Environmental Justice (Guaranteed) LTD (CEJ) Mr. Haendel Sebastian RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ Mr. Souparna LAHIRI

DesertNet International – Network for Centre for Science and Environment International Research on Desertification Mr. Chandra BHUSHAN Mr. Kristof SCHUSTER Mr. Tarun GOPALAKRISHNAN Dr. Kapil SUBRAMANIAN Plant for the Planet Development Alternatives Jannis RIMIKIS Ms. Kavya ARORA World Future Council Foundation Mr. Abhishek DUBEY Ms. Stella GEORGE Ms. Alexandra WANDEL Ms. Gitika GOSWAMI Mr. Gunjesh Kumar GUNJAN World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Mr. Mayukh HAJRA Ms. Tanya ISSAR Ms. Martina FLECKENSTEIN Mr. Sandeep KHANWALKAR Mr. Ashok KHOSLA GHANA Ms. Vijaya Lakshmi KONERU Dr. Pranay KUMAR Plant for the Planet Ms. Srishti MANNA Mr. Vishal MASSEY Ms. Maryjane ENCHILL Ms. Satabdi MOHAPATRA GUINEA Ms. Zeenat NIAZI Mr. Prem Das RAI Femmes, Pouvoir et développement (FEDEP) Ms. Rashi RASHI Isha SEN Mr. Mamoudou Korse BALDE Ms. Aishwarya VARADHARAJAN Mme Fatoumata CHÉRIF Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce INDIA and Industry

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University Mr. Allroy AUGUSTINE COLLACO (BKWSU) Mr. Manab MAJUMDAR

Mme Swati BANSAL Future Forest Ms. Parul JUNEJA Mr. Shantanu MANDAL Mr. Ramesh TAINWALA

Centre for Community Economics and Gram Bharati Samiti Development Consultants Society Ms. Sushila CHAUHAN Ms. Ipshita BHATT Ms. Aakanksha GABA Mr. Soumya DUTTA Ms. Kusum JAIN Ms. Pam RAJPUT Mr. Abhishek Kumar JAIN Mr. Robin KUMAR Centre for Environment Education Mr. Bhawani KUSUM Ms. Divya MADAN Mr. Sharad GAUR Mr. Ramchandra SAINI 54 Provisional list of participants Gram Bharati Samiti (continued) Ms. Monika GIRI Ms. Ekta GUPTA Mr. Ankit SHARMA Ms. Kirti JAIN Ms. Shiny SINGH Mr. Deepanshu MEHARDA Mr. Pulkit TEWARI Ms. Aditi MISHRA Ms. Prastuti SAIKIA Grameen Vikas Shodh Avam Takniki Ms. Sonali SEMWAL Kendra (GVSTK) Mr. Zuhaib SHAH Ms. Haritika SHARMA Mr. Kanhaiya PURI Mr. Hemant SHARMA Ms. Rishika SHARMA Grameena Vikas Samithi Ms. Yosha SOLANKI Ms. Bhavya THAPA Ms. Cheryl HARRISON Ms. Vishakha THAPA Dr. Srinivasa Reddy KUNUTHUR Mr. Pankaj TOMAR Mr. Surya Narayana Reddy LEVAKA Ms. Diksha VERMA Mr. Rakesh LEVAKA Ms. Anchal VERMA Mr. William PERELL Ms. Rachana YADAV Mr. Rajendranath Reddy SANNADI Ms. Ayushi YADAV Dr. Baskar Reddy SANNADI Isha Foundation Gramin Vikas Trust Ms. Mahima CHOPRA Mr. Subrata BHATTACHARYYA Ms. Kavita DATTA Ms. Dibya DIPTI Greener Impact International Mr. Rahul DUBE Mr. Anuj GROVER Ms. Thilakasri KREPANAND Mr. Sanjay GUPTA Mr. Yuri JAIN India Water Foundation (IWF) Mr. Kannan MALUSEKARAN Mr. Vikramjit ROY Dr. Tanu JINDAL Ms. Moumita SEN SARMA Mr. Arvind KUMAR Ms. Usha SHIVAKUMAR Dr. Pranab J PATAR Ms. Shweta TYAGI Jankidas Bajaj Gram Vikas Samiti Ms. Lobsang YANGTSO Mr. Shubham MITTAL Initiatives of Change – International (IofC) Mr. Vijaypal VIJAYPAL SINGH

