5 September 2000

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific 2000

4 and 5 September 2000Kitakyushu, Japan

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

MEMBERS

AUSTRALIA

Representative : Mr. Mark Hyman, Assistant Secretary, International and IntergovernmentalBranch, Environment Australia, Canberra

Deputy Mr. Daniel Sloper, Second Secretary, Australian Embassy, TokyoRepresentative :

AZERBAIJAN

Representative : Mr. Fuad Akhund-zade, Head of Department of Organizational Matters,State Committee of the Environment and Control of Nature Use, Baku

BANGLADESH

Representative : H.E. Mr. H.N. Ashequr Rahman, State Minister, Ministry of Environmentand Forests, Dhaka

Deputy H.E. Mr. Jamil Majid, Ambassador, Embassy of Bangladesh, TokyoRepresentative :

Alternates: Mr. A.F.M. Sarwar Kamal, Economic Minister, Embassy of Bangladesh,Tokyo

Mr. Khan Md. Nurul Huda, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment andForests, Dhaka

BHUTAN

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Representative : Mr. Ganesh Kumar Pradhan, Joint Director and Technical Adviser to DeputyMinister, National Environment Commission, Thimphu

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Representative : Dato Paduka Haji Zakaria Dato Paduka Haji Nordin, Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Development, Bandar Seri Begawan

Alternates: Mr. Haji Mohd Zakaria Haji Sarudin, Head, Environment Unit, Ministry ofDevelopment, Bandar Seri Begawan

Ms. Martinah Haji Tamit, Environment Officer, Environment Unit, Ministryof Development, Bandar Seri Begawan

CAMBODIA

Representative : H.E. Mr. Mareth Mok, Minister for the Environment, Ministry ofEnvironment, Phnom Penh

Deputy Mr. Chamroeun Sam, Director for Department of Planning and LegalRepresentative : Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Phnom Penh

Alternate: Mr. Hishimiya Hiroshi, Adviser to the Minister, Royal Government ofCambodia, Phnom Penh

CHINA

Representative : H.E. Mr. Zhu Guangyao, Vice-Minister, State Environmental ProtectionAdministration (SEPA), Beijing

Deputy Mr. Zhang Shigang, Deputy Director-General, Department of InternationalRepresentative : Cooperation, SEPA, Beijing

Alternates: Mr. Yue Ruisheng, Division Director, SEPA, Beijing

Mr. Wen Wurui, Secretary to the Vice-Minister and Division Director, SEPA,Beijing

Mr. Shi Weiqiang, First Secretary, Department of International Organizationsand Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing

Mr. Tian Baoguo, Deputy Division Director, Ministry of Science andTechnology, Beijing

CHINA (Cont’d)

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Alternates: Ms. Gu Jun, Official, Department of International Affairs, State Development(Cont’d) and Planning Commission, Beijing

Mr. Xia Yingxian, Deputy Chief Programme Officer, Division ofInternational Organizations, Department of International Cooperation, SEPA,Beijing

FIJI

Representative : H.E. Mr. Ratu Tu’uakitau Cokanauto, Minister, Ministry of LocalGovernment, Housing and Environment, Suva

Deputy Mr. Epeli Nasome, Director of Environment, Ministry of LocalRepresentative : Government, Housing and Environment, Suva

FRANCE

Representative : Mr. Delaunay Yves, Minister, French Embassy, Tokyo

INDIA

Representative : H.E. Mr. T.R. Baalu, Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment andForests, Government of India, New Delhi

Deputy Mr. Rajeev Khmer, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry ofRepresentative : Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi

Alternates: Mr. S. Velumani, Secretary to Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forests,Government of India, New Delhi

Mr. S. Jaishankar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Tokyo

Mr. Thanglura Darlong, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Tokyo

INDONESIA

Representative : H.E. Mr. A. Sonny Keraf, State Minister for the Environment, State Ministryof the Environment, Jakarta

Deputy Mr. Effendy A. Sumardja, Special Assistant Minister forRepresentative : Global Environmental Affairs, State Ministry of the Environment, Jakarta

INDONESIA (Cont’d)

