NBO-05.161

UNITED NATIONS

Convention to Combat Desertification

Distr. GENERAL ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 25 October 2005 ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH ONLY

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Seventh session Nairobi, 17 – 28 October 2005

DIRECTORY OF FOCAL POINTS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION

Note by the secretariat

1. This document which was compiled on the initiative of the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), contains a comprehensive list of national focal points supporting the implementation of the UNCCD. It reproduces official information received from countries and the European Community. 2. It is intended that such information will support interaction amongst such national focal points, and the exchange of information with others, with a view to furthering the implementation of the UNCCD. 3. Countries are requested to submit information, modifications and/or additions to the secretariat at the following address: UNCCD secretariat P.O. Box 260129 Haus Carstanjen D-53153 Bonn Germany Fax: (+49 228) 815.2898 and 815.2899 E-mail: secretariat@unccd.int

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Afghanistan Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Jawad

Technical Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Kabul

Tel.: (93-20) 250.0347 E-mail: mostafa_jawad@yahoo.com

Albania Mr. Sajmir Hoxha Cabinet Director, Specialist for Land Management Ministry of Environment Tirana Tel.: (355-4) 27.06.21 Fax: (355-4) 27.06.27 / 23.06.82 E-mail: sajmir@abissnet.com.al Algeria M. Mohamed Seghir Mellouhi Directeur Général Division des Forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture 16000 Alger Andorra Ms. Geraldine Sasplugas Oficial de Relaciones Multilaterales Ministeri de Relacions Exteriors Andorra la Vella Tel. : (376) 82.93.45 Fax : (376) 86.95.59 E-mail : sasgeral.gov@andorra.ad Angola Mr. João da Costa Vintém International Exchange Cabinet Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment Luanda Tel.: (244) 92.31.94.68 / 251.1386 Fax: (244-2) 310.479 / 311.893 / 310.016 E-mail: biodiversidade@snet.co.ao

Antigua and Barbuda Ms. Diann Black Layne Chief Environmental Officer Environment Division Ministry of Tourism and Environment Corner Nevis Street and Friendly Alley St. John's Tel.: (1-268) 462.4625 Fax: (1-268) 460.6093

E-mail: mintourenv4@hotmail.com / dcblack11@yahoo.com

Argentina Sr. Octavio Pérez Pardo Director de Conservación del Suelo y Desarrollo Sustentable Secretaría del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Ministerio de Salud San Martín 459 - 3er Piso Buenos Aires Tel. : (54-11) 4348.8572 / 8573 Fax : (54-11) 4348.8532 E-mail : oppardo@medioambiente.gov.ar / perezpardo@arbet.co Armenia Mr. Ashot Vardevanyan Head Land Protection Department Ministry of Nature Protection Government Building 3 375010 Yerevan Tel.: (37-41) 521099 Fax: (37-41) 535469 Australia Dr. Annemarie Watt Natural Resource Management Policy Branch Government Department of the Environment and Heritage Canberra ACT 2601 Tel.: (61-2) 6274 2540 Fax: (61-2) 6274 2505 E-mail: annemarie.watt@ea.gov.au

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Austria Dr. Aloisia Wörgetter Dept. III/6 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs A-1010 Vienna Tel.: (43-1) 53115 3217 Fax: (43-1) 53185 236 E-mail: aloisia.woergetter@bmaa.gv.at Dr. Andrea H. Nouak Dept. V/9 International Environmental Affairs Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management A-1010 Vienna Tel.: (43-1) 51522 1616 Fax: (43-1) 51522 7626 E-mail: andrea.nouak@bmlfuw.gv.at Azerbaijan Mr. Ogtay Jafarov Specialist Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources B. Aghayev Str. 100-A 370073 Baku Tel.: (9-9412) 98.05.41 Fax: (9-9412) 92.59.07 / 98.05.63 E-mail: o_jafarov@yahoo.com Bahamas Dr. Donald Cooper Undersecretary Ministry of Health and Environment Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission Nassau, N.P. Tel.: (1-242) 322.4546 Fax: (1-242) 326.3509 E-mail: dcooper@best.bs

Bahrain Mr. Siddiq Al-Alawi Assistant Undersecretary for Agriculture Agricultural Affairs Ministry of Works and Agriculture Manama Tel.: (973) 69.12.15 Fax: (973) 69.57.34 / 69.55.27 Bangladesh Dr. Shoaib Ahmed Secretary Bangladesh Secretariat Ministry of Environment and Forests Room 1309, Building 6 1000 Dhaka Tel.: (88-02) 716.1881 / 716.0481 Fax: (880-2) 716.9210 E-mail: secretary@moef.gov.bd Barbados Mr. Lionel Nurse Permanent Secretary Environment Unit Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment 1st. Floor, S.P. Musson Bldg Bridgetown Tel.: (1-246) 467.5712 Fax: (1-246) 437.8859 E-mail: nursel@gob.bb Ms. Nicole Scholar-Best Environmental Officer Environment Unit Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment 1st Floor, Musson Building Bridgetown Tel.: (1-246) 467.5708 Fax: (1-246) 437.8859

E-mail: scholarbestn@gob.bb / envirobdos@gob.bb

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 4 Belarus Dr. Vladimir Savchenko Head of the Department of Land, Forest and Landscape Protection Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection 220048 Minsk Tel.: (375-17) 220.5476 Fax: (375-17) 220.5476 / 220.5583 E-mail: savchenko@tut.by Belgium Mr. Patrick Hollebosh Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) 1000 Brussels Tel.: (32-2) 519.0711 Fax: (32-2) 519.0585 E-mail: patrick.hollebosch@diplobel.fed.be Belize Mr. Ramon Frutos Deputy Chief Meteorologist National Meteorological Service Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment P.O. Box 717 Belize City Tel.: (501) 225.2012 Fax: (501) 225.2101 E-mail: agromet@hydromet.gov.bz Benin Mme Armande Aïvohozin Zanou Planificatrice aménagiste Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme Cotonou Tel.: (229) 315.058 / 315.596 / 311.480 Fax: (229) 311.480 / 310.081 / 315.081 E-mail: azanou@mehubenin.net

Bhutan Mr. Chencho Norbu Programme Director National Soil Service Center Ministry of Agriculture Thimphu Tel.: (975) 235.1182 Fax: (975) 235.1038

