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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
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PARTIES
ALGERIA
Mr. Hamza YAHIA CHERIF
Ambassador
Embassy of Algeria, New Delhi
Ms. Saliha BOUAKLINE
Point focal national
Direction générale des forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement
Rural et de la Pêche
Mr. Ouahid ZANNDOUCHE
Directeur
Institut National de Recherche Forestière
Mr. Mohamed Adel CHAAF
Attaché
Embassy of Algeria
ANGOLA
Mr. Luis CONSTANTINO
National focal point
Head of Department National focal point
Ministry of Environment
ARGENTINA
Mr. Chuburu DANIEL
Ambassador
Embassy of Argentina
Mr. Nicolas GAUNA
Secretary
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Renato MORALES
Secretary of Embassy - Political Attaché
Embassy of Argentina
Mr. Pablo VIEGAS AURELIO
Legal Advisor
Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo
Sustentable
ARMENIA
H.E. Mr. Erik GRIGORYAN
Minister
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Ashot VARDEVANYAN
Deputy Head
Bioresources Management Agency
Ministry of Environment
AUSTRALIA
Ms. Cate SETTERFIELD
Assistant Director, International Policy
Department of the Environment and Energy
AUSTRIA
Ms. Désirée SCHWEITZER
Director General for Development Cooperation
and Humanitarian Assistance
Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and
Foreign Affairs
Mr. Franz BREITWIESER
Director
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
AZERBAIJAN
Dr. Ashraf SHIKHALIYEV
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, India
Mr. Sadig SALMANOV
Head of Subdivision of Forests
Development Department
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Ms. Malak SHUKUROVA
Executive Director of REC Caucasus
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
BANGLADESH
H.E. Mr. Md. Shahab UDDIN
Minister
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. A T M Rokebul HAQUE
Deputy High Commissioner
Bangladesh High Commission
Mr. A. K. M. Rafique AHAMMED
Director General
Department of Environment
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
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BANGLADESH (CONTINUED)
Mr. Md. Sohrab ALI
Director
Department of Environment
Mr. Shahed Bin AZIZ
First Secretary
Bangladesh High Commission, New Delhi
Mr. S.M. Imrul HASAN
Senior Assistant Chief
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. S. M. Munjurul Hannan KHAN
Additional Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Md. Lutfor RAHMAN
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
BELARUS
Mr. Andrei KUZMICH
Deputy Head of Biological and Landscape
Diversity Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection
Mr. Dzmitry KURLOVICH
Dean
Faculty of Geography and Geoinformatics
Belarusian State University
BELGIUM
Mr. François DELHAYE
Ambassador
Embassy of Belgium
Mr. Alain BAETENS
First Secretary
Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium
Mr. Corentin GENIN
Attaché
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
BENIN
S. E. M. José Didier Tonato
Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du
Développement Durable
Dr. Francoise ASSOGBA KOMLAN
Secrétaire Générale
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la
Pêche
Mr. Appolinaire GNANVI
Directeur Général
Fonds National pour l'Environnement et le
Climat
Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du
Développement Durable
Mme Fortunée C. DOSSOU WOROU
Point focal national
Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du
Développement Durable
Mr. Sagbo Gilbert Damien AGUEH
Directeur de la Qualité des Innovations et de la
Formation Entrepreneuriale
Ministère de l'Agriculture de l'Élevage et de la
Pêche
M. Lambert AGODO
Conseiller Technique Politique GDT/ACC
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Dr. Nestor René AHOYO ADJOVI
Correspondant pour la science et la
technologies
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la
Pêche
Mr. Luc GNACADJA
President and Former UNCCD Executive
Secretary
Governance and Policies for Sustainable
Development
Ms. Fifamè Clarice Victoire LOKE
Assistante du Coordonnateur
Association Nationale des Femmes
agricultrices
M. Yemalin Appolinaire TCHOKI
Communicateur
Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du
Bénin
BHUTAN
H.E. Mr. Yeshey PENJOR
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
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BHUTAN (CONTINUED)
Mr. Vetsop NAMGYEL
Ambassador
Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi
Mme Ugen CHOZOM
Deputy Chief of Mission
Royal Bhutanese Embassy
Dr. Karma DORJI
Programme Director/Specialist
National Soil Services Centre
Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
Mr. Dawa TSHERING
Counsellor
Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi
Pema TSHOMO
Counsellor
Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi
Mr. Tashi WANGDI
Land Management Specialist
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Mr. Jambay YESHI
Counsellor (Economic)
Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Excmo. Sr. Mr. Braulio HUAYLLA
Viceministro de Recursos Hídricos y Riego
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua
Sr. Neftali CHAPI
Profesional en Coordinación Temas
Estratégicos SIG
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua
Mr. Juan Jose CORTEZ
Charge d’Affaries
Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia,
New Delhi
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Ms. Svetlana LAZIC
Senior Associate for Agriculture Land
Protection
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water
Management
Mr. Hamid ČUSTOVIĆ
Science and technology correspondent
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Sarajevo
BOTSWANA
Mr. Disikalala GASEITSIWE
Deputy Executive Secretary
Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in
Africa
Dr. Mmasera MANTHE-TSUANENG
National focal point
Department of Forestry & Range Resources
Mr. Sonny MOKGWATHI
Chief Forestry Officer
Forestry Department
Mr. Kesetsenao MOLOSIWA
Chief Energy Officer
Department of Energy
Ms. Gofetamang PHUNYUKA
Science and technology correspondent
Department of Forestry and Range Resources
BRAZIL
Mr. Andre CORREA DO LAGO
Ambassador of Brazil in India
Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi
Mr. Elias ANTONIO DE LUNA E ALMEIDA
SANTOS
Minister
Embassy of Brazil,New Delhi
Mr. Dalci De Jesus BAGOLIN
Agricultural Attaché
Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi
Mr. Bernardo MACKE
Second Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Pedro Mariano MARTINS PONTES
Head of Economic Section
Embassy of Brazil,New Delhi
Mr. Carlos Hugo SUAREZ SAMPAIO
Assistant to the Secretary for International
Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
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BURKINA FASO
S.E. M. Batio BASSIERE
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Economie
verte et du Changement Climatique
Mme Ezombie Julie Rose BASSIERE
Chef de service des opérations
Fonds d’Intervention pour l’Environnement
Mr. Domboko Herve COULIBALY
Attache
Embassy of Burkina Faso, New Delhi
Mr. Justin GOUNGOUNGA
Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour
le Développement durable Ministère de
l'environnement de l'économie verte et du
changement climatique
Mr. Issiaka KABORE
Directeur Général
Fonds d’Appui à la Formation Professionnelle
et à l’Apprentissage
Mr. P. Joel Awouhidia KORAHIRE
Directeur de la coordination des conventions
internationales
Ministère de l'environnement de l'économie
verte et du changement climatique
Mr. Antoine N'DO
Chef de Département développement de
partenariat et de coopération
Secrétariat Permanent pour la Gestion Intégrée
des Ressources en Eau
Dr. Badiori OUATTARA
Correspondent Science et Technologie
Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches
Agricoles
Mme Mariam OUEDRAOGO
Agent à la Direction Générale de la
Coopération
Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et du
Développement
Mr. Pamoussa OUEDRAOGO
Directeur Général de l'Economie Verte et du
Changement Climatique
Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie
Verte et du Changement Climatique
Mr. Hamadou OUEDRAOGO
Directeur Général
Ministère des ressources animales et
halieutiques
Mr. Dasiel Viname OUEDRAOGO
Environnementalist ingenieur
Ministère de l'eau et l'assainissement
Mr. Mathieu OUÉDRAOGO
Président
Réseau MARP-Burkina
Mr. Severin SANOU
Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Abdoulaye SAWADOGO
Directeur du rapport et de l'évaluation
Fonds d'intervention pour l'environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie
verte et du Changement Climatique
Mr. K. Jean Marie SOURWEMA
Directeur général
Fonds d'intervention pour l'environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie
verte et du Changement Climatique
Mr. Dambatia Lazare TAGNABOU
Point focal national
Secrétariat permanent du Conseil national pour
le développement durable
Ministère de l'environnement, de l'économie
verte et du changement climatique
Mr. Michel Jérôme TANKOANO
Expert en Gestion Durable des Terres
Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour
le Développement Durable
Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Economie
verte et du Changement Climatique
Mr. Amadou TRAORE
Senior Consultant
Embassy of Burkina Faso, New Delhi
Mr. Elie ZOURE
Directeur Général du Fonds d'Appui au Secteur
Informel
Ministère de la jeunesse et de la promotion de
l'entrepreneuriat des jeunes
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BURUNDI
S.E. M. Deo-Guide RUREMA
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Agriculture
et de l’Elevage
Mme Stella BUDIRIGANYA
Ambassador
Embassy of Burundi, New Delhi
Mr. Alphonse NIYONGABO
Directeur
Office Burundais pour la protection de
l’environnement
CAMBODIA
Mr. Pyseh MEAS
Undersecretary of State
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Dr. Vang SENG
Director
Department of Agricultural Land Resources
Management/MAFF
Mr. Rum HONG
Vice Chief
World Agro-Trade Office
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr. Sophea TIM
Project Manager
Royal University of Agriculture
Ms. Chinda HENG
Assistant to UNCCD and NAP
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr. Soben KIM
Vice-Dean
Royal University of Agriculture
CAMEROON
S.E. M. Pierre HELE
Ministre
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la protection
de la nature et du développement durable
M. David PAYANG
Point focal national
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la protection
de la nature et du développement durable
Mr. Unusa HAMAN
Unit Head for Studies and Prospection
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la protection
de la nature et du développement durable
CANADA
Mr. Stephen POTTER
Director, Food Security
Global Affairs Canada
Mr. Luis BARNOLA
Senior Agriculture Advisor
Global Affairs Canada
Mr. Robert TURNOCK
Lead, Multilateral Agreements Science and
Technology Branch
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
S.E. M. Thierry KAMACH