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Special Adviser: H.E. Mr. Sutria Tubagus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary andPermanent Representative of Indonesia to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republicof Indonesia, Bangkok

Alternates: H.E. Mr. Makmur Widodo, Ambassador and Deputy PermanentRepresentative of the Republic of Indonesia to United Nations, New York

Mr. Mochammad S. Hidayat, Director for Multilateral EconomicCooperation, Department of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta

Mr. Sjahril Sabaruddin, Minister Counsellor and Deputy PermanentRepresentative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Bangkok

Mr. I.G. Ngurah Swajaya, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of theRepublic of Indonesia to United Nations, New York

Mr. Agus Prihatin Saptono, Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic ofIndonesia, Tokyo

Observer: Mr. Agus P. Sari, Executive Director of Pelangi, Jakarta

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Representative : H.E. Mr. Yousef Hojjat, Deputy Head, Department of the Environment,Tehran

Alternate: Mr. Reza Sadjadi, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department ofEconomic International Affairs, Tehran

JAPAN

Representative : H.E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister of State, Director-General of theEnvironment Agency, Tokyo

Deputy: Mr. Yukio Takasu, Director-General, Multilateral Cooperation Department,Representatives: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Mr. Hironori Hamanaka, Director-General, Global EnvironmentDepartment, Environment Agency, Tokyo

Alternates: Mr. Tetsuo Ichimoto, Secretary to the Director-General, EnvironmentAgency, Tokyo

JAPAN (Cont’d)

5Alternates: Mr. Tatsuo Hamaguchi, Director, Water Resources Planning Division,

Water(Cont’d) Resources Department, National Land Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Seiji Ikkatai, Director, Planning Division, Global EnvironmentDepartment, Environment Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, Director, Global Environment Protection Division,Global Environment Department, Environment Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Makito Takahashi, Director, Global Issues Division, MultilateralCooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Mr. Yoshiyuki Kawakami, Director, Water Resources Investigation Office,Water Resources Department, National Land Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Kazuaki Hoshino, Senior Adviser to the Director-General, GlobalEnvironment Department, Environment Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Kazunori Hirayama, Chief, Water Resources Planning Division, WaterResources Department, National Land Agency, Tokyo

Advisers: Mr. Kenji Kamigawara, Secretary to the Minister of State, EnvironmentAgency, Tokyo

Mr. Masatoshi Sato, Assistant Director, Global Issues Division, MultilateralCooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Mr. Masao Matsumoto, First Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representativeof Japan to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok

Ms. Yoriko Nogata, Assistant Director, Regional Policy Division, AsianAffairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Mr. Kazuhiko Kokubu, Official, Global Issues Division, MultilateralCooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Mr. Tohru Nagayama, Section Chief, Planning Division, GlobalEnvironment Department, Environment Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Akikazu Adachi, Special Assistant Director, Water Resources PlanningDivision, Water Resources Department, National Land Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Tetsuya Kamijo, Deputy Director, Planning Division, GlobalEnvironment Department, Environment Agency, Tokyo

Observers: Mr. Toshiyuki Matsui, Researcher, Global Issues Division, MultilateralCooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

6JAPAN (Cont’d)

Observers: Mr. Hokuto Kaya, Official, Regional Policy Division, Asian Affairs Bureau,(Cont’d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Mr. Shigenori Fujita, Chairperson of the Committee, Fukuoka CityAssembly, Fukuoka

Mr. Kazuo Toyozawa, Vice-Chairperson of the Committee, Fukuoka CityAssembly, Fukuoka

Mr. Seiichi Hirota, Chairman of the Committee, Welfare and EnvironmentCommittee, Fukuoka City Assembly, Fukuoka

Mr. Yasuo Ichio, Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Welfare andEnvironment Committee, Fukuoka City Assembly, Fukuoka

Mr. Hiroshi Takechi, Chair, Kitakyushu City Assembly, Kitakyushu

Mr. Shinichi Takao, Vice-Chair, Kitakyushu City Assembly, Kitakyushu

Mr. Isamu Noyori, Chair, Standing Committee for Environment andEducation, Kitakyushu City Assembly, Kitakyushu