E-mail: norbuc@druknet.bt or norbu0304@yahoo.com

Bolivia Ing. Jorge Peña Méndez Director General de Cuencas y Recursos Hídricos Dirección General de Recursos Hídricos Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Planificación Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz, 1092 La Paz Tel.: (591-2) 211.6000 - Interno 1700 Fax: (591-2) 231.2475 E-mail: jpena@mds.gov.bo Bosnia and Herzegovina Prof. Dr. Hamid Custovic Agricultural Faculty Zmaja od Bosne 8 71000 Sarajevo Tel.: (387-33) 65.30.33 / 61.775.211 Fax: (387-33) 66.74.29 E-mail: hcustovic@smartnet.ba Botswana Mr. Mushanana Nchunga Executive Secretary National Conservation Strategy Agency Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Gaborone Tel.: (267) 395.02055 Fax: (267) 319.1346 E-mail: mchunga@gov.bw

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Brazil Mr. João Bosco Senra Secretary for Hydric Resources Ministry of Environment Esplanada dos Ministérios Brasilia DF Tel.: (55-61) 317.1291/ 92 / 93 Fax: (55-61) 225.6359 E-mail: joao.senra@mma.gov.br Brunei Darussalam Mr. Haji Mohd. Zakaria Haji Sarudin Director Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation Ministry of Development Bandar Seri Begawan BB 3510 Tel.: (673-2) 38.21.02 Fax : (673-2) 58.36.44 E-mail: modenv@brunet.bn Bulgaria Ms. Tatyana Dimitrova Expert Mining, Environment and Underground Resources Department Ministry of Environment and Water Sofia Tel.: (359-2) 940.6532 Fax: (359-2) 980.9641 E-mail: urbansoil@moew.government.bg Burkina Faso Mme Delphine Ouedraogo Directrice de la Coordination de la lutte contre la désertification Conseil National pour la Gestion de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau 01 Ouagadougou Tel.: (226) 32.40.75 / 76 Fax: (226) 31.64.91 / 33.24.75 E-mail: bdelphine@fasonet.bf

Burundi M. Etienne Kayengeyenge Directeur Général Cabinet du Ministre Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement Bujumbura Tel.: (257) 21.32.57 / 22.49.79 / 22.89.02 Fax: (257) 24.12.05 / 22.89.02 E-mail: dgate@usan-bu.net Cambodia Mr. Tuot Saravuth Deputy-Director of Planning, Statistics and International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Phnom Penh Tel.: (855-12) 80.74.56 Fax: (855-23) 21.59.84 / 21.73.20 E-mail: 012807456@mobitel.com.kh Cameroon Mme Monique Ouli Ndongo Chef de division des Programmes et du développement durable Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature Yaoundé Tel.: (237) 222.8738 Fax: (237) 752.3936 E-mail: oulindongo@yahoo.fr Canada Mr. Paul Samson Director Environment Division, Policy Branch Canadian International Development Agency 200 promenade du Portage Hull, Quebec K1A 0G4 Cape Verde M. Domingos Gonçalves Barros Cadre Supérieur Direction générale de l'agriculture, sylviculture et élevage Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Pêches Praia

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 6 Central African Republic M. Jean-Claude Bomba Coordonnateur du CNP Ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de l'Economie Sociale Université de Bangui Bangui Tel.: (236) 61.52.04 / 50.82.79 Fax: (236) 61.78.90 E-mail: jcbomba@hotmail.com Chad M. Maïbe Komandje Coordonnateur National Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Eau N'djamena Tel.: (235) 52.32.55 / 52.60.12 / 52.50.32 Fax: (235) 52.38.39 / 52.02.87 / 52.52.33 E-mail: maibekomandje@hotmail.com Chile Sr. Wilfredo Alfaro Coordinador Nacional del PANCD Corporación Nacional Forestal Santiago Tel.: (56-2) 390.0247 Fax: (56-2) 390.0250

E-mail: walfaro@conaf.cl / puntofocalchile@yahoo.es

China Mr. Tuo Liu Director General National Bureau to Combat Desertification State Forestry Administration 100714 Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 84.23.88.31 Fax: (86-10) 84.23.88.28 E-mail: cciccd@forestry.gov.cn

Colombia Dra. Ma. Andrea Albán Coordinadora Grupo de Asuntos Ambientales Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Calle 10 # 5-51 (Oficina 119) Santa Fe de Bogotá Tel. : (57-1) 566.7077 Fax : (57-1) 562.7610 E-mail: andrea.alban@minrelext.gov.co Comoros M. Mohamed Youssouf Oumouri Directeur Général de l'Environnement Ministère de la Production et de l'Environnement Moroni Tel. : (269) 73.65.53 / 73.62.00 Fax : (269) 73.62.22 / 73.62.63 E-mail: ramsar.dge@snpt.km Congo M. Valère Moukoumbou Professeur Direction Générale de l'Environnement Ministère de l'Industrie Minière et de l'Environnement Brazzaville Tel. :(242) 81.02.91 / 525.8834 Fax: (242) 81.03.30 / 81.02.92 E-mail: mouvalere@yahoo.fr Cook Islands Mr. Vaitoti Tupa Director Environment Service Government of the Cook Islands Rarotonga Tel.: (682) 21256 / 24256 Fax: (682) 22256 E-mail: resources@environment.org.ck / ipukarea@environmen

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Costa Rica Sr. Mariano Espinoza Camacho Miembro Comisión Nacional Degradación Tierras Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía 1000 San José Tel.: (506) 283.8004 / 283.7654 Fax: (506) 283.7118 / 283.7343 E-mail: marianoe@minae.go.cr Côte d'Ivoire M. Yao Bernard Koffi Sous-directeur du Cadre de Vie Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie Abidjan Tel. : (225-20) 21.06.23 Fax : (225-20) 22.20.50 E-mail: bernard_koffi@hotmail.com Croatia Ms. Marija Vihovanec Deputy Head of Soil Protection Section Soil and Danube Basin Protection and Physical Planning Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning 31000 Osijek Tel.: (385-31) 20.12.11 Fax: (385-31) 20.12.12 E-mail: marija.vihovanec@mzopu.hr Cuba Lic. Jorge Luis Fernández Chamero Director Dirección de Colaboración Internacional Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente Capitolio Nacional, Prado y San José La Habana Tel.: (537) 867.0606 Fax: (537) 866.8054 E-mail: chamero@citma.cu

