THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARLY WARNING (EWC III)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

(As at 17 May 2006)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Since there was no formal accreditation process, the form in which official country delegations appear in this List of Participants (Section I: UN Member and Observer States) is based on official notifications received by Foreign Ministries, Embassies or Permanent Missions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. UN MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES…………………………….…....p. 2

II. UN AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS………………………………….p. 12

III. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ……………………………………….p. 19

IV. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER MAJOR GROUPS…………………………………………………………………………p. 21

V. INDIVIDUAL EXPERTS…………………………………………………….p. 26

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I. UN MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES

AFGHANISTAN

Mr. A. Matin AdrakGeneral Director, Department for Disaster Preparedness

Mr. Habibullah HabibDirector of Foreign Relations, Departmentfor Disaster Preparedness

ANGOLA

Mr. Eugénio César LaborinhoDirector Nacional de Proteccao Civil

Mr. Graciano Francisco DomingosVice-Ministro do Urbanismo e Ambiente

ARGENTINA

Mr. Gabriel Marcelo FuksEmbajador, Presidente de la Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto

Ms. Viviana BerdouMinistro, Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto

Mr. Roberto RighiIntedente Municipal de Lavalle, Provincia de Mendoza

Mr. Juan Antonio MatteoSecretario General de la Federación Argentina de Municipios

Mr. Javier Omar YasnikouskiOficial Principal, Prefectura Nacional Argentina

Mr. Carlos ZaballaConsultor Voluntarios Naciones Unidas (VNU), Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto

Mr. Martin Gomez LizarragueDirección Nacional de Protección Civil, Ministerio des Interior

ARMENIA

Mr. Erdik BarseghyanHead of Armenian Rescue Service, Ministry of Territorial Administration

Ms. Varduhi MalkhasyanReferent, International Cooperation Department, Armenian Rescue Service

Mr. Andranik VeranyanExecutive Director Community Union Noyemberyan /Tavush Region/City Noyemberyan

Mr. Alvaro AntonyanPresident, National Service of Seismic Protection

AUSTRALIA

Mr. Barry J DrummondGroup Leader, Earth Monitoring, Geoscience Australia

Mr. Mark SullivanDirector, Tsunami Warning Implementation, Emergency Management Australia

Ms. Linda Anderson-BerryManager, Disaster Mitigation Planning Services, Bureau of Meteorology

Mr. Tom KeenanLeader Weather Forecast Group BMRC

Ms. Katherine MitchellDisaster Risk Reduction Officer, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

Mr. Geoff AdlideCounsellor (Development), Permanent Mission, Geneva

AUSTRIA

Mr. Franz HoerlbergerDirector for Humanitarian Affairs, Foreign Office

Mr. Christian KrolOfficial Counsellor, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Herbert Gmoser Ministry for Education, Research and Culture

Mr. Arben KociuHead of Department of Engineering Geology, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Maria PatekHead of Division “Torrent and Avalanche Control”, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental and Watershed Management

Mr. Andreas ReitererMinistry for Landuse and Forestry, Environment and Watermanagement

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Mr. Dirk SchmidtGIS Key Researcher Security, Austrian Research Centre

Mr. Hans WieseneggerHead of Flood Forecasting Service, Regional Government of Salzburg

BANGLADESH

Mr. Chowdhury Kamal Ibne YousufHonourable Minister, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management

Mr. Ahmedur RahimDeputy Secretary, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management

Ms. Shantana R. HalderNational Consultant, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management

BENIN

Mr. Séïdou Mama SikaMinistre de l’Intérieur, de la Sécurité et de la Décentralisation (MISD)

Mr. Mathias NadohouMinistre Conseiller à l’Ambassade en Allemagne

Mr. Raphaël C. MensahDirecteur de la Coopération Décentralisée et de l’Action Humanitaire (DICODAH), Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de l’Intégration Africaine (MAEIA)

Mr. Eugène HountondjiChef du Service de la Prévention, du Contrôle et de la Formation (SPCF) au MISD

BHUTAN

Mr. Dasho Penden WangchukHonourable Secretary of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs

BOLIVIA

Mr. Hernán Tuco AymaViceministro de Defensa Civil y Cooperación la Desarrollo Integral

BULGARIA

Mr. Ilia PetrovDirector, Department for International Development, Ministry of State Policy for Disasters and Accidents

Mr. Emil SimeonovHead of Communication and Information Systems Department, Crisis Management Directorate

BURKINA FASO

Mr. Zida Ouiraogo BertrandSecrétaire Général du Ministère Environnement et du Cadre de Vie

BURUNDI

Mr. Boniface BarukinamwoCoordinateur du Service National de Protection Civile, Ministère de l’Intérieur et de la Sécurité Publique

Mr. Nixon HabonimanaSecrétaire Exécutif,Comité Regional pour la Prévention des Catastrophes

CAMBODIA

Mr. Kosal SereiSenior Minister, First Vice President

CAMEROON

Mr. Jean MelagaAmbassadeur du Cameroun à Bonn

Mr. Appolinaire PendaCharge de Mission aux Services du Premier Ministre

Mr. Jean Pierre NanaDirecteur de la Protection Civile au Ministère de l’Administration Territoriale et de la Decéntralisation

Mr. Serge AmougaDiplomate en Service a la Direction des Affàires d’europe au Ministère des Relations Extèrieures

Mr. Greg TanyelekeChercheur a l’Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

CANADA

Mr. David GrimesDirector-General, Services, Clients and Partners, Department of Environment

Mr. Chaouki DakdoukiDirector, Regulatory Policy and Planning, Department of Industry

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Mr. Jeffery ElzingaSenior Programme Officer, Natural disaster Response and NGO Relations Group, Canadian International Development Agency

Ms. Celine HeinbeckerPolicy Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group, Department of Foreign Affairs

Mr. W.J. (Bill) de GrootResearch Scientist, Fire Ecology, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources, Canada

Mr. Timothy J. LynhamForest Fire Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources, Canada

CHILE

Mr. Alberto MaturanaNational Director of ONEMI (National Emergency Bureau), Ministry of Interior

CHINA

Mr. Li LiguoVice Minister of Civil Affairs (MCA)

Mr. Sun JianchunDirector-General of Personnel and Education Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs

Mr. Wang ZhenyaoDirector-General of Disaster Relief and Social Relief Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs

Mr. Kang PengDeputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs

Mr. Zhao MingDeputy Director-General of China Seismological Bureau, MCA

Mr. Song XuejiaDeputy Director-General of the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre of State Oceanic Administration

Mr. Yu FujiangResearch Fellow of the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre of State Oceanic Administration

Mr. Li BaojunDirector of Disaster Relief and SocialRelief Department, MCA

Mr. Yang XiaodongDeputy Director of General Office, MCA

Mr. Cong FeijunDeputy Director of Foreign Affairs Department, MCA

Mr. Qian JinThird Secretary of Department of International Organizations and Conferences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

COLOMBIA

Mr. Carlos Rufino Costa PosadaDirector General, Institute de Hidrologia, Meteorologia y Estudios

CONGO (REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Stanis GankiaColonel, Ministère de la Securité et de l’Ordre Public

Mr. Gérard YongoColonel, Ministère de la Securité et de l’Ordre Public

COSTA RICA

Mr. Gerardo Antonio Monge BolañosComisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias

COTE D’IVOIRE

Mr. Seka Joseph SekaDirecteur du cadre de vie, Ministère de l’Environnement, des Eaux et Forêts

CROATIA

Mr. Damir TrutDeputy Director, National Protection and Rescue Directorate

Ms. Katarina TrstenjakConsul General of the Republic of Croatia in Dusseldorf

Ms. Vlasta TutišDirector Assistant, Meteorological and Hydrological Service

Mr. Josip SajkoNational Protection and Rescue Directorate

Mr. Milan ErjavecNational Protection and Rescue Directorate

Ms. Aleksandra GujićMinistry of Defence

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Mr. Mladen CvrljeMinister-Counsellor, Department of the United Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration

CUBA

Ms. Esther María FiffeConsejera y Segunda Jefa de Misión Diplomática de Cuba en Alemania

Mr. Jorge Peguero MoralesEspecialista de la Oficina de Desastres del Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil

Mr. Carlos Alfaro AlfaroEspecialista de la Dirección de Organismos Internacionales del Ministerio para la Inversión Extranjera y la Colaboración Económica

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ms. Jaroslava JeslinkovaDirector of the Department of International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

DJIBOUTI

Mr. Ahmed Mohamed MadarFocal Point, Gestion des Catastrophes, Ministry of Interior

EGYPT

Mr. Abou Bakr Mohamed Abdel RahmanGeneral, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Maged E-Manadeely, Counsellor, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Abdel Aziz Mahmoud ShehataColonel, Ministry of Defence

ESTONIA

Ms. Merike MerilainHead of Weather Forecast Department, Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

Mr. Kalev TimbergDeputy Secretary-General for Internal Security, Ministry of the Interior

Mr. Jaan SaarDirector-General, Estonian Meteorlogical and Hydrological Institute

Mr. Ergo PärnHead of Observation Department, Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

Mr. Olev RaidlaExpert, Crisis management Department, Estonian Rescue Board

FINLAND

Mr. Martti Heikinheimo Director, Weather Service

Ms. Tapani StipaScientist/Docent, PhD, Finnish Institute of Marine Research

Mr. Bertel VehviläinenChief Hydrologist, PhD, Head of WSFS (Watershed Simulation and Forecasting System) unit, Hydrological Services Division, Finnish Environment Institute

FRANCE

Ms. Louise AvonDéléguée à l’action humanitaire, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères

Ms. Caroline GrandjeanSous-Directrice de la politique et de la veille humanitaire, délégation à l’action humanitaire, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères

Ms. Christine GuetinDeuxième Secrétaire, Mission permanente à Genève

Mr. René FeunteunSecrétaire du COPRNM (conseil d’orientation pour la prévention des risques naturels majeurs), Ministère de l’Ecologie et du Développement Durable, Direction de la Prévention des Pollutions et des Risques

Mr. Patrick AudebertChef du Bureau des Risques Majeurs, Ministère de l’Intérieur, de la Sécurité Intérieure et es Libertés Locales, Direction de la Défense et de la Sécurité Civiles

Mr. Robert DiethrichReprésentant l’Association Française de Prévention contre les Catastrophes Naturelles

Mr. Edward TurvillAction contre la Faim

Ms. Judith BourgeoisCroix-Rouge Française, chargée des programmes de prévention des catastrophes, direction des opérations internationales

Ms. Laure BoutinetCroix-Rouge Française

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Mr. Jean-Luc BessisDirection des programmes, responsable thématique « risques » Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales

Mr. Roland NussbaumDirecteur MRN (GPSA), Mission risques naturels

Mr. André BonDirecteur en charge de l’environnement et du cadre de vie au Conseil Régional

Mr. Jean-Marie CarriereAdjoint au Directeur de la prévision, Météo France

Mr. SarantAFPCN, Rédacteur du sous-projet 4, région Caraïbes

GAMBIA

Ms. Nancy NjieProgramme Officer – Environmental Impact/Assessment/Disaster Preparedness, National Environmental Agency

GEORGIA

Mr. Jambul BakuradzeDeputy Head

Mr. Pridon SadunishviliDeputy Head

Ms. Nino JaparidzeHead of Administration of the Mestia District, Georgia

GERMANY

Mr. Frank-Walter SteinmeierFederal Foreign Minister

Mr. Gernot ErlerMinister of State at the Federal Foreign Office

Mr. Hans-Joachim DaerrDirector General for Global Issues, the United Nations, Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, Federal Foreign Office

Mr. Harald GannsAmbassador ret., Special Representative for the Affairs of the UN-Organizations located in Bonn, Federal Foreign Office

