1

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Expert Consultations on Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in Post-Rio+20 Era

6-8 March 2013, Incheon, Republic of Korea

Last Updated: 12 March 2013

Country Delegations

Albania Mr. Rrezart Fshazi Head of Integration Unit Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration

Tel: (355) 67 2051 962ⅠFax: (355) 4 2270 627 E-mail: rezart.fshazi [at] moe.gov.al

Angola Mr. Milton Reis Head of Department Ministry Planning and Territorial Development

Tel: (244) 222 390 001ⅠFax: (244) 923 588 383 E-mail: miltonreisk [at] gmail.com

Azerbaijan Mr. Shahin Allahverdiyev Chief Advisor of Monitoring Department Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Water Resources Agency

Tel: (994) 50 3818 685ⅠFax: (994) 12 512 4802 E-mail: sh.allahverdiyev [at] gmail.com

Belize Ms. Tanya Santos Forest Officer, Forest Department Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development

Tel: (501) 802 1524ⅠFax: (501) 802 1523 E-mail: sfm.fd [at] ffsd.gov.bz

Bhutan Mr. Tenzin Dhendup Director General, Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

Tel: (975) 2 322805ⅠFax: (975) 2 323562 E-mail: tenzind10 [at] yahoo.com

2

Burundi Mr. Faustin Habimana Program Director Ministry of Finance and Planning Tel: (257) 79 92 6897 E-mail: habi_f [at] yahoo.fr

Dominican Republic Mr. Jefrey Lizardo Director General of Economic and Social Development Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development

Tel: (809) 221 5140 ext. 2276ⅠFax: (809) 221 8627 E-mail: jlizardo [at] economia.gov.do, jefreylizardo [at] gmail.com

Egypt Mr. Atwa Hussien Head Egyptian National Secretariat for Sustainable Development Tel: 01227190225 E-mail: dr_atwaatwa [at] yahoo.com

Finland Ms. Kaisa Leidy Deputy Head of Mission, First Secretary Embassy of Finland, Seoul

Tel: (82) (0)2 732 6737 ext. 203ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 732 4969 E-mail: kaisa.leidy [at] formin.fin

France Mr. Eric Sanson Counsellor Embassy of France, Seoul

Tel: (82) (0)10 9385 3273ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 3149 4327 E-mail: eric.sanson [at] diplomatie.gouv.fr

Gabon Mr. Erick Rona Ntchorere Permanent Member of the Committee on Sustainable Development Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

Tel: (241) 74 30 65, (241) 06 26 75 25ⅠFax: (241) 74 30 65 E-mail: ntchorere [at] yahoo.fr

Ghana Mr. Rudolf Sandy Kuuzegh Director Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

Tel: (233) 24 415 8319ⅠFax: (233) 30 266 0005 E-mail: sandykuuz [at] yahoo.co.uk

3

Guyana Mr. Veetal Rajkumar Head of Policy Planning Coordination Unit Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment Tel: (592) 612 8652 E-mail: vrajkumar [at] nre.gov.gy

Honduras Mr. Marco Lainez Ordonez Sub-secretary of Environment Secretary of National Resources and Environment Tel: (504) 9719 5465 E-mail: cooperacionserna [at] gmail.com, marco_lainez [at] hotmail.com

Indonesia Ms. Dra. Liana Bratasida Special Assistant Minister for Sectoral Cooperation Ministry of the Environment Tel: (62) 21 580 9633 E-mail: lianab125 [at] yahoo.com

Ms. Laksmi Dhewanthi Rustiawan Assistant Deputy Minister for Environmental Data and Information Ministry of Environment, Republic of Indonesia

Tel: (62) 21 858 0081ⅠFax: (62) 21 858 0081 E-mail: ldhewanthi [at] gmail.com

Iran Mr. Javad Momeni Expert, Councillor Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tel: (98) 21 6115 4450ⅠFax: (98) 21 6115 4515 E-mail: javadmomeni2012 [at] gmail.com

Israel Mr. David Levy Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of Israel to Korea