Cyprus Ms. Nasia Dikigoropoulou Environment Officer Environment Service Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Louki Akrita 1411 Nicosia Fax : (357-22) 77.49.45 E-mail: ndikigoropoulou@environment.moa.gov.cy Czech Republic Ms. Ivana Bikova Global Relations Department Ministry of the Environment 11000 Prague 10 Tel.: (420) 267.122.643 Fax: (420) 267.126.089 E-mail: ivana_bikova@env.cz Democratic People's Republic of Korea Mr. Kim Yun Hum National Coordinator for Land Degradation / Desertification National Coordinating Committee for Environment Zhungsongdong Central District Pyongyang Tel.: (85-02) 381.8370 Fax: (85-02) 381.4660 E-mail: ri.hyong.chol@undp.org Democratic Republic of the Congo M. Djunganumbe Etumesaku Ingénieur Forestier Ministère des Affaires Foncières, Environnement et Tourisme c/o UNDP Kinshasa 1 Tel.: (243-12) 34263 / 33549 Fax: (243-12) 884.3675 E-mail: etumesako@yahoo.fr

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 8 Denmark Ms. Lisbeth Jespersen Head of Section Department for the Environment and Sustainable Development Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1448 Copenhagen K Tel.: (45-33) 92.16.88 Fax: (45-33) 92.16.78 E-mail: lisjes@um.dk / mil@um.dk Djibouti M. Mohamed Moussa Mohamed Chef du Service de l'agriculture et des forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Mer Djibouti Tel.: (253) 34.17.74 / 34.14.96 Fax: (253) 35.58.79 E-mail: mahp@intet.dj Dominica Mr. Lloyd Pascal Head, Environmental Coordinating Unit Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment Fisheries Complex Building Roseau Tel.: (1-767) 448.2401 (ext. 3456) Fax: (1-767) 448.4577 E-mail: agriext@cwdom.dm Dominican Republic Mr. Ernesto Reyna Alcántara Sub-Secretario de Estado de Suelos y Aguas Sub-Secretaría de Suelos y Aguas Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Secretaria de Agricultura Santo Domingo Tel.: (1-809) 547.2189 Fax: (1-809) 732.5700 E-mail: suelo-agua@verizon.net.do

East Timor Eng. Luis Godinho Director of Reforestation and Forest Rehabilitation Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries Dili Ecuador Ing. Jorge Guzmán Ortega Fonctionario de la Dirección de Biodiversidad Ministerio del Ambiente Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas 2889 Quito Tel.: (593-2) 250.6337 Fax: (593-2) 256.3544 E-mail: jaguzman@ambiente.gov.ec Egypt Dr. Ismaill Abdel Gilil Director Desert Research Center Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation 1 Mathaf El Mataray 11728 Cairo Tel.: (202) 633.5449 Fax: (202) 635.7858 E-mail: ismaill@bramyl.ie-eg.com El Salvador Sr. Carlos Humberto Salazar Dirección de Patrimonio Natural Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Carretera a Santa Tecla Kilómetro 5 1/2 y Calle Las Mercedes San Salvador Tel.: (503) 223.0444 Ext. 249 Fax: (503) 224.6926 E-mail: patrimonio@marn.gob.sv

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Equatorial Guinea Dirección General de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Bosques, Pescas y Medio Ambiente Malabo Tel.: (240) 91305 / 91255 / 91933 Fax: (240) 92905 / 92806 / 92819 Eritrea Mr. Hiruy Asghedom Director General Department of Agricultural Promotion and Development Ministry of Agriculture Asmara Tel.: (291-1) 18.10.77 / 18.14.80 Fax: (291-1) 18.12.74 Ethiopia Mr. Ababu Anage Department Head Ecosystem Department Environmental Protection Authority Addis Ababa Tel.: (251-1) 46.46.06 / 46.48.84 Fax: (251-1) 46.48.76 / 46.48.84 E-mail:esid@telecom.net.et European Community Mr. Philip Mikos Heat of Unit "Environment and Rural Development" Directorate General for Development European Commission (G-12 5/60) 1049 Brussels Tel.: (32-2) 299.3047 Fax: (32-2) 299.2908 E-mail: philip.mikos@cec.eu.int

Fiji Mr. Inoke Ratukalou Principal, Research Officer for Land Use Land Resource Planning and Development Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement Private Mail Bag Raiwaqa Tel.: (679) 338.4233 / 338.4900 Fax: (679) 338.4058 / 338.5234 Finland Mr. Markku Aho Counsellor Department for Global Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs Katajanokanlaituri 3 00161 Helsinki Tel.: (358-9) 1605 5781 Fax: (358-9) 1605 6567 E-mail: markku.aho@formin.fi Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ms. Gordana Kozuharova Assistant Head Department for European Integration Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning 1000 Skopje Tel.: (389-2) 366.930 ext. 142 Fax: (389-2) 366.931 E-mail: g.kozuharova@moepp.gov.mk France Mme Bérengère Quincy Directrice du développement et de la coopération technique Ministère des Affaires Etrangères 75700 Paris 07 SP Tel.: (33-1) 53.69.31.47 Fax: (33-1) 53.69.33.35

E-mail: berengere.quincy@diplomatie.gouv.fr

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 10 Gabon M. Georges Rigondja Conseiller Technique du Ministre, chargé des questions de formation en matière d'environnement Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche chargé de

l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature

Libreville Tel.: (241) 07.66.58 Fax: (241) 76.55.48 E-mail: dgegabon@internetgabon.com Gambia Mr. Jato S. Sillah Director of Forestry Department of Forestry Ministry of Fisheries, Natural Resources and the Environment Banjul Tel.: (220) 22.73.07 Fax: (220) 22.47.65 E-mail: forestry.dept@gamel.gm Georgia Ms. Ketevan Tsereteli Head of Division Department of Environmental Policy Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection 380015 Tbilisi Tel.: (995-32) 33.40.82 Fax: (995-32) 33.39.52 / 96.57.02 E-mail: gmep@gol.ge Germany Dr. Christoph Kohlmeyer Head of Unit 314 Rural Development and Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 53045 Bonn Fax: (49-228) 535.4740