Mr. Fumio Akamatsu, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee for Environment andEducation, Kitakyushu City Assembly, City of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Mr. Hisakazu Kato, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University,Nagoya

Mr. Shinsuke Unisuga, JICA Expert to Environmental Impact ManagementAgency, Jakarta

KAZAKHSTAN

Representative : H.E. Mr. Serikbek Daukeyev, Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironmental Protection and Chairman, Central Asian InterstateCommission for Sustainable Development, Kokshetau

Alternate: Mr. Kanat Baigarin, Head, Coordination Center on Climate Change, UNFCCNational Focal Point, Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentProtection, Kokshetau

KIRIBATI

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Representative : H.E. Mr. Kakaotika Tekee, Minister, Ministry of Environment and SocialDevelopment, Tarawa

Alternate: Mr. Daniel Kirabuke Taeboa, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry ofEnvironment and Social Development, Tarawa

KYRGYZSTAN

Representative : H.E. Mr. Alykulov Tynybek, Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection,Bishkek

Deputy Mr. Janybek uulu Nurlan, Deputy Head of International RelationsRepresentative : Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Bishkek

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Representative : H.E. Mr. Souli Nanthavong, Minister to Prime Minister’s Office andPresident, Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA),Vientiane

Alternate: Mr. Bour Xou Matmanisone, Secretary of Minister, Science Technology andEnvironment Agency (STEA), Vientiane

MALAYSIA

Representative : Dato Hieng-Ding Law, Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology andEnvironment, Kuala Lumpur

Deputy Mr. Nadzri Yahaya, Principal Assistant Director, Ministry of Science,Representative : Technology and Environment, Kuala Lumpur

Alternates: Mr. Heng Keng Lee, Director, Department of Environment, Kuala Lumpur

Mr. Himmat Singh, Principal Assistant Director, Economic Planning Unit,Prime Minister’s Department, Kuala Lumpur

Mr. Goun-Lee Ooi, Special Officer to Minister, Ministry of Science,Technology and Environment, Kuala Lumpur

MALDIVES

Representative : Mr. Mohamed Khaleel, Director, Environmental Affairs, Ministry ofHome Affairs, Housing and Environment, Malé

MONGOLIA

8Representative : H.E. Mr. Ulambayaryn Barsbold, Minister, Ministry of Nature and

Environment, Ulaanbaatar

Deputy Mr. B. Ganbaatar, Director, International Cooperation Department,Representative : Ministry of Nature and the Environment, Ulaanbaatar

MYANMAR

Representative : Mr. U Kyi Tun, Joint Secretary, National Commission forEnvironmental Affairs (NCEA), Yangon

NEPAL

Representative : H.E. Mr. Shiva Raj Joshi, State Minister for Population and Environment,Ministry of Population and Environment, Kathmandu

Deputy H.E. Mr. Kedar Bhakta Mathema, Ambassador, Royal NepaleseRepresentative : Embassy, Tokyo

Alternate: Mr. Janak Raj Joshi, Joint Secretary and Chief of EnvironmentDivision, Ministry of Population and Environment, Kathmandu

Observers: Hon. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Former Prime Minister and Adviser of RuralArea Development Programme (RADP), Kathmandu

Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Adhikari, Programme Coordinator, Rural AreaDevelopment Programme (RADP), Kathmandu

Ms. Anjali Bajracharya, Executive Secretary, Rural Area DevelopmentProgramme (RADP), Kathmandu

NETHERLANDS

Representative : H.E. Mr. Jan Pronk, Minister, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and theEnvironment, the Hague

Alternates: Mr. Yvo de Boer, Director, International Environmental Affairs, Ministry ofHousing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, the Hague

Mr. Kees van Kuijen, Programme-Director for International EnvironmentalCooperation, Directorate-General for Environment Protection, Ministry ofHousing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, the Hague

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NETHERLANDS (Cont’d)

Alternates: Mr. Hubert Menalda van Schouwenburg, Policy Officer of International(Cont’d) Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the

Environment, the Hague

Mr. Frank Janssen, Director of Communication, Ministry of Housing,Spatial Planning and the Environment, the Hague

