List of Participants

RESOURCE PERSONS

H.E. Dr. Richard E. Benedick
Ambassador (ret.)
Senior Fellow, World Wildlife Fund
1250, Twenty-Fourth Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20037-1175, U.S.A.
Tel: (202) 778 9704 Fax: (202) 293 9211

Mr. Eugéne Binama
SEENO
B.P. 9037 Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso
Tel: (226) 363 032 Fax: (226) 363 032
e-mail: sow@novib.novib.bf

Mr. Urs Bloesch
Environment Expert
Swiss Disaster Relief
Eiger strasse 71, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
Tel: (41-31) 322 35 65 Fax: (41-31) 324 1694
Direct Tel/Fax: (41-31) 322 337 87

Dr. Zeremariam Fre
Pastoral and Environmental Network in the
Horn of Africa (PENHA)
P.O. Box 14353, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (25-1) 126 827 Fax: (25-1) 553 412

Dr. Susanne Groten
Scientific Staff ITC
International Institute for Aerospace Surveys and Earth Sciences
P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands
Tel:(31-53) 48 74 272 Fax: (31-53) 48 74 399
e-mail: groten@itc.nl

Professor Edwin A. Gyasi
Head of Geography Department
University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Fax: (233-21) 500 382

Mr. Fernando Echevarria
Department of Geography
University of Nebraska
324 Avery Hall. Lincoln NE 68588-0135,
P.O. Box 880 135, U.S.A.
Tel: (402) 472 1944 Fax: (402) 472 1185
e-mail: fre@unlinfo.unl.edu

Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika
Journalist, B/14 Press Enclave
Saket, New Delhi 110017, India
Tel: (91-11) 686 41 20
Fax: (91-11) 332 59 93
e-mail:sanjoyha@giasdl.01.vsnl.net.in

Mr. Gebereyes Haile Habte
Lutheran World Federation/WS, Soil and
Water Conservation Manager
P.O. Box 40132, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 553 288 Fax:(251-1) 55 25 14

Mr. Thomas Hoerz
Consultant
c/o GTZ-PAS, P.O. Box 41607
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:(254-2) 568968 Fax:(254-2) 562670
e-mail: thoerz@elci.sasa.unep.no

Dr. Karen Jacobsen
Assistant Professor
Political Science Department
Regis College, 235 Wellesley Street
Weston MA 02193, U.S.A.
Tel: (617) 768 74 24 Fax: (617) 768 8339
e-mail: jacobsen@babson.edu

Mr. Miururi J. Kimani
c/o GTZ-PAS, Att: Ms. E. Weyhe
P.O. Box 41607
Tel: (254-2) 562 668/561 386/561 420
Fax:(254-2) 56 26 70

Mr. Gus Le Breton
Director, SAFIRE
P.O. Box BE 398, Belvedere, Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: (263-4) 795461 Fax: (263-4) 79 0 470
e-mail: safire@mango.zw

Dr. Krisno Nimpuno
Director, DERC
P.O. Box 5043, 2600 GA Delft
The Netherlands
Tel:(31-15) 278 44 08 Fax: (31-15) 278 34 11

Mr. Matthew Owen
Natural Resources Consultant
P.O. Box 76674, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:(254-2) 722 772 Fax: (254-2) 445 166
email: m.owen@arso.sasa.unep.no

Mr. Jean-Pierre Perier
Chargé de Programme, ENDA - Sahel et
Afrique de l’Ouest, B.P. 130969
Tel: (221) 272 025 Fax: (221) 273 215

Mr. Salah Rouchiche
Desertification Control Consultant
Diepenbrockstr. 9, NL-2625 XG Delft,
The Netherlands
Tel:(31-15)262 5312 Fax:(31-15)2625312

Mr. Ivan Ruzicka
Chez Baudy
74350 Vovray-en-Bornes, France
Tel/Fax: (33) 504 416 91
email: ruzicka@who.ch

Dr. Michelle Schwartz
Director, International Programs Natural
Heritage Institute
114 Sansome Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco CA 94194, U.S.A.
Tel:(1-415) 288 05 50 Fax: (1-415) 288 05 55

Dr. Alexander Shestakov
Institute of Geography
Russian Academy of Science
Staromonetny per 29, 109017 Moscow, Russia
Tel: (7-095) 238 83 77 Fax:(7-095) 230 20 90
e-mail: sasha@shest.msk.su

Mr. Gebremedhin Zeleloy Tesfay
Head, Relief and Rehabilitation Department
Relief Society of Tigray (REST),
P.O. Box 8078, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel:(251-03)402245
Fax: (251-03)400 939/512 694

Mr. Paul Wendelbo
Programme Officer
Low Tech Energy Development
P.O. Box 23039, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: (256-41) 259 984 Fax:(256-41) 259 984