Mr. Ralf Wyrwinski Desk Officer Unit 314, Rural Development, Global Food Security Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 53045 Bonn Fax: (49-228) 535.4694 Ghana Mr. J. A. Allotey Executive Director Environmental Protection Agency Accra Fax: (233-21) 66.26.90 E-mail: jallotey@epaghana.org Greece Prof. Nicolaos Yassoglou Head Greek National Committee for Combating Desertification Ministry of Agriculture 184 Kifisia Avenue 15124 Marousi Tel.: (30-210) 808.2209 / 804.1793 Fax: (30-210) 808.2208 E-mail: ynick@hol.gr Grenada Mr. Alan Joseph Chief Forestry Officer Forestry and National Parks Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries Ministerial Complex St. George's Tel.: (1-473) 440.2934 / 440.6197 Fax: (1-473) 440.6197 / 440.4191 E-mail: fnpd@caribsurf.com

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Guatemala Lic. Juan Mario Dary Fuentes Ministro de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales 20 calle 28-58 zona 10 Guatemala Ciudad Tel.: (502) 512.2595

E-mail: despachomarn@hotmail.com / liliparis28@hotmail.com

Guinea M. Djiramba Diawara Chef de la Division Foresterie Rurale Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts Conakry Tel.: (224-11) 34.22.49 / 43.10.99 Fax: (224) 43.00.20 E-mail: alkhaly2002@yahoo.fr Guinea-Bissau M. Kaoussou Diombera Ingénieur forestier Ministère de l'Agriculture, Forêts, Chasse et élevage BP 71 Bissau Tel.: (245) 22.12.00 / 22.30.43 Fax: (245) 22.10.19 Guyana Mr. Andrew Bishop Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer Guyana Lands and Service Commission 22 Upper Hadfield Street Georgetown Tel.: (592) 227.2582 Fax: (592) 226.4052 E-mail: arbishop@sdnp.org.gy / arbishop@networksgy.com

Haiti M. Joseph Vernet Programme de lutte contre la désertification Ministère de l'Environnement Port-au-Prince Tel. :(509) 245.7572 / 245.7585 / 245.0635 Fax: (509) 245.3764 E-mail: josephvernet@yahoo.fr Holy See Msgr. Karel Kasteel Secretary of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" 00120 Vatican City Tel.: (39-06) 69.88.73.31 Fax: (39-06) 69.88.73.01 E-mail: corunum@corunum.va Honduras Ing. Carlos H. Pineda Mejia Viceministro de Ambiente Despacho de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente 100 mts. Al sur del Estadio Nacional 4710 Tegucigalpa Tel.: (504) 232.2388 Fax: (504) 235.4154 E-mail: ssamb@sdnhon.org.hn / cahupi2@yahoo.com Hungary Ms. Dora Kulauzov Counsellor Department of International Environmental Policy Ministry of Environment and Water 1011 Budapest Tel.: (36-1) 457.3388 / 457.3554 Fax: (36-1) 201.1335 E-mail: kulauzov@mail.kvvm.hu

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 12 Iceland Mr. Sigurdur A. Thrainsson Head of Department Division of Nature and Science Ministry for the Environment 150 Reykjavík Tel.: (354) 545.8600 Fax: (354) 562.4566 E-mail: sigurdur.thrainsson@umh.stjr.is India Mr. Desh Deepak Verma Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests Paryavaran Bhawan New Delhi - 110003 Tel.: (91-11) 2436.1613 Fax: (91-11) 2436.1613 E-mail: ddverma@nic.in Indonesia Dr. Harry Santoso Director Watershed Management and Land Rehabilitation Ministry of Forestry Gedung Manggala Wanabakti Bld. 13th floor 10270 Jakarta Tel.: (62-21) 573.0176 Fax: (62-21) 570.0263 E-mail: dirrlkt.rlps@dephut.cbn.net.id Iran (Islamic Republic of) Dr. Naser Moghaddasi Director General Engineering Unit Forest and Range Organization Tehran Fax: (98-21) 244.6515 E-mail: ccd_nfp@frw.org.ir

Ireland Ms. Karen Lynch Multilateral UN Policy Section, Development Cooperation Department of Foreign Affairs Dublin 2 Tel.: (353-1) 408.2514 Fax: (353-1) 408.2882 E-mail: karen.lynch@dfa.ie Israel Prof. Uriel N. Safriel Rockville, MD 20850 USA Tel.: (1-301) 294.6360 Fax: (1-301) 294.6360 E-mail: uriel36@verizon.net Italy Min. Guido Scalici Directorate General for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Piazzale della Farnesina 1 00194 Rome E-mail: guido.scalici@esteri.it Jamaica Mr. Philbert Brown Director Emergency Management and Weather Services Ministry of Water and Housing Island Life Building Kingston 5 Tel.: (1-876) 920.9117 / 920.3406 Fax: (1-876) 960.8571 E-mail: sdemow@cwjamaica.com Japan Mr. Hideo Fukushima Director Climate Change Division, Global Issues Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs 100-8919 Tokyo Tel.: (81-3) 55.01.82.45 Fax: (81-3) 55.01.82.44 E-mail: hideo.fukushima@mofa.go.jp

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Japan Mr. Toshiro Iijima Counsellor Embassy of Japan 10785 Berlin Germany Tel.: (49-30) 21.09.44.00 Fax: (49-30) 21.09.42.21

E-mail: t.iijima@eoj-d.de / toshiro.iijima@mofa.go.jp

Jordan Dr. Yousef Shuraiki Secretary General Ministry of Environment Al-Jamea Street 11941 Amman Tel.: (962-6) 535.0149 Fax: (962-6) 535.0084 Kazakhstan Mr. Atamurat Shamen Director Environmental Policy Department Ministry of Environmental Protection Pr. Pobeda 31 Astana Tel.: (7-3162) 25.42.65 Kenya Mr. Stephen Njambu Njoroge National Environment Management Authority Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Nairobi Tel.: (254-2) 60.55.22/5/6/7 Fax: (254-2) 60.89.97 E-mail: snnjoroge2003@yahoo.com Kuwait Dr. Mohammad Abdu Rahman Al-Sarawi Chairman and Director General Environment Public Authority 13104 Safat Tel.: (965) 482.1285 / 482.1289 Fax: (965) 482.0570 / 482.0571