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
Développement Durable
Mr. Barthélemy LAMBA
Point focal national
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
Développement Durable
Mr. Fleury Junior PABANDJI
Directeur Général
Fonds National de l'Environnement
CHAD
S.E. M. Mahamat Djamaladine BRAHIM
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
Mr. Patallet BIANPAMBE
Expert climat et Développement Durable
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
Mr. Djibril HAKIM
Directeur Général de l'Agence pour l'Energie
Domestique et l'Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
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CHAD (CONTINUED)
Mr. Porgo HOUNLY
Point focal national
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
M. Gaou Killadje MBAIHOULAM
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
Mr. Masdewel MOUGA
Chef de Division Forêts
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
Mme Ousman Daba SADIÉ
Directrice Générale Adjointe
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Eau et de la
Pêche
CHILE
Mr. Juan ANGULO MONSALVE
Ambassador
Embassy of Chile in India
Mr. Fernando CACHO CANALES
Third Secretary
Embassy of Chile in India
Sr. Samuel FRANCKE
Head Watershed Management and Soil
Conservation Department
National Forest Corporation
Mr. Manuel José SALDIAS KUHLMANN
Diplomat, Environment Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CHINA
Mr. Jianlong ZHANG
Administrator
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Xianlin MENG
Director General
Department of International Cooperation
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Tuo LIU
Director General
Department of Reform and Development for
Forestry and Grassland, National Forestry and
Grassland Administration
Mr. Wei ZHANG
Director General
Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Construction
Bureau
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Lei KANG
Deputy Division Director
General Office
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Ms. Hua WANG
Division Director
Department of International Cooperation
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Peng CHEN
Secretary General
China Green Foundation
Ms. Rong FU
Director
Department of Combating Desertification
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Hongliang GAO
Attache
Chinese Embassy in India
Mr. Qu HAIHUA
Deputy Director
Department of Combating Desertification
National Bureau to Combat Desertification
Mr. Bijian LI
Minister & DCM
Chinese Embassy in India
Mr. Qi LU
Director General
Institute of Desertification Study
Chinese Academy of Forestry
Mr. Baoxi SHANG
Third Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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CHINA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Guoji SUN
Director General
Department of Combating Desertification
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Jin SUN
Special Representative for Climate Change
Negotiations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Changke WANG
Senior Engineer
National Climate Center
China Meteorological Administration
Mr. Lilei WU
Division Director
Department of International Cooperation
National Forestry and Grassland
Administration
Mr. Feng XU
Deputy Division Director
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Ye ZHANG
Deputy Division Director
Department of Nature and Ecology
Conservation
Ministry of Ecology and Enviroment
COLOMBIA
H.E. Mr. Álvaro SANDOVAL BERNAL
Ambassador
Embassy of Colombia, New Delhi
Sr. Carlos Enrique PIÑEROS TORRES
First Secretary
Embassy of Colombia, New Delhi
Ms. Ana Maria RIVERO SANTOS
Third Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Mr. Reinaldo SANCHEZ LOPEZ
Coordinador Grupo Suelos y Tierras
Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y
Estudios Ambientales
Sra. Maria Angelica FERNANDEZ GARCIA
Specialized Professional
Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y
Estudios Ambientales
COMOROS
M. Issouf Miradji AMBADI
National focal point
Ministere de l’Energie, de l'Agriculture, de la
Pêche et de l’Environnment
CONGO
Mr. Pierre BATOUNGADIO
Point Focal National
Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, du
Développement Durable et de l'Environnement
Mr. Leho JEAN DIDIER
Correspondant national de la Science et la
technologie
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
COOK ISLANDS
Ms. Heimata Louisa KARIKA
Deputy Director
National Environment Service
COSTA RICA
H.E. Ms. Lorena AGUILAR
Vice minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Excma. Sra. Ana Cristina QUIROS
Viceministra de Agricultura y Ganadería
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería
H.E. Mr. Claudio ANSORENA MONTERO
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in India
Ms. Enid CHAVERRI
Director of International Cooperation
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Ms. Magda FERNÁNDEZ VARGAS
Counsellor and Consul
Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in India
Sr. Renato Arnoldo JIMENEZ ZÚÑIGA
Jefe Investigaciones en Suelos y Manejo y
Conservación de suelos
Instituto Nacional de Innovación y
Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria
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COTE D'IVOIRE
Mme Nasséré KABA
Directeur de Cabinet Adjoint
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
développement durable
Mr. Kouakou Jean KOUADIO
Point focal national
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
développement durable
Ms. Kassi Yaha EHOUMAN
Assistant national focal point
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
développement durable
M. Della André ALLA
Enseignant-chercheur
Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny
CROATIA
Ms. Marija VIHOVANEC SABO
National focal point
Senior Expert Adviser
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Ms. Ksenija CINDRIC KALIN
Head
Division for the Development of Climate
Products and Applications
Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological
Service
Mr. Danijel JUG
Full Professor
Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences
CUBA
Mr. Ulises FERNANDEZ
Officer
International Affairs Division
Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment
Ms. Odalys GOICOCHEA CARDOSO
Director
Division of Environment
Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment
Mr. Jesús MARTÍN PÉREZ
Minister Representative at Guantanamo
Province
Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment
CZECHIA
Mr. Premysl STEPANEK
Head of Multilateral Agreements Unit
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech
Republic
Mr. Milan DOSTAL
Economic and Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of the Czech Republic,New Delhi
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
KOREA
Mr. Myong Hak JONG
Counsellor
Focal Point for Environmental and Health
Issues
Permanent Mission of Democratic People's
Republic of Korea in Geneva
Mr. Yong Chol JU
Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Democratic People's
Republic of Korea in Geneva
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Mr. Muneng Jean ILUNGA
National focal point
Chef de Division
Ministère de l’Environnement et
développement durable
Mr. Prosper KALOMBO
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l’Environnement et
développement durable
DJIBOUTI
Mr. Arab ABDOULFATAH
ABDOURAHMAN
Deputy Director for the Great Green Wall
Ministry of Urban Planning, Environment and
Tourism
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Sra. Dominga POLANCO
Directora
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales
ECUADOR
H.E. Mr. Hector CUEVA
Ambassador
Ecuador Embassy
Ms. Ana MALDONADO
Second Secretary
Embassy of Ecuador in India
Mr. Carlos ALOMIA
Analyst
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
EGYPT
H.E. Dr. Ezzaldin ABUSTEIT
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
H.E. Dr. Heba ELMARASSI
Ambassador
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Mr. Naiim MOSELHY
President and National focal point
Desert Research Center
Dr. Ahmed ALI
Science and technology correspondent,
Head of Plant Production Department
Desert Research Center - Egypt
Mr. Ahmed SHOUAIB
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Excmo. Sr. Santiago Francisco ENGONGA
OSONO
Viceministro
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques
y Medio Ambiente
Mr. Rajan GUPTA
Personal Assistant to the Ambassador
Embassy of Equatorial Guinea
Mr. Leonardo M LAPLATA MUM
Counsellor
Embassy of Equatorial Guinea
Mr. Ilidio MEBULO MOHETÉ
Head of Section onDevelopment of the
environment, drinking water and sanitation
Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economics
Mr. Antonio Micha ONDO ANGUE
Punto Focal Nacional
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques
y Medio Ambiente
ERITREA
H.E. Mr. Alem WOLDEMARIAM
Ambassador
Embassy of the State of Eritrea
Mr. Heruy ASGHEDOM
Director General
National focal point
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Michael ASRES
Science and technology correspondent
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Ermias Solomon HABTEMARIAM
Information, Communication and
Documentation Unit Head
Ministry of Agricuture
ESTONIA
Ms. Hanna SOE
Adviser
Ministry of the Enviornment of Estonia
ESWATINI
H.E. Mr. Jabulani MABUZA
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Bongani MASUKU
National focal point
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Bongani MAGONGO
Science and technology correspondent
Ministry of Agriculture
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ESWATINI (CONTINUED)
Mr. Norman MAVUSO
Project Manager
Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development
Enterprise
Mr. Sipho Simeon Thokozane SHIBA
Land Planning Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
ETHIOPIA
Mr. Betru Nedessa BEYENE
National MERET Project Coordinator
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Kebede Ymam DAWD
Deputy Commissioner
Environment, Forest and climate change
Commission
Mr. Teshome TAMIRAT
National focal point
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
EUROPEAN UNION
Mr. Michael CHERLET
Scientific Project Manager
European Commission
Mr. Gerard DEJOUE
Political Administrator - General Secretariat
Council of the European Union
Mr. Luca PEREZ
Deputy Head of Unit and National focal point
European Commission
Ms. Astrid SCHOMAKER
Director
European Commission - DG Environment
Mr. Patrick WEGERDT
Desk Officer
European Commission
FIJI
H.E. Mr. Mahendra REDDY
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Yogesh PUNJA
High Commissioner of Fiji to India
Fiji High Commission
Mr. Apaitia MACANAWAI
Director Research
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Solomoni Qaravolavola NAGAUNAVOU
Senior Research Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
FINLAND
H.E. Ms. Elina KALKKU
Under-Secretary of State
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Vesa KAARAKKA
Senior Adviser
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Erik AFHALLSTROM
Chargé D´ Affaires a. i.