Tel: (82) 2 3210 8502ⅠFax: (82) 2 3210 8555 E-mail: dcm [at] seoul.mfa.gov.il

Kenya Mr. Charles Konyango Director of Infrastructure and Physical Planning Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Arid Lands Tel: (254) 020 2214339 E-mail: konyangonet [at] yahoo.com

Korea, Republic of Mr. Ho-Joong Lee Director, Policy Coordination Division Ministry of Environment

Tel: (82) 44 201 6640ⅠFax: (82) 44 201 6654 E-mail: hohojoong [at] hanmail.net

4

Mr. Song-Jun Ohm Ambassador for International Relations Incheon Metropolitan City

Tel: (82) (0)32 440 3020ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 440 8606 E-mail: songjunohm [at] hotmail.com, songjunohm [at] gmail.com

Mr. Jun Wan Deputy Director, Policy Coordination Division Ministry of Environment

Tel: (82) 44 201 6645ⅠFax: (82) 44 201 6654 E-mail: moejw [at] naver.com

Laos Mr. Boonsri Phuthavong Deputy of Head of Division Lao Academy of Social Sciences

Tel: (856) 20 56917876ⅠFax: (856) 21 900814 E-mail: boonsri22 [at] gmail.com

Liberia Mr. Lee Mason Development Planning Coordinator Ministry of Planning and Economics Affairs Tel: (231) 886 546346 E-mail: lmason [at] mopea.gov.lr, leesonnymason [at] yahoo.com

Mauritius Ms. Davetee Rajkoomar Divisional Environment Officer Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Tel: (230) 212 0589ⅠFax: (230) 208 7866 E-mail: drajkoomar [at] mail.gov.mu

Mongolia Ms. Manaljav Turbayar Adviser to the Minister Ministry of Environment and Green Development

Tel: (976) 51 262830ⅠFax: 976 11 326595 E-mail: turbayar_lawyer [at] yahoo.com

Ms. Bayasgalan Naranzul Officer of the Environmental Protection Fund Ministry of Environment and Green Development

Tel: (976) 51 262830ⅠFax: (976) 11 326595

E-mail: naranzulb [at] yahoo.com

Montenegro Ms. Bosiljka Vukovic Head of Division for the Support to the National Council for Sustainable Development Ministry of Sustainable Development Tel: (382) 67 634 248, (382) 20 241 536 E-mail: bosiljka.vukovic [at] kor.gov.me

5

Morocco Mr. Rachid Tahiri Head of Service, National Council of Environment Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment

Tel: (212) 661550043ⅠFax: (212) 537716730 E-mail: r_tahiri [at] yahoo.fr

Nepal Mr. Nabaraj Gautam Graduate School of International and Area Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Tel: (82) (0)10 4486 3137

E-mail: nabarajgautam [at] gmail.com

Philippines Ms. Maria Diosa L. de Mesa Senior Economic Development Specialist Natural Resources Division - NEDA Agriculture Staff and Coordinating Secretariat for the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD)

Tel: (63) 2 631 0945 local 305ⅠFax: (63) 2 6317345 E-mail: MLdeMesa [at] neda.gov.ph

Rwanda Mr. Peter Katanisa Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) Coordinator Ministry of Natural Resources

Tel: (250) 788 414 201ⅠFax: (250) 252 582 628 E-mail: katanisapeter [at] gmail.com

Senegal Mr. Antoine Faye Consultant and Member Senegalese Committee on Climate Change Tel: (221) 77 120 7014 E-mail: fayan1161 [at] yahoo.com

Seychelles Ms. Jeanette Larue Technical Advisor for Environmental Education Ministry of Environment and Energy

Tel: (248) 272 3997ⅠFax: (272) 461 0648 E-mail: j.larue [at] env.gov.sc

South Sudan Mr. Paul Demetry Inspector for Biodiversity Ministry of Environment Tel: (211) 95 660 0801 E-mail: ladolodemen [at] yahoo.com