Kyrgyzstan Mr. Kubanychbek Kulov Director Kyrgyz Scientific and Research Institute of Irrigation Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources 720055 Bishkek Tel.: (996-312) 54.11.68 Fax: (996-312) 54.09.75 E-mail: kulov@elcat.kg Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr. Phetsavang Sounnalath National Director The National Disaster Management Office Vientiane Tel.: (856-21) 21.94.50 Fax: (856-21) 21.95.25 E-mail: ndmo@pan.laos-net.la Latvia Ms. Evisa Abolina Senior Official Environmental Protection Department Ministry of the Environment Peldu iela 25 1494 Riga Tel.: (371) 702.6513 Fax: (371) 782.0442 E-mail: evisa.abolina@vidm.gov.lv Lebanon Mr. Hussein Nasrallah Director of Studies and Coordination Ministry of Agriculture Bir Hassan Beirut Tel.: (961) 3 835672 E-mail: studies@agriculture.gov.lb

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 14 Lesotho Ms. Nkhothatseng J. Malephane Director National Environment Secretariat Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment 100 Maseru Tel.: (266) 31.17.67 Fax: (266) 31.05.06 / 31.15.00 / 31.11.21 E-mail: natenv@ilesotho.com Liberia Hon. Jerome G.N. Nyenka Senior Environmental Scientist Environmental Protection Agency 4th Street, Sinkor Monrovia Tel.: (231-6) 53.23.64 Fax: 31205407127 (UNDP-V-Sat Fax Line) E-mail: jeronyenka@yahoo.com Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Dr. Othman Mohammed El-Shawish Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Desertification Secretariat of Agriculture Tripoli Tel.: (218-21) 361.6148 Fax: (218-21) 480.0470 Liechtenstein Ms. Karin Lingg Office for Foreign Affairs FL-9490 Vaduz Tel.: (42-3) 236.6057 Fax : (42-3) 236.6059 E-mail: karin.lingg@aaa.llv.li

Luxembourg Mme Michèle Pranchère-Tomassini Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent Mission permanente du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg auprès des Nations Unies à Genève 13 chemin de la Rochette 1202 Genève 20 Switzerland Tel. : (41-22) 919.1929 Fax : (41-22) 919.1920 E-mail: mission.luxembourg@ties.int Madagascar Mme Herivololona Ralalarimanana Ministère de l'environnement, des Eaux et Forêts B.P. 571 Antananarivo 101 Tel.: (261-20) 224.0031 Fax: (261-20) 223.04.88 / 224.19.19 E-mail: minenv@dts.mg / foretmin@wanadoo.mg Malawi Assistant Director of Forestry Department of Forestry P.O. Box 30048 Lilongwe 3 Tel.: (265) 77.10.00 Fax: (265) 77.42.68 Malaysia Mr. Wan Azizah Wan Jaffar International Unit Ministry of Agriculture 50624 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: (603) 298.2011 Fax : (603) 291.3758 E-mail: admin@moa.my

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Maldives Mr. Abdullahi Majeed Deputy Minister Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water Huravee Building Male, 20-05 Tel.: (960) 332.4861 Fax: (960) 332.2286 E-mail:env@environment.gov.mv Mali M. Mamadou Gakou Secrétaire Technique Permanent du Cadre

institutionnel de la Gestion des Questions Environnementales (STP/CIGQE)

Ministère de l'Environnement BP 2357 Bamako Tel. : (223) 223.10.74 Fax : (223) 223.58.67 E-mail: stp@timbagga.com.ml Malta Ms. Christine M. Tanti Environment Officer / Nature Protection Unit Environment Protection Directorate Malta Environment and Planning Authority St Francis Ravelin Floriana Tel.: (356) 2290 6007 / 6006 / 0000 Fax: (356) 2290 2295 E-mail: unccd.malta@mepa.org.mt Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 1349 Majuro, MI 96960 Tel.: (692) 625.3181 / 3012 Fax : (692) 625.4979 E-mail: mofapol@ntamar.net

Mauritania Mr. El Hadrami Ould Bahneine Directeur de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement Rural Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement Rural Nouakchott Tel.: (222) 525.1500 / 525.7475 / 525.7463 Fax: (222) 525.7690 E-mail: barragehc@opt.mr Mauritius Mr. S.A. Paupiah Conservator of forests Forestry Service Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources Botanical Garden Street Curepipe Tel.: (230) 675.4966 Fax: (230) 674.3449 E-mail: forest@intmet.mu Mexico Ing. Manuel Reed Segovia Director General de la Comisión Nacional Forestal Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR) Carretera a Nogales Esq. Periférico Zapopan, Jal. C.P. 04510 Tel.: (52-33) 3777.7087 Fax: (52-33) 3110.0820 E-mail: unccd@conafor.gob.mx Micronesia (Federated States of) Mr. Tadao P. Sigrah Chargé d'Affaires Permanent Mission of Micronesia to the United Nations in New York 820 Second Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Tel.: (1-212) 697.8370

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 16 Monaco M. Patrick Van Klaveren Délégué à l'Environnement International et Méditerranéen Ministère d'Etat BP 522 98015 Monaco Cedex Tel.: (37-7) 93.15.21.22 Fax: (37-7) 93.50.95.91 E-mail: pvanklaveren@gouv.mc Mongolia Ms. Navaan-Yunden Oyundar Director International Cooperation Management Ministry of Nature and Environment Government Building #3 Ulaanbaatar 11 Tel.: (976-11) 31.22.69 Fax: (976-11) 32.14.01 E-mail: oyundar@mongol.net / oyundar@yahoo.com Morocco M. Omar Askarn Inspecteur Général Conservation des Eaux et du Sol Ministère Délégué chargé des Eaux et Forêts Rabat-Chellah Tel.: (212-37) 76.69.03 Fax: (212-37) 76.64.32 E-mail: ces@athena.online.co.ma Mozambique Ms. Lolita Hilário Fondo Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs Av. Acordos de Lusaka 2115 Maputo Tel.: (258-1) 46.58.48 / 46.58.43 / 46.58.51 / 46.66.78 Fax: (258-1) 46.58.49 / 46.58.48 E-mail: micoa@ambinet.uem.mz