Embassy of Finland
Ms. Heidi ALATALO
Planning Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mme Katharina BACKMAN
National focal point
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Tanja GREN
Counsellor
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Markku KANNINEN
Professor
University of Helsinki
Ms. Sanna KYKYRI
Administrative Assistant
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Merja KÄRKKÄINEN
Attache
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Nelli MIKKOLA
First Secretary
Embassy of Finland
Ms. Merja MÄKELÄ
Senior Expert
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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FINLAND (CONTINUED)
Mr. Matti NUMMELIN
Expert
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Olli-Pekka TURUNEN
Coordinator
The Finnish Association for Nature
Conservation
Ms. Emilia VAN VEEN
Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State
Development Policy
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Pietari ARIKKA
Intern
Ministry for foreign affairs of Finland
FRANCE
H.E. M. Yann WEHRLING
Ambassador to the Environnement
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
Mme Héloïse VAN BESIEN
Policy Officer for Desertification
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Mme Manon ALBAGNAC
Chargée de projets Sahel Désertification -
Coordinatrice du ReSaD
Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations
Internationales
Mme Nathalie BENARROSH
Climate change and Desertification Officer
Institut de recherche pour le développement
Mr. Sylvain BERTON
Head of Operations
Agrisud International
Ms. Mathilde BOURJAC
Coordinatrice du RADDO
Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations
Internationales
Mr. Patrice BURGER
Chair
Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations
Internationales - Drynet - Coordination Sud
Mr. Ghousebasha GAFFAR
National focal point
Ministère de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères
Mme Cecile GOMEZ
Senior Researcher
Institut de recherche pour le développement
Mme Hélène GUETAT
Head of Social Sciences Department
French Institute of Pondicherry, India
Institut de Recherche sur le Développement
Dr. Sekhar MUDDU
Professor
Institut de recherche sur le développement
Dr. Laurent RUIZ
Researcher
Institut de recherche pour le développement
Mr. Paul SALVAIRE
Counsellor
Embassy of France in India
Mr. Bernard TERRIS
Mandate
Groupe de Travail sur la Désertification
GABON
Mr. Emmanuel BAYANI NGOYI
Directeur Général de l'Environnement et de la
Protection de la Nature
Ministère de l'Environnement
Dr. Vivino Max Thierry MOUYALOU
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère des Eaux et Forêts
GAMBIA
H.E. Mr. Lamin B. DIBBA
Minister
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and
Natural Resources
Mr. Alagie MANJANG
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and
Natural Resources
Ms. Jainaba JAGNE
High Commissioner
The Gambia High Commission in India
Mr. Muhammed JAITEH
National focal point
Department of Forestry
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GAMBIA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Ansumana JARJU
Science and technology correspondent
National Agricultural Research Institute
Mr. Kemo FATTY
Director
GreenUp Gambia
Mr. Sankung FOFANA
First Secretary
The Gambia High Commission in India
Mr. Ebou NGET
Senior Delivery Analyst
Office of The President
GEORGIA
Ms. Nino CHIKOVANI
Head of Land Resources Protection Division
Ministry of Environment and Agriculture
Ms. Sophiko AKHOBADZE
Director
The Regional Environmental Center for the
Caucasus
Ms. Nana BOLASHVILI
Director
Tbilisi State University, Institute of Geography
GERMANY
Mr. Heiko WARNKEN
Head of Division
BMZ
Mr. Jes WEIGELT
Head of Programmes
TMG - ThinkTank for Sustainability
Ms. Juliane WIESENHUETTER
Teamleader
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Sangeeta AGARWAL
Senior Sector Specialist - Natural Resource
Management
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Somya BHATT
Technical Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Mr. Michael BRUENTRUP
Senior Researcher
German Development Institute
Mr. Alexander ERLEWEIN
Deputy Acting Head of Delegation
German Agency for International Cooperation
Mr. Hannes ETTER
Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Antje HECHELTJEN
Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Christiane HIERONYMUS
Minister
German Embassy, New Delhi
Mr. David KERSTING
Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Anna KRAMER
Project Coordinator
TMG Research GmbH
Ms. Barbara KUNZ
Consultant
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Mr. Alexander MUELLER
Managing Director
TMG Research GmbH
Ms. Judith ROSENDAHL
Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Mr. Mark SCHAUER
Political Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Jutta SCHMITZ
Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Levke SOERENSEN
Advisor
German Agency for International Cooperation
Ms. Vera Antonia BECKER
Intern
German Agency for International Cooperation
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GHANA
H.E. Ms. Patricia APPIAGYEI
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology
and Innovation
Mr. Isaac Charles ACQUAH JNR
Chief Programme Officer
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Kwasi Boateng ADJEI
Member of Parliament
Parliament of Ghana
Mr. Joseph Nii Laryea AFOTEY-AGBO
Member of the Parliament
Parliament of Ghana
Mr. Eddison Mensah AGBENYEGAH
Minister Plenipotentiary
Ghana High Commission, New Delhi, India
Mr. Fredua AGYEMAN
Director of Environment
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology
& Innovation Ghana
Mr. Ebenezer APPAH-SAMPONG
Deputy Executive Director
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Tommy Oliver BOACHIE
Policy Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology
and Innovation
Mr. Carl FIATI
Director, Natural Resources
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Kennedy Kwasi KANKAM
Member of Parliament
Parliament House, Ghana
Mr. Asher NKEGBE
National focal point
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology
and Innovation
Dr. Charles QUANSAH
Science and Technology Correspondent
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology
and Innovation
GRENADA
Ms. Lauren ST. LOUIS
Senior Agricultural Officer, Extension Division
Ministry of Agriculture Grenada
Mr. Trevor THOMPSON
National focal point
Chief Land Use Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
GUATEMALA
H.E. Mr. Geovani Rene CASTILLO
POLANCO
Ambassador
Embassy of Guatemala in India
Mr. Francisco Jose AVILA LEON
Asesor Profesional
Departamento de Lucha contra la Degradación
de Tierras, la Desertificación y la Sequía
Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Mr. Esmaylin GOMEZ
First Secretary and Consul
Embassy of Guatemala in India
GUINEA
Mr. Seydou Bari SIDIBE
Secrétaire Général
Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et
Forêts
Mr. Abraham Santigui KEITA
Directeur Général du Fonds Forestier National
Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et
Forêts
Mr. Sylla GAOUSSOU
Directeur National Programme Environnement
Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et
Forêts
Mr. Djiramba DIAWARA
Coordinator of Project
Ministère Environnement, Eaux et Forêts
Mr. Aboubacar YOULA
Expert national en Changement climatique et
gestion durable des terres
UNDP
Mr. Sekou BEAVOGUI
Chercheur
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée
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GUINEA-BISSAU
Mr. Kaoussou DIOMBERA
Point Focal National
Conseiller du Ministre
Ministère de l'Agriculture, Forêts et Elevage
Mr. Simão GOMES
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Président de l’Institut National de Recherche
Agricole
GUYANA
Mr. David GOLDWIN POLLARD
High Commissioner
High Commission of the Cooperative Republic
of Guyana
Mr. Trevor L. BENN
Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Mr. Roland AUSTIN
Senior Land Use Planner
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Dr. Marlon BRISTOL
Head, Project Management Office
Ministry of the Presidency
Dr. Paulette BYNOE
Lead Climate Change Negotiator
University of Guyana
Ms. Taramattee Sabrina CHITRAM-
RAMNARAINE
First Secretary
High Commission of the Cooperative Republic
of Guyana
Ms. Esther Shelita Yolande GITTENS
First Secretary
High Commission of the Cooperative Republic
of Guyana
Mr. Royden JAMES
Public Relations and Communication Officer
Government
Ms. Andrea MAHAMMAD
Head, Land Policy, Planning and Projects
Division
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Ms. Elon MC CURDY
Land Management Information Liaison
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Mr. Asib MOHAMED
Senior Projects Officer
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Mr. Chetwynd OSBORNE
Policy Analyst (UNCCD Liaison
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Mr. Colis PRIMO
Senior Environmental Officer
Environmental Protection Agency - Guyana
Ms. Sharon SALCHAN
Asset Management Officer
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Mr. Troy TORRINGTON
Director Multilateral And Global Affairs
Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Oleta WILLIAMS
Executive Assistant/Land Management and
Special Projects Liaison
Guyana
HAITI
S.E. M. Joseph JOUTHE
Ministre
Ministere de l'environnement
Mr. Eder AUDATE
National focal point
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Joseph Emmanuel PHILIPPE
Director of Cabinet
Ministere de l'Environnement
Mme Guerline PIERRE
Science and technology correspondent
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Yves Bernard REMARAIS
Chief of communication services
Ministry of Environment of Haiti
HONDURAS
Sr. Marco Jonathan LAINEZ ORDOÑEZ
Director, Environmental Unit
Municipality of the Central District
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HUNGARY
Mr. Károly SÁRDI
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Hungary
Mr. Peter MOLNAR
Expert
General Directorate of Water Management
ICELAND
H.E. Mr. Gudmundur Ingi GUDBRANDSSON
Minister
Ministry for the Environment and Natural
Resources
Mr. Bjorn BARKARSON
Head of Division
Ministry for the Environment and Natural
Resources
Mr. Orri Pall JOHANNSSON
Political Advisor to the Minister for the
Environment and Natural Resources
Ministry for the Environment and Natural
Resources
Dr. Hafdis Hanna AEGISDOTTIR
Director
UN University Land Restoration Training
Programme
Ms. Inga Dora Petursdottir
Advisor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
INDIA
H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi
Prime Minister
Government of India
Mr. Chandra Kishore MISHRA
Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Anil JAIN
Special Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Jigmet TAKPA
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Suneel Kumar ARORA
Director (C&M)
National Water Mission
Department of Water Resources, River
Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Mr. Manoj GANGEYA
Director
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate
Change Government of India
Mr. Amitabh GAUTAM
Joint Secretary
DAC&FW
Ms. Amrita GUPTA
Research officer
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. C N JAISI