6

Sri Lanka Mr. K.D. Perera Director Department of National Planning

Tel: (94) 11 2484567ⅠFax: (94) 11 2448063 E-mail: pererar [at] npd.treasury.gov.lk

Swaziland Mr. Stephen Zuke Director of Policy, Research and Information Swaziland Environment Authority

Tel: (268) 24 04 7893ⅠFax: (268) 24 04 1719 E-mail: stephen_zuke [at] hotmail.com, szuke1959 [at] gmail.com

Sweden Mr. Petter Lycke Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden

Tel: (82) 2 3703 3700ⅠFax: (82) 2 3703 3701 E-mail: petter.lyke [at] gov.se

Tanzania Mr. Albinus Mugonya Principal Economist, Prime Minister's Office Regional Administration & Local Government

Tel: (255) 26 2322848ⅠFax: (255) 26 2322116 E-mail: nyegolo [at] yahoo.com

Tajikistan Mr. Umed Davalatzod Deputy Minister Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Tel: (992) 37 221 52 07ⅠFax: (992) 37 227 34 34 E-mail: umed75 [at] mail.ru

Togo Mr. Oyetounde Djiwa Coordonateur de Programme Ministere de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestieres

Tel: (228) 900 93551ⅠFax: (228) 222 10333 E-mail: oyedjiwa [at] hotmail.fr

Turkey Ms. Ayse Yildirim Cosgun Head of Division Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs

Tel: (90) 312 207 63 97ⅠFax: (90) 312 207 51 87 E-mail: aycosgun [at] ormansu.gov.tr

USA Mr. Matthew Steed Second Secretary United States Embassy Tel: (82) 2 397 4484 E-mail: steedmm [at] state.gov

7

Uzbekistan Mr. Salamat Erejepov Head of Logistics Department Center of Hydro Meteorological Service at Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan

Tel: (998) 71 150 86 05ⅠFax: (998) 71 235 8359 E-mail: erejepovs [at] gmail.com, uzhymet [at] meteo.uz

Vietnam Ms. Tran Thu Huong Agenda 21 Official Ministry of Planning and Investment

Tel: (84) 4 3747 4824ⅠFax: (84) 4 3747 3602 E-mail: huongtran [at] mpi.gov.vn

Yemen Mr. Ibrahim Sharafuddin Director General of International Organizations Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

Tel: (967) 773879090ⅠFax: (967) 1 250 630 E-mail: iuddin1957 [at] yahoo.com

Zambia Mr. Ackim Mwape Natural Resources Management Officer Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Tel: (260) 211 251927ⅠFax: (260) 211 224765 E-mail: ackimsdream [at] yahoo.com

United Nations United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Ms. Chikako Takase Director

Tel: (81) 52 561 9377ⅠFax: (81) 52 561 9374 E-mail: takase [at] un.org, takasec [at] uncrd.or.jp

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) Mr. Nikhil Seth Director

Tel: (1) (212) 963 1811ⅠFax: (1) (212) 963 4260 E-mail: seth [at] un.org

Mr. David O’Connor Chief, Policy Analysis and Networks Branch

Tel: (1) (212) 963 1811ⅠFax: (1) (212) 963 4260 E-mail: oconnor3 [at] un.org

Capacity Development Office (CDO) Ms. Marie Oveissi Head of Office Tel: (1) (212) 963 0215 E-mail: oveissi [at] un.org

8

United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) Mr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry Head of Office

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9084ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: chaudhry [at] un.org

Mr. Francois Fortier Senior Sustainable Development Expert

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9085ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: fortier [at] un.org

Mr. Sang-In Kang Senior Development Management Expert

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9086ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: kangs [at] un.org

Mr. Ola Goransson Expert

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9088ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: goransson [at] un.org

Ms. Ilae Kim Administrative Assistant

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9087ⅠCell: (82) (0)10 4434 7282ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: kim23 [at] un.org

Ms. Shelley Choi Team Assistant

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9088ⅠCell: (82) (0)10 8620 2140ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: choi9 [at] un.org, choi9un [at] gmail.com