Myanmar Mr. U Soe Win Hlaing Director Forest Department Ministry of Forestry West Gyogone, Insein Yangon Tel.: (95-1) 68.17.56 / 68.17.58 Fax: (95-1) 66.43.36 / 66.55.92 Namibia Ms. Sem Taukondjo Shikongo Chief Development Planner Directorate of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Environment and Tourism Windhoek Tel.: (264-61) 24.90.15 Fax: (264-61) 24.03.39 E-mail: sts@dea.met.gov.na Nauru Mr. Joseph Cain Secretary for Economic Development Department of Economic Development Government Offices Yaren District Tel.: (674) 444.3181 Fax: (674) 444.3891 E-mail: jcain@cenpac.net.nr Nepal Mr. Lok Darshan Regmi Joint Secretary, Chief of the Environment Division Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Kathmandu Tel.: (977-1) 422.5596 Fax: (977-1) 422.0970 E-mail: idregmi7@hotmail.com

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Netherlands Mr. Hans Wessels Head Natural Resources and Ecosystems Management Environment and Water Department Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2500 EB The Hague Tel.: (31-70) 348.6203 Fax: (31-70) 348.4303 E-mail: hans.wessels@minbuza.nl New Zealand Mr. Mike Walsh Director Environment Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Wellington Tel.: (64-4) 473.2107 Fax: (64-4) 494.8507 E-mail: mike.walsh@mfat.govt.nz Nicaragua Ing. Arcadio Choza Director General Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Km. 13 Carretera Norte Managua Tel.: (505) 263.1994 Fax: (505) 263.1994 / 233.1173 E-mail: achoza@marena.gob.ni Niger M. Hassane Saley Secrétaire Exécutif Cabinet du Premier Ministre Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement Durable Niamey Tel.: (227) 72.25.59 / 72.42.64 Fax: (227) 72.29.81 / 73.58.59 E-mail: biocnedd@intnet.ne

Nigeria Mr. Bukar Hassan Assistant Director Department of Drought and Desertification Amelioration Federal Ministry of Environment Independence Way South Central Abuja Tel.: (234-9) 523.4931 Fax: (234-9) 523.4119 E-mail: fmenv@hypeira.com / bukar_hassan@yahoo.uk Niue Ms. Sisilia Talagi Executive Officer Ministry of External Affairs Alofi Tel.: (683) 4200 Fax: (683) 4206 E-mail: external@mail.gov.nu Norway Ms. Inger G. Naess Adviser Department for Trade Policy, Natural

Resources and Environmental Affairs Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

0032 Oslo Tel.: (47-22) 24.35.99 Fax: (47-22) 24.27.82 E-mail: ign@mfa.no Oman Mr. Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Hakmani Director of Coordination and Follow-up Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment P.O. Box 323 Muscat, P-C 113 Tel.: (968) 69.24.71 Fax: (968) 69.29.28

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 18 Pakistan Dr. Bashir Ahmed Wani Inspector General of Forests Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development CDA Block, Old Naval Headquarter Islamabad Tel.: (92-51) 920.3726 Fax: (92-51) 920.2211 E-mail: fspoigf@isb.comsats.net.pk Palau Ms. Youlsau Bells National Environment Planner Office of Environmental Response and Coordination Koror, PW 96940 Tel.: (680) 488.6950 ext. 235, 243, 249 or 250 Fax: (680) 488.8638 E-mail: ybells@palau-oerc.net Palestine Eng. Issa Musa Al-Baradeiya ICARDA Project Coordinator in Palestine Ministry of Environmental Affairs Alhawooz Street Hebron Tel.: (972-2) 222.9269 Fax: (972-2) 222.9279 E-mail: menah@palnet.com Panama Lic. Israel Torres Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente Albrook Edificio 894 Ancón Tel.: (507) 315.0152/0855 Fax: (507) 315.0152/0573 E-mail: j.gonzalez@anam.gob.pa

Papua New Guinea Dr. Wari Iamo Secretary Department of Environment and Conservation P.O. Box 6601 Boroko Tel.: (675) 325.0180 Fax: (675) 325.0182 E-mail: odir@daltron.com.pg Paraguay Sr. Luis E. Molina Belén Director de Gestión Ambiental Subsecretaria del Ambiente Presidencia de la Republica Madame Lynch 3500 Asunción Tel.: (595-21) 61.58.05 / 61.17.64 Fax: (595-21) 61.58.05 E-mail: imolinas@telesurf.com.py / ccdparag@rieder.net.py Peru Sr. Leoncio Eliseo Alvarez Vásquez Jefe Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA) Ministerio de Agricultura Cale 17 N° 355 Lima Tel.: (511) 225.2113 Fax: (511) 224.3812 E-mail: lalvarez@inrena.gob.pe Philippines Dr. Rogelio N. Concepcion Director Bureau of Soils and Water Management Department of Agriculture Quezon City Tel.: (632) 923.0454 / 920.4382 Fax: (632) 920.4318 E-mail: rogercon@pworld.net.ph

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Poland Mr. Jacek Mizak Acting Deputy Director Department of International Cooperation Ministry of the Environment Wawelska 52/54 00922 Warsaw Tel.: (48-22) 579.2323 Fax: (48-22) 579.2263 E-mail: jacek.mizak@mos.gov.pl Portugal Mr. Victor Louro Forestry General Directorate Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries 1069-040 Lisbon Tel.: (351-21) 312.4958 Fax: (351-21) 312.4989 / 87 E-mail: victor.louro@dgf.min-agricultura.pt Qatar Mr. Khalid Hilal Al-Anzzy Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves Doha Tel.: (974) 443.7171 Fax: (974) 441.5246 Republic of Korea Dr. Ho-Joong Youn Research Scientist Division of Soil Conservation Korea Forest Service Institute 207 Chongnyangni-dong Seoul 130-712 Tel.: (82-2) 961.2559 Fax: (82-2) 961.2551 E-mail: yount@foa.go.kr

Mr. Yoo Yeon-chul Director, Environmental Cooperation Division International Economic Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 77-6 Sejong-ro Chongro-gu 110760 Seoul Tel.: (82-2) 2100.7743 Fax: (82-2) 2100.7991 E-mail: environment@mofat.go.kr Republic of Moldova Mr. Ilie Mangul Deputy Head of Division State Hydrometeorologica Service Ministry of Ecology, Construction and Territorial Development 2043 Chisinau Tel.: (37-322) 77.35.29 Fax: (37-322) 77.36.36 E-mail: cazac@cni.md Romania Mr. Viorel Blujdea Researcher Forest Research and Management Planning Institute Sos. Stefanesti 128, sector 2 70005 Bucharest Tel.: (40-21) 240.6095 / 240.60.96 Fax: (40-21) 240.68.45 E-mail: icas@icas.ro Russian Federation Mr. Evgeny V. Gorshkov Deputy Director Department for International Environment Cooperation Ministry of Natural Resources B. Gruzinskaya str. 4/6 123995 Moscow Tel.: (7-095) 252.0988 Fax: (7-095) 254.8283 E-mail: gorshkov@mnr.gov.ru