Assistant Section Officer
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Tarun KATHULA
Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Dr. Priyanka KOHLI
Consultant Coordinator
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Manjunath KYATHSANDRA
RAMACHANDRA
Associate Director
Indian Space Research Organization
Mr. Ram Bharosey LAL
Additional Director/Scientist
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Dr. Prakash Chandra MAITHANI
Adviser
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Mr. Jerome MINZ
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
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INDIA (CONTINUED)
Ms. Bhanumati P
Deputy Director General
Social Statistics Division
National Statistical Office
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation and Climate Change
Mr. Vikas PANICKER
Consultant - Communication and Outreach
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Suresh PAREEK
Member of delegation
Geological Survey of India
Dr. Sanjeeb Kumar PATJOSHI
Joint Secretary to Government of India
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Mr. Vijay PRAKASH
Director
Ministry of Rural Development
Dr. Namita PRIYADARSHEE
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Mr. Manoj Kumar RAI
Under Secretary, Govt. of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Shard SAPRA
Scientist-E
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Ms. Arunima DASGUPTA
Consultant
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Mr. Pavan SINGH
Joint Advisor (Ops)
National Disaster Management Authority
Ms. Anuradha SINGH
Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Ms. Shweta SINGH
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of External Affairs
Mr. Anup Kumar SRIVASTAVA
Senior Consultant - Drought, Heat Wave,
Thunderstorm and Food Security
National Disaster Management Authority
Ministry of Home Affairs
Dr. Swati SULAGNA
Senior Consultant, Climate Change
National Disaster Management Authority
Mr. Noyal THOMAS
Inspector General of Forests
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate
Change
Mr. Kushal VASHIST
Director
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate
Change
Dr. Muthayya Chowdary VEMURI
Scientist/Engineer 'SG'
Indian Space Research Organization
Mr. Vivek VYAS
National Consultant - Land Degradation
Neutrality Target Setting Process
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
INDONESIA
Mr. HUDOYO
Acting Director General of Watershed and
Protected Forest Management
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Muchamad Saparis SOEDARJANTO
Director of Watershed Management
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. MISRAN
Secretary
Directorate General of Sustainable Production
and Forest Management
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Mahendra HARJIANTO
Deputy Director of Watershed Management
Indonesian Ministry of Environment and
Forestry
Mr. Arief Setiyo UTOMO
Head of Law Technical Cooperation Division
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
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INDONESIA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Syaroni Agung WIBISONO
Head of Section of Multilateral Cooperation II
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Hari Tri BUDIANTO
Head of Section of Information System
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Ms. Nining WAHYUNINGRUM
Researcher
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Ms. Zulfiyanti ZULFIYANTI
Technical Cooperation Analyst
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Ida Bagus Putera PARTHAMA
Policy Consultant
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
H.E. Mr. Khalil AGHAEE
Deputy Minister and Head
Forest, Range & Watershed Management
Organization
Mr. Khosro SHAHBAZI
Deputy
Forest, Range & Watershed Management
Organization
Mr. Mohsen ABDOLHOSEINI
Acting Focal Point
Forest, Range & Watershed Management
Organization
IRAQ
Ms. Rawya AL-AZZAWI
Head of delegation
Ministry of agriculture
Mr. Essa Raheem Dakheel AL-FAYADH
General Manager of Technical Directorate
Ministry of Health and Environment
Ms. Buthainah AL-HAIDERI
Senior Chief Agricultural Engineers
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Qasim Toban Bazoon AL-JANABI
Senior Chief Agricultural Engineers
Ministry of Health and Environment
Mr. Anees Hatem Hasan AL-JUBOORI
Manager of Water and Soil Monitoring
Ministry of Health and Environment
Ms. Aseel Majeed Ahmed AL-JUBOORI
Observer
Ministry of Health and Environment
Mr. Aamer Mohammed Ali ALI
Supervisor
Ministry Health and Environment
Mr. Dhiyaa FIZA
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Jaleel Hussein Salman SALMAN
Manager of Industrial and Services Activities
Monitoring
Ministry of Health and Environment
IRELAND
Mr. Thomas TICHELMANN
Development Counsellor
Permanent Representation of Ireland to the
European Union
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ISRAEL
Ms. Noa HAKIM
First Secretary - Political Advisor
Embassy of Israel, New Delhi
Mr. Asaf KARAVANI
Director of Forest Management, Research and
Foreign Relations Department
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National
Fund
Mr. Daniel BEN DAVID
Manager of Western Negev District Jewish
National Fund
Mr. Yotam PERELMAN
Forest Engineer of the Northern Negev District
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National
Fund
Mr. Dan ALLUF
Counsellor- International Cooperation Israel’s
Agency for International Development
Cooperation
Embassy of Israel, New Delhi
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ITALY
H.E. Mr. Sergio COSTA
Minister
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
H.E. Mr. Lorenzo ANGELONI
Ambassador
Embassy of Italy in India
Mr. Pier Luigi PETRILLO
Head of Cabinet
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Mr. Marco Riccardo RUSCONI
Minister's Diplomatic adviser
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Ms. Stefania DIVERTITO
Spokeswoman of the Minister
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Mr. Luca SIGNORELLI
Social Media Manager
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Ms. Francesca DATOLA
First Secretary
Embassy of Italy in India
Mr. Oliviero MONTANARO
General Director
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Mr. Giovanni BRUNELLI
Head of Unit International Affairs
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Mr. Felice CAPPELLUTI
Senior officer
Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea
Ms. Teresa FEDERICO
Official
Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea
Ms. Anna LUISE
Head
Global Topics and Agenda 2030 Unit
Italian National Institute for Environmental
Protection and Research
Ms. Anastasia BOCCHI
Attaché
Embassy of Italy in India
Mr. Guido BONATI
Senior Researcher
Political and Bio-Economic Research Center
Council for Agricultural Research
Mr. Fulvio MAMONE CAPRIA
Ministry Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Mr. Lorenzo ORIOLI
Expert
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Ms. Isabella PERIOTTO
First Secretary
Embassy of Italy in India
Mr. Filippo SCAMMACCA
Focal Point
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation
Ms. Pratishtha SINGH
Interpreter
Delhi University
JAPAN
Mr. Hidenobu MAEKAWA
Senior Deputy Director
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Mari MIURA
Senior Deputy Director
Natural Environment Team 1 & 2
Forestry and Nature Conservation Group
Global Environment Department
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Mr. Junichi FUJIHARA
Deputy Director
Ministry of the Environment Japan
Mr. Masanori KOBAYASHI
Fellow
Yokohama Natioanl University
Ms. Misa SHIMIZU
Senior Director
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Mr. Yuki YOSHIDA
Second Secretary
Embassy of Japan in India
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JAPAN (CONTINUED)
Mr. Atsushi TSUNEKAWA
Professor
Tottori University
JORDAN
Mr. Issa MAZAHREH
Head of Sustainable Land Management Section
Ministry of Environment
KAZAKHSTAN
Ms. Kuralay KARIBAYEVA
Director
Institute of Ecology and Sustainable
Development
Mr. Yerlan NYSSANBAYEV
Vice minister
Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural
Resources
KENYA
Dr. Lucy NG'ANG'A
Acting Director
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Dr. Charles LANGE
Deputy Director
National Environment Management Authority
Mr. Abdirahman ABDI
Foreign Service Officer
Second Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Saferio Francis INGANGA
Science and technology correspondent
National Environment Management Authority
Mr. Munyithya KIMWELE
Principal Tourism Officer
Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife
Mr. Ibrahim M. MOHAMED
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Silas MULEHI
Senior Natural Resource Scientist
Directorate of Resources Surveys and Remote
Sensing
Mr. Wilson NG'ANG'A
Senior Economist
State Department of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Clement NG'ORIARENG
Head Drylands Forestry
Kenya Forest Service
Ms. Mercy OLANDO
State Counsel
Office of the Attorney General and Department
of Justice
Mr. Kennedy ONDIMU
Director, Planning and Research
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Mr. Bernard Isaac WEKESA
Counsellor
Kenya High Commission
KIRIBATI
Mr. Raurenti BWEBWETAAKE
Ag Chief Urban Land Planner
Ministry of Environment, Lands & Agricultural
Development
Mr. Puta TOFINGA
Senior Environment Officer
Environment and Conservation Division,
Ministry of Environment Lands and
Agricultural Development
KUWAIT
Ms. Abeer ALEBRY
Director of Coastal and Desertification
Department
Environment Public Authority Kuwait
Ms. Samiah ALENEZI
Manager
Kuwait Municipality
Ms. Bshaier ALMUTAIRI
Geologist researcher
Costal and Desertification Monitoring
Department
Environment Public Authority Kuwait
KYRGYZYSTAN
Mr. Rysbek APASOV
National Land and Water Expert
Ministry of Agricultural, Food Industry and
Melioration
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KYRGYZYSTAN (CONTINUED)
Mr. Kanat SULTANALIEV
Director
Central Asia Studies Institute
American University of Central Asia
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
H.E. Mr. Saynakhone INTHAVONG
Vice Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
Mr. Inthavy AKKHARATH
National focal point
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
Ms. Sengphasouk XAYAVONG
Assistant of National focal point
Ministry of Natural resources and Environment
LEBANON
H.E. Mr. Louis LAHOUD
Vice Minister and General Director
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Chadi MOHANNA
Director of Rural Development and Natural
Resources
Ministry of Agriculture - Lebanon
Mr. Hussein NASRALLAH
Agricultural Engineer
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Salim MAALOUF
Head
Ministry of Agriculture
Mme Sawsan BOU FAKHREDDINE
Director General
Association for Forests, Development and
Conservation
LESOTHO
H.E. Mr. Leshoboro MOHLAJOA
Minister
Ministry of Forestry, Range and Soil
Conservation
Ms. Lesimole MOLETSANE
Deputy Principal Secretary
Dr. Refuoe BOOSE
Director
Department of Soil and Water Conservation
Ms. Matoka MOSHOESHOE
Principal Conservation Officer
Mr. Sekoati Elias SEKALELI
Director of Forestry
LIBERIA
Dr. Charles ASUMANA SR.