Mr. Wolfgang Trautwein Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, New York

Mr. Detlev RüngerDirector, Head of Division Humanitarian Aid, Federal Foreign Office

Mr. Peter WoesteHead EWC III Task Force, Federal Foreign Office

Mr. Andreas PfaffernoschkeCounsellor, Permanent Mission of Germany, Geneva

Mr. Jerome HamacherDesk Officer, Federal Foreign Office

Ms. Ursula Schaefer-PreussDirector-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Mr. Adolf Kloke-LeschDeputy Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Ms. Kerstin FaehrmannDirector, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Mr. Herbert DiehlDirector-General, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Mr. Reinhard JunkerDirector-General, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Ms. Heike PrasseDeputy Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Mr. Karsten HessDesk Officer, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Ms. Heike BauerDeputy Director Asia, International Bureau, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Ms. Irmgard SchwaetzerChairperson, Federal Minister ret., German Committee for Disaster Reduction

Ms. Bärbel DieckmannLady Mayor, City of Bonn

GREECE

Mr. Konstantinos MakropoulosHead of Seismological Laboratory of University of Athens

Mr. Milt StatheropoulosAssociate Professor, President of the European Centre for Forest Fires

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Mr. Dimitris DiagourtasResearcher, Seismological Laboratories, University of Athens

GUATEMALA

Mr. Rudy Alberto GomezPrimer Secretario, Dirección de Política Multilateral, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Mr. Guillermo Rodriguez ContrerasSegundo Secretario, Embajada de Guatemala en Alemania

GUINEA

Ms. Fatoumata DoumbouyaDirectrice Adjointe du Service National de Gestion des Catastrophes et Urgences Environnementales du Ministère de l’Environnement

HAITI

Mr. Abel Nazaire CoordonnateurMinistry of Interior

Mr. Ronald SémelfortDirecteur du centre national de météorologie

HOLY SEE

Mr. Thomas WallenhorstCollaborateur de la Conférence Episcopale Allemande

HUNGARY

Mr. Tamás KivágóDeputy Director General for Economic Affairs, National Directorate General for Disaster Management

Ms. Katalin Cecei-MórotzHead of Department for International Relations, National Directorate for Disaster Management

Mr. László KozáriHead of Office, National Directorate General for Disaster Management

INDONESIA

Mr. Kusmayanto KadimanState Minister for Research and Technology

Ms. H. Fauzi BaharMayor of Padang/Sumatra

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Seyyed Abbas JazayeriDirector-General of Natural Disaster Task Care, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Mohammad Reza Houshmand MarvastiExpert, Natural Disaster Task Force

IRELAND

Ms. Tara ShineConsultant for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Development

ITALY

Mr. Stefano Cacciaguerra RanghieriEmbassy Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Goffredo CortesiGeneral Directorate for Cooperation to the Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Gianfranco ScalaPost Emergency Centre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Barbara Belfiore TirocinanteMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Stefano TintiUniversity of Bologna

Mr. Stefano SmaniottoDirector, National Operational Centre of Fire Fighters, Public Rescue and Civil Defence Department, Ministry of the Interior

Mr. Gioacchino FerrerVice-Prefect, Napoli Prefecture

Ms. Alessandra CavallettiScientific and Technical Expert, Italian Ministry of Environment and Territory

Ms. Gabriella ArrigoHead of International Relations Department, Earth Observation Unit, Italian Space Agency

Mr. Giovanni RumDeputy Head, Earth Observation Unit, Italian Space Agency

JAMAICA

Ms. Barbara CarbyDirector-General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

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Ms. Chevannes BembridgeFirst Secretary, Embassy of Jamaica in Germany

JAPAN

Mr. Fumio TakedaDeputy Director General for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office of Japan

Mr. Satoru NishikawaDirector for Disaster Preparedness, Public Relations and International Cooperation, Cabinet Office of Japan

Ms. Mai InamuraGlobal Environmental Division, Global Issues Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Fumihiko ImamuraProfessor of Tohoku University

KENYA

Mr. Amadi ShemDirector, National Disaster Operations Centre, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Bonaventure WendoDirector, Regional Disaster Management Centre, Regional Disaster Coordination Centre of Excellence

Mr. Javan D. BonayaFirst Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Roh Sam-KewDirector of the National Institute for Disaster Prevention, National Emergency Management Agency

Mr. Song KidongFirst Secretary, Bonn Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Federal Republic of Germany

KYRGYZSTAN

Mr. Maksyt AitalievDirector of Department of Monitoring, Forecasting and Tailing Dumps Management, Ministry of Emergency Situations

LEBANON

Mr. Alexandre SursockDirector, Geophysics National Centre

Mr. Rashid JomaaResearch Assistant, Geophysics Centre

LESOTHO

Ms. Mabatlokoa MaloiSenior Economic Planner, National Early Warning Unit

Ms. Matsitso MotemekoaneEconomic Planner

LIBERIA

Mr. T. Dweah NyenpanGeneral Coordinator, Disaster Relief Commission, Ministry of Internal Affairs

LUXEMBURG

Ms. Marianne DonvenTsunami Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

MADAGASCAR

Mr. Jacky Roland RandimbiarisonSecrétaire Exécutif du Conseil National de Secours, Ministère de l’Intérieur et de la Réforme Administrative

Mr. Mamy Nirina RazakanaivoSecrétaire Exécutif Adjoint, Cellule de Prévention et Gestion des Urgences auprès du Premier Ministre

Mr. Jean Michel RasolonjatovoPremier Conseiller, Mission Permanent à Genève

MALAWI

Mr. Alex NamaonaPrincipal Economist and Head of Fertilizer Subsidy Programme

MALI

Mr. Touré NaïnyConseiller Technique, Ministry of Defence

MALTA

Mr. John Paul GrechAmbassador in Germany

MEXICO

Mr. Enrique Guevara OrtizDirector de Instiumentación y Monitoreo, Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres, Secretaría de Gobernación

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MONGOLIA

Mr. Dash PurevChief of National Emergency Management Agency

Ms. Altanchimeg ShaazanSenior Desk Officer of International Relations and Cooperation Division, National Emergency Management

Ms. Oyun RavsalHead of Risk Studying Working Group, Head of JEMR Consulting Company (Project team)

Mr. Tserensonom LuvsandashHead of Administrative Division, Capital City’s Emergency Management Department (Project team)

Ms. Enkhtsetseg ShagdarsurenHead of Information Centre, Urban Planning Research Institute (Project team)

MOROCCO

Ms. Rajae ChafilDirecteur de la Surveillance de la Prévention des Risques au Ministère de l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement

Mr. Lahsen Ait BrahimProfesseur responsable du Laboratoire Risques Géologiques et Télédétection à l’Université Mohammed V

NICARAGUA

Mr. Gerónimo Giusto RobeloSecretario Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención a Desastres (SINAPRED)

NIGER

Mr. Harouna HamaniCoordonnateur du Système d’Alerte Précoce

Mr. Harouna IbrahimMembre du Comité Régionale de Prévention et de Gestion de Crises Alimentaires, Directeur Régional de l’Agriculture de Dosso

OMAN

Mr. Talib Miran Zaman Al-RaisiAmbassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Mubarak bin Mohammed Al-AlawiAssistant Director General, Civil Defence, National Disaster Management Office

Mr. Issa Al-HussainDirector, Earthquake Monitoring Centre

Mr. Ahmed bin Hamoud Al-HarthyDirector of Meteorology, Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-LuzkyAssistant Professor, Earthquake Monitoring Centre

Mr. Ahmed bin Khamis bin Selim Al-JamriCounsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PORTUGAL

Mr. Adérito SerrãoPresident, Meteorological Institute

Mr. Pedro PatrícioHead of the Monitoring and Warning Division, Civil Protection

ROMANIA

Mr. Victor-Paul DobreSecretary of State for the relations with the countries

Mr. Viile RamniceanuColonel, General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations

Mr. Adrian-Cristian TatarusanuCommissioner, Expert, Missions and Resources Planning Department, Ministry of Administration and Interior

Ms. Luminita VilceanuExpert, Ministry of Transportation, Infrastructure and Tourism

Mr. Constantin-Ioan PraunExpert in seismic research, National Institute for Building Research, Ministry of Transportation, Construction and Tourism

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Mr. Vladimir MelnikovDeputy Head, Department of EmergencyWarning, EMERCOM

Mr. Nikolay PakhomovExpert, Department of International Cooperation, EMERCOM

Mr. Anatoly ZaporozhecDeputy Head, Russian Scientific Research Institute on Emergencies and Civil Defence, EMERCOM

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Mr. Sergey MolchanovChief of Section, Department of Emergency Warning, EMERCOM

Ms. Anna PuzanovaAttaché, Foreign Office

SENEGAL

Mr. Mamadou CisseChef Division Instuction Opérations Groupement National des Sapeurs Pompiers

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Mr. Vladimir MirkovicDeputy Director of the Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs

Mr. Zoran JefticAssistant Minister for Human Resources, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Dragan StojanovicDeputy Director of the Department of Fire Prevention, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Zoran BegovicHead of the Inspectorate for Protection against Fire, Explosions, Industrial Accidents and Technical Security of the Facilities Belonging to the Ministry of Interior

SIERRA LEONE

Mr. Denis Sombi LansanaDirector

SLOVENIA

Ms. Danica BabičAdministration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, Ministry of Defence

SPAIN

Mr. Gregorio Pascual SantamaríaJefe, Dirección Civil y Emergencias, Ministerio del Interior

Mr. Miguel ToméJefe de Servicio de Riesgos Sísmicos y Meteorológicos, Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias, Ministerio del Interior

Mr. Pablo Gil RuizCoronel Jefe del Centro Geográfico del Ejército, Ministerio de Defensa

Mr. Angel RiveraJefe de Area de Predicción del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente

Mr. Juan BartoloméJefe de Área Ayuda Alimentaria Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI),Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación

Ms. Maria Gómez BallesterosGeóloga del Instituto Geológico y Minero, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

Mr. Javier HervásInstituto Geológico y Minero, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

SWITZERLAND

Mr. Marco FerrariDeputy Head of the Humanitarian Aid Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Mr. Beat SigristHead of Hydrology Division, Federal Office for the Environment

Mr. Dominique RauberHead of International Cooperation, National Alarm Centre, Federal Office for Civil Protection

Mr. Max WyssDirector, World Agency of Planetary Monitoring and Earthquake Reduction (WAPMERR)

Mr. Meinrad StuderSenior Advisor, Humanitarian Aid Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

SYRIA

Mr. Eng. Mohamad RukiehDirector of General Organization for Remote Sensing

Mr. Moutaz DalatiGeologist – Adviser of the Director General of the General Organization for Remote Sensing

TAJIKISTAN

Mr. Abdurahim RajabovFirst Deputy Minister

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Mr. Alisho ShomahmadovHead of Information Management and Analytical Centre, Ministry of Emergeny Situations and Civil Defense

TANZANIA

Mr. Martin LukandoDirector, Business Support Services

THAILAND

Ms. Sumalee PrachuabHead of Seismological Bureau, Meteorological Department

TOGO

Mr. Koffi HounkpeDirection de la Faune et de la Chasse,Ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources Forestieres

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Mr. Zoran MilutinovicHead of Section on Risk, Disaster Management and Strategic Planning, Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, University of Skopje

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Mr. Paul Hugh SaundersChief Executive Officer, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management

Mr. Marlon NoelActing Meteorologist IV, Meteorological Services Divison, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment

Mr. Aldric CummingsMeteorological Supervisor, Meteorological Services Division, Central Administration Services, Tobago

Mr. Lloyd LynchResearch Fellow, Seismis Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus (Trinidad and Tobago)