Ms. Elize de Kock, Private Secretary to the Minister, Ministry of Housing,Spatial Planning and the Environment, the Hague

Mr. Maarten Boef, Second Secretary, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Tokyo

PAKISTAN

Representative : H.E. Mr. Touqir Hussain, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Representative : Hon. Herowa Agiwa, Minister and Member of Parliament, Office ofEnvironment and Conservation, Boroko

Deputy: H.E. Mr. Aiwa E. Olmi, Ambassador, Embassy of Papua New Guinea,Representative : Tokyo

Alternate: Mr. Godfried Angi, Project Coordinator, International Treaties andConventions – Technical Adviser, Office of Environment and Conservation,Boroko

PHILIPPINES

Representative : H.E. Mr. Romeo A. Arguelles, Ambassador of the Philippines to Japan,Philippine Embassy, Tokyo

Alternates: Mr. Peter Anthony Abaya, Under Secretary for Environment and Director,Environmental Management Bureau, Quezon City

Mr. Alan Deniega, Third Secretary and Vice-Consul, Embassy of theRepublic of the Philippines, Tokyo

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REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Representative : H.E. Ms. Myung Ja Kim, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Seoul

Deputy Mr. Chong Chun Kim, Director-General for International Cooperation,Representative : Ministry of Environment, Seoul

Alternates: Mr. Dong Won Shin, Director, Office of International Affairs, Ministry ofEnvironment, Seoul

Mr. Nam Jin Zeon, Director, Environment Cooperation Division, Ministryof Foreign Affairs and Trade, Seoul

Mr. Chang Heum Lee, Deputy Director, International Affairs Division,Ministry of Environment, Seoul

Ms. Jeong Eun Hae, Secretary for Minister, Ministry of Environment, Seoul

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Representative : H.E. Mr. Aleksey F. Poryadin, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry ofNatural Resources, Moscow

Deputy Mr. Yuri A. Platonov, Chief, Division of the Interna tionalRepresentative : Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources, Moscow

Alternate: Mr. Alexandre S. Alimov, Second Secretary, Department of InternationalOrganizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow

SAMOA

Representative : Hon. Matataualiitia Afa Lesa, Minister, Department of Works, Electricity andWater, Apia

Deputy Mr. Elisaia Talouli, Assistant Director, Department of Lands,Representative : Surveys and Environment, Apia

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SINGAPORE

Representative : H.E. Mr. Yock Suan Lee, Minister for the Environment and Minister forInformation and the Arts, Ministry of Environment, Singapore

Deputy Mr. Ah Tuan Loh , Director, Environmental Policy and ManagementRepresentative : Division, Ministry of Environment, Singapore

Alternates: Mr. Seow Poh Khoo, Head, International Environment and PolicyDepartment, Ministry of Environment, Singapore

Mr. Yew Peng Chua, Chief Engineer, International Environment and PolicyDepartment, Ministry of Environment, Singapore

SRI LANKA

Representative : Mr. Thosapala Hewage, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Forestry andEnvironment, Colombo

TAJIKISTAN

Representative : H.E. Mr. Shokirov Usmonkul, Minister, Ministry of Nature Protection,Dushanbe

Deputy H.E. Mr. Viktor Boltov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economics andRepresentative : External Economical Connections, Dushanbe

Alternate: Mr. Inoyatov Khidoyatsho, Chief, Ecology and Emergency Situation,Department of Executive Presidential Apparatus of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

THAILAND

Representative : Mr. Sunthad Somchevita, Permanent Secretary, Office of the PermanentSecretary, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Bangkok

Deputy Mr. Saksit Tridech, Secretary-General, Office of Environmental Policy andRepresentative : Planning (OEPP), Bangkok

Alternates: Ms. Orapin Wongchumpit, Senior International Environmental Expert,Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP), Bangkok

Ms. Apinya Silpvisuth, Chief, International Cooperation Section II,International Environmental Affairs Division, Office of EnvironmentalPolicy and Planning (OEPP), Bangkok

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THAILAND (Cont’d)