Ms. Jee Hae Jun Consultant

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9088ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089 E-mail: jeehae.jun [at] gmail.com

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr. Kees Leendertse Senior HRD Specialist and Deputy Director, Cap-Net

Tel: (27) 12 3309074ⅠFax: (27) 12 3314860 E-mail: Kees.leendertse [at] cap-net.org

Mr. Seong-Min Cho Energy Policy Research Assistant UNDP Seoul Policy Centre

Tel: (82) (0)2 3290 5203ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 3290 5210 E-mail: seong.min.cho [at] undp.org

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Mr. Surendra Shrestha UNEP Office, New York

Tel: (1) (212) 963 8210ⅠFax: (1) (212) 963 7341 E-mail: Surendra.Shrestha [at] unep.org

9

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Mr. Sangmin Nam Environmental Affairs Officer, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6602ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6699 E-mail: nams [at] un.org

United Nations Foundation (UNF) Mr. Mark Hopkins Director of International Energy Efficiency

Tel: (1) (202) 778 3518ⅠFax: (1) (202) 650 5350 E-mail: mhopkins [at] unfoundation.org

Ms. Lauren Gritzke Program Associate, Energy Efficiency

Tel: (1) (202) 778 1625ⅠFax: (1) (202) 650 5350 E-mail: lgritzke [at] unfoundation.org

United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) Mr. Glenn Dolcemascolo Head of Office, Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6551 ext. 182ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6598 E-mail: dolcemascolo [at] un.org

Mr. Armen Rostomyan Programme Officer, Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6551 ext. 185ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6598 E-mail: rostomyan [at] un.org

Mr. Yongkyun Kim Institute Coordinator, Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6580ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6599 E-mail: kim68 [at] un.org

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP) Mr. Gerard Sylvester Knowledge and Information Management Officer

Tel: (66) 2 697 4000ⅠFax: (66) 2 697 4445 E-mail: gerard.sylvester [at] fao.org

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Mr. Dal-ho Chung Executive Director, Centre Int’l de Formation des Autorités/Acteurs Locaux (CIFAL) Jeju

Tel: (82) (0) 64-735-6580ⅠFax: (82) (0) 64 738-4626 E-mail: dhchung49 [at] gmail.com

International Institutions, NGOs, Other Experts

Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Mr. Thierry Schwarz Director, Intellectual Exchange

Tel: (65) 6874 9700ⅠFax: (65) 6872 1125 E-mail: Thierry.schwarz [at] asef.org

10

Ms. Grazyna Pulawska Project Executive, Intellectual Exchange Tel: (65) 6874 9738ⅠFax: (65) 6872 1207 E-mail: grazyna.pulawska [at] asef.org

Asia Europe Meeting Small & Medium Enterprises Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) Mr. Hong-Ju Park Senior Manager, Green Business & Technology Support Department

Tel: (82) 2 769 6861 ⅠFax: (82) 2 780 3892 E-mail: itogod [at] sbc.or.kr

Ms. Yae Rin Oh Assistant Programme Officer

Tel: (82) 2 769 6969ⅠFax: (82) 2 769 6919 E-mail: oyr118 [at] sbc.or.kr, oyr118 [at] hanmail.net

AtKisson, Inc. Mr. Alan AtKisson President, Consultant to UNOSD/UNDESA Tel: (46) 70 992 6979 E-mail: Alan.AtKisson [at] AtKisson.com

Development Alternatives Mr. Zeenat Niazi Vice President

Tel: (91) 11 2656 4444ⅠFax: Fax: (91) 11 2685 1158 E-mail: zniazi [at] devalt.org

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Mr. Myung Kyoon Lee Director of Green Growth Planning and Implementation

Tel: (82) (0)70-7117-9958ⅠFax: (82) (0)2-2096-9990 E-mail: mk.lee [at] gggi.org

Global Environment Facility Ms. Patrizia Cocca Communication Officer and KM Coordinator