TURKEY

Mr. Bekir TüzelHead of Department of Earthquake Research, Ministry of Public Works and Settlements

Mr. Ahmet TemizGeology Engineer, Ministry of Public Works and Settlements

Mr. Fatih KeskinTurkish General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI)

Mr. Mustafa ErdikChairman of the Department of Earthquake Engineering, Executive of the “Istanbul Early Warning Project”

Mr. Doğan KalafatDirector of National Earthquake Monitoring Centre

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Mr. Jassem Abdullah Al AliColonel, Ministy of Interior

Mr. Sultan Saeed Al-ShihiCaptain, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Rashed Mohammad Saeed Al-ShihiCaptain, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Salem Saeed Al AmiriFirst Lieutenant, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Kamel Buti Al SuwaidiDeputy Director, Dept. of Operation, Dubai Police

Mr. Juma Ahmad Bin DarwishDirector, Rescue Department, Dubai Police

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mr. Tim BeansUS Agency for International Development

Ms. Julia JacobyUS Department of State

Ms. Helen WoodUS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Chair, US Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction

Mr. Harry KimMayor, County of Hawaii

URUGUAY

Mr. Domingo Antonio Montaldo BertúaDirector, National Emergency System

UZBEKISTAN

Mr. Bakhtiyor KadyrovLeading Meteorologist, Uzhydromet

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VENEZUELA

Mr. Antonio José Rivero GonzálezDirector Nacional de Protección Civil y Administración de Desastres, Presidente del CAPRADE

YEMEN

Mr. Hussien Alawi Al-GunaidDeputy Minister

Mr. Abduklhaleq Al-GhaberiDirector General of Environmental Emergency

ZAMBIA

Mr. Dominicano MulengaNational Coordinator, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit

Mr. Anderson BandaAnalyst Programmer

Ms. Drinah NyirendaExecutive Director, Programme Against Malnutrition

Mr. Bernard NamachilaPermanent Secretary Office of the Vice-President

Mr. Elphas ChinyongaFirst Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Berlin

II. UN AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS

Food and Agriculture Organization

Mr. Henri JosserandChief, Global Information and Early Warning Service, Commodities and Trade Division

Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery

Mr. Eric SchwartzDeputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery

Mr. Robert PiperChief of Staff

United Nations Children’s Fund

Mr. Everett ResslerHead of Early Warning and Preparedness Unit, Emergency Programmes

Ms. Heidi PeugeotEarly Warning and Preparedness

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Ms. Bettina HorstmannCoordinator, Africa Facilitation Unit

Ms. Loredana ProfetaProgramme Officer

Mr. Arnaud de VanssayAssociate Expert

Mr. Denis AvilesIntern

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United Nations Development Programme

Mr. Andrew MaskreyDeputy Director

Ms. Dilruba HaiderAssistant Resident Representative, Bangladesh

Mr. Xavier MoyaProject Coordinator, Mexico

Mr. Fabrizio PorettiChief Technical Advisor, Yemen

Mr. Joseph KandehProject Manager, Disaster Management Information Systems Project, Afghanistan

Ms. Nigina AlievaProject Analyst, Tajikistan

Ms. Jehane Sedky-LavanderoPress Officer, USA

Mr. Lars BerndConsultant, UNAIDS

Mr. Pramod G. SarppotdarNational Coomunications Advisor (UNDP-GOI DRM Project)

Ms. Charlotte NiklassonProgramme Officer

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Mr. Badaoui RouhbanChief, UNESCO Section for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Michael RottmannSpecial Coordinator for Tsunami Early Warning System, Indonesia

Mr. Ulrich WolfProgramme Specilaist, IOC Tsunami Unit

Mr. Frederick SimonUNESCO Consultant

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/Inter-Governmental Oceanographic Commission

Mr. Patricio BernalExecutive Secretary, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO

Ms. Susan WilliamsChief, Press Relations Section

Mr. Jan SopaheluwakanDeputy Chairman for Earth Sciences, ICG/IOTWS IOC-UNESCO

United Nations Environment Programme

Mr. Moulay Lahcen El KabiriDeputy General Secretary

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Mr. Glenn DolcemascoloTechnical Advisor – Disaster Management Branch

Mr. R. Norberto FernandezHead, Early Warning and Observing Systems Section

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Mr. Richard KinleyOfficer-in-Charge, UNFCCC Secretariat

Mr. Henning WuesterSpecial Assistant

Mr. Roberto AcostaActing Coordinator

Mr. Lothar Michael Mikulla

UN-HABITAT

Mr. Esteban LeonRepresentative

United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Mr. Alain RetièreDirector

Mr. Francesco PisanoHead, External Relations

Ms. Akiko MiyaharaAssociate Programme Officer

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Salvano BricenoDirector

Mr. Praveen PardeshiSenior Programme Officer

Mr. Pedro BasabeSenior Programme Officer

Mr. Martin OworSenior Regional Coordinator, UN/ISDR, Africa

Ms. Christel RoseProgramme Officer, UN/ISDR Asia

Ms. Elina PalmLiaison Officer, New York

Ms. Silvi LlosaProgramme Officer

Ms. Paola AlbritoProgramme Officer

Mr. John HardingProgramme Officer

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Ms. Brigitte LeoniCommunications Officer

Ms. Marie-Lou DarricauDocumentalist

Ms. Naho IkedaConsultant

Mr. Benjamin WisnerConsultant

Mr. Seth VordozorgbeConsultant

Ms. Astrid BettancourtAssistant

United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning

Mr. Reid BasherCoordinator PPEW

Mr. Yuichi OnoProgramme Officer

Ms. Stefanie DannenmannProgramme Officer

Ms. Luna Abu-SwairehProgramme Officer

Ms. Carolin SchärpfAssociate Programme Officer

Mr. Patrick KrattJunior Professional Officer

Mr. Florian WienekeConsultant

Ms. Debra HicksonAdministrative Assistant

Ms. Korinna von Teichman Intern

Ms. Joan BasherVolunteer

Mr. Adolf HicksonVolunteer

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction/EWC III Conference Secretariat

Mr. John HorekensConference Coordinator

Ms. Ulrike HellmannProgramme Officer

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Ms. Ana Cristina Angulo-ThorlundAssociate Programme Officer

Ms. Alison WiltshireConsultant

Ms. Elena DokhlikAssistant

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Mr. Jan EgelandUnder-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

Mr. Hansjoerg StrohmeyerChief of the Office for the Under-Secretary-General

Mr. Eduard TschanSenior Humanitarian Operations Advisor

Mr. Suha UlgenTechnical Coordinator, USA

Mr. Shahriar DelavarProgramme Assistant, Disaster Management and Emergency Response, Iran

United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsMr. David StevensProgramme Officer

United Nations Office for Project Services

Ms. Katrin LichtenbergPortfolio Manager

United Nations Radio

Mr. Donald BobbRadio Producer and News Anchor

United Nations University

Mr. Janos BogardiDirector, UNU-EHS

Ms. Katharina ThywissenAcademic Officer

Mr. Joern BirkmannAcademic Officer

Mr. Juan Carlos Villagran de LeonAcademic Officer

Ms. Ursula Oswald SpringProfessor, UNAM CRIM, MRF Chair on Social Vulnerability

Mr. Fabrice RenaudAcademic Officer

Mr. Dusan SakulskiScientific Officer

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Ms. Vilma LiaukonyteProject/Training Assistant

Mr. Torsten SchlurmannAcademic Officer

Ms. Selma ZimmermannTeam Assistant

Mr. Carlota SchneiderOrganization and Liaison Manager

Mr. Andreas RechkemmerSenior Academic Consultant

Ms. Oksana ForkutsaResearch Assistant

Mr. Benjamin EtzoldResearch Assistant at the Institute for Environment and Human Security

Ms. Cristina ErglerStudent

Ms. Marion DammPhD Student

Mr. Hendrik ZwenznerPhD Student

Ms. Monika SchmidStudent

Mr. Alexander FeketeResident Scholar

Mr. Xiaomeng ShenResident Scholar

Mr. Marcus KaplanResident Scholar

Mr. Lars ZimmermannTeam Assistant

United Nations Volunteers

Mr. Ad de RaadExecutive Coordinator

Mr. Peter ClaessonHead, Communications Unit

Ms. Elena TischenkoChief, Asia, Pacific, Europe and CIS Section

Mr. Ramanathan BalakrishnanManagement Specialist, United Nations Volunteers

Ms. Dijana DuricAdvisor

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World Bank

Ms. Catherine SierraVice President, Infrastructure Network

Mr. Saroj JhaSenior Disaster Management Specialist

Ms. Gulbara TagaevaProject Manager, Kyrgyzstan

World Food Programme

Mr. David KaatrudChief, Assessment, Analysis and Preparedness Service

Ms. Monika MidelDirector, Germany

Mr. Paolo MatteiEarly Warning Officer

Mr. Jakob WernermanEarly Warning Consultant

Mr. Martin BüttnerAssistant, Berlin

World Health Organization

Mr. Michal KrzyzanowskiHead of the Office

Ms. Bozena Krzyzanowska

Ms. Larissa BaddeAdministrative Assistant

Ms. Celia RodriguesTechnical Officer

Mr. Otto HänninenTechnical Officer

Ms. Nuria Aznar-MartiProgramme Assistant

Ms. Christine PasztorSecretary

Ms. Angelika NoeckerFinancial Assistant

World Meteorological Organization

Mr. Michel JarraudSecretary-General

Ms. Maryam GolnaraghiChief, Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme

Mr. Alioune NdiayeDirector, Regional Office for Africa

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Mr. Mannava SivakumarChief, Agricultural Meteorology Division, World Climate Programme Department

Mr. Gabriel ArduinoWater Resources Division

Mr. David RogersSenior Consultant, Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme Department

Mr. Koji Kuroiwa

Mr. Jean-Baptiste MigraineJunior Professional Officer, Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme

III. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization – Preparatory Commission

Mr. Lassina ZerboDirector, International Data Centre

Mr. Robert PearceChief, Monitoring Section, International Data Centre

Council of Europe

Mr. Eladio Fernandez-GalianoExecutive Secretary, Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUROPA)

Mr. Francesc PlaAdministrator EUROPA Major Hazards Agreement

European Commission

Mr. Peter BillingCivil Protection Unit

Ms. Marta Nagy-RothengassHead of Unit “ICT for the Environment

Ms. Karen FabbriScience Programme Officer

Mr. Hermann SpitzDeputy Head of Unit, DG for Humanitarian Aid

Mr. Denis PeterScientific Programme Manager, DG Research

Ms. Jutta Thielen-del-PozoScientist, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Mr. Tom De GroeveResearcher, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Mr. Felix RemboldResearch Officer, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

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European Environment Agency

Mr. Sven DammanProject Officer Emerging Issues, Research and Urban Environment

European Union

Mr. Gerard HeckelEuropean Union Military Staff

Ms. Caroline BoisseauEuropean Union Military Staff

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

Mr. Laban Ayieko OgalloDirector, Climate Prediction and Applications Centre

Inter-Governmental Oceanographic Commission

Ms. Araceli Teresa de TezanosObserver

Ms. Francoise RicotouAdministrative Officer

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (including National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)

Mr. Ulrich Cronenberg, Head of Delegation, Commissioner for Disaster Management and Special Advisor for the Governing Board, German Red Cross

Ms. Judith BourgeoisDisaster Preparedness Desk Officer, French Red Cross

Ms. Laure Boutinet TasicDisaster Preparedness Desk Officer, French Red Cross

Ms. Katrin WirschingDesk Officer, Indonesia/Thailand, German Red Cross

Ms. Eunice MucacheDirector of Programmes, Mozambique Red Cross Society

Ms. Madeleen HelmerHead, Red Cross & Red Crescent Climate Centre

Mr. Stephen Ingles, Director, Support Service Division, Federation Secretariat

Mr. Horst LetzSenior Officer for Early Warning System, Disaster Preparedness and Response Department, Federation Secretariat