Alternates: Mr. Samnieng Muangnil, Counsellor, Department of International(Cont’d) Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok

TONGA

Representative : Hon. Tu’l’afitu, Minister, Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources,Nuku’alofa

Alternate: Mr. Uilou F. Samani, Acting Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Survey andNatural Resources, Nuku’alofa

TURKEY

Representative : H.E. Mr. Fevzi Aytekin, Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment,Ankara

Deputy Ms. Kumru Adanali, Head of Foreign Relations Department,Representative : Ministry of Environment, Ankara

Alternates: Ms. Oya Bumin Kurusakiz, Section Chief, Ministry of Environment, Ankara

Mr. Murat Yavuz Ates, Counsellor of the Turkish Embassy, Tokyo

TURKMENISTAN

Representative : H.E. Mr. Begench Atamuradov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of NatureProtection, Ashkhabad

TUVALU

Representative : Hon. Teleke Peleti Lauti, Special Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment, Funafuti

Alternate: Mr. Paani K. Laupepa, Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Funafuti

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UZBEKISTAN

Representative : Mr. Sherimbetov Khalilulla Sertimovich, Chairman of the State Committeefor Nature Protection, Tashkent

Deputy Mr. Sharobiddin Mashrabaev, Third Secretary, Department of InternationalRepresentative : Economic Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tashkent

VANUATU

Representative : H.E. Mr. Maxime Carlot Korman, Minister, Ministry of Lands and NaturalResources, Port Vila

Deputy Mr. Ernest Bani, Head, Government Environment Unit, Port VilaRepresentative :

Alternate: Mr. Lionel Kaluat, First Political Adviser, Ministry of Lands and NaturalResources, Port Vila

VIET NAM

Representative : H.E. Mr. Chu Tuan Nha, Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology andEnvironment, Hanoi

Deputy Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, Director-General, Vietnam National EnvironmentRepresentative : Agency, Hanoi

Alternates: Mr. Nguyen Xuan Bao Tam, Senior Officer, Ministry of Science, Technologyand Environment, Hanoi

Mr. Thach Can, Director-General, Ministry of Science, Technology andEnvironment, Hanoi

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tho, Deputy Director, Vietnam National EnvironmentAgency, Hanoi

Mr. Vu Huy Tan, First Secretary, Department of International Organizations,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hanoi

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

COOK ISLANDS

Representative : H.E. Mr. Norman George, Deputy Prime Minister, Office of the DeputyPrime Minister and Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment,Rarotonga

Deputy Ms. Ió A. Tuakeu-Lindsay, Director, Environment Service, Ministry ofRepresentative : Environment, Rarotonga

MACAO, CHINA

Representative : Mr. Ao Man Long, Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Macao

Alternate: Ms. Lou Kuai Mui, Senior Officer, Office of the Secretary for Transport andPublic Works, Macao

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UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

Department of Economic and Social Mr. Lowell L. Flanders, Assistant Director,Affairs (DESA) DESA, New York

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UNITED NATIONS BODIES

United Nations Centre for Human Mr. Klaus Töpfer, Acting Execut ive Director,Settlements (Habitat) UNCHS, Nairobi(UNCHS)

Mr. Disa Weerapana, Acting Chief, UNCHS,Fukuoka

United Nations Children’s Fund Mr. Gamini Abeysekera, Representative, UNICEF,(UNICEF) Bangkok

United Nations Development Programme Mr. Yasushi Hibi, Programme Officer, Regional(UNDP) Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP, New York

Mr. Andriy Demydenko, Project Manager, UNDP“Aral Sea Basin Capacity Development Project”,Tashkent

Ms. Makiko Koriyama, Programme Officer-JPO,UNDP, Malé

United Nations Environment Mr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director and UN UnderProgramme (UNEP) Secretary-General, UNEP, Nairobi

Ms. Cristina Boelcke, Director, Division of RegionalCooperation and Representation, UNEP, Nairobi

Mr. Nirmal Andrews, Director and RegionalRepresentative, UNEP, Regional Office for Asia andthe Pacific, Bangkok

Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director, EnvironmentalAssessment Programme for Asia and the Pacific,UNEP, Bangkok