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 20 Rwanda M. Claudien Habimana Directeur des Forêts Ministère des Terres, de l'Environnement, des Forêts, de l'Eau et des Mines Kigali Tel.: (250) 51.05.59 / 08530036 E-mail: habi_claudien@yahoo.fr Saint Kitts and Nevis Mr. Patrick Williams Senior Physical Planner Department of Physical Planning and Environment Ministry of Sustainable Development P.O. Box 597 Basseterre Tel.: (1-869) 465.2277 Fax: (1-869) 465.5842 E-mail: phyplskb@caribsurf.com Saint Lucia Mr. Michael Andrew Deputy Chief Forestry Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment Sir Stanislaus James Building Castries Tel.: (1-758) 450.2078 Fax: (1-758) 450.2287 E-mail: chiefforest@slumaffe.org Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Mr. Edmund Jackson Ministry of Health and the Environment Kingstown Samoa Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Apia Tel.: (685) 63333 / 25313 Fax: (685) 21504 E-mail: mfa@mfa.gov.ws

San Marino S.E. Mr. Dieter Thomas Ambassadeur Mission permanente de la République de Saint-Marin auprès des Nations Unies à Genève 1201 Genève Switzerland Tel.: (41-22) 918.5020/21 Fax: (41-22) 918.5030 E-mail: mission.san-marino@ties.itu.int Sao Tome and Principe M. Heliodoro Pires Quaresma Ingénieur Cartographe Direction de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement Sao Tome Tel. : (239-2) 22936 / 22869 / 21636 / 24962 Fax: (239-2) 22824 / 22936 E-mail: gefamb@cstome.net Saudi Arabia Director General Water Resources Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Water 11195 Riyadh Tel.: (966-1) 402.2479 Fax : (966-1) 492.2479 Senegal Mme Gogo Banel Ndiaye Macina Secrétaire Permanent Conseil Supérieur des ressources naturelles et de l'environnement Ministère de la Jeunesse, de l'Environnement et de l'Hygiène Publique Dakar Tel. : (221) 849.7359 / 849.7349 / 821.1240 / 683.7677 Fax: (221) 822.9764 E-mail: banel@caramail.com

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Serbia and Montenegro Ms. Gordana Grujic Department for International Cooperation Directorate for Environmental Protection Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection Dr. Ivana Ribara St. 91 11070 Belgrade E-mail: gordana.grujic@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu Seychelles Mr. Didier Dogley Director General for Nature Conservation Ministry of Environment P.O. Box 677 Mahe Tel.: (248) 22.46.44 Fax: (248) 22.51.31

E-mail: didier2@hotmail.com / boga@seychelles.net

Sierra Leone Mr. Stephen Syril James Jusu Chief Environment Officer Department of Environment Ministry of Lands, Housing, Country Planning and the Environment Room 303 E, 3rd Floor Freetown Tel.: (232-22) 24.03.67 Fax: (232-22) 23.50.13 / 24.20.13 E-mail: environ@hotmail.com / jususyril@yahoo.com Singapore Ms. Tan Yee Woan Director Internation Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Tel.: (65) 63.79.85.02 Fax: (65) 64.79.53.10 E-mail: tan_yee_woan@mfo.gov.sg

Slovak Republic Professor Dr. Pavol Bielek Director Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute 82713 Bratislava Tel.: (421-2) 43.42.08.66 Fax: (421-2) 43.29.54.87 E-mail: bielek@vupu.sk Slovenia Ms. Inga Turk Government Advisor Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy 1000 Ljubljana Tel.: (386-1) 478.7360 Fax: (386-1) 478.7420 E-mail: inga.turk@gov.si Solomon Islands Mr. Steve Likaveke Permanent-Secretary Department of Forests, Environment and Conservation Solomon Islands Government PO Box G24 Honaria Tel.: (677) 28611 Somalia Ministry of Environment Mogadishu Fax: (252-1) 22.34.23 South Africa Ms. Maria Mbengashe Chief Director Biodiversity and Marine International Cooperation Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism 0001 Pretoria Tel.: (27-12) 310.3845/3707 Fax: (27-12) 320.1714 E-mail: mmbengashe@deat.gov.za

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 22 Spain Sra. Anunciada Fernández de Córdova Deputy Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pl. Marqués de Salamanca, 8 28071 Madrid Tel.: (34-91) 583.0401 Fax: (34-91) 583.0401 E-mail: anunciada.fdecordova@mae.es Prof. Teresa Mendizábal Aracama Adviser to the Presidency Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas 28006 Madrid Tel.: (34-91) 585.5299 Fax: (34-91) 346.6714 E-mail: teresa.mendizabal@ciemat.es Sri Lanka Mr. D. Dissanayake Secretary Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Sampathpaya Battaramulla Tel.: (94-11) 287.72.90 Fax: (94-11) 287.72.92 E-mail: forest@sri.lanka.net Sudan Mr. Hashim Mohamed El Hassan Mohamed Osman Head of Section National Drought and Desertification Control Unit Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Khartoum Tel.: (249-011) 77.20.23 / 77.00.59 Fax: (249-011) 78.96.89 E-mail: nddcu@sudanet.net

Suriname Ms. Margret H. Kerkhoffs-Zerp Environmental Policy Officer Environment Section Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment Wagenwegstraat # 22 Paramaribo Tel.: (597) 47.53.68 / 42.09.60 Fax: (597) 41.13.10 / 42.09.60 E-mail: milieu_atm@yahoo.com / arbeid@sr.net Swaziland Mr. Bongani Simon Masuku Soil Scientist Land Development Section Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Manzini Tel.: (268) 518.6329 / 518.4162 Fax: (268) 518.44.81 E-mail: moaclds@realnet.co.sz Sweden Ms. Amalia Garcia-Thärn Deputy Director Department for Global Development Ministry for Foreign Affairs Vasagatan 8-10 10339 Stockholm Tel.: (46-8) 405.3109 Fax: (46-8) 723.1176 E-mail: amalia.garcia-tharn@foreign.ministry.se Switzerland Dr. Liliane Ortega Senior Advisor Natural Resources and Environment Division Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 3003 Berne Tel.: (41-31) 325.92.82 / 325.92.93 Fax: (41-31) 325.93.62 E-mail: liliane.ortega@deza.admin.ch

