List of colloquium discussants, moderators, and speakers

Mary B. Anderson
President
Collaborative for Development Action, Inc.
Massachusetts

Roger J. Batstone
Industrial Pollution Specialist
Environment Unit
Asia Technical Department
The World Bank

Stephen O. Bender
Project Chief
Natural Hazard Risk Assessment and Disaster Mitigation Pilot Project
Department of Regional Development
Organization of American States

Philippe Boulle
Director
Office of the Disaster Relief Coordinator
United Nations, New York

Jonathan C. Brown
Chief
Infrastructure Operations Division
Eastern Africa Department
The World Bank

Juan Enriquez Cabot
Assistant to the General Secretary
Department of the Federal District
Government of Mexico City

Patricia Camacho
Engineer
Energy Sectoral Directorate
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines
Costa Rica

Iain T. Christie
Chief
Industry and Energy Operations Division
Occidental and Central Africa Department
The World Bank

John R. Clark
Senior Research Associate
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami

Michael A. Cohen
Chief
Urban Development Division
Infrastructure and Urban Development Department
The World Bank

Frederick Cole
Assistant Director of Asia and the Pacific
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development

Frederick C. Cuny
Chairman
INTERTECT
Texas

John A. Dixon
Environmental Economist
Technical Department
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
The World Bank

Edward Echeverria
Consultant
Environment Department
The World Bank

Lloyd B. Falck
Executive Chairman
Earthquake and War Damage Commission
New Zealand

Luis A. Ferrate
Senior Environmentalist
Environment Protection Division
Inter-American Development Bank

Robert Goodland
Advisor
Environmental Assessments and Programs Division
Environment Department
The World Bank

Ernest E. Hardy
Consultant
Environment Department
The World Bank

Alberto Harth
Chief
Infrastructure Operations Division
Occidental and Central Africa Department
The World Bank

Chen Hong
Director
Department of Disaster and Social Relief
Office of the Chinese National Committee for the IDNDR
Ministry of Civil Affairs
China

Felix A. Jakob
Senior Urban Planner
Infrastructure and Energy Operations Division
Latin America and the Caribbean Country Department II
The World Bank

Alcira I. Kreimer
Senior Environmental Specialist
Environmental Policy and Research Division
Environment Department
The World Bank

Frederick Krimgold
Associate Dean for Research and Extension
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wayne Luscombe
Senior Environmental Specialist
Center for Earth Resource Analysis
Environment Department
The World Bank

Patrick E. McCarthy
Senior Financial Analyst
Infrastructure Operations Division
Asia Country Department I
The World Bank

Fernando Menendez Garza
Coordinator of Environmental Projects
Department of the Federal District
Government of Mexico City

Neelam S. Merani
Director
Secretariat for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

Mohan Munasinghe
Chief
Environmental Policy and Research Division
Environment Department
The World Bank

D.D.C. Don Nanjira
Ambassador
Embassy of Kenya in Italy

Andrew S. Natsios
Director
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development

Idris M. Nur
Head
Natural Resources Division
Organization of African Unity

Thomas R. Odhiambo
Director
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Jelena Pantelic
Assistant Director
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
State University of New York at Buffalo

Wayne Park
Senior Energy Specialist
Natural Hazards Project
Department of Regional Development
Organization of American States

Ronald S. Parker
Researcher
International Relief/Development Project
Harvard University

Thakoor Persaud
Senior Housing Specialist
Infrastructure and Energy Division
Latin America and the Caribbean Technical Department
The World Bank

Kenneth Piddington
Director
Environment Department
The World Bank

Jane D. Pratt
Coordinator
External Affairs/Conference for Environment and Development
Office of the Director
External Affairs
The World Bank

E.L. Quarantelli
Research Professor
Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware

Stephen Rattien
Executive Director
Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
U.S. National Research Council-National Academy of Sciences

William E. Riebsame
Director
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center
Department of Geography
University of Colorado at Boulder

Haresh C. Shah
Professor and Chairman
Department of Civil Engineering
Stanford University

Seyril R. Siegel
Chief
Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Development Programme

Grant G. Sinclair
Senior Architect
Population and Human Resources Operations Division
Asia Country Department I
The World Bank

Wilfried P. Thalwitz
Senior Vice President
Policy, Research and External Affairs
The World Bank

Mateen Thobani
Economist
Country Operations Division
Asia Country Department I
The World Bank

Kenzo Toki
Professor
Disaster Prevention Research Institute
Kyoto University

Parviz S. Towfighi
Chief
Inter-Agency Affairs
Office of the Executive Director
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)

Boris E. Utria
Energy Economist
Household Energy Unit
Industry and Energy Department
The World Bank

Jurg H. Vittani
Senior Relief Advisor
Operations Department
League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

J.A. Nicholas Wallis
Chief
Agriculture and Rural Development Division
Economic Development Institute
The World Bank

Thomas W. Waltz
Consultant
Washington, D.C.

Brian A.O. Ward
Director
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Asian Institute of Technology