Mr.Yoshihiro Natori, Deputy Regional Director,UNEP, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific,Bangkok

Mr. David Dunn, Executive Assistant to theExecutive Director, Office of the Executive Director,UNEP, Nairobi

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UNITED NATIONS BODIES (Cont’d)

United Nations Environment Mr. Timothy Higham, Regional Information Officer,Programme (UNEP) UNEP, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific,(Cont’d) Bangkok

Mr. Mahesh Pradhan, Environmental Affairs Officer,UNEP, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific,Bangkok

United Nations Centre for Regional Mr. Antonio Fernandez, Coordinator,Development (UNCRD) Environment Research, UNCRD, Nagoya

Mr. Lilian K. Tsuji, Assistant Editor, UNCRD,Nagoya

United Nations Population Fund Mr. Ghazi M. Farooq, Director, UNFPA Country(UNFPA) Technical Services Team for East and South-east

Asia, Bangkok

United Nations Convention to Combat Mr. Hama Arba Diallo, Executive Secretary,Desertification (UNCCD) UNCCD, Bonn

Mr. U Wai Lin, Regional Coordinator for Asia,UNCCD, Bangkok

Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, Programme Officer,UNCCD, Bonn

Basel Convention on the Control of Mr. Per M. Bakken, Officer-in-Charge,Trans-boundary Movements of Secretariat of the Basel Convention, GenevaHazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (SBC)

United Nations University (UNU) Mr. Motoyuki Suzuki, Vice-Rector, UNU, Tokyo

Mr. German T. Velasquez, Coordinator, UNU/GlobalEnvironment Information Centre (GEIC), Tokyo

Mr. William Bradnee Chambers, Coordinator,Multilateralism and Sustainable DevelopmentProgramme, UNU/Institute of Advanced Studies(IAS), Tokyo

Ms. Shona E.H. Dodds, Research Associate,UNU/Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), Tokyo

Ms. Makiko Yashiro, Project Assistant, UNU/Global Environment Information Centre (GEIC),Tokyo

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UNITED NATIONS BODIES (Cont’d)

United Nations University Ms. Carlene Ann Van Toen, Project Assistant,(UNU) (Cont’d) UNU/Global Environment Information Centre

(GEIC), Tokyo

Mr. Brook Stefan Boyer, Visiting Scholar,UNU, Tokyo

World Food Programme (WFP) Mr. Hiroyuki Matsumura, Director, WFPOffice in Japan, Yokohama

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SPECIALIZED AGENCIES ANDRELATED ORGANIZATIONS

International Labour Organization Mr. Nobuhiro Hayasaka, Director, ILO Tokyo(ILO) Branch Office, Tokyo

United Nations Educational, Scientific Mr. Richard Engelhardt, Regional Adviserand Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for Culture in Asia-Pacific Region, UNESCO

Bangkok Office, Bangkok

World Health Organization (WHO) Mr. Richard Andrew Nesbit, Director,Programme Management, WHO RegionalOffice for the Western Pacific (WPRO),Manila

Mr. Steve Tamplin, Regional Adviser inEnvironmental Health, Regional Focal Point forTobacco, WHO Regional Office for theWestern Pacific (WPRO), Manila

World Bank Mr. Shuzo Nakamura, Director, World Bank,Tokyo

Mr. Robert Watson, Chief Scientist andDirector, Environmentally and SociallySustainable Development, World Bank,Washington D.C.

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SPECIALIZED AGENCIES ANDRELATED ORGANIZATIONS (Cont’d)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Mr. Koichi Nagasaka, Director-General,Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory,Japan Meteorological Agency, WMO, Fukuoka

International Atomic Energy Agency Mr. Mohd. N. Razley, Section Head, East Asia(IAEA) and the Pacific Section, Division of Africa and

East Asia and the Pacific, Vienna

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mr. Tadao Chino, President, ADB, Manila

Mr. Hisashi Ono, Senior Executive Adviser toADB President, ADB, Manila

Mr. J. Warren Evans, Manager, EnvironmentDivision, Office of Environment and SocialDevelopment, ADB, Manila