Mr. Pinaki DASGUPTA Khanan Shramik-Jan Suraksha Samiti Ms. Subhi DHUPAR Ms. Ruchi JAIN Mr. Ghanshyam GHANSHYAM LODHA Ms. Jayashree RAO Mr. Hemraj Mali HEMRAJ MALI

Institut de recherche pour le développement Local Governments for Sustainability (IRD) Ms. Avantika ARJUNA Ms. Soma PARTHASARATHY Mr. Senthil Kumar ARUMUGAM Ms. Ishita ARYAN International Forestry Students’ Association Mr. Dr D.p. Singh BHATIA (IFSA) Mr. P S BISHT Mr. Phani Kumar BOMMAGANTI Ms. Kajal ARORA Ms. Pratibha Ruth CALEB Ms. Oindrila BASU Ms. Soumya CHATURVEDULA Ms. Ganga BISTA Mr. Lal CHHANDAMA Ms. Shubhashree CHAKRABORTY Ms. Rhea CORDEIRO Ms. Tanuja CHANDRIKA Mr. Pradeep DADLANI 55 Provisional list of participants Local Governments for Sustainability Mr. Hem Kumar PANDE (continued) Mr. Chinta Mani PANDEY Mr. Devendra PANDEY Mr. Siba DAS Mr. Vijai SHARMA Mr. Gurpreet Singh DHILLON Ms. Upasna SINGH Mr. Bharani Visweswara Kumar EMANI Ms. Aruneema SINGH Mr. Shankar FULARA Mr. Sukh Dev SINGH Mr. Ashish Rao GHORPADE Mr. Anil Kumar SINGH Mr. Keshav JHA Mr. Ashish Kumar SRIVASTAVA Ms. Devishree KANDARI Ms. Sneha SUKARE Mr. K KARTICK Ms. Taruna TARUNA Mr. Mukund KUMAR Ms. Tripta TARUNITA Mr. Manoj KUMAR Ms. Shweta TYAGI Ms. Saira KURUP Mr. Srikant Kumar UPADHYAY Mr. Sasi MADAMBI Mr. Avani Kumar VARMA Ms. Nivedita MANI Mr. Paurush MEHTA Nurture Nature Global Mr. Prateek MISHRA Mr. Bhaskar PADIGALA Mr. Manuj BHARDWAJ Ms. Subuhi PARVEZ Mr. Mukesh Kumar VASHISHT Mr. Achu R SEKHAR Mr. Sony RAMAPURATH KOZHUMAL Plant for the Planet Mr. Gunda Prakasha RAO Ms. Garima SABLOK Mr. Mazanmung A C Ms. Bedoshruti SADHUKHAN Dr. Md Afjal AHMAD Mr. Vijay SAINI Mr. Soharab ALI Ms. Geeta SANDAL Dr. Dr.nagaveni ASPALLI Mr. Vishal SANDIL Ms. Shreya BHATTACHARYYA Ms. Monalisa SEN Mr. Parth GAIKWAD Ms. Nandini SHANDILYA Mr. Keshav GUPTA Mr. Rahul SINGH Mr. Devesh GUPTA Ms. Ritu THAKUR Ms. Greeshma HEGDE Mr. Viraj Tidke VIRAJ TIDKE Ms. Niharika JASTI Mr. Abhikansh Kumar KANDHARI Manav Pragati Sansthan Mr. Ningachan KAZINGMEI Mr. Aashish KHULLAR Mr. Pradeep Kumar POONIA Mr. John Paul Jose KOOTTUMKAL Mr. Kedar Dhananjay KULKARNI Meera Sansthan Ms. Adrienne MOORE Mr. Somesh PATIL Ms. Asha BOTHRA Mr. Wisdom RAMTHARNAO Mr. Kishore REDDY Navachar Sansthan Mr. Ajit Kumar ROY Ms. Aiman SHAMS Mr. Arun KUMAWAT Ms. Neha SHAW Mr. Vishwesh SINGH Network for Certification and Conservation Dr. Deepu SIVADAS of Forests Ms. Archana SORENG Ms. Yugratna SRIVASTAVA Mr. Chetan AGGARWAL Ms. Ringwon T NGAHOR Mr. Arun Kumar BANSAL Ms. Sumedha TANWAR Mr. Ishaan CHAHAL Mr. Noel THERATTIL Ms. Pooja DAGAR Mr. Utsav UTSAV Ms. Indu DWIVEDI Ms. Sharon VARGHESE Mr. Varun GROVER Ms. Sidra ZARRIN Mr. Jagdish KISHWAN Mr. Ashok KUMAR 56 Provisional list of participants Prayas Kendra Sanstha Harsoli Mr. Sandeep SANDEEP Ms. Akansha SHARMA Mr. Banshi Lal BAIRWA Ms. Gayatri SHARMA Ms. Namya SHARMA Rural Development Institute - Landesa Ms. Shaivya SINGH Dr. Shaleen SINGHAL Ms. Shipra DEO Dr. Shashi Bhushan TRIPATHI Ms. Stuti VAID S M Sehgal Foundation Ms. Ruchi WARIKOO