Mr. Xavier CastellanosSenior Officer, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Preparedness and Response Department, Federation Secretariat

Ms. Joy C-Y MullerInternational Representation Officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary General, Federation Secretariat

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Organization of American States

Mr. Pedro BastidasProject Coordinator

Mr. Jean Marc RacineNatural Hazards Specialist

South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission

Mr. Noud LeendersRisk Management Adviser, Fiji

IV. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER MAJOR GROUPS

Action Aid International

Mr. Khurshid AlamInternational Tsunami Programme Coordinator

Action Contre la Faim

Ms.Kate OgdenHead of Food Security Department

Africa Safe Water Foundation

Mr. Festus Denis-AkanoPresident

Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

Mr. Subbiah ArjunapermalDirector

Mr Oliver FallInformation Co-ordinator

Asian Disaster Reduction Centre

Ms. Etsuko TsunozakiSenior Researcher

Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre

Mr. Muhammad Saidur RahmanDirector

CARE International

Ms. Sandra BullingPress Officer

Ms. Marion MichelsPress Assistant

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Coventry Centre for Disaster Management

Ms. Eleanor ParkerSenior Lecturer, UK

GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam

Mr. Jochen ZschauDirector of the Department “Physics of the Earth”

Ms. Petra KoehlerScientist

Mr. Ludwig StroinkHead, Coordination Office for the German R&D Programme GEOTECHNOLOGIEN

Mr. Jochen StuckMeteorologist

Ms. Steffi UhlemannPhD Student in DISFLOOD Project

Mr. Andreas KüppersR&D Coordinator

Mr. Bruno MerzScientist

Mr. Joern LauterjungScientist

Mr. Jens DidzunRIMAX Coodinator

Ms. Katrin MikettaEWC III Assistant

German Agro Action

Mr. Hubertus RuefferDWHH/GAA Regional Director, Central Asia

Mr. Robert Winand GrassmannProgramme Manager

Mr. Klaus HaasDesk Officer, Central Asia Desk

Mr. Frank PaepkeProgramme Manager, Tajikistan

Mr. Heinz PetersProject Officer

Ms. Ute LatzkeDesk Officer

Ms. Iris SchöningerCo-ordinator, Policy and Development Education

Ms. Simone PottPress Officer

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German Committee for Disaster Reduction

Ms. Irmgard SchwaetzerChairperson, Federal Minister ret., German Committee for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Gerd TetzlaffUniversity Professor, Vice Chair

Mr. Karl-Otto ZentelChief Executive Officer

Mr. Erich PlateEmeritus Professor

Mr. Richard DikauUniversity Professor

Mr. Hermann Schmitz-WenzelPermanent Correspondent of the Board

Mr. Guenther UnserSenior Lecturer

Ms. Birgit Zum Kley-FiquetProject Manager

Ms. Tanja DaehnhardtProject Manager

Mr. Alfred ThorwarthMember of DKKV

Mr. Winfried GlassDKKV Public Relations

Ms. Mara DehmerProject Assistant

Ms. Sandra AmlangProject Assistant

Mr. Nils ZierathProject Assistant

Ms. Isabelle HeitzerProject Assistant

German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Mr. Manfred HengerHead of Section, Seismology

Mr. Ulrich RankeHead of Section, Principles of International Cooperation

Mr. Gunnar JahnkeScientific Researcher, Seismology

Germanwatch

Mr. Sven AnemuellerSenior Adviser for Climate and Development

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Mr. Christoph BalsExecutive Director-Policy

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH

Mr. Bernd HoffmannHead of Department – Governance and Democracy

Mr. Volker FranzenHead of Bonn Office

Mr. Thomas SchaefSenior Planning Officer – Governance and Democracy Department

Mr. Rudolf SchwarzConsultant for Rural Development and Disaster Prevention

Mr. Sebastian JülichDisaster Risk Consultant

Mr. Jens EtterJunior Professional Officer

Mr. Michael SiebertProject Leader

Mr. Peter AsmussenTeam Leader, Bolivia

Ms. Ria HidajatProject Manager

Ms. Hanna SabassJunior Professional

Mr. Wolfgang StiebensAdvisor in Disaster Risk Management – DRM/GTZ, Disaster Risk Management

Global Fire Monitoring Centre

Mr. Johann G. GoldammerDirector

Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres

Mr. Rolf EmmermannChairman of the Executive Board of the GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam

Mr. Klaus-Henning RosenRetired

Mr. Dieter OertelProject Manager for Remote Sensing

INNOVATION. Crossborder Network, Dresden/Germany

Mr. Frank Hoffmann

International Cartographic Association

Milan Konecny President

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Ms. Temenoujka Bandrova

International Youth Reformation Organization, Nigeria

Mr. Moruf Olukayode AbdulrazaqExecutive Director

Mr. Oluwatoyin FatunbiDirector of Programmes

Mr. Muritala Adeshina AmoduMember

Mr. Hammed Dere Member

Mr. Fatai Adekunle FasholaMember

Mr. Nurudeen Adeshina ShuaibNorthern Coordinator

InWEnt Capacity Building International

Mr. Hinrich MerckerInWEnt, Head of Department 5.03 (Environment, Energy and Water)

Mr. Ulrich NitschkeHead of Department

Ms. Christina KamlageSenior Project Manager “Disaster Risk Prevention and Management”

Ms. Johanna EiseleProject Manager

Ms. María Díaz de AzevedoProject Manager

Ms. Anne-Christine WegenerProject Manager

Ms. Nina OuanProject Manager

Ms. Gudrun BenneckeProject Assistant

Ms. Heike WülfigProject Assistant

Mr. Bilal AhmadProject Assistant

Ms Ann-Ulrike HenningProject Assistant

Islamic Relief Deutschland

Mr. Sanaa AshourInstitutional Funding Manger

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Munich Re

Mr. Eberhard FaustHead of Climate Risks, Geo Risks Research Division

Mr. Thomas LosterChairman

Mr. Dirk ReinhardVice Chairman

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. Rashed Abdulrab A. Al-AreeqiDirector of Public Water Forecasting, NOAA

Plan International

Ms. Hoa TranAsia Regional Education Advisor

ProVention Consortium

Mr. David PepiattHead, ProVention Consortium Secretariat

Mr Ian O’DonnellSenior Officer

Save the Children

Mr. Nazareth FikruEarly Warning Sector Manager

World Society for the Protection of Animals

Mr. Larry RoederUnited Nations Affairs Director

World Vision International

Ms. Filomena PortalesAsia Tsunami Capacity Building Coordinator, Philippines

V. INDIVIDUAL EXPERTS

AFGHANISTAN

Mr. Ghulam Akhi NoorzadMayor of Kabul, City of Kabul

Mr. Shafiqullah NoorzadAssistant to the Mayor, City of Kabul

ALGERIA

Mr. Benazzouz Mohamed TaharProfessor, Ministry of Research

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Mr. Mohammed Sadeck BoulahyaSenior Regional Advisor in Climate for Development (Africa), International Institute for Climate and Society

Mr. Djillali BenouarDirector, University of Bab Ezzouar

Mr. Salem KahloucheHead, Space Geodesy Division

Mr. Kamel LammaliChef de Laboratoire, Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Geophysique

Ms. Meriem YahiaouhiMinistry of Interior

ANGOLA

Mr. Joaquim MalichiTechnical Advisor, Ministry of Public Construction and Urbanism

Mr. Bencao Cavila Nyoka AbilioSenior Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs

Mr. Joaquim Francisco XavierAdvisor, Ministry of Environment

ARGENTINA

Mr. Dario Anibal FlorioVice-President (Candidate), Department of Law and Social Sciences

Mr. Eduardo Mario J. FlorioPresident, Mechanical and Engineering Professional Council

Mr. Mario Eduardo MagninCounselor, Mechanical and Engineering Professional Council

Mr. Aldo Alberto Perez ParraFire Chief, Argentine Federal Police

AUSTRALIA

Mr. Philip HallProject Consultant to the Australian Government, National Emergency Management Agency

Mr. Andre A. HeldHead, Office of Space Science and Applications

Mr. Renato IannellaProgramme Leader, National Information and Communications Technology Ltd.

Mr. Shubber AliDirector, AstroVision Australia Ltd.

Mr. John HandmerInnovation Professor in Risk and Sustainability, Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University

Mr. Gary MorganManagement Strategy Implementation Manager, Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre

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Mr. Rick BaileyProject Director, Australian Tsunami Warning System, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

AUSTRIA

Mr. Peter ZeilProject Manager, Centre for GeoInformatics, Salzburg University

Mr. Stefan KienbergerResearcher, PhD Candidate, Centre for GeoInformatics, Salzburg University

Ms. Annelene KammerGIS Researcher and PhD Candidate, Centre for GeoInformatics, Salzburg University

BAHRAIN

Mr. Mohamed AlghadeerGeneral Directorate of Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior

BANGLADESH

Mr. Md. Mansorul HaqueProject Implementation Officer, Directorate of Relief & Rehabilitation

Mr. Nurul AlamSecretary-General, OISCA International, Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement

Mr. S.MR. Shahidul AlamProgramme Coordinator – OISCA-International, Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement

Mr. Nizam Uddin AnonExecutive Director, Save the Underprivileged and the Needy

BELGIUM

Ms. Debarati Guha-SapirDirector, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Ms. Lian ParryResearcher, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Mr. Ivo Ntiege Mesumbe NgadePostgraduate Student, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium

BHUTAN

Mr. Kunzang DorjiHead, Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Interior

BOLIVIA

Mr. Wilson Carlos Araoz Santa CruzMayor of Sacaca, Municipality of Sacaca, Bolivia

Mr. Juan Carlos Del GranadoMayor

Mr. Joaquim AgilarAssistant to the Mayor of La Paz, Municipality of La Paz

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Ms. Maria Beatriz SouvironCoordinator of the Disaster Prevention Programme, Ministry of Development

Mr. Silvestre Ojeda OportoMayor, Municipal Government of San Pedro de Buena Vista

BOTSWANA

Mr. Nkosiyabo MoyoOperations and Coordinator Officer, National Disaster Management Office

BRAZIL

Mr. Alves Marcio LuizPrevention Management, Civil Defence, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Ricardo ArakiMsD Student, University of Campinas

Ms. Juliana AndradeMSc Student, University of Sao Paulo

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Mr. Muhamad Husaini AjiChief Meteorological Officer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Haji Yunus Haji Md TahirMeteorological Officer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Lim Hock GuanCommanding Officer, Brunei Fire and Rescue Department

Mr. Sallehuddin Haji IbrahimCommanding Officer, Brunei Fire and Rescue Department

BULGARIA

Mr. Ivan GospodinovState expert, Foreign Office

CAMEROON

Mr. Obi Robinson AkoSecretary, Association for the Prevention of Natural Catastrophes in Cameroon

Mr. Anatole Fabien NkouMinistre Counseiller, ABACAM

CANADA

Mr. Ali AsgaryProfessor of Emergency Management, Emergency Management Program, York University

Mr. Frank GiustraCEO, Endeavour Financial, Clinton Foundation

Ms. Karen AgesonAssistant Advocacy, International Federation of Organic Agriculture

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CHINA

Mr. Xu TangDirector-General, Meteorological Department

Mr. Zhaoguo YuDirector, Senior Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Zhizhan YaoDirector, Meteorological Department

Mr. Fuhai GengSenior Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Jun LuEngineer, Meteorological Department