Science and technology correspondent
National Project Coordinator
Liberia's First Biennial Update Report Project
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Berexford JALLAH
Geographic Information System Coordinator
Environmental Protection Agency
LITHUANIA
H.E. Mr. Julius PRANEVICIUS
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the
Republic of India
Ms. Kamile NEMEIKSYTE
Third Secretary
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the
Republic of India
LUXEMBOURG
H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Kugener
Ambassador
Embassy of Luxembourg, New Delhi
Mr. David Goebbels
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Luxembourg, New Delhi
MADAGASCAR
Mme Herivololona RALALARIMANANA
Point focal national
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et
des Forêts
Mr. Sitraka Raymamy RAKOTOSON
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et
des Forêts
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MADAGASCAR (CONTINUED)
Mr. Fenohery RANDRIANANTENAINA
Directeur
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et
des Forêts
Mme Saholimananalintsoa EP RASANDY
Conseillere Technique en Agriculture
Deutche Geshellshaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit
Ms. Rataovo OLITINA
Chef de service du Suivi-evaluation
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et
des Forêts
Mr. Tahina Solofoniaina RAHARISON
Agronome-Agroéconomiste en Agroécologie
Groupement des Semi Direct de Madagascar
MALAWI
Mr. Oliver KUMBAMBE
Chief Director: Natural Resources,
Environment and Climate Change
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and
Mining
Ms. Nyuma Mercy MUGHOGHO
Deputy Director of Forestry
Department of Forestry
Mr. Willie SAGONA
Forestry Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Malawi
MALDIVES
Mr. Ahmed Anwar ABDUL AZEEZ
Assistant Director / National focal point
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Midhath ABDUL RASHEED
Assistant Director
Ministry of Environment
MALI
S.E.M. Housseini Amion Guindo
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
développement durable
Mme Kadiatou Mamadou DIABY
Chargé de mission
Ministère de l'Environnement, de
l'Assainissement et du Développement Durable
Mr. Kaba DIALLO
Point focal national
Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Environnement, de
l'Assainissement et du Développement Durable
Mr. Amadou DIALLO
First Counsellor
Embassy of Mali
Mr. Moussa SIDIBE
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l'Environnement, de
l'Assainissement et du Développement Durable
MALTA
H.E. Dr. Jose HERRERA
Minister
Ministry for Environment, Sustainable
Development & Climate Change
Mr. Stephen BORG
High Commissioner
High Commission of Malta
Ms. Patricia BORG COOPER
Deputy Head of Mission
High Commission of Malta
Mr. Joseph CARUANA
Permanent Secretary
Ministry for Environment, Sustainable
Development & Climate Change
Mr. Pierre VASSALLO
Chief of Staff
Government of Malta
Ms. Roberta APAP
Communications Secretary
Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable
Development and Climate Change
Mr. Kristian PULIS
Environment Protection Officer
Environment and Resources Authority
Dr. Daniel SULTANA
Senior Officer Biodiversity
Malta Environment and Resources Authority
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MARSHALL ISLANDS
Mr. Warwick HARRIS
Deputy Director
Office of Environmental Planning & Policy
Coordination
MAURITANIA
S.E. M. Marieme BEKAYE
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Ethmane BOUBACAR
Point focal national
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Mohamed Yahya CHAHE
Chargé de mission
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Sidi Mohamed LEHLOU
Directeur Général
Agence Nationale de la Grande Muraille Verte
Ministère de l'Environnement
MAURITIUS
Mr. Vishnu TEZOO
Conservator of Forests
Forestry Service
Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security
MEXICO
Mr. Guillermo CHAVEZ CONEJO
Head of Political Affairs and Press
Embassy of Mexico
Mr. Santiago RUY SANCHEZ DE
ORELLANA
Head of Cultural Affairs and Tourism Attaché
Embassy of Mexico
Mr. Fausto Armando VIVANCO
CASTELLANOS
Chargé d Affaires, a.i
Embassy of Mexico
MONGOLIA
Mr. Enkhbat ALTANGEREL
Director
Environmental Impact Assessment and Audits
Division
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
MONTENEGRO
Ms. Biljana KILIBARDA
National focal point
Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology
Mr. Mirko KNEŽEVIĆ
Senior Researcher
Biotechnical Faculty
University of Montenegro
MOROCCO
H.E. Mr. Mohamed MALIKI
Ambassador
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Mr. Abderrahim HOUMY
Secrétaire Général
Département des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche
Maritime, du Développement Rural et des Eaux
et Forêts
Mr. Isam AHABRI
Directeur
Département des Eaux et Forêts
Mr. Mohamed Wail BENABDELLAH
Third Secretary
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Mr. Khalid CHERKI
Point focal national
Département des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche
Maritime, de Développement Rural et des Eaux
et Forêts
Mr. Abdelkrim EL MAJOUDI
Head of Division of Water and Soil
conservation and Forest Protection
Département des Eaux et Forêts
Mr. Said HAJIB
Directeur du Centre de Recherche Forestière
Département des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche
Maritime, du Développement Rural et des Eaux
et Forêts
Mr. Mohamed QARRO
Science and technology correspondent
Ecole nationale forestière d'Ingénieurs de Salé
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MOZAMBIQUE
Mr. Custodio MARIO
National focal point
Ministry for Coordination of Environmental
Affairs
Mr. Onesimo NHABINDE
Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Sr. Nelson RONDINHO
Member of Delegation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Ms. Sara GUIBUNDA
Technician
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Mr. Antonio J. R. UAISSONE
Head Division of Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher
Education and Technical Vocational Training
MYANMAR
H.E. Mr. Ohn WINN
Union Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Conservation
Mr. Ba KAUNG
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Conservation
Mr. Myat Kaung KYAW
Deputy Director
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Conservation
NAMIBIA
Hon. Penomwenyo Pohamba Shifeta
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Petrus MUTEYAULI
Deputy Director
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Marthin Kaukaha KASAONA
Chief Conservation Scientist
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Ms. Betty SCHRODER
Principal Project Coordinator & Advisor to the
Environmental Commissioner's Affairs
Department of Environmental Affairs
Mr. Born-Bright MULEKE
Project Manager
Integrated Regional Land Use Planning
Ministry of Land Reform
Ms. Natalia NAKASHONA
Acting Senior Conservation Scientist
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Neville GERTZE
Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Government of
Namibia to the United Nations
Ms. Britta HACKENBERG
Director of Projects
Namibia Nature Foundation
Mr. Henry Micheal NDENGEJEHO
Project Coordinator: BMCC
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Ms. Hertha NIKODEMUS
Control Administration Officer
Office of The Prime Minister
Mr. Penomwenyo Pohamba SHIFETA
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Mr. Oscar SIKANDA
Commercial Counselor
Namibia High Commission
Mr. Gabriel SINIMBO
High Commissioner
High Commision of the Republic of Namibia
Mr. Manzaruzzama ZAMA
Commercial Assistant
High Commission of the Republic of Namibia
NEPAL
H.E. Mr. Shakti Bahadur BASNET
Minister
Ministry of Forests and Environment
Mr. Gyanendra MISHRA
Under Secretary (Technical)
Ministry of Forests and Environment
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NEPAL (CONTINUED)
Mr. Dev Doot DHAKAL
Third Secretary
Embassy of Nepal
Mr. Rabin Kumar GYALANG
Assist Soil Conservation Officer
(Gazetted Third Class Officer)
Ministry of Forests and Environment
NETHERLANDS
Mr. Jeroen RIJNIERS
Senior Policy Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Annelies SEWELL
Policy Advisor
Netherlands Environmental Assessment
Agency
Mr. Ben TEN BRINK
Senior Science-Policy Analyst International
Netherlands Environmental Assessment
Agency
Ms. Suad GOWDAN
Junior Policy Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NICARAGUA
H.E. Mr. Paul Herbert OQUIST KELLEY
Minister
Private Secretary for National Policies
Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua
Excmo. Sr. Javier Antonio GUTIERREZ
RAMIREZ
Vice Ministro
Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos
Naturales
Mr. Rene CASTELLON
Director General de Patrimonio Natural y
Biodiversidad
Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos
Naturales
NIGER
H.E. Mr. Almoustapha GARBA
Ministre
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité
Urbaine et du Développement Durable
S.E.M. Mohamed Boucha
Ministre Délègue auprès du Ministre d'Etat
Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage
H.E. Mr. Ado LEKO
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Niger, New Delhi
Mme Aicha MAHAMADOU
Administration
Présidence de la République
M. Abdoulaye MAIZAMA
Directeur
Centre National de Surveillance Écologique et
Environnementale
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité
Urbaine et du Développement Durable
Mr. Makadassou ALASSANE
Secrétaire Général
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. Chamcham ASSADEK
Conseiller
Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de
l'Environnement pour un Développement
Durable
Mme Zalia Yacouba BOUBACAR
Conseillère en Environnement et
Développement Durable
Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de
l'Environnement pour un Développement
Durable
Mme Aminata BOUBACAR AMADOU
Chef de section
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Mr. Souleymane BOUREIMA
Second Counsellor