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Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Khaled Al-Shara'a Agriculture Department Ministry of Environment Damascus Tel.: (963-11) 446.2658 / 223.4398 Fax: (963-11) 333.5645 / 446.2658 E-mail: sharaa-kh@mail.sy Tajikistan Mr. Gulmakhmadov D. Kurbonalievich Minister State Committee for Land Management 734067 Dushanbe Tel.: (992-372) 31.16.83 / 21.38.48 / 21.73.21 Fax: (992-372) 31.14.87 / 21.70.02 E-mail: nusrat@tajik.net Thailand Mr. Sopon Chomchan Senior Land Use Planning Specialist Department of Land Development Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Paholyothin Rd, Bengkhen 10900 Bangkok Tel.: (66-2) 589.4323 / 579.8530 Fax: (66-2) 561.3029 / 579.1560 E-mail: edd@mozart.inet.co.th Togo M. Djiwonu Yao Folly Directeur de la Protection et du Contrôle de la Flore Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières Lomé Tel.: (228-2) 21.39.74 / 21.46.04 Fax: (228-2) 21.36.01 / 21.40.29 / 21.09.47 / 21.46.04 E-mail: yfolly@yahoo.fr

Tonga Mr. S.T. Taumoepeau Tupou Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Reserve Bank Building Fasi-moe-afi Tel.: (676) 23600 Fax: (676) 23360 E-mail: viela@kalianet.to Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Earl Nesbitt Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment 16-18 Sackville Street Port of Spain Tel.: (1-868) 625.6083 Fax: (1-868) 625.7003 E-mail: environment@tstt.net.tt Tunisia M. Mohamed Ismail Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire Tunis Tel.: (216-1) 70.40.00 Fax: (216-1) 70.43.40 E-mail: pan.onc@gnet.tn Turkey Mr. Mevlüt Düzgün Head of the Department for Planning and Project Management Board of Research, Planning and Coordination Ministry of Environment and Forestry Çevre ve Orman Bakanligi 06560 Gazi Tel.: (90-312) 417.9173 Fax: (90-312) 417.9160 E-mail: apkkb-ppd@cevreorman.gov.tr

ICCD/COP(7)/INF.3 Page 24 Turkmenistan Dr. Muhamet Durikov Head of Laboratory National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna Ministry of Nature Protection 744000 Ashgabat Tel.: (993-12) 35.72.98 Fax: (993-12) 39.64.08 E-mail: durikov@online.tm Tuvalu Ms. Pepetua E. Latasi UNCCD Coordinator Department of Environment Office of the Prime Minister Privat Mail Bag Funafuti E-mail: latasi6448@hotmail.com Uganda Mr. Stephen Muwaya Senior Range Ecologist Directorate of Animal Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Entebbe Tel.: (256-41) 34.36.96 Fax: (256-41) 32.10.10 / 32.10.47 E-mail: ccdnap@infocom.co.ug Ukraine Dr. Yaroslav Movchan Director Directorate of Biotic, Water, Land Resources and EcoNet Ministry of Environmental Protection 35, Uritskogo Str. Kiev 03035 Tel.: (380-44) 206.3147 E-mail: movchan@menr.gov.ua United Arab Emirates Dr. Salem M. Al Dhaheri Director General Federal Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi Tel.: (971-2) 677.7363 Fax: (971-2) 677.0501

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Jos Wheatley Department for International Development London SW1E 5HE Fax: (44-20) 7023.0719 E-mail: j-wheatley@dfid.gov.uk United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Richard S. Muyungi Assistant Director of Environment Vice President's Office IPS Building, 1st Floor Dar Es Salaam Tel.: (255-22) 211.8416 / 211.3983 Fax: (255-22) 211.3856 E-mail: rmuyungi@vpdoe.go.tz United States of America Ms. Christine Dawson OES/ETC Department of State Room 4333 Washington, DC 20520 Tel.: (1-202) 647.4683 Fax: (1-202) 736.7351 / 647.5247 Uruguay Sra. Aramis Latchinian Dirección Nacional de Medio Anbiente (DINIMA) Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente Rincón N° 422, 5° piso Montevideo 11100 Tel.: (598-2) 916.5133 Fax: (598-2) 916.5132 E-mail: sdinama@adinet.com.uy

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Uzbekistan Mr. Zokhidjon Nazirov Deputy Director Centre of Hydrometeorological Service (Uzhydromet) Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan 700052 Tashkent Tel.: (998-71) 136.0758 Fax: (998-71) 133.2025 E-mail: uzhymet@meteo.uz Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ing. Rodolfo Roa Director General de Cuencas Hidrograficas Direccion General de Cuencas Hidrograficas Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Av. Oeste 8 Caracas 1010 Tel.: (58-212) 408.2175 / 408.2176 Fax: (58-212) 408.2177 E-mail: rroa@marn.gov.ve Viet Nam Ms. Pham Minh Thoa National Office for UNCCD Department of Forestry Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Room 409, B9 Hanoi Tel.: (84-4) 733.2263 Fax: (84-4) 722.3842 E-mail: unccd-office@netnam.vn

Yemen Dr. Ahmed Hussein Al-Attas Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation P.O. Box 3837 Sana'a Tel.: (9671) 25.09.77 Fax: (9671) 225.0976 E-mail: ahmedalattas@y.net.ye Zambia Mr. Gondwe Fishani Gondwe Acting Chief Environmental Management Department Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources P.O. Box 34011 Lusaka Fax: (260-1) 222.189 - 229.417 E-mail: figogmel@yahoo.co.uk Zimbabwe Ms. Mutsa Chasi Director Department of Natural Resources Ministry of Mines, Environment and Tourism P.O. Box CY 385 Harare Tel.: (263-4) 70.56.71-4 / 72.91.36 Fax: (263-4) 79.31.23 E-mail: zpn143@mweb.co.zw

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