Mr. Tan JianguoSenior Engineer, Meteorological Department

Mr.Xiaoye ZhangDirector, Centre for Atmosphere Watch and Services (CAWAS), Vice President, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS)

Mr. Ming Chung WongAssistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory

Mr. Xinhua SongDirector, Nanhui District Civil Defense Office, Shanghai

Mr. Feng BaoDirector, Shanghai Civil Defense Information Centre

Mr. Nanshan LiuDirector-General, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Han ChenVice Director, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Jianming ShiVice Director, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Xin PanSection Chief, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Office

Mr. Xu XuanSystem Engineer, China Baoji City International Disaster Reduction Commission

Mr. Pai-Hui HsuAssociate Researcher, National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Jin-Cheng FuAssistant Researcher, National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction

Mr. I-wan ChenAdvisor, Committee of Natural Hazard Prediction of the China Geophysics Society

Mr. Lee-Yaw LinAssociate Research Fellow, National S&T Centre for Disaster Reduction

Mr. Ming XuAssociate Research Fellow, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Shanghai Typhoon Institute

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Mr. Guo GuangmengInstitute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources

Mr. Xianwen KongInterpreter, Shanghai Municipal Civil Defense Bureau

COMOROS

Mr. Karihila Amir MohamedHead of Department of Prevention of Catastrophes, National Disaster Management Centre

CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Michel Elochocho BengaDirecteur du Cabinet Adjoint, Ministry of Development

COSTA RICA

Mr. Allan Michael LavellCoordinator, Risk and Disaster Social Studies Programme, Latin American Social Science Faculty and the Network for the Social Study of Disaster Prevention in Latin America

COTE D’IVOIRE

Mr. Aloko Thomas KouassiVice General Secretary, National Committee of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information

Mr. Hippolyte Clotaire AmakoChef de Service, Office National de la Protection Civile

Mr. Mamadou FofanaDirecteur Station Geophysique de Lamto, Ministry of Research

Mr. Dao IssoufouDirector, Ministry of Defence

CROATIA

Mr. Goran VidecAdvisor, Ministry of Agriculture

Ms. Sandra KordicResearcher, International Management Group

CZECH REPUBLIC

Mr. Ivan ObrusnikDirector of CHMI, Chairman of National Committee for Disaster Reduction, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Jiri ZvelebilSenior Reseacher, Czech Geological Survey

Mr. Jaroslav SebekOfficial, Ministry of Environment

Mr. Petr PomeznyAdvisor of Vice-Minister, Ministry of Environment

Ms. Zuzana VarilovaBohemian Switzerland National Park Administration

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DENMARK

Mr. Povl FrichClimate Expert, Ministry of Environment

ECUADOR

Mr. Rodrigo Vivar BermeoPrefect of Province of Loja, H. Consejo Provincial de Loja

Mr. Mauro Manuel Rodríguez BenítezCoordinator JPSCYDCT, Junta Provincial de Seguridad Ciudadana y Defensa Civil de Tungurahua

Mr. Jose Luis CamachoDirector CIIFEN, International Centre on Research El Niño

Mr. Rodney MartinezScientific Coordinator CIIFEN, International Centre on Research El Niño

Mr. Hugo YepesDirector, Instituto Geofisico, Escuela Politecnica Nacional

Mr. Rusty BinasRegional Director, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

EGYPT

Mr. Youssef MekkawyCounsellor, Embassy in Berlin

EL SALVADOR

Mr. Carlos Huezo-DíazCoordinador de Gestion para la Reducción de Riesgo, Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales, SNET

Mr. Ulises JarquinCoordinación Ejecutive, Caritas El Salvador

Mr. Ramón Eliazar MoránCoordinador Nacional de Programe de Gestión Riesgo, Caritas El Salvador

ETHIOPIA

Ms. Almaz DemessieAgrometeorological Team Leader, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Tirsit GrishawSenior Programme Officer, Ethiopia

FINLAND

Mr. Maurice N. AndemProfessor of Law, University of Lapland

FRANCE

Mr. Philippe BarbierEarth Observation Programmes Manager, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

Mr. Pierre GenillonVPN Manager, WorldSpace France

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Ms.Agnes MartyBusiness Development – EU, Thales Group

Mr. Daniel BrionnaudChairman, French Standardisation Committee for Alert Systems

Mr. Bastien AffeltrangerProgramme Manager, INERIS

Mr. Bernard AllenbachHead of Information System, Sertit

Ms. Marie-Laure HameuryIntern, IFOAM

Mr. Jean Pierre Mac VeighDeputy Director, Overseas, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Karine MoreauIn charge of the development, BRL / Predict : company specialized on flood management

Mr. Serge PlantonResearcher, Météo-France

GABON

Ms. Loubamono SolangeDeputy General Director of Environment, Ministry of Environment

Mr. Paul Bunduku-LathaAmbassador of Gabon in Germany

Mr. Jean MassimaMinister for the Prevention of Natural Disasters, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Jean Pierre Mintsa Mi NdongSécrétaire Géneral du Ministère, National Drought Mitigation Centre

Mr. Franklin Kounda PondoSecurity Officer, National Geology Agency

GAMBIA

Mr. Enusa ColleyDirector, Youth Health and Nutrition Association

Mr. Katim TouraySecretary, Gambia Red Cross Society

GERMANY

Mr. Wolfgang KuschVice President, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Wolfgang BeneschHead, Remote Sensing Division, National Meteorological Service

Ms. Corinna SchöpkeMinisterialrätin, Ministry of Environment

Ms. Alexandra ZaspelMinistry of Environment

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Mr. Hartmut GrübelMinisterialdirigent, Ministry of Development

Mr. Uwe PlatzFood Emergency Preparedness, Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food

Mr. Wulf RauboldFood Emergency Officer, Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food

Ms. Gerlinde GosinkPublic Relations, Foreign Office

Ms. Ute WeidlichSecretariat, Foreign Office

Ms. Heide Eden-RingerSecretariat, Foreign Office

Mr. Christoph HarkämperSecurity, Foreign Office

Mr. Walter KorthSecurity, Foreign Office

Mr. Roland BuckSecurity, Foreign Office

Mr. Wolfgang BirmansDirector, Section for Logistics, Foreign Office

Ms. Stefanie SchulzeLogistics/Organization, Foreign Office

Ms. Sigrid KollwitzLogistics Support, Foreign Office

Mr. Hans-Otto MausLogistics/Organization, Foreign Office

Ms. Veronika GaffronAssistant, Foreign Office

Ms. Annelie LehnhardtHead of Interpretation Service, Foreign Office

Ms. Viviane Ariane PuhlmannInterpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Hélène BeaujeanInterpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Sabine El SayeghInterpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Patricia Lluch FahlInterpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Katherine VanovitchInterpreter, Foreign Office

Ms. Rita SprengerInterpreter, Foreign Office

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Ms. Bridget MooreInterpreter, Foreign Office

Mr. Theodor ZaunLogistics Support, Foreign Office

Mr. Reiner PorembaLogistics Support, Foreign Office

Ms. Dagmar SchäferLogistics Support, Foreign Office

Mr. Rüdiger OlleschLogistics/Organization, Foreign Office

Ms. Dagmar HillebrandAssistant Desk Officer, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Ms. Liese DunjaAssistant Desk Officer, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Ms. Brigitte FrießSecretary, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Klaus AldingerAssistant Desk Officer, Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Künsebeck AchimProtocol Division, Foreign Office

Ms. Eva KeßlerAssistant Attachée , Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Stefan KleinForeign Office

Mr. Frank BankstahlIT, Foreign Office

Mr. Dieter Böhmer Back office, Foreign Office

Mr. Sven-Lars FreyBack Office, Foreign Office

Ms. Susan HendersonInterpreter, Foreign Office

Mr. Lars JahnIT, Foreign Office

Ms. Susanne KühnelIT, Foreign Office

Mr. Horst-Walther HoltfortBack Office, Foreign Office

Mr. Frank KunkelBack Office, Foreign Office

Ms. Diana NowakForeign Office

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Mr. Jens-Uwe PloetnerDeputy Spokesman, Foreign Office

Ms. Silke RöferPress Officer, Foreign Office

Mr. Daniel SchneiderBack Office, Foreign Office

Mr. Uwe WildenBack Office, Foreign Office

Mr. Hans Joachim Weber Protocol Division, Foreign Office

Mr. Peter PrügelOffice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office

Ms. Carolin RichterSenior Officer, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs

Mr. Stefan KnabeMember of the National Group on Earth Observation (GEO), Federal Institute of Hydrology

Mr. Gerd FriedsamHead of Department Foreign Operations, THW HQ, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Sebastian HansenMember of Disaster Coordination Management, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Ms. Barbara BlanckmeisterConsultant, International Cooperation, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Sascha MR. BrenningExecutive Officer for Rapid Deployment Units, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Olaf JoerdelINSARAG Assistant, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Ms. Karina LehmannCounsellor for International Cooperation, Federal Agency for Technical Relief

Mr. Gerhard SteinhorstHead of Business Area, Deutscher Wetterdienst

Ms. Cornelia RiessHead of Unit, International Cooperation, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Ulrich HuthScientific Staff, International Cooperation, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Helmut StaudenrauschSpace Management, Earth Observation, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Harald MehlHead of Department, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Torsten RiedlingerScientist, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Michael SchmidtScientist, German Aerospace Centre

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Mr. Stefan VoigtScientist, German Aerospace Centre

Ms. Yvonne WalzScientific Assistant, German Aerospace Centre

Mr. Karl-Heinz RotherPresident, Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz

Ms. Maria Hohn-BerghornHead of International Department, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Stefan WagnerInternational Department, Deputy Head, Municipal Government of Bonn

Ms. Susanne NoldenInternational Department Staff, Municipal Government of Bonn

Ms. Elizabeth WeiserInternational Department Staff, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Friedhelm NaujoksDirector, Municipal Building Management, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Jochen SteinHead of the Fire and Emergencies Department, Municipal Government of Bonn

Mr. Jörg HilleVolunteer of City of Bonn, Municipal Government of Bonn

Ms. Monica WeissInternational Department Staff, Municipal Department of Bonn

Ms. Jessica LeygraafNational Contact, Point Space, German Space Agency

Mr. Adrian KleinNational Contact, Point Space, German Space Agency

Ms. Christine RadestockScientist, German Space Agency

Mr. Gunter SchreierScientist, German Space Agency

Mr. Werner Kleine-BeekAssistant Director, Aviation and Space

Ms. Gertraud PeinelProject Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

Mr. Thomas RoseIT Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

Mr. Hartmut KrebsDeputy Minister retired State of North-Rhine Westfalia

Ms. Susanne DavidChief Executive Officer, Beratungsinstitut für Organisation und Kommunikation Kongress und Seminar GmbH

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Mr. Jürgen HuberChief Executive Officer, Beratungsinstitut für Organisation und Kommunikation Kongress und Seminar GmbH

Mr. Hamid IsfahanyVisiting Professor, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Ms. Susanne HermesCoordinator, University of Bonn (ARTS)

Mr. Klaus FrohbergDirector, Centre for Development, Research (ZEF), Department of Economic and Technological Change, University of Bonn

Mr. Frank FrieseckeScientific Assistant, Institute of Urban Planning, Land Management and Water Engineering, University of Bonn

Ms. Miriam WennerStudent of Geography, University of Bonn

Ms. Mirjam RatzkeStudent, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Mr. Torsten DreyPhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Ms. Doris KleinResearch Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Mr. Sabin BasiStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Rolf EckmillerProfessor of Computer Science, University of Bonn