Ms. Shipra BADUNI The Energy and Resources Institute Ms. Jincy CHACKO Ms. Neema JOSHI Ms. Arpna ARORA Mr. Pawan KUMAR Ms. Juhi BANSAL Ms. Anjali MAKHIJA Mr. Siddharth EDAKE Ms. Vrindaa SHARMA Ms. Mahima JAIN Mr. Lalit SHARMA Ms. Kavya MICHAEL Mr. Harmanjeet SINGH Ms. Rhea PURI Mr. Saurabh SOOD Ms. N R Mekhala SASTRY Ms. Aparajeeta VAIBHAV Ms. Pia SETHI Mr. Jitendra Vir SHARMA Samuhik Vikas Sansthan Ms. Priya SHARMA Mr. Syed SYED ARIF WALI Mr. Munna MUNNA LAL RAO Ms. Aparna TYAGI

Sandhan Foundation The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)

Mr. Bijay NANDA Mr. Ishan AGRAWAL Ms. Liya BENSY THOMAS Social Welfare Society Mr. Amalendu JYOTISHI Mr. Suhas K S Mr. Haji Rukhsar AHMAD Mr. Jagdeesh PUPPALA Mr. Fazle Ahmed FAZLE AHMED Mr. Kumar RUPAM

Society for Environment and Development The Nature Conservancy

Ms. Rekha SAXENA Ms. Sunpreet KAUR Dr. Lalit SAXENA Sara MASCOLA Mr. Dhaval NEGANDHI TERI school of Advanced Studies Mr. Sanjeeva PANDEY Dr. Sushil SAIGAL Ms. Nidhi CHANANA Ms. Karishma VOHRA Ms. Nidhi CHETTRI Dr. Pinaki DASGUPTA UDYAMA Ms. Haripriya E Ms. Tanveer Kaur GAREWAL Mr. Pradeep MAHAPATRA Mr. Manjit GILL Ms. Aditi GOEL Watershed Organisation Trust Ms. Chubamenla JAMIR Mr. Harshit KATHAYAT Ms. Shyna DUDEJA Mr. Chandan KUMAR Dr. Vijayasekaran DURAISAMY Ms. Dharvi MAHAJAN Mr. Rishu GARG Hindoli MANDAL Mr. Madhav GHOLKAR Ms. Vrushti MEHTA Mr. Prakash KESKAR Ms. Vasundhara PANDEY Mr. Arjuna SRINIDHI Ms. Priyanka PANJWANI Mr. Hrishikesh SAIKIA 57 Provisional list of participants World Business Council for Sustainable Ms. Jyoti SHARMA Development (WBCSD) Dr. Ruchika SINGH