Mr. Masami Tsuji, Environment Specialist,Environment Division, Office of Environmentand Social Development, ADB, Manila

Mr. Kunihiro Yamauchi, EnvironmentSpecialist, Environment Division, Office ofEnvironment and Social Development, ADB,Manila

Mr. Gordon E. Wilkinson, Senior SocialDevelopment Specialist, EnvironmentDivision, Office of Environment and SocialDevelopment, ADB, Manila

Ms. M. Laureen Laurito, Associate SocialDevelopment Analyst, Environment Division,Office of Environment and SocialDevelopment, ADB, Manila

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (Cont’d)

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Mr. Ryutaro Yatsu, Director, APN, Kobe,(APN) Japan

Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Mr. Augustine Oon-shing Koh, Director,Environment Department, APO, Tokyo

ASEAN Mr. Raman Letchumanan, Assistant Director(Environment), ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta

Regional Environmental Centre of Mr. Bulat Yessekin, Executive Director,Central Asia Regional Environmental Centre of Central

Asia, Almaty

Global Environment Facility Mr. Kenneth King, Assistant Chief Executive(GEF) Officer, GEF, Washington D.C.

Convention on Wetlands Mr. Delmar A. Blasco, Secretary General,(RAMSAR) Convention on Wetlands, Gland

Ms. Taeko Takahashi, Assistant to the RegionalCoordinator for Asia, Convention on Wetlands,Gland

South Asia Cooperative Environment Mr. Ananda Raj Joshi, Director General,Programme (SACEP) SACEP, Colombo

South Pacific Regional Environment Mr. Tamari’i Tutangata, Director, SPREP,Programme (SPREP) Apia

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS(General Consultative Status)

International Alliance of Women Ms. Sachiko Okumura, Vice-President,(IAW) IAW, Tokyo

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (Cont’d)(General Consultative Status)

International Council on Social Mr. Tomihiro Okada, Executive Director ofWelfare (ICSW) Kitakyushu City Council of Social Welfare,

Kitakyushu

International Planned Parenthood Ms. Suntharavathana P. Kandiah, Director ofFederation (IPPF) Programme, IPPF, Kuala Lumpur

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS(Special Consultative Status)

International Union for Conservation of Ms. Akiko Domoto, Vice PresidentNature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and Regional Counsellor, IUCN, Tokyo

Ms. Laura Samartin, Foreign AffairsAssistant to Senator Domoto, IUCN, Tokyo

Ms. Rieko Hisamoto, Assistant to SenatorDomoto, IUCN, Tokyo

Pacific Basin Consortium for Hazardous Ms. Genandrialine L.Peralta, ExecutiveWaste Research and Management Secretary, PBC, Manila(PBC)

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OTHER ENTITIES

Asia-Europe Environmental Mr. Atsushi Shirai, Core-Staff, AEETC,Technology Centre (AEETC) Technopolis, Klong Luang, Pathumthani,

Institute for Global Environmental Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board ofStrategies (IGES) Directors, IGES, Hayama

Mr. Kazuo Matsushita, Acting Vice-PresidentIGES, Hayama

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OTHER ENTITIES (Cont’d)

Institute for Global Environmental Mr. Hidefumi Imura, Project Leader, UrbanStrategies (IGES)(Cont’d) Environmental Management Project, IGES,

Hayama

Mr. Takashi Otsuka, Research Associate, NewDevelopment Patterns Project, IGES, Hayama

Mr. Shinichi Arai, Secretary-General, IGES,Hayama

Ms. Naoko Miyazaki, Secretary, NewDevelopment Patterns Project, IGES, Hayama

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OBSERVERS

Mr. Delfin J. Ganapin, Jr. Chairman, Philippine Federation for Environmental Concern (PEEC),Manila, Philippines

Mr. Cielito F. Habito, Special Adviser, Earth Council, Asia Pacific Office, Pasig City, Philippines

Ms. Ella S. Antonio, Area Manager for Asia Pacific, Earth Council, Asia Pacific Office, Pasig City,Philippines