Embassy of the Republic of Niger
M. Inoussa DAMBAGI
Coordonnateur PACRC
Ministère du plan
Mr. Soumaila ABDOULLAYE
Coordonnateur-ProDAF-Maradi
Programme de Développement de l'Agriculture
Familiale
Mr. Vijay Kumar DHILLO
PRO
Embassy of Niger
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NIGER (CONTINUED)
M. Aboubacar DJIMRAOU
Conseiller Technique
Haut-Commissariat à l'Initiative 3N
M. Djibo ELHADJI SEYBOU
Chef Division Etudes et Prospective
Haut-Commissariat à l'Initiative 3N
Mr. Moussa HALILOU
Coordinateur national
CNCOD/ReSaD
Mr. Adamou IBRO
Directeur General Adjoint des Eaux et Forets
Ministère en charge de l'environnement
Mr. Mamoudou IDRISSA
Conseiller Technique
Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de
l'Environnement pour un Développement
Durable
Mr. Adamou ILLO
President
Conseil Regional De Tahoua
Dr. Maazou KAMAYE
Executive Secretary
Secrétariat Exécutif du Conseil National de
l'Environnement pour un Développement
Durable
Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Mr. Larwanou MAHAMANE
Assistant Technique
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité
Urbaine et du Développement Durable
Mme Amina Tidjani Alou MAMANE
Chef de Division Restauration des terres et
lutte contre l’ensablement
Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Salubrité
Urbaine et du Développement Durable
Mr. Zakou MAYAKI MOUSSA
Ingénieur Génie Rural
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage
Mr. Amadou MOUSSA
Directeur Général
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage
Mr. Mohamed NAYEEM
Public Relation Officer II
Embassy of the Republic of Niger, New Delhi
Mr. Adamou Didier TIDJANI
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Enseignant Chercheur
Faculté d'agronomie
Université Abdou Moumouni
Mr. Harouna TRAORÉ
Coordonnateur
ProDAF
Mr. Seybou YACOUBA
Directeur de la Gestion Durable des Terres
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
Développement Durable
NIGERIA
Ms. Ibukun ODUSOTE
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Environment
Ms. Mabel EMMANUEL
Director
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Bala GUKUT
Deputy Director
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Yusuf Aliyu ADDY
Director
Ecological Fund Office
Mr. Muhammad Shehu AWAK
Permanent Secretary
Ecological Fund Office
Mr. Musiliu BABATUNDE
Director/Head of Department of Resource
Mobilisation & Partnership Building
National Agency for the Great Green Wall
Mr. Galadima DANIEL
Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mr. Patrick ESENE
PA to DG/CEO
National Agency for Great Green Wall
Mr. Bukar HASSAN
Director General/CEO
National Agency for Great Green Wall
Mme Habiba Muda LAWAL
Permanent Secretary
Ecological Fund Office
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NIGERIA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Sani MAMMAN KATSINA
Director
National Agency for the Great Green Wall
NORWAY
Ms. Kaia BILTON
Minister Counsellor
Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi
Ms. Hanne MELDGAARD
Counsellor
Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi
Ms. Nina Ingrid VIK
Senior Adviser
Norwegian Environment Agency
Mr. Didrik DEWAN
Trainee
Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi
OMAN
Mr. Najeeb AL RAWAS
Undersecretary
Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs
Mr. Khamis AL KASBI
Director of Undersecretary Office
Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs
Mr. Suleiman AL AKHZAMI
Director General of Nature Conservation
Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs
Mr. Hilal Nasser Mansoor AL RAWAHI
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
Mr. Saleh AL SAADI
Director of Biodiversity
Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs
Mr. Saif ALTOUBI
Specialist Nature Reserve
Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs
PALAU
Mr. Keith MESEBELUU
BOA Project Coordinator
Bureau of Agriculture
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, &
Tourism
Ms. Leena MESEBELUU
GEF R2R IW Specialist
Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment
and Tourism
PANAMA
Sr. José VICTORIA
Director Nacional de Seguridad Hídrica
Ministerio de Ambiente
Sra. Karima LINCE
Jefa
Departamento de Conservación de Suelos
Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá
Sr. Gustavo PADILLA
Jefe
Oficina de Cooperación Técnica Internacional
Ministerio de Ambiente
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
H.E. Mr. Paulias KORNI
High Commissioner
Papua New Guinea High Commission
Ms. Carmel JONDUO
Senior Policy Officer-UNCCD Reporting
Officer
Conservation and Environment Protection
Authority
Mr. Roger SUAT
Acting Chief Land Use Officer
National Department of Agriculture and
Livestock
Mr. Stenneth NUMOL
First Secretary
Papua New Guinea High Commission in New
Delhi, India
PERU
H.E. Ms. Maria Mercedes GIL JUSCAMAITA
Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
H.E. Mr. Carlos Rafael POLO CASTAÑEDA
Ambassador
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
Sra. Giovanna Amparo EGAS TAPIA
Watershed Adaptation Specialist
Ministry of Environment of Perú
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PERU (CONTINUED)
Mr. Fabio SUBIA DIAZ
Second Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
PHILIPPINES
Ms. Joyleen SANTOS
Acting Director
Department of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Arvin DE LEON
Deputy Chief of Mission
Philippine Embassy New Delhi
Mr. Samuel CONTRERAS
Chief Agriculturist
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
Ms. Evangeline DACUMOS
Senior Agriculturist
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
Ms. Marites AQUINO
Chief, Forest Management Specialist
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
Mr. Edwin Juan BATALLONES
Attache
Philippine Embassy New Delhi
Mr. Charles Lawrence CHING
Third Secretary
Philippine Embassy New Delhi
Ms. Marikit DEGANOS
Desk Officer
Department of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Baldwin PINE
Agriculturist
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
POLAND
H.E. Mr. Sławomir MAZUREK
Undersecretary of State
Ministry of the Environment
Mr. Szymon TUMIELEWICZ
Deputy Director
Ministry of the Environment
Mr. Aleksander BRZÓZKA
Spokesperson
Ministry of the Environment
Mr. Piotr CZARNOCKI
Head of Unit
Ministry of Environment
PORTUGAL
Mr. Lúcio PIRES DO ROSÁRIO
National focal point for UNCCD
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das
Florestas
Ms. Vanessa QUICO
Head of Division
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das
Florestas
QATAR
Mr. Ali Saleh H A AL-MARRI
Head of Wildlife Section
Ministry of Municipality & Environment,
Qatar
Mr. Nasser Saeed H A AL_MARRI
Environment Expert
Ministry of Municipality & Environment,
Qatar
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
H.E. Mr. Kim JAEHYUN
Minister
Korea Forest Service
H.E. Mr. Yeonchul YOO
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Bang JAEIL
Director General
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Kiyeon KO
Director General
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Byungki AHN
Director
Korea Forest Service
Ms. Minyoung CHANG
Deputy Director
Korea Forest Service
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA (CONTINUED)
Ms. Wonmi LEE
Assistant Director
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Jungyo LEE
Program officer
Korea Forest Service
Dr. Ki Hyung PARK
Research Scientist
National Institute of Forest Science
Ms. Yerim JANG
Second Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Nara LEE
Program Officer (REDD+)
Korea Forest Service
Dr. Jungrack KIM
Research fellow
University of Seoul
Ms. Junghwa KIM
Senior Researcher
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Mr. Sung Gil LEE
Researcher
Korea University
Mr. Shinhyun RYU
Police officer
Korea Forest Service
Mr. Jongsu YIM
Research Scientist
National Institute of Forest Science
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
H.E. Ms. Georgeta MINCU
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development
and Environment of the Republic of Moldova
Ms. Violeta BALAN
Deputy Director
State Hydrometeorological Service
Mr. Sergiu GHERCIU
Chief Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development
and Environment of the Republic of Moldova
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Mr. Sergey PROTSENKO
Deputy Director of Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment of the Russian Federation
Mr. Sergey VASILIEV
National focal point
International Cooperation Department Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environment of the
Russian Federation
Mr. Gleb GIL
Attache
Embassy of Russia
Mr. German KUST
Principal Researcher
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of
Sciences
Mr. Denis POPOV
Third Secretary of the Department of
International Organizations
Russian Foreign Ministry
Ms. Olga ANDREEVA
Senior Researcher
Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of
Sciences
RWANDA
Mr. Marc MANYIFIKA
Director General of Land, Water and Forestry
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Dismas BAKUNDUKIZE
National focal point and Director of Forestry
Management
Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
Mr. Randolph EDMEAD
Director, Physical Planning
Ministry of Sustainable Development
SAINT LUCIA
H.E. Mr. Ezechiel JOSEPH
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical
Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives
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SAINT LUCIA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Alfred PROSPERE
Chief Forestry Officer
Government
Ms. Elomina ADONIS-GIRARD
Forest Officer
Government
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves
Prime Minister
Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
H.E. Mr. Robert T.L.V. Browne
Minister
Minister of Health, Wellness and the
Environment
Mr. Lemuel PROVIDENCE
Director of Forestry
Forestry Services
Ms. Cheryl RODRIGUEZ