Mr. Shambhu AGRAWAL World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Mr. Minhaj AMEEN Mr. Anupam BADOLA Ms. Indira AKOIJAM Mr. Nirmal Narayan BEURA Mr. Sridhar AMPILLI Ms. Priya DAGAR Mr. Nishant ANDREWS Mr. Nadir GODREJ Mr. Suresh BABU SV Ms. Rashi JAIN Mr. Saket BADOLA Mr. Ajay Vir JAKHAR Mr. Murli DHAR Mr. Anil JOSHI Mr. Dipankar GHOSE Mr. Hitesh KATARIA Dr. Areendran GOPALA Ms. Aditi KHURANA Ms. Arti GUPTA Mr. Rajesh KUMAR Mr. Nitin KAUSHAL Dr. Sangita LADHA Ms. Suchismita MUKHOPADHYAY Mme Poonam MAKHIJA Mr. Trilok Singh PANWAR Mr. Surinder MAKHIJA Ms. Bhavna PRASAD Ms. Namita NAIR Mr. Sumit ROY Mr. Ashwani PAHUJA Ms. Rituparna SENGUPTA Ms. Poonam PANDE Ms. Ambika SHARMA Ms. Swapna PATIL Mr. Diwakar SHARMA Mr. Joseph PHELAN Mr. Yash SHETHIA Mr. Nishant SAINI Ms. Vidya SOUNDAR RAJAN Dr. Badari Narayan SARVEPALLI Ms. Vishaish UPPAL Mr. Pankaj SATIJA Dr. Sejal WORAH Mr. Sanjay SHARMA Mr. Sanjeew Kumar SINGH Young Naturalist Network (YNN) Mr. Ramnath VAIDYANATHAN Mr. Vijay Vardhan VASIREDDY Mr. Amit DUTTA Ms. Praggya YAJURVEDI Zila Yuvak Kalyan Kosh (ZYKKS) World Future Council Foundation Mr. Bhuvanesh JAIN Mr. Pawan CHAMLING Dr. Pradeep PAGARIA Ms. Tika Maya CHAMLING Ms. Komal CHAMLING IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF Mr. Bimal DAWARI Mr. Karma Tempo Namgyal GYALTSEN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Application World Resources Institute Ms. Nahideh NAGHIZADEH Dr. Om Prakash AGARWAL Mr. Arivudainambi APPADURAI IRAQ Ms. Kanchana CHINNANNAN BALASUBRAMANIAN Al-Aghsan Foundation for Agriculture & Ms. Dnyanada DESHPANDE Environment Development Ms. Marie DURAISAMI Mr. Prayash GIRIA Ms. Sabaah ALHAMID Ms. Ashwini HINGNE Dr. Mohammed ALZUHAIRI Ms. Garima JAIN Dr. Khalid ASAL Mr. K M JAYAHARI Ms. Meenakshi KAKAR Ms. Kavneet KAUR Ms. Nitya KAUSHIK Ms. Tanuka MUKHERJEE Mr. Sidhtharthan SEGARIN 58 Provisional list of participants ITALY KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

DesertNet International – Network for Future Forest International Research on Desertification Ms. Jeongin AHN Ms. Simonetta BAGELLA Mr. Gyuhyeon CHANG Dr. Pier Paolo ROGGERO Ms. Youngmee KIM Mr. Pandi ZDRULI Mr. Hyukdae KWON Mr. Byong Hyon KWON LabOasis Foundation Mr. Hyoung-Ho LEE Mr. Dongjun PARK Mr. Pierre VARASI Mr. In Taek PARK Ms. Dalhea PARK Plant for the Planet Mr. Chulwon SEO Ms. Eun-Jeong SHIN Mr. Fabio COACCI Mr. L.gyusik SONG Mr. Boo Suk SUH JAPAN MALAWI Arid Land Research Center (ALRC), Tottori University Neno Active Youth in Development Organization (NAYODE) Mr. Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI Ms. Midori NAKAYAMA Mr. Moses CHABUKA Dr. Kristina TODERICH Mr. Mitsuru TSUBO MALI

Beijing Chaoyang District International Reseau des femmes pour les droits Green Economy Association environnementaux (REFEDE-Mali)

Mr. Xiangrong WU Mme Goundo Sissoko KOUYATE

International Desert's Green Association Œuvre Malienne pour le Développement des Zones Arides Mr. Toshio OSAWA Mr. Ibrahima SEMEGA Plant for the Planet MAURITANIA Mr. Shiva PANT Selfie Mbalite KAZAKHSTAN Ms. Aminetou BILAL Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Tenmiya

Ms. Ludmilla KIKTENKO Mr. Sidi AHMED CHEINE Mr. Mohamed Vall NAFFA KENYA MAURITIUS African Forest Forum (AFF) Plant for the Planet Mr. Godwin KOWERO Ms. Krishnee Appadoo APPADOO

59 Provisional list of participants MEXICO NETHERLANDS

Local Governments for Sustainability International Soil Reference and Information Centre – World Soil Information Ms. María Isabel ORTIZ Mr. Godert VAN LYNDEN Pasticultores del desierto, Asociacion Civil (Pasticultores del desierto, AC) Stichting Both ENDS – Environment and Development Service for NGOs Mr. Juan Pablo ALMEIDA Ms. Nathalie VAN HAREN MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF NIGER Nongovernmental Organization BIOS Action pour le Développement du Sahel Mr. Valentin CIUBOTARU Mr. Koudjo ADJEODA MOROCCO Jeunesse Environnement Democratie Association Oasis Ferkla pour Développement l’Environnement et le Patrimoine Ms. Ramatou ISSAKA TANDA Mme Hasna ASSINI Mr. Ahmed JAAKOU NIGERIA