Mr. Yoshiyuki Kawakami, Water Resources Investigation Office, Tokyo, Japan

Mr. Kasumi Imai, Japan Model United Nations, Tokyo, Japan

Mr. Takehiko Uemura, Network “Earth Village”, Nara University, Osaka, Japan

Ms. Mizuho Ando, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

Ms. Miyuki Yamamoto, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

Ms. Akemi Kobayashi, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

Ms. Kazuko Asao, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

Ms. Kayo Tsukuta, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

Mr. Yumiko Kohama, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

Mr. Hirofumi Watanabe, Network “Earth Village”, Osaka, Japan

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OBSERVERS (Cont’d)

Ms. Yukiko Oda, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women, Kitakyushu, Japan

Ms. Mihoko Ejiri, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women, Kitakyushu, Japan

Ms. Yoshika Misumi, Managing Director, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women, Kitakyushu, Japan

Ms. Etsuko Sekiguchi, Women’s Conference on Environment in Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan

Mr. Hideaki Fujiyama, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Mr. Masahiro Hamada, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Mr. Hideki Takamura, Student, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Mr. Satoshi Konuma, Student, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Mr. Tetsuo Kato, Student, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Mr. Akimasa Odaka, Student, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Mr. Satoshi Yoshimoto, Student, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Ms. Mai Tsuzuragi, Student, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Ms. Junko Morizane, Graduate Student, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Mr. Masahiro Habu, Graduate Student, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Mr. Ichiro Higuchi, Graduate Student, Japan Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan

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SECRETARIAT

Mr. Kim Hak-Su Executive Secretary

Ms. Kayoko Mizuta Deputy Executive Secretary

Mr. S. Thampi Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary

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Mr. Cengiz Ertuna Chief, Environment and Natural ResourcesDevelopment Division

Mr. Rezaul Karim Chief, Environment Section, Environment andNatural Resources Development Division

Mr. M.A. Khan Environmental Affairs Officer, EnvironmentSection, Environment and Natural ResourcesDevelopment Division

Mr. Brij Kishore Regional Adviser on EnvironmentalManagement, Environment Section,Environment and Natural ResourcesDevelopment Division

Mr. Masakazu Ichimura Expert on Environmental Policies,Environment Section, Environment andNatural Resources Development Division

Mr. Chad Martino Associate Environmental Affairs Officer,Environment Section, Environment andNatural Resources Development Division

Mr. P. C. Saha Chief, Energy Resources Section, Environmentand Natural Resources Development Division

Mr. David Jezeph Chief, Water and Mineral Resources Section,Environment and Natural ResourcesDevelopment Division

Mr. Kohji Iwakami Economic Affairs Officer, Energy ResourcesSection, Environment and Natural ResourcesDevelopment Division

Ms. Patamarat Sanguansak Associate Economic Affairs Officer,Environment and Natural ResourcesDevelopment Division

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SECRETARIAT (Cont’d)

Mr. Shamim Ahsan Environmental Affairs Officer, Environmentand Natural Resources Development Division

Mr. Byron Syler In-tern, Environment Section, Environmentand Natural Resources Development Division

Mr. Makoto Kato In-tern, Environment Section, Environmentand Natural Resources Development Division

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Mr. Syed A.M. Nuruzzaman Economic Affairs Officer, SocialDevelopment Division

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Ms. Janet Farooq Chief, Development Policy Analysis Section,Development Research and Policy AnalysisDivision

Ms. Nobuko Kajiura Economic Affairs Officer, Development,Research and Policy Analysis Division

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Mr. David Lazarus Chief, United Nations Information Services______________

Mr. Chingchai Likitnukul Chief, Conference Services Unit, Division ofAdministration

Mr. Yin Anmin Chief, Chinese Unit

Mr. Christian De Sutters Chief, French Unit

Mr. Victor Medvedev Chief, Russian Unit

Mr. Jean-François Leduc Chief Interpreter__________

ESCAP REGIONAL INSTITUTION AND PROJECT

Mr. Jurgen Bischoff Director, Asian and Pacific Centre forTransfers of Technology (APCTT)

Mr. Suresh Lakshminarasimha In Charge of Technology Exhibition Group,Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer ofTechnology (APCTT)

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