Tel: (1) (202) 458 0234ⅠFax: (1) (202) 522 3240 E-mail: pcocca [at] TheGEF.org

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Mr. Peter King Senior Policy Advisor

Tel: (66) 85811948ⅠFax: (82) 2 6518798 E-mail: king [at] iges.or.jp

Mr. Simon Olsen Policy Researcher, Governance and Capacity Team

Tel: (81) 46-826-9603ⅠFax: (81) 46-855-3809 E-mail: olsen [at] iges.or.jp

11

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Ms. Jane Rovins Executive Director Tel: (86) 10 8217 8905 E-mail: jane.rovins [at] irdrinternational.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Mr. Langston James Kimo Goree VI Vice President, Reporting Services and United Nations Liaison Tel: (1) 973 273 5860 E-mail: kimo [at] iisd.org

Korea Environment Institute (KEI) Mr. Byung Wook Lee President

Tel: (82) (0)2 380 7777ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 380 7799 E-mail: bklee [at] kei.re.kr

Ms. So Hyun Kim Researcher, Global Strategy Center

Tel: (82) (0)2 6922 7871ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 6922 7866 E-mail: shkwon [at] kei.re.kr

Overseas Development Institute Ms. Eva Ludi Research Fellow Tel: (44) 20 7922 0401, (44) 77 24 980 192 E-mail: e.ludi [at] odi.org.uk

Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) Ms. Dora Almassy Expert

Tel: (36) 26 504 000 ext. 309ⅠFax: (36) 26 311 294 E-mail: dalmassy [at] rec.org

Stockholm Environment Institute Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict Centre Director Tel: (66) 225 144 15 E-mail: eric.kemp-benedict [at] sei-international.org

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Mr. Anton Earle Director, Capacity Building Tel: (46) 8 121 360 83 E-mail: anton.earle [at] siwi.org

The Earth Council Asia Pacific Ms. Ella Antonio President

Tel: (632) 4014023, 5710485ⅠFax: (632) 7484620 E-mail: ella.antonio [at] gmail.com

12

Tellus Institute Mr. Felix Dodds Fellow Tel: (1) 347 2073919 E-mail: felix [at] felixdodds.net

Academic and Research Institutions

Central European University Mr. László Pintér Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy Tel: (36) 1 327 3000, ext. 2017 E-mail: lpinter [at] iisd.ca

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Mr. Ekra Miezan Assistant Professor

Tel: (82) (0)2 2173 3943ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 2173 3369 E-mail: ekra [at] hufs.ac.kr

Nagoya University Mr. Masao Takano Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies Tel: +81-90-4182-7306 E-mail: masao [at] nagoya-u.jp, takanomasao7306 [at] gmail.com

National Institute of Advanced Studies Mr. Dilip Ahuja Dean, Academic Affairs, ISRO Professor of S&T Policy

Tel: (91) 80 2218 5135ⅠFax: (91) 80 2218 5028 E-mail: drahuja [at] gmail.com

National University of Singapore Mr. Michael Douglass Professor, Asia Research Institute

Tel: (65) 6516 5243ⅠFax: (65) 6779 1428 E-mail: arimike [at] nus.edu.sg

SUNY (The State University of New York) Korea Mr. Johng-Ihl Lee Professor, Department of Technology and Society Executive Director, International Center for Innovative Policy and Regional Development

Tel: (82) (0)32 626 1314ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 626 1198 E-mail: anothermile [at] sunykorea.ac.kr

Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi Mr. Jacques Prescott Associate Professor Tel: (1) 819 772 4723 E-mail: jacquesprescott [at] sympatico.ca

13

University of Comsats Mr. Khalid Riaz Professor and Head of Management Sciences Department Tel: (92) 51 90495151, (92) 321 534 2636 E-mail: kriaz100 [at] gmail.com

Wageningen University Mr. Arjen Wals Professor and UNESCO Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development, Education and Competence Studies Tel: (31) 317 484184 E-mail: arjen.wals [at] wur.nl