NEPAL African Forest Forum (AFF)

Clean Energy Nepal Mr. Macarthy OYEBO

Ms. Jyoti BAIDYA International Foundation for African Mr. Hansh Raj JOSHI Children (IFAC) Ms. Sabitri PURI Mr. Jib Nath SHARMA Ms. Chinasa Precious EKWO Mr. Lal Mani WAGLE Mr. Michael NWAFEJOKU Ms. Margaret Ifeoma OKPALA Gram Bharati Samiti PAKISTAN Ms. Sandhya SHREEPAILI Society for Conservation & Protection of Plant for the Planet Environment

Mr. Rajkumar BISHWOKARMA Mr. Tanveer ARIF Mr. Phoolman CHAUDHARY Mr. Sudeep GHIMIRE PERU Mr. Is KHULAL MAGAR Asociación para la Investigación y el Socio Economic Welfare Action for Women Desarrollo Integral and Children in Nepal Ms. Marioldy SANCHEZ Mr. Sunil MANANDHAR Ms. Prayukti SAPKOTA PHILIPPINES Ms. Kalyanee SHAH Local Gvernments for Sustainability

Mr. Ronaldo GOLEZ

60 Provisional list of participants POLAND SWEDEN

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University DesertNet International – Network for (BKWSU) International Research on Desertification

Ms. Aneta LOJ Mr. Matteo DE DONA'

Plant for the Planet Initiatives of Change – International (IofC)

Mr. Bartosz KORCZYŃSKI Mr. Rishabh KHANNA

RWANDA SWITZERLAND

Societe civile environnementale et agro- Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University rurale du Congo (SOCEARUCO) (BKWSU)

Mme Umuhoza Grace INEZA Mme Liza ZOGIB

SENEGAL World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Environnement Développement Action dans le Tiers Monde Mr. Anthony SIANTONAS

Mme Fatimata KABA TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF Mr. Emmanuel SECK Journalists Environmental Association of SOS SAHEL International France Tanzania (JEAT)

Mr. Jean Marc GARREAU Mr. John CHIKOMO

SOUTH AFRICA TOGO

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University Association Welfare (BKWSU) Mr. Yahya MSANGI Mr. John NDIRITU Association des Pépiniéristes et Planteurs de Environmental Monitoring Group Tône-Ouest (SONGOU-MAN)

Mr. Nicholas HAMER Mr. Kouman Salifou BOUNELE Mr. Noel OETTLE

SRI LANKA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Centre for Environmental Justice Caribbean Network for Intergrated Rural (Guaranteed) LTD (CEJ) Development

Mr. Hemantha WITHANAGE Ms. Marissa MOHAMED

Science Policy Circle TUNISIA

Ms. Chamika Indeevari WIJESURIYA Centre d'actions et de réalisations internationales

Mr. Abdelbasset HAMROUNI

61 Provisional list of participants UGANDA Grameena Vikas Samithi

Local Governments for Sustainability Mr. Amit LAU

Mr. Richard SSEKYONDO Isha Foundation

Plant for the Planet Ms. Tara PAHWA

Mr. Kivumbi EARNEST BENJAMIN Pasticultores del desierto, Asociacion Civil Ms. Juliet Grace LUWEDDE (Pasticultores del desierto, AC)

Rural Development Media Communication Mr. Alejandro CARRILLO (RUDMEC) Plant for the Planet Ms. Sarah Kayinza KISOLO Ms. Jarret FISHER UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Mr. Christopher HONAHNIE

China National Sand Control and Desert The Nature Conservancy Society (CNSC) Mr. Michael DOANE Mr. Chandra DAKE Mr. Robert TANSEY Mr. Ramesh NUNNA World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Mr. Herve LEFEUVRE

Mr. Sanjay SETHI URUGUAY

UNITED KINGDOM Interdisciplinary Center for Development Studies - Uruguay (CIEDUR) DesertNet International – Network for International Research on Desertification Sr. Riet Correa JUAN

Mr. Martin DALLIMER VIET NAM Ms. Lindsay STRINGER The Centre for Sustainable Rural UNITED STATES Development (SRD)