Mr. Nils GoerkeLecturer, Researcher, University of Bonn

Ms. Katrin DobersalskeProject Assistant, University of Bonn

Ms. Barbara GörresResearcher, University of Bonn

Ms. Heike BarzAdministrative Assistant, University of Bonn

Ms. Cornelia DoesselPhD Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Dereje Bacha MegeressaStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Chirantan BanerjeeStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Hassan RazaStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Nhamo NhamoPhD Fellow, University of Bonn

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Ms. Vanessa BarganskiStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Sebastian BrunsGraduate Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Nadine WeberUniversity of Bonn

Mr. Daniel WiesenGraduate Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Ne GaoStudent, University of Bonn

Ms. Linda GatwiriStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Leonardo FreitasStudent, University of Bonn

Ms. Julia HoffmannPhD Student, University of Bonn

Ms. Amanda JohnstoneStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Andreas SalzStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Prathap PugalenthiStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Joon Young SeoStudent, University of Bonn

Mr. Thomas GladeLecturer, Department of Geography, University of Bonn

Ms. Arisoa RajaonaStudent, University of Bonn

Ms. Karin FiegeDeputy Director, Seminar für Ländliche Entwicklung, Humboldt University Berlin

Mr. Harald SterlyResearch Assistant, Seminar für Ländliche Entwicklung, Humboldt University Berlin

Mr. Uwe UlbrichProfessor, Meteorology, Freie Universität, Berlin, Institute for Meteorology

Mr. Gernot RückerManaging Director, ZEBRIS GbR

Mr. Wilhelm SchirmerFounding Member and Auditor, Förderverein Katastrophenvorsorge

Mr. Daniel LoevenichManaging Director, Codewalk – Dependable Business Applications and Services

Ms. Maria-Elizabeth LoevenichSenior Scientist, Social Sciences and Education, Codewalk – Dependable Business Applications and Services

39

Mr. Haluk SarlanSenior Consultant, Products and Systems of Information Technology GmbH

Ms. Susanne ReiffCommunications, Working Group on Development and Peace

Mr. Peter SchmitzChief Medical Officer, Malteser International

Mr. Ioannis DokasPost Doctorate Researcher, University of Paderborn

Mr. Otto UlrichIntercultural Education, Institute for Creative Technologies and Human Development

Mr. Stephan JobstMeteorologe, Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft

Ms. Agnes VoisardResearcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

Mr. Ulrich MeissenProject Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

Mr. Bernd IlgDesk Officer, Latin America, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V., National Confederation

Mr. Sebastian FrickeStudent in Anthoropology and Human Geography, Georg-August Universität, Göttingen

Mr. Chris HartmannStudent of the Network on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA), International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, University of Bochum

Mr. Nikolay BlinovStudent, University of Bochum

Mr. Emmanuel OjoResearch Student, University of Bochum

Ms. Birthe SteinerStudent, University of Bochum

Mr. Stephen Petrus Johannes DeutekomStudent Master, Humanitarian Assistance in Bochum

Ms. Barbara Theilen-WilligeLecturer, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technical University of Berlin

Ms. Elke MR. GeenenPrivate-Docent, Institute for Socioeconomic and Cultural International Analysis

Mr. Hugh SinclairExport Sales Manager - Multi-mission Ground Systems, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, EADS Deutschland GmbH

Mr. Ulrich EbelAtmospheric Perils Specialist, Swiss Reinsurance Co.

Mr. Michael ZyballDirector, International Gerling Pensionsmanagement GmbH

40

Mr. Horst KremersChairman of Board, Committee on Data for Science and Technology

Mr. Wolfgang EderPast UNESCO Director, Senior Advisor

Mr. Bernhard AmlerManaging Director, AMBERO Consulting Gesellschaft mbH

Ms. Susanne SchmallDisaster Risk Management Advisor, ECO Consulting Group

Mr. Holger IngenpaβGIS Specialist, Agency for Urban Development and Environment

Mr. Frank BrendaDisaster Response Team Leader, Adventist Development & Relief Agency

Mr. Philipp SchoellerFounder of Fragile Fund

Mr. Karsten BrandtGeschaeftsfuehrer, Donnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. Carsten FelgentreffUniverstiy Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Osnabrueck

Mr. Alexander ZipfProfessor, Geoinformatics, FH Mainz

Mr. Sebastian BöstelRegional Manager, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe

Mr. Rolf W. BeckerVTL, Forumfinanz

Mr. Jürgen CronauHead, European Projects, PRO DV Software AG

Mr. Hans Guenter BrauchChairman, AFES-PRESS

Ms. Heike HapperschossConsultant, Gesellschaft für Organisation, Planung und Ausbildung mbH

Mr. Peter StammChief Executive Officer, Centre for Geographic Information Systems

Ms. Isabel KaubischConsultant, Land Use and Environmental Planning

Mr. Lothar StempniewskiManaging Director, CEDIM AG, Centre for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology

Mr. Thorsten UlbrichPhD Student, University of Karlsruhe

Mr. Lutz Meyer-OhlendorfStudent, University of Cologne

Mr. Fabian SelgStudent, University of Cologne

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Mr. Gerald ChungStudent, University of Cologne

Mr. Mohammed ObidallahStudent, University of Cologne

Ms. Seema SinghResearch Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Mr. Martin SeilerStudent / Referee, Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)

Mr. Thomas BistryAnalyst, Natural Hazards, Deutsche Rückversicherung AG

Mr. Manuel PrechtlAnalyst for Natural Hazard, Deutsche Rückversicherung AG

Ms. Valeria SallesConsultant for Development Cooperation, Mozambique Development Cooperation

Ms. Anne WolfProject Manager, Munich Re Foundation

Mr. Stefan WagnerDeputy Head, International Department, City of Bonn

Ms. Karin HeitzerInternational Department, City of Bonn

Ms. Mira BeinertEnvironmental Scientist, SEA Society

Mr. Roland BegeStudent, Committee WCDR, National Model of United Nations

Mr. Thomas KahlixVice Chairman, Buergerinitiative Hochwasser, Cologne-Rodenkirchen

Ms. Meike RahnerScientific Assistant, Institute of Geography, Ruhr-University, Bochum

Ms. Melanie Hauser

Ms. Lela PurtskhvanidzePhD Student, University of Duisburg-Essen

Ms. Christina BollinFreelance Consultant

Ms. Kathrin StratmannDeputy Head of Department, EU-Bureau of the BMBF

Ms. Christine ZirkelProject Assistant, EU-Bureau of the BMBF

Ms. Katharina Daerr

Mr. Thomas KauschModerator, SAT1

Mr. Stefan Alexander HaffnerResearcher, Centre for Development Research

42

Mr. Sofyan SyahnurPhD Student, Centre for Development Research

Ms. Sri Haryani AnwarPhD Student, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Sebastian KubeStudent, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Joerg SzrzynskiSenior Researcher, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Ricardo Jose Rocha GuimaraesJunior Researcher, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Donal MakokaPhD Fellow, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Neeraj MishraJunior Research Fellow, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn

Mr. Muhammad NasirJunior Researcher, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn

Mr. Dil Bahadur RahutJunior Research Fellow, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn

Mr. Ivan VelasquezPhD Fellow, Centre for Development Research

Ms. Eva Jeannette ScholzenPress officer, Citizen Organisation Flood Cologne-Rodenkirchen

Ms. Tetyana ChernyshovaStudent, AKAFOE

Mr. Kennedy Mpaliwa HabasimbiMaster student, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Mr. Rudolf AtzbachVice-President, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance

Mr. Josef BataExecutive Officer, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance

Mr. Franz-Josef MolitorHead of Section for International Affairs, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance

Mr. Stefan AustEditor in Chief, Der Spiegel

Mr. Gerhard SpörlSenior Editor, Der Spiegel

Mr. Joern Michael BachhausenCorrespondent, Südwestrundfunk

Ms. Britta Banks

Mr. Anton BeckerPublic Information Officer, Federal Government

43

Mr. Gottfried BohmAutomobile Industry, Clinton Foundation

Mr. Hermann-Josef BorjansPress Officer, Malteser Hilfsdienst Bonn

Mr. Murat Kaan BozdemirProject Manager, IMIC

Mr. Marcel BrandtStudent, Furtwangen University

Mr. Noah Brandt

Ms. Zeliha BrandtDonnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. Michael KienzleDonnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. Ralf SchmittDonnerwetter.de GmbH

Mr. James BuchananSenior Expert Corporate Sustainability, Deutsche Post World Net

Mr. Sören DenggDirector, Governmental Affairs, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Daniela JostenPR Manager, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Susanner MeierDirector, Strategic Partnerships, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Alena SulkiewiczSpeechwriter, Deutsche Post World Net

Ms. Monika Wulf-MathiesExecutive Vice-President, Deutsche Post World Net

Mr Klaus ZumwinkelChief Executive Officer, Deutsche Post World Net

Mr. Peter BuriSenior Advisor Tsunami Task Force, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Mr. Peter J. CrollDirector, BICC

Mr. Lars WirkusSenior Researcher, BICC

Mr. Stefan DechDirector, German Remote Sensing Data Centre

Mr. Christian EndressStaff Office, National Disaster Management Office

Ms. Rahel ErniSpokesperson, DHL

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Mr. Luke EvenbomTrainee, World Wind Energy Association

Mr. Stefan GsängerSecretary General, World Wind Energy Association

Mr. Michael FornahlAssistant Head of Division, Ministry of Economy

Ms. Martina OppermannConsultant, Ministry of Economy

Ms. Margitta Wülker-MirbachReferatsleiterin V E 4, Ministry of Economy

Mr. Nicola FranceschettiLawyer, Network of Humanitarian Assistance

Mr. Hubertus FranzenHeat IT, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Mr. Michael JudDeputy Head, Unit of Rapid Alert Systems and Crisis Management, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Ms. Susanne FretzdorffProject Manager, Projektträger Juelich

Mr. Thomas FuesSenior Fellow, German Development Institute

Ms. Cecilia GervasiConsultant, FSC

Mr. Alan SmithSocial Strategy Programme Manager, FSC International Centre

Ms. Isabel Gonzales RojoPostgraduate Student, Regional Disaster Information Centre

Mr. Georgi GraschewScientific Co-ordinator, University Hospital Charité Berlin

Mr. Joachim HarmsProject Manager, Projekt Management Organisation Jülich

Mr. Siamak Houshmand MarvastiEngineer

Mr. Harmut IhneDirector, ZEF Consult

Mr. Enebat JamiyanInterpreter, Ost Europa Zentrum Niedersachsen

Mr. Michael KlingerStudent, Fachhochschule Köln

Mr. Karlheinz KogelCEO, Media-Control

Mr. Kai KottenstedePR Consultant, PLEON KohtesKlewes

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Ms. Inga StutzPR Consultant, PLEON KohtesKlewes

Mr. Heinrich LachenitGeschäftsführer, secty electronics GmbH

Mr. Jürgen PrzybylakGeschäftsführer, secty electronics GmbH

Mr Hartmut PeterleGesellschafter, secty electronics GmbH

Mr. Dietrich LaepkeHead, Academy for Crisis Management, Federal Office of Civil Protection, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Dominik H. LangResearch Assistant, Bauhaus University Weimar

Ms. Khin LattFormer Peacekeeping Staff

Mr. Christian LehmannJudicial Trainee, Unternehmensberatung Struecker

Mr. Dennis LehmannGeologist, Unternehmensberatung Struecker

Ms. Meret LinnarzSchüler, Bonn International School

Mr. Andreas LückConsultant, GGC

Ms. Gerrit MeenenStudent, University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Mr. Rene Mono

Ms. Gerrit Möws FBL Warnung der Bevölkerung, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)

Mr. Nikolaus SteinDesk Officer for Public Relations, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)