Dr. Adrian Wood
Department of Geographical and
Environmental Sciences
Huddersfield University, Queensgate,
Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom
Tel:(44-1484) 473 010 Fax:(44-1484) 516 151
e-mail: a.p.wood@hud.ac.uk

DONOR PARTICIPANTS

CANADA/CIDA
Mr. Camille Pomerleau
Senior Environment Specialist (Policy Branch)
Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA)
200 Promenade du Portage
Hull (Québec) K1 A 0G4
Tel: (819) 994 39 24 Fax:(819) 953 33 48

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Mr. Gerard Duda
Project Planning Officer Division 426,
Emergency and Refugee Programs
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische
Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
P.O. Box 5180, D-65726 Eschborn
Tel: (61-96) 791 254 Fax: (61-96) 796 170

THE NETHERLANDS
Mr. Dirk Van Eijk
Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
P.O. Box 20061, NL-2500 EB The Hague
Tel: (070) 348 61 14 Fax: (070) 348 43 03

NORWAY
Mrs. Merete Lundemo
First Secretary, Political Affairs
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations
31-35, avenue de Budé, 1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 734 97 30 Fax: (41-22) 733 99 70

SWEDEN

Mr. Peter Swartling
Programme Officer
Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Division of
Humanitarian Assistance
S-105 25 Stockholm
Tel: (46-8) 698 52 17 Fax: (46-8) 69 85 613
e-mail: peter.swartling@sida.se

SWITZERLAND
Ms. Alexandra Richter
Federal Office for Refugees
Taubenstrasse 16, Berne
Tel: (031) 325 96 07 Fax:(031) 325 92 38

UNFPA

Mr. Sjaak Bavelaar
Senior External Relations Officer
European Liaison Office, Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 979 95 63 Fax:(41-22) 979 90 16

OTHER GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS

PANAMA
Ms. Elia Guerra-Quijano
Minister, Permanent Mission of Panama to the
United Nations
72, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva,
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 738 03 88/738 03 18
Fax: (41-22) 738 03 63

U.S.A.
Ms. Kathy A. Johnson Césares
Migration Officer
Bureau for Population, Refugees and
Migration
The Department of State, Room 5824
Washington D.C. 20522, U.S.A.
Tel: (202) 663 10 32 Fax: (202) 663 10 61

INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPANTS

CARE

Mr. Vincent Coultan
Emergency Technical Coordinator
36-38 Southampton Street
London WC2E 7AF, United Kingdom
Tel: (44-171)379 5247 Fax: (41-171)379 0543
e-mail: coultan@uk.care.org.

Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA/IDNDR)

Mr. Wolfgang Wagner
Senior Expert, Secretariat of the International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)
Palais des Nations, CH 1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 740 0377 Fax: (41-22) 7338695
e-mail: wolfgang.wagner.@dha.unicc.org

Lutheran World Federation/World Service (LWF/WS)

Mr. Tore Samuelsson
Programme Secretary,
Rehabilitation/Environment
P.O. Box 2100, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 791 64 27 Fax:(41-22) 791 05 28
e-mail: ts@wcc-coe.org

OECD
Ms. Marina Moretti
Associate Expert, OECD
2, rue André Pascal, F-75775 Paris Cedex 16
Tel:(33-1) 452 418 87 Fax:(33-1) 45 24 19 96
e-mail: marina.moretti@oecd.org

ICCD
Mr. Grégoire von Kalbermatten
Coordinator for Policy and Programme
Development
Geneva Executive Center
11-13, chemin des Anémones
CH 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 979 94 16 Fax: (41-22) 979 90 30

IUCN

Dr. Stephan Fuller
Senior Advisor, Mountains Sustainable
Development Programme
2 Islamic Road, Peshawar, Pakistan
Tel: (92-52) 1271 728/277 189/279602
Fax: (92-52) 1275 093/1272 517

THE WORLD BANK

Mr. Gordon Appleby
Social Scientist, Environmental and Natural Resources
The World Bank Group
Washington D.C. 20433, U.S.A.
Tel: (202) 473 58 44 Fax: (202) 679 09 77

UNDP

Ms. Mary Ellen Lowe
European Office, Palais des Nations
CH 1211 Geneva 10
Tel: (41-22) 979 95 37 Fax: (41-22) 739 73 27

UNEP

Dr. Elizabeth Migongo-Bake
P.O. Box 30552 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254-2) 623 261 Fax: (254-2) 623 284
e-mail: elizabeth.migongo-bake@unep.no

OBSERVERS

CARE U.S.A.
Mr. Dean Girdis
Programme Representative
CARE, 151 Ellis Street, Atlanta, GA 30303-2439
U.S.A.
Tel: (404) 681 25 52 (ext. 192)
Fax: (404)5774840