Colorado State University Ms. Hop VU THI BICH

Ms. Eleanor MILNE Dr. Keith PAUSTIAN

Conservation International Foundation

Dr. Mariano GONZALEZ-ROGLICH Dr. Alexander ZVOLEFF

62 Provisional list of participants BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ENTITY

ADUNA MIROVA

Mr. Nick SALTER Mr. Marc-André BINETTE Co-Founder Senior Portfolio Manager Aduna Ltd Fondaction

Ms. Teresa LAW ELION RESOURCES GROUP COMPANY Co-Founder & CFO LIMITED Mountain Hazelnuts Group

Mr. Wenbiao WANG Dagmar MOOIJ Chairman Program Officer LDN Technical Assistance Elion Resources Group Facility IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative Mr. Mantang CAI Chief Scientist Mr. Gautier QUERU Elion Resources Group Director, LDN Fund Mirova Ms. Wei LUO Board Office Director Mr. Daniel SPITZER Elion Resources Group Chairman and CEO Mountain Hazelnuts Group Ms. Wei XU Director of Global Communication Mme Nienke STAM Elion Group IDH - LDN TA facility manager IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative

INDIA EXPOSITION MART LTD. SYNGENTA INTERNATIONAL AG Mr. Sunil SIKKA Director Mr. Chidambar PHADNIS India Exposition Mart Limited Head Sustainable and Responsible Business, India Mr. Vivek VIKAS Syngenta India Limited Director India Exposition Mart Limited Mr. Javed SHAIKH Senior Director, Business Sustainability Syngenta LIVELIHOODS VENTURE Ms. Renu SHARMA Mr. Bernard GIRAUD Ex officer President Allahabad bank LIVELIHOODS VENTURE Mr. Varun VATS Global Lead, Public Policy and Partnerships Syngenta

63 Provisional list of participants SPECIAL GUESTS

Sadhguru Ms. Siham BABIKER Founder Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood Isha Foundation Advisor Practical Action Mr. El Hadji Baaba MALL Musician Mr. Awadalla MOHAMED OSMAN Environmental Conservation Manager & Mr. Ram Gyan KEJ Deputy Area Coordinator Music Composer Practical Action

Ms. Dia MIRZA HANDRICH Mr. Ahmed Aziz DIALLO UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Member of Parliament, Mayor Municipality of Dori Mr. Hussein Alfa NAFO Ambassador of the Great Green Wall Ms. Tamanna PUNJABI Special Adviser to the President of Mali Manager to Dia Mirza Chief Negotiators of Africa for Climate Ms. Amrit RAJ Mr. Issifi BOUREIMA Deputy Director General, Department of Posts Sherpa 3s Government of India Conseiller Technique Présidence de la République du Niger Mr. Abdoulaye SISSOKO Musician Mr. Mohamed DOUBI KADMIRI Baaba Maal Sherpa 3S Diplomatic Counselor to the Chief of Mr. Aliou DIOUF Government, Morocco Musician Baaba Maal Mr. Gueillet Hemchi MAHAMAT Sherpa 3S Mr. Issa DIAL Conseiller Technique à l'Agriculture Musician Présidence de le République du Chad Baaba Maal

Ms. Muna ELTAHIR HAMDAN Mr. Oumar WADE Country Director Musician Practical Action Baaba Maal

64 Provisional list of participants PANELIST

Dr. Annette COWIE Mr. Armando LOPEZ SANTOS NSW Department of Primary Industries Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Aridas School of Environmental and Rural Science Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico

Ms. Graciela METTERNICHT Dr. Graham VON MALTITZ Institute of Environmental Studies Principal Researcher University of New South Wales Council for International Scientific Research

Mr. Zahurul KARIM Mr. Mark SVOBODA International Advisor Director Food Policy Research Program National Drought Mitigation Center GoB-World Bank (MFSP) University of Nebraska, USA Ministry of Food, Bangladesh Ms. Nichole BARGER Dr. André Francisco PILON Professor Associate Professor Department of Ecology and Evolutionary University of São Paulo Biology University of Colorado Mr. Jean-Luc CHOTTE Directeur de Recherches Ms. Eleanor CAMPBELL Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Research Scientist University of New Hampshire Ms. Mariam AKHTAR-SCHUSTER Project Management Agency Mr. Sharad GUPTA German Aerospace Center Research Scholar Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Dr. Anke REICHHUBER Lead Agriculture Economist Ms. Seema SINGH UNIQUE Forestry and Land Use GmbH Assistant Professor Panjab University Dr. Alisher MIRZABAEV Senior Researcher Center for Development Research University of Bonn

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