Member
SVG Indian Foundation
SAMOA
Mr. Taefu LEMI
Associate Minister of Natural Resources &
Environment
Government of Samoa
Ms. Grace LAULALA
Principal Land Development Officer
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Mr. Heliodoro PIRES QUARESMA
National focal point
Ministère de l'Environnement
Mr. José DE DEUS LIMA DE MENEZES
Science and technology correspondent
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural
Development
SAUDI ARABIA
Mr. Abdu ALSHARIF
Director General
General Administration for Environmental
Conventions and Climate Change
Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture
Mr. Yousef ALHAFEDH
Director
National Center of Wildlife Research
King Abdulaziz City for Science &
Technology
Mr. Mossa AL OWA
Deputy Director
Department of National Parks
Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture
Mme Ather ALJARBOA
Legal Environmental Advisor
Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture
Mr. Majed ALMAJED
Agricultural Researcher
Saudi Wildlife Authority
Mr. Nasser ALOTAIBI
Scientific Researcher
Saudi Wildlife Authority
Mr. Yasser ALYAMI
Economic Researcher
Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture
Mr. Badr ALHARBI
Professor
King Abdulaziz City for Science &
Technology
Mr. Zaid ALDHAFEERI
Professor
King Abdulaziz City for Science &
Technology
SENEGAL
H.E. Mr. El Hadji Ibou BOYE
Ambassador
Embassy of Senegal to India
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SENEGAL (CONTINUED)
Mr. Baidy BA
Point Focal National
Direction des Eaux et Forets
Mr. Baba BA
Chef division reboisement et conservation des
sols
Ministère Environnement et développement
durable
Mr. Ibra Sounkarou NDIAYE
Correspondent Science et Technologie
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
développement durable
Mr. Abdou Karim SALL
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement et du
développement durable
SERBIA
H.E. Ms. Jasmina JOVIC
Assistant Minister
Sector for Nature Protection and Climate
Change
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Ms. Natasa LALIC
Acting National focal point
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Mr. Ratko RISTIC
Dean
Faculty of Forestry
University of Belgrade
SEYCHELLES
H.E. Mr. Wallace COSGROW
Minister
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate
Change
Mr. Selby PILLAY
High Commissioner
High Commission of Seychelles to India
M. Nanette LAURE
Director General
Ministry of Environment Energy and Climate
Change
Mr. John QUILINDO
Alternate national focal point
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate
Change
SOMALIA
H.E. Ms. Faduma MOHAMUD
Ambassador
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Mr. Ahmed Yusuf AHMED
Director General
Directorate of Environment
Ms. Bisharo Abdirashid AHMED
Press Attache
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Mr. Salim Abdullahi ELMI
First Secretary
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Mr. Ali MOHAMED
Advisor
Office of the President
Mr. Ahmed Mohamud MOHAMED
First Counselor
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Ms. Amal Mohamed SAID
Education Attachée
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia
SOUTH AFRICA
H.E. Ms. Makhotso Magdeline SOTYU
Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and
Fisheries
Department of environmental Affairs
H.E. Mr. Joel Sibusiso NDEBELE
High Commissioner
South African High Commission
Mr. Shadrack RAMETSI
Counsellor
Embassy of South Africa
Ms. Skumsa MANCOTYWA
Chief Director: Biodiversity Management and
Permitting
Department of Environmental Affairs
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SOUTH AFRICA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Luvuyo Buhle MLILO
Chief Director
Department of Environmental Affairs
Ms. Thizwilondi Suzan RAMBAU
Deputy Director
Department of Environmental Affairs
Mr. Asivhanzhi MAKHALE
Control Biodiversity Officer
Department of Environment Affairs
Mme Ramakgahlela Lydia BOSOGA
Director
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries
Ms. Zoliswa DANIEL
Senior Administrative Officer
Department of Environmental Affairs
Ms. Susan JANSE VAN RENSBURG
Node Coordinator
South African Environmental Observation
Network
Ms. Tenjiwe KAMBULE
Personal Assistant to Deputy Minister
Ministry of Evironmental Affairs
Dr. Klaus KELLNER
Professor
North-West University
Mr. Warren MALLON
Deputy Director: Occupational Health and
Hygiene
Department of Employment and Labour
Ms. Mukondi MASITHI
Senior Sector Expert- Environmental
Sustainability
Department of Planning Monitoring and
Evaluation
Dr. Smangele MGQUBA
Director: Climate Change Research and Advice
Department of Water and Sanitation
Mr. Oscar MOKOTEDI
Senior Researcher
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Ms. Siphokazi NKOSI
Executive Support,
Office of the Director General
Department of Environmental Affairs
Ms. Celiwe NTULI
Scientist Manager
Department Water and Sanitation
Ms. Georgina PETERSEN
Deputy Director: Multilateral relations
Department of Employment and Labour
Mr. Mahlodi TAU
Director
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Mr. Matona TSHEDISO
Secretary of National Planning
Department of Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation
Ms. Machuene Edith TSHEPAPE
Biodiversity Officer Control Grade A
Department of Environmental Affairs
SOUTH SUDAN
Mr. George TADU
National focal point
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Mr. Andrew Lexston ATHIBA
Assistant Professor
University of Juba, South Sudan
SPAIN
Sra. Teresa BARRES BENLLOCH
Counsellor for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Embassy of Spain in India
SRI LANKA
H.E. Mr. Niluka KADURUGAMUWA
Deputy High Commissioner
High Commission of Sri Lanka
Ms. Talatha PREMATHILAKA
Additional Secretary to the President
Presidential Secretariat
Mr. Ajith SILVA
Director (Land Resources)
Ministry of Mahaweli Development and
Environment
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SRI LANKA (CONTINUED)
Ms. Nilmini Deepthika
WICKRAMARACHCHI
Deputy Director
Ministry of Mahaweli Development &
Environment
Ms. Indika WIJEGUNAWARDANA
Land Commissioner
Land Commissioner General's Department
Dr. Elgoda Ranawakage Nimal
GUNAWARDENA
Professor
University of Peradeniya
STATE OF PALESTINE
H.E. Mr. Riyad ATTARI
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
H.E. Mr. Ma Abualhayjaa ADNAN
Ambassador
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Mr. Thaer RABI
Director of Natural Reserves
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Husam TLAIB
General Director of Forest, Rangeland and
Wildlife
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Abedelrazeg M A Abujazer ABUJAZER
Counsellor
Embassy of the State of Palestine
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Yousif Mohamed ELSIDDIG
Ambassador
Embassy of Sudan
Mr. Abdelazim Merghani IBRAHIM
General Secretary
National Council for Combating Desertication
Mr. Adam ADAMWAR
Environmental Sector
National Security
Mr. Mohamed BALLAL SIDDIG
National Coordinator of Gum Arabic Research
Forestry and Gum Arabic Research
Dr. Hagir ELNASRI
Assistant professor
University of Khartoum
Mr. Eltayeb Elhag Ahmed HAGALI
UNESCO Chair of Desertification Holder
University of Khartoum
Mr. Tarig IBRAHIM
Associate Professor
National Centre for Research
Ms. Salwa MARROUF
Assistant Manager
Forests National Corporation
Ms. Aziza MEDANY
Environmental section
National Security
Ms. Tayseer Ismail MOHAMED
Agriculture and Environmental Specialist and
Reporting officer
National Council for Combating Desertificaton
Ms. Nuha MUTWALI
Assistant Professor
Forestry and Gumarabic Research Center
SURINAME
Ms. Jiechel KASANDIREDJO
Environmental Policy Officer
Cabinet of the President of the Republic of
Suriname
Ms. Kathleen GERSIE
Lecturer/Researcher Coastal and River
Morphology
Anton de Kom University of Suriname
SWITZERLAND
Ms. Tamara MONA
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan
Ms. Christina BLANK
Programme Officer
Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation
Mr. Martin KREBS
Deputy Head of Section
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
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SWITZERLAND (CONTINUED)
Dr. Elena HAVLICEK
Scientific Officer
Federal Office for the Environment
Mr. Markus GIGER
Co-Leader
Sustainability Governance Cluster
Centre for Development and Environment
University of Bern
Dr. Hanspeter LINIGER
Director
Centre for Development and Environment
World Overview of Conservation Approaches
and Technologies
University of Bern
Ms. Nicole HARARI
Research Scientist
Centre for Development and Environment
World Overview of Conservation Approaches
and Technologies
University of Bern
Ms. Marie Laure CRETTAZ CORREDOR
Head of SDC, Counsellor
Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
H.E. Mr. Wajih IBRAHIM
Deputy Ambassador
Embassy of Syria
Ms. Kawthar ISSA
Head of Land Division in Directorate of
Biodiversity, Land and Natural Reserves
Ministry of Local Administration and
Environment
TAJIKISTAN
H.E. Mr. Saidumron ABDURAHMONZODA
Deputy Minister and Deputy Chairman
Committee of Environmental Protection
Mr. Anvar ESHONOV
Chief specialist
Department on Monitoring and Ecopolicy
Committee of Environmental Protection
THAILAND
Ms. Benjaporn CHACRANON
Director General,
Land Development Department
Ms. Bunjirluk JINTARIDTH
Expert In Acid Soils
Land Development Department
Mr. Attaya PHINCHONGSAKULDIT
Director of Special Land Development
Operating Center
Land Development Department
Ms. Waranyu BUAKHAO
Agricultural Engineer
Senior Professional Level
Office of Engineering for Land Development
Land Development Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Ms. Arpaphan PATTANAPANT
Expert on Land Reform
Agricultural Land Reform Office
Ms. Warunee CHUTINANTHAKUN
Plan and Policy Analyst, Practitioner Level
Land Development Department
Mr. Pakdee CHANTRAKET
Director of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural
Aviation
department of royal rainmaking and
agricultural aviation