Mr. Gerhard MuellerChairperson, Bürgerinitiative Hochwasser, Köln Rodenkirchen

Mr. Hans-Günther MyliesProjekt Coordinator, Federal Agency for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Ms. Rasa NagelFinance and Control Manager, T-Mobile International

Ms. Jutta NellenSpokesperson for International Affairs, Bürgerbund Bonn

Mr. Mario Oertel Scientific Staff, University of Wuppertal

Mr. Ramadhan OthmanStudent, Agricultural Science (ARTS)

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Mr. Wolf PouletDirector, International Governance Consulting

MR. Carlos Javier PuigResearcher, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

Ms. Stefanie RiegerGAF AG

Ms. Mary RoperStudent

Ms. Angela RottAdministration Coordinator, IFOAM

Ms. Michele SantoroStudent, International Studies

Ms. Iris SchneiderLecturer, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Peter SimoncelliPolicy Officer, Civil Protection Unit, Ministry of Interior

Ms. Ivonne SmithSpouse, FSC International Center

Mr. Neil SorensenCommunications and Event Manager, International Federation of Organic Agriculture

Mr. Kemal Surat

Mr. Marcus ThölenPhD Student, University of Bremen

Mr. Andreas ThomsenResearcher, University of Osnabrück

Mr. Michael VolkmannChief Operating Officer, simply communicate GmbH

Mr. Sebastian von ToperczerIntern, Federal Press Agency

Mr. Harmut WaldnerHead, Crisis Management Unit, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Mr. Qiang Wang Interpreter, Agency of Translation and Interpretation

Mr. Olaf WendelkenPrivate Consultant

Ms. Maria Anna WirthsStudent, German Council on Foreign Relations

Mr. Severin WolfPresident, Verein für Katastrophenvorsorge

Mr. Martin ZimmekInterpreter, Local Governments for Sustainability

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GHANA

Mr. Nkrabeah Effah-DarteyVice Minister of Interior, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Mfig. Goe OdeiChief, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr Joseph Kwabena OdeiNational Coordinator, National Disaster Management Organisation

Mr. Emmanuel ObuobiePhD Student, Centre for Development Research

GREECE

Mr. Gerassimos PapadopoulosResearch Director, Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens

Ms. Nike-Ekaterini KoutrakouDirector of the Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Ioanna EfthymiadouDirector of Administrative and Economic Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Konstantinos BaltasResearch Assistant, National Technical University of Athens

GUATEMALA

Mr. Gustavo Ernesto Blanco SeguraCoordinator Municipal, Municipalidad de Guatemala

HONDURAS

Mr. Mario AyalaMayor of La Masica, Municipality of La Masica, Honduras

Ms. Consuelo BautistaMayor of Esparta, Departamento de Atlantida, Honduras

HUNGARY

Mr. Molnár FerencMember of the Board, National Emergency Management Agency

Ms. Ildiko EndreffyMedical-Biological Doctor, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Mr. Zoltan EndreffyLawyer, Paneuropean Union Hungary

ICELAND

Mr. Magnús JónssonDirector General of the Meteorological Office, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Haraldur JohannessenSenior Adviser, Ministry of Justice

Mr. Jon BjartmarzMinistry of Justice

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INDIA

Mr. Pramod Kumar MishraAdditional Secretary, NDMA

Mr. Rakesh DubeyDirector, State Goverment of Madhya Pradesh

Mr. Prabodh Dhar ChakrabartiExecutive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs

Mr. Kapil GuptaAssociate Professor, Advisor on EWS to Bombay Corporation

Mr. Dipankar SarkarScience Counsellor, Embassy of India in Berlin

Mr. Ramesh SinghProfessor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Mr. Meda Gurudutt PrasadDisaster Manager, Coastal Area Disaster Mitigation Efforts

Mr. Ashok Kumar GwalDean, Faculty of Sciences, Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Barkatullah University

Mr. Brijesh Kumar BansalScientist, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Mr. Ashok Kumar BhatnagarAdditional Director-General of Meteorology, Meteorological Department

Ms. Suranjana GuptaProgrammeAssociate, GROOTS International

Mr. Harsh GuptaRaja Ramanna Fellow, National Geophysical Research Institute

Mr. Thiru JagannathanProject Officer, District Rural Development Agency, Cuddalore

INDONESIA

Mr. Bambang SetiadiDeputy State Minister, Ministry for Research and Technology

Mr. Alexander HansenAdvisor, Ministry for Research and Technology

Mr. Makmur WidodoAmbassador, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin

Mr. Pangeran Ibrani SitumorangThird Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin

Mr. Yousana O.P. SiagianHead of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre, Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation

Mr. Antonius Se, IRMayor, Municipal Government of Ende, Flores

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Mr. Yudho Baskoro MuriadiHead of Subdivision in Technology Transfer Modelling, Ministry of Science and Technology

Mr. Ridwan DjamaluddinHead of Institute of Marine Geophysics, Head of Subdivision in Technology Transfer Modelling, Ministry of Science and Technology

Ms. Silvia FanggidaeDisaster Management Programme Manager, PIKUL

Mr. NJ Edward TurvillManager, Disaster Preparedness Programme, Action Contre la Faim

Mr. Sugeng TriutomoHead of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), National Disaster Management Centre

Ms. Orbita RoswintiartiHead of Natural Resources and Environmental Monitoring Division, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Ms. Tuty KusumawatiHead of Community Welfare Division of Jakarta Planning Board, Local Government of Jakarta Province

Mr. Hendri Agung IndriantoSpecial Assistant to the Mayor of Padang City, City of Padang

Mr. Latif AzharManaging Director, Padang Water Company

Mr. Umar DejenieAdvisor, Minsitry of Research

Mr. Pariatmono Researcher, The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology

Mr. Peter DjatmikoDirector, PT. iFORTE Solusi Infotek

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Mr. Reza BathaeeSecretary of Second International Conference on Integrated Natural Disaster Management, Private Organization from Iran

Mr. Seyed Ghasem Khatam NezhadHead of Imam Hospital in Nour City, Nour City Imam Hospital

Mr. Mohammad MokhtariDirector of National Centre for Earthquake Prediction, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology

ITALY

Ms. Elin WedlundResearch Engineer, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni

Ms. Chiara GiannicoEngineer, Tele-Rilevamento

Mr. Vieri TarchianiSVS Project Expert, Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council

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JAMAICA

Mr. Andreas HaidukWater Resources Engineer, Water Resources Authority

JAPAN

Mr. Fouad BendimeradChairman of the Board, Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative, Kobe

Mr. Yoshinori KoizumiChief Manager, NEC Corporation

KENYA

Mr. James OkothDrought Management Coordinator, Ministry of State for Special Programmes

KUWAIT

Mr. Esmail Al KhalediBrigadier, Ministry of Interior

KYRGYZSTAN

Mr. Mirlan KonurbaevMinister's Assistance, Ministry of Emergency Situations

LATVIA

Mr. Pauls ZirnitisSenior Officer, environmental Protection Department, Ministry of Environment

LIBYA

Mr. Musa ShraaSecond Secretary, Lybian Arab Jamarahiriya

LITHUANIA

Mr. Arvydas SurvilaDirector, Crisis Management Centre, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Rimantas SteponaciviusHead of the Civil Protection Board, Fire and Rescue Department, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Remigijus BaniulisDeputy Director, Fire and Rescue Department, Ministry of Interior

MADAGASCAR

Mr. Manda Sahondra Vololona RatsimbazafyManager, Institute for Development, Disaster Management and Research (IDDR)

MALAWI

Mr. James MR.K. ChiusiwaActing Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Rehabilitation, National Disaster Management Office

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Mr. Leonard KalindekafeDirector, Geological Survey Department, Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme

Mr. Franklin SimtowePhD Student, University of Malawi

MALAYSIA

Mr. Cho-Ha KongDeputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Jimat BolhassanHead, Spatial Data Análisis & Modelling Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Sinn-Chye HoDirector, National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Ahmad Sabbirin ArshadManaging Director/CEO, Meteorological Department

Mr. Yap Kon SengDirector-General, Malaysia Meteorological Department, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Djelassi KhaledSales Director, AISA-Pacific, NSW Submarine Cable Systems Sdn. Bhd.

MALDIVES

Mr. Algeen AbdullaDirector, Meteorological Department

Mr. Ibrahim DidiCommunication Electronics and IT Services of NSS Maldives, Ministry of Defence

MALI

Mr. Mamadou Adama DialloHead of Climatology División, Diréction National de la Météorologie

Mr. Mamadou TraoreDirecteur General de la Protection Civile, Protection Civile de Mali

MEXICO

Mr. Rainer ResslDirector for GIS and Remote Sensing Division, National Commission for the Use and Knowledge for Biodiversity

MOZAMBIQUE

Mr. Moises Vicente BenesseneMeteorologist in INAM/Beira, Instituto Naciónal de Meteorología

Mr. Filipe Domingos Freires LucioNational Director, National Institute of Meteorology

Mr. Lucas Simão RençoAdministration of District Government, Ministry of State Administration

Mr. Arlindo LopesHead, Information Management System and Communication, Instituto Nacional de Gestao de Calamidades

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MYANMAR

Ms. Khin Lohman-LattEconomist, Former United Nations Staff for Peacekeeping Operations

NAMIBIA

Ms. Libertina AmathilaDeputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Hanno B. RumpfAmbassador, Foreign Office

Mr. Gabriel KangowaDeputy Director, National Disaster Management Centre

NEPAL

Mr. Kewal Kumar ChapagainPresident, Firefighters Volunteer Association of Nepal

Mr. Amod Mani DixitExecutive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology

Mr. Sharad BabuManager, National Society for Earthquake Technology

Mr. Mahesh NakarmiProject Manager, National Society for Earthquake Technology

NETHERLANDS

Mr. Jan JellemaSpecialist, Geoscientific Information and Geomonitoring, National Geology Agency

Mr. Edward AndersonDirector, HISTAR Solutions

Ms. Aude de ClercqGeneral Manager, HISTAR Solutions

Mr. Jean Louis DercheTelecoMr. Engineer, HISTAR Solutions

Ms. Corinne EismaCommunication Officer, HISTAR Solutions

Ms. Annemarie EbertGeography Student, International Institute for Geo-Information

Mr. Eduard N JacobPhychiatrist, AAAS Member

Ms. Petra E Jacob-PetersNursing Profession, Dutch Society Informatics

Mr. Jan MeertensSAVER Foundation

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NEW ZEALAND

Mr. Graham LeonardNatural Hazards Scientist/ Volcanic Geologist, Volcanoes Commission of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior

NICARAGUA

Ms. Maria Gilma Rosales de VindellMayoress, City of San Juan de Limay

NIGER

Mr. Malam Sully AzaraConseiiler en Dévéloppement Rural et Environnement, Cabinet du Premier Ministre

Mr. Ali IlliassouEmbassy of the Republic of Niger in Germany

NIGERIA

Mr. Ibirinde Folu FrancisExecutive Director, Humanitarian and Empowerment League Project

Mr. Ayokunle FagbemiExecutive Director, CePSERD Abuja, Centre for Peacekeeping and Socio-Economic Resources Development

Mr. Ojo Olusegun EdawardAssistant Director, Relief Rehabilitation, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Makarfi Salisu ShuaibDirector General, National Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Felix GbadeboDirector of Operations, Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Titus Ayodeji AjayiDirector, Emergency Management Centre

Mr. Mamad ZannaAssistant Director, Emergency Management Agency

NORWAY

Mr. James Michael StroutProject Manager, Early Warning and Mitigation, International Centre for Geohazards

Mr. Oddvar KjekstadDeputy Managing Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Bjorn JohannessenSenior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Bente Lija ByeSenior Advisor, Norwegian Mappking Authority

PAKISTAN

Mr. Muhammad Salik JavaidMember Planning and Technical, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority

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Mr. Pervez Khan ToruProfessor, Director Pak Study Centre, University of Peshawar

Mr. Faisal AbbasJunior Researcher, Centre for Development Research

Mr. Muhammad AliPrivate

PARAGUAY

Mr. Vidal Benitez AlmadaCoordinator, Foreign Office

PERU

Mr. Edgar Pozo OreInstitutional Advisor, Territorial Health Unit, Huanta, Ministry of Health

Mr. Lorenzo Apolinario Salazar ChavestaSubgerente Regional de Medio Ambiente, Región Piura, Gerencia Regional de Recursos Naturales y Gestión del Medio Ambiente

Mr. Gilberto RomeroDirector, Centre of Studies and Disasters Prevention

PHILIPPINES

Mr. Prisco NiloDeputy Director for Operations and Services, Meteorological Department

Ms. Mary Jane OrtegaMayor, City of San Fernando

POLAND

Mr. Pavel SolochUnder Secretary of State, Chief of National Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior and Administration

Ms. Edyta Szafran Chief Expert, Department of Crisis Management, Ministry of Interior and Administration

Mr. Maciej MaciejewskiProfessor, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Secretary of National Committee of ISDR

Mr. Tomasz WalczykiewiczChief of Section in Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Member of National Committee of ISDR

PORTUGAL

Ms. Teresa AbrantesHead of Weather Watch Department, Meteorological Institute

QATAR

Mr. Saad Jassim J. Al-KhulafiDirector-General of Public Security, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Ahmed Mohamed H AlhetmiDirector of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Interior

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ROMANIA

Ms. Elena SavinHead of Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, National Meteorological Administration

Mr. Marin MarianCommercial Manager, Rokura Ltd.