ICCD
Ms. Sonia Filippazzi
Geneva Executive Center
11-13, Chemin des Anémones, CH 1219 Chatelaine
Geneva, Switzerland
Fax: (41-22) 979 90 30

ORGANIZERS

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Ms. Karen Abuzayd
Deputy Director, Division of Programmes
and Operational Support
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22) 739 7791 Fax:(41-22)7397327
E-mail: abuzayd@unhcr.ch

Mr. Stefan Berglund
Senior Inter-Organization Officer
Division of External Relations
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 739 85 70. Fax: (41-22)739 73 49.
E-mail: berglund@unhcr.ch

Dr. Jean-Yves Bouchardy
Information Officer (Environment)
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22) 739 79 63 Fax: (41-22)739 731
E-mail: bouchard@unhcr.ch

Mr. Kolude Doherty,
Deputy Director, Bureau for Africa
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22)739 8178 Fax:(41-22)7397339
E-mail: doherty@unhcr.ch

Mr. Fedde-Jan Groot
Senior Emergency Preparedness and
Response Officer
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)739 8661 Fax:(41-22)7397301
e-mail: groot@unhcr.ch

Mr. Hideyuki Mori
Senior Coordinator, Environmental
Affairs, Division of Programmes and
Environmental Affairs
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)73986 68 Fax: (41-22)7397327
e-mail: moriyuki@unhcr.ch

Mr. Nicholas Morris
Director, Division of Programmes and
Operational Support
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)7398435 Fax:(41-22)73973 27
e-mail: morrisn@unhcr.ch

Mr. Toshiro Odashima
Senior Desk Officer,
Bureau for South West Asia, North Africa
and the Middle East
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22) 739 8121 Fax: (41-22)739 337
e-mail: odashima@unhcr.ch

Mr. Taoufik Ouanes
Senior Human Rights Liaison Officer, Division of International Protection
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)739 86 64 Fax: (41-22)7397337
e-mail: ouanes@unhcr.ch

Mr. Craig Sanders, Senior Physical
Planner, Sub-office Goma
Goma, Zaire
Fax: (407) 726 50 26
e-mail: zrego@unhcr.ch

Mr. Christopher Talbot
Education Officer (Environment)
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)739 83 41 Fax: (41-22)7397327
e-mail: talbotc@unhcr.ch

Mr. Reinier Thiadens, Senior Agricultural
Planning Officer, Programme and
Technical Support Section
Case Postale 2500, CH 1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)739 84 73 Fax:(41-22)7397366
e-mail: thiadens@unhcr.ch

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Mr. James N. Purcell, Jr.
Director General
17, route des Morillons
CH 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
Tel:(41-22) 7179111 Fax:(41-22)7986150
e-mail: purcell@geneva.iom.ch

Mr. Robert G. Paiva
Director, Department of Planning,
Research and Evaluation
17, route des Morillons
CH 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)717 9111 Fax:(41-22)798 6150
e-mail: paiva@geneva.iom.ch

Mr. Reinhard Lohrmann, Chief, Division of Research and Forum Activities
17, route des Morillons
CH 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
Tel: (41-22)71791 11
Fax: (41-22)79861 50
e-mail: lohrmann@geneva.iom.ch

Ms. Shyla Vohra
Research Assistant
17, route des Morillons
CH 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
Tel:(41-22)7179111 Fax: (41-22)7986150
e-mail: vohra@geneva.iom.ch

Refugee Policy Group (RPG)

Mr. Dennis Gallagher
Executive Director
1424 16th Street, Suite 401
Washington D.C. 20036, U.S.A.
Tel: (202) 387 30 15
Fax: (202) 667 50 34
E-mail: 70353.2013 compuserve

Mr. Jacques Cuénod
Geneva Representative
Rue Gautier, 7
CH 1201 Geneva Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 731 33 60.
Fax: (41-22)738 92 68

Mr. Steven Hansch
1424 16th Street
Suite 401, Washington D.C. 20036
U.S.A.
Fax: (202) 667 50 34
E-mail: 70353.2013compuserve

Symposium Consultant

Mr. Hermen J. Ketel, Sustainable Development Advisor
St Pierre, 26340 Aurel, France
Tel: (33) 752 174 58. Fax: (33) 75 21 72 28. E-mail: 100267.1122compuserve

Symposium Secretariat

Mr. Jacques Cuénod
Ms. Mareicke Gouka
Mr. Hermen Ketel
Mr. Reinhard Lohrmann
Ms. Niusca Magalhaes
Mr. Hideyuki Mori
Ms. Ana Sosmena-Pontz
Ms. Betty Wu
Mr. Christopher Talbot
Ms. Shyla Vohra
Dr. Elizabeth Umlas