Mr. Harnpol TIPPAYAMONTA
Economist, Professional Level
Office of Agricultural Economics
Mr. Charuay INCHAN
Forestry Technical Officer
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and
Plant Conservation
Mr. Ronasit MANEESAI
Forestry Technical Officer
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and
Plant Conservation
Dr. Woranuch EMMANOCH
Chief of International Convention and
Commitment Section
Royal Forest Depsrtment
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THAILAND (CONTINUED)
Dr. Pitayakon LIMTONG
President
Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand
Mr. Wisit NGAMSOM
Plan and Policy Analyst
Senior Professional Level
Land Development Department
Ms. Chaveewan PATTANAPONG
Plan and Policy Analyst
Land Development Department
TIMOR-LESTE
Mr. Raimundo MAU
Director General of Forestry, Coffee and
Industrial Plantations
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr. Mario GODINHO
Regional Director
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr. Adalfredo Do Rosario FERREIRA
National Director Forestry and Watershed
Management
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
TOGO
Mr. Moussa SAMAROU
Point focal national
Direction des ressources forestières
Mr. Tchagou AWITAZI
Correspondant pour la science et la technologie
Ministère de l'environnement, du
développement durable et de la protection de la
nature
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. Julius SMITH
Environmental Biologist
Ministry of Planning and Development
TUNISIA
Mr. Hamda ALOUI
Point focal national Ministère des affaires
locales et de l'Environnement
TURKEY
Mr. Ahmet IPEK
Director General
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Hasan OZLU
General Manager
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Ibrahim YUZER
Head of Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Ali Kilic OZBEK
Head of Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Ahmet SENYAZ
FTFP National Programme Coordinator
FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia
Mr. Mustafa Abdullah YURTOGLU
Division Director
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Cihan DÜNDAR
Director
Turkish State Meteorological Service
Mr. Burak AVCIOGLU
Engineer
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Sebahattin ACIKGOZ
Engineer
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Ali KUCUMEN
Forestry Engineer
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ms. Ayse Gokcen ISIK
Engineer
Turkish State Meteorological Service
Ms. AyŞe KOYUN
Agriculture and Forestry Expert
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Serdar YILMAZ
Interpreter
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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TURKMENISTAN
H.E. Mr. Allanur ALTYYEV
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
Protection
Dr. Muhammet DURIKOV
National focal point
Director
National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna
Mr. Batyr MAMMEDOV
Head
Secretariat of Scientific and Information Center
Interstate Commission for Sustainable
Development
International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
Mr. Bayram AGANYYAZOV
Diplomat
Embassy of Turkmenistan in India
Mr. Magtymguly AKMYRADOV
Counsellor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TUVALU
Mr. Lamese SAAMU
Environment Data Specialist
Department of Environment
Mr. Faoliu TEAKAU
Assistant Environment Officer
Department of Environment
UGANDA
Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and
Fisheries
Dr. Juliet SENTUMBWE
Commissioner Animal Production
Ag. Director Animal Resources
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and
Fisheries
Mr. Wilberforce KISAMBA MUGERWA
Board Chairperson
Microfinance Support Center
Mr. Stephen MUWAYA
Senior Range Ecologist
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry &
Fisheries
Dr. Moses ISABIRYE
Associate Professor
Busitema University
Mr. Robert OPIO
Commissioner
Minstry of Lands, Housing and Urban
Development
Mr. John TUMUHIMBISE
Assistant Commissioner, Renewable Energy
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Ms. Fridah MUTUZO
Ag. Assistant Commissioner
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban
Development
Ms. Christine Rebecca KISAMBA
MUGERWA
Senior Lecturer
Makerere University
Ms. Beatrice ATIM ODWONG
Deputy/Chairperson
Parliament of Uganda
Mr. Fred BASEKE
Member of Parliament
Parliament of Uganda
Mr. Kaganzi EMMANUEL BITA
Commissioner
Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban
Development
Mr. Freddie KABANGO
Assistant Commissioner
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry &
Fisheries
Mr. Isaac Brian KINALWA
Senior Government Valuer
Ministry of Lands
Mr. Mohammed MPUGA RUKIDI
Clerk Assistant
Parliament of Uganda
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UGANDA (CONTINUED)
Ms. Milly MUGENI
Member of Parliament
Parliament of Uganda
Ms. Rosemary Mukhwana MUKITE
Ag. Commissioner Urban Development
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban
Development
Ms. Judith Obina Okumu TOPACHO
Private Secretary
State House Of Uganda
UKRAINE
Mr. Yuriy KOLMAZ
Head of Division of Land and Mineral
Resources Protection
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Ms. Olena RAKOID
Associate Professor
National University of Life and Environmental
Sciences
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Mr. Mohammad AL-OUN
Consultant
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
Ms. Maryam Ahmed ALBEDWAWI
Agriculture Engineer
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
Ms. Maitha ALMHEIRI
Biologist
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND
Dr. Julian WRIGHT
Environment Advisor
UK Department for International Development
Mr. Daniel BRADLEY
First Secretary, Energy and Low Carbon
British High Commission
Dr. Ruth KATTUMURI
Co- Director, LSE India Observatory
London School of Economics and Political
Science
Dr. Gwyn REES
Science Area Head
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lord Prof. Nicholas STERN
Professor
London School of Economics
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Mr. Timotheo MANDE
Forest Officer
Vice President's Office
Dr. Amos MAJULE
Professor
University of Dar es Salaam
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Ms. Barbara DE ROSA-JOYNT
Division Chief for Biodiversity
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Jeffrey HERRICK
Soil Scientist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ms. Isabella DETWILER
Deputy Minister Counselor
U.S. Embassy, New Delhi
Ms. Priya GHOSE
Environment Specialist
U.S. Embassy, New Delhi
Ms. Meghan MIZE
LandPKS Global Coordinator
University of Colorado Boulder
Mr. Sameer SHETH
First Secretary
United States Embassy
Mr. Soumitri DAS
Biodiversity Specialist
United States Agency for International
Development
Mr. Amon JOHNSON
Foreign Service Officer
United States Department of State
Mr. Varghese PAUL
Environment and Forestry Team Leader
United States Agency for International
Development
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (CONTINUED)
Dr. Mary ROWEN
Senior Wildlife Advisor
United States Agency for International
Development
Mr. Michael SATIN
Director, Clean Energy and Environment
Office
United States Agency for International
Development/India, American Embassy
Mr. Keith SIMMONS
Mission Director
United States Agency for International
Development
UZBEKISTAN
H.E. Mr. Bakirov NIZOMIDIN
Chairman
State Forestry Committee
Mr. Bakhodir KUZIYEV
Head of Department
State Forestry Committee
Mr. Abduvokhid ZAKHADULLAYEV
Head of Department
State Forestry Committee
Mr. Azamjon MANSUROV
First Secretary
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, New
Delhi
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
Sra. Anabell ARVELAEZ
Directora de Asuntos Internacionales
Ministerio de Poder Popular para el
Ecosocialismo
Sra. Saida RIVERO
Directora de Suelos, Desertificación y Sequia
Ministerio de Poder Popular para el
Ecosocialismo
VIET NAM
Mr. Dien PHAM VAN
Vice Director General
Vietnam Administration of Forestry
Mr. Minh TRAN HIEU
Vice Director
Department of Science, Technology and
International Cooperation
Viet Nam Administration of Forestry
Mr. Do TRUONGTAT
Official
Vietnam Administration of Forestry
YEMEN
H.E. Mr. Abdulmalik Abdullah Mohammed
AL-ERYANI
Ambassador
Embassy of Yemen, New Delhi
Mr. Ahmed SALEH
Team of UNCCD Unit
Environment Protection Authority
ZAMBIA
H.E. Dr. Dennis WANCHINGA
Minister
Ministry of Water Development Sanitation and
Environmental Protection
H.E. Mr. Judith Kasashi Mwale Kasanda
KANGOMA KAPIJIMPANGA
High Commissioner
High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in
India
Mr. Godwin Fishani GONDWE
Director
Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and
Environmental Protection
Ms. Dora KAMWENESHE
Project Coordinator
Lake Tanganyika Development Project
Ms. Mayando KANYATA
Senior Environment Management Officer
Office of the Director, Environment
Management Department
Ms. Cecilia MBATI
Principal Planner
Ministry of Local Government
Mr. Aaron PHIRI
Protocol Officer
Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and
Environmental Protection
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ZAMBIA (CONTINUED)
Mr. Absalom SAKALA
Principal Environmental Management Officer
Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and
Environmental Protection
Mr. Chisenga Naviley BANGWE
First Secretary
High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in
India
ZIMBABWE
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
Mr. Kundishora MPANDAGUTA
Principal Environment Officer
Ministry of Environment, Tourism and
Hospitality Industry
Mr. Godrich MUPANHWA
Operations Manager
Forestry Commission
Mr. Edward SAMURIWO
Director - Environment and Natural Resources
Ministry of Environment, Tourism and
Hospitality Industry
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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
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