Mr. Florin VoditaGeneral Consul, General Consulate of Romania in Bonn, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Gabriel PetrescuExecutive Director, ROKURA

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Mr. Evgeny RevyakinRussian Embassy

Mr. Dmitry KiktevDeputy Director, Hydrometcentre of Russia

Ms. Nina FrolovaSenior Scientific Researcher, Seismological Centre of IGE, Russian Academy of Sciences

SAUDI ARABIA

Mr. Abdulbasit SairafiGeneral Director, Ministry of Environment

SENEGAL

Mr. Mactar NdiayeDirector, Meteorological Service

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Mr. Srdjan PopovAssistant, University of Novi Sad

Ms. Maja TurkAssistant, University of Novi Sad

Ms. Jelena JaksicAssistant, University of Novi Sad

SEYCHELLES

Mr. Denis Chang-SengActing Director, Meteorological Department

SIERRA LEONE

Mr. Mohamed Sidi BahCoordinator, Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence

Mr. Mohamed Lamin BanguraCoordinator, Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence

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SLOVAKIA

Ms. Alena KlukanováHead of Engineering Geological Department, Geological Survey of Slovak Republic

Mr. Peter WagnerEngineering Geologist, Slovak Geological Survey

Mr. Miroslav JaskoSales Director, Telegrafia Ltd.

Mr. Ernest KankaMain Adviser, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Jan PavliskoSales Manager, Telegrafia Ltd.

SOMALIA

Mr Mustafa Sh. Ali DhuhulowMember of Parliament, Somalia Parliament

Mr Abdulkadir Nur AraleDeputy Minister, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources

SOUTH AFRICA

Mr. Schalk CarstensDeputy Director, Disaster Management, Provincial Government: Western Cape

Mr. Christopher HartnadyResearch and Technical Director, Umvoto Africa Ltd.

Mr. Shumani MugeriDeputy Director, Early Warning, Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. David MakateAssistant Manager, Risk and Disaster Management, Ministry of Agriculture

Ms. Merle GreenAssistant Director, Disaster Management, Western Cape Provincial Government

Mr. Gregory James PillayHead, Disaster Risk Management Centre, City of Cape Town

Mr. Johan Adriaan MinnieManager, Awareness and Preparedness, City of Cape Town

Mr. Qubudile Richard DyantyiProvincial Minister for Local Government, Ministry of Local Government and Housing

Mr. Vusumzi Patrick TshoseMedia Liaison Officer, Ministry of Local Government and Housing

SPAIN

Mr. Fernando Serrano HidalgoCartographic Centre, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Celestino Gomez-CidBusiness Development Executive, GMV Space Systems Inc.

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Ms. Maria Jesus Izquierdo CarballoHead of Risk Management and Humanitarian Action, Ayuda en Accion

Mr. Luis de Celis BarqueroStudent, Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas

Ms. Almudena SánchezBusiness Development, Grupo de Mecánica del Vuelo

Mr. Victor ArroyoWater and Sanitation Specialist, Accion contre la Hambre

Mr. Daniel CandidoGeographer, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Mr. Alider CragnoliniHead, Corporate Programmes, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial

SRI LANKA

Mr. Sarathchandra WeerawarnakulaDirector, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, National Geology Agency

Mr. U.w.l. ChandradasaDirector, Disaster Management Centre

Mr. Lalith ChandrapalaDeputy Director of Meteorology, National Meteorological Service

Mr. Lilan AmarakoonProgramme Officer, Tsunami Education Rehabilitation Monitor

SWEDEN

Mr. Per AnderssonHead of Sector Warning Systems, Swedish Rescue Services

Mr. Per-Olof PeterssonRegional Manager, Federal Signal Corporation

SWITZERLAND

Mr. Peter ManiChief Executive Officer, GEO 7 Ltd.

Mr. Oliver JekerProject Manager, GEO 7 Ltd.

Ms. Claudine MétralAssistant Professor, University of Geneva

Ms. Elisabeth HenningBusiness Development Manager, Swissphone TelecoMr. AG

Ms. Sieglinde MoosMember of the Organization Committee IDRC Davos 2006, IDRC Davos

Mr. Walter SaccocciaDirector, Sales and Marketing, Swissphone Telecom AG

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SYRIA

Mr. Alhaya TamerGovernor of Aleppo, City of Aleppo

Ms. Lama BaroudiStaff of the Governor, City of Aleppo

Mr. Mahammad Ammar GhazalDirector, Directorate, Old City of Aleppo

Mr. Mahmoud RamadanCity Councillor, Old City of Aleppo

TANZANIA

Mr. Sifa EphraimLaboratory Scientist, Department of Geology, University of Dar es Salaam

THAILAND

Mr. Passkorn KunthasapSupervisor (Geologist), National Disaster Warning Centre

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Mr. Kosta TrajkovskiHead of Unit, Ministry of Environment

TONGA

Mr. Maliu Moeao TakaiDeputy Director, National Disaster Management Office

TUNISIA

Mr. Taoufiq BennounaScientific and Technical Adviser, Sahara and Sahel Observatory

TURKEY

Ms. Ebru AlarslanSenior City Planner, Ministry of Public Works and Settlement

Mr. Ahmet Turn SoylemezGeological Engineer, Ministry of Settlement and Public Works

Mr. Efdal BarlasGeophysical Engineer, Ministry of Settlement and Public Works

Mr. Huseyin SonmezlerHead of District office (Gasiantep), Construction Engineer, Ministry of Settlement and Public Works

Mr. Hamza CebeciCity Councillor, Head of Commission for EU-Relations, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Mr. Tuncay TaymazProfessor, Head of Seismology Section, Istanbul Technical University

Mr. Murat SahinHead of Analysis and Forecast Division, National Meteorological Service

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Mr. Muhittin AbaciogluHead of Technical Advisory Board, Iller Bank

TURKMENISTAN

Mr Berdymurat RedjepovAmbassador, Embassy of Turkmenistan in Berlin

UKRAINE

Ms. Zoryana VerbychMaster Student, University of Uppsala

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Mr. Hassan OmarChief Executive Officer, Disaster Management Centre

UNITED KINGDOM

Sir David KingChief Scientific Advisor

Mr. Nigel AdamsDeputy Manager, Disaster Response and Risk Reduction Team, DFID

Mr. John TwiggHonourable Senior Research Fellow, Benfield Hazard Research Centre

Ms. Lucy StanbroughHonorary Research Assistant, Benfield Hazard Research Centre

Mr. Ronald KarelPresident of Meteoquake Research Centre, Meteoquake Research Centre

Ms. Yasmin McDonnellPolicy Analyst, Action Aid International

Mr. John DavisSenior Marine Geophysics Technician, National Oceanography Centre, Southhampton

Ms. Admira OnyenzePostgraduate Student, Centre of Development Studies, University of Wales SwanseaDirector of Disaster Management Team

Mr. Garry de la PomeraiUSAR Technician, Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters

Mr. Rowland GillConsultant, Occupational Physician, Faculty of Catastrophe and Conflict Medicine, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London

Ms. Olivia HarlandDisaster Risk Reduction Adviser, Department of International Cooperation

Mr. Roger YatesHead of Emergencies, Action Aid International

Ms. Katharine EvansTechnical Advisor, Flood Incident Management, Environment Agency

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Mr. Daniel ErikssonResearcher, Coventry University Centre for Disaster Management

Mr. Marcus OxleyDirector, HISTAR Solutions Ltd., Tearfund

Mr. Philip BuckleConsultant, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat

Ms. Mishal HusainBroadcaster, Knight Ayton Management

Mr. Sir Trevor McDonaldBroadcaster

Mr. Anthony DeakingTechnical Advisor, Flood Warning, Environment Agency

Mr. Michael EvansOffice of Science and Technology

Mr. Dominique MarboutyDirector, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA

Mr. Shahid HabibChief, Office of Science Utilization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mr. Cranston ColemanVice President, Sonalysts, Inc.

Mr. Tony SongResearch Scientist, Next Generation Air Transportation System Institute

Mr. Frank W. BellConsulting Broadcast Television Engineer, Society of Broadcast Engineers, Project Management Institute

Mr. Hans-Peter PlagResearch Professor, Vice Chair of Steering Committee of the Global GeodeticObserving System, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Seismological Laboratory

Mr. Danny de VriesDoctoral Candidate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mr. Jeffrey CunninghamMilitary Trainer, Disaster Preparedness Branch, United States Central Command

Ms. Laura DemetrisGraduate Student, School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University

Mr. Patrick MeierPhD Candidate, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Ms. Natalia Alvarez von GustedtInternational Affairs Advisor, Clinton Foundation

Mr. Doug BandAdvisor, Clinton Foundation

Mr. James Frederick Carson IIICommunications Director, Clinton Foundation

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Mr. Steven FederAdvance, Clinton Foundation

Mr. Matthew GoodwinScheduler, Clinton Foundation

Ms. Laura GrahamChief of Staff, Clinton Foundation

Ms. Stephanie DevineStudent, New Europe Programme

Ms. Ashley EggertStudent, New Europe Programme

Ms. Elissa PociaskStudent, New Europe Programme

Ms. Benda KirschStudent, New Europe Programme

Mr. David ClineStudent, Study Abroad Student

Ms. Evita WorthingtonStudent, Study Abroad Student, Loyola Marymount University

Mr. Max WeiheStudent, Study Abroad Student

Ms. Breanne FloresStudent, Loyola Marymount University

Ms. Jaclyn StansburyStudent, Loyola Marymount University

Mr. Esmail Amid HozourPresident, Eton Corporation

UZBEKISTAN

Mr. Timur GafurovEngineer, Institute of Mineral Resources

VENEZUELAMs. Ana RuizInternational Relations Coordinator, Ministry of Interior

Mr. Alejandro LinayoRisk Management Adviser, Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction, Universitary Technological Institute of Mérida

VIET NAM

Mr. Dang Van LuyenSenior Lecturer and Researcher, Ministry of Education and Training

YEMEN

Mr. Ismail A. Mohamed NasserDirector of the Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior

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