HMNDP International Organizing Committee (HIOC)

Mr Ali Hemed ALBATHI
Director, Regional Drought Monitoring and Early warning Center (RDMEC)
SAUDI ARABIA
Tel: +96626536357, Fax: +96626572931
Email: albathi< at>hotmail.com

Dr Reza ARDAKANIAN
UN Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development
UN Campus
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
53113 Bonn
Germany
Tel: +49 228 815 0652
Fax: +49 228 815 0655
Email: ardakanian< at>unwater.unu.edu

Gertjan B. BEEKMAN
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
SHIS QI 03, Lote A, Bloco F –
Centro Empresarial Terracotta, Brasília-DF – CEP: 71.605-450
Brazil
Tel: + 61 2106-5411
Fax: +61 2106-5459
Email: gertjan.beekman< at>iica.int

Mrs Vanda CABRINHA
Institute of Meteorology of Portugal
Observation and Climate Division
Rua C do Aeroporto,1749-077 Lisboa,
Portugal
Tel: +351 218447114; Fax: +351 218402370
E-mail: vanda.cabrinha< at>meteo.pt

Dr Siegfried Demuth
Chief of the Hydrological Systems and Global Change Section
Division of Water Sciences
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
1, rue Miollis
75732 Paris Cedex 15,
FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 45 68 39 96
Fax : +33 1 45 68 58 11
Email : s.demuth< at>unesco.org

Dr Anantha Kumar DURAIAPPAH
Executive Director
International Human Dimensions Programme
United Nations University
UN Campus, Hermann-Ehlers Str. 10
53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel:  +49(0)2288150601
E-Mail: duraiappah< at>ihdp.unu.edu

Mr Francisco ESPEJO
International Relations Department
Spanish State Met. Agency
Spain
Tel 34 91 5819642
Fax 34 91 5819896
E-mail: fespejog< at>aemet.es

Mr Gernot LAGANDA
Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
Environment and Climate Division (ECD)
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Via Paolo di Dono 44,
00142 Rome
Italy
Tel. +39 06 5459 2142
Email: g.laganda< at>ifad.org

Dr Ania GROBICKI
Executive Secretary
Global Water Partnership
Drottninggatan 33
SE111 51 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Tel :  +46 8 522 126 50
Mobile :+46 70 722 3757 
Email : ania.grobicki< at>gwpforum.org

Mr John HARDING
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
9-11, rue de Varembé,
CH-1202 Geneva
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 22 917 8907/8
Fax:  +41 22 733 9531
Email:  harding< at>un.org

Mr Michael JACOBSEN
The World Bank
Washington, D.C. 20433
USA
Tel: +1 202 473 1000
Fax:  +1 202 477 6391
Email:  mjacobsen1< at>worldbank.org

Dr Dasarath JAYASURIYA
Deputy Director
Climate & Water
Bureau of Meteorology of Australia
700 Colling Street
Docklands. Victoria 3008
AUSTRALIA
Tel +61 419893706
Email: D.Jayasuriya< at>bom.gov.au

Dr Byong LEE
National Center for AgroMeteorology
#401  NICEM  CALS  Seoul National University
599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Email: blleesnu< at>snu.ac.kr

Dr Antonio Rocha MAGALHAES
Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE)
SQS 315 – BLOCO A – AP 104
Brasilia, DF 70384-010
BRAZIL
Tel: +5561 3424 9602 (office)
+5561 8122 1179 (mobile)
Fax:  +5561 2102 4620
Email:  armagalhaes< at>gmail.com
antoniom< at>cgee.org.br

Dr Saad Mohalfi
Deputy of Meteorological affairs,
National Center of Meteorology and Environment
Permanent Representative of
Saudi Arabia with WMO
Chairman of the Permanent Arab Committee for Meteorology
P.O.Box 1358 JEDDAH 21431
SAUDI ARABIA
Tel : +96626536444 / +96626536276
Fax : +96626572931
Email: saadpme< at>yahoo.com

Mr Edwin. K. Majhi
Jt. Secretary (NRM/RFS/DM)
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
New Delhi  PIN: 110001
India
Tel: +91-11-23385093
Fax: +91-11-23782641
Email: ekmajhi< at>yahoo.co.in

Dr Ray Motha
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Vn.
USA
Tel: +1 703 209-8839 720 8651
Email:  rmotha< at>comcast.net

Dr Mohammed El Mourid
North Africa Regional Coordinator
International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
3, Rue Mahmoud Ghazaoui – El Menzah IV – 1082 Tunis – Tunisia
Tel: 216 71 752 134
Cell: 216 98 464 104
Fax: 216 71 753 170
e-mail: m.elmourid< at>cgiar.org

Mr Lucky Dalton Ntsangwane
South African Weather Service
Climate and Environment Research & Monitoring (CERM)
P/Bag X097
Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 12 367-6239
Fax: +27 12 367-6189
Cell: +27 84 308-8652
E-mail: lucky.ntsangwane< at>weathersa.co.za
Website: www.weathersa.co.za

Dr Francis OPIYO
Coordinator
UNDP Drylands Development Centre
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi, 00100
Kenya
Email: francis.opiyo< at>undp.org

Dr. Paulo PIRES
EFAO – Earth For All Oganization
Rua Bica do Sapato, n48, 5º esquerdo
1100-094, Lisbon, Portugal
Cell:+351961355014
Email: Paulo.silva.pires< at>efao.pt

Dr Roger S. Pulwarty
Chief, Climate and Societal Interactions Division and
Director, National Integrated Drought Information System
NOAA Climate Program Office
Boulder, Colorado
USA
Phone: +1 303 4974425
Fax: +1 303 497 7013
Email: Roger.Pulwarty< at>noaa.gov 

Dr Frank RAES
Head, Climate Risk Management Unit
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Joint Research Center
Via E. Fermi 2749
I-21027 Ispra (VA)
Italy
Tel: +39 0332 789959
Fax: +39 0332 785704
Email: frank.raes< at>jrc.ec.europa.eu

Dr Carlo SCARAMELLA
World Food Programme
Via C.G.Viola 68
Parco dei Medici
00148 - Rome - Italy
Tel: +39-06-65131
Fax: +39-06-6590632
Email: Carlo.Scaramella< at>wfp.org

Dr Naveen Singh
Senior Scientist
RP- Markets, Institutions and Policies
ICRISAT Patancheru P.O
Andhra Pradesh 502324, India
Ph:91-4030713511
Cell: 91 9000545155
Fax: 91-40-30713074
Email: np.singh< at>cgiar.org

Mr Joaquin TORO
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist
World Bank - America Latina and Caribe
SCN Quadra 02 – Lote A
Ed. Corporate Financial Centre – Sala 702
70712 – 900 Brasilia – DF - Brasil
Tel: +61 3329 1018
Fax:  +61 3329 1020
Email:  jtoro< at>worldbank.org

Dr Oleg VIRCHENKO
Head of Division
Remote Sensing Data Processing and Interpreting
National Research Institute on Agricultural Meteorology
Federal Service on Hydro-meteorology and Environment Monitoring
Ministry on Natural Resources and Ecology
Lenin Street, Obninsk
Kaluga Region, 249030
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tel. 7-48439-44599
Fax 7-48439-44388
Email: v_oleg2000< at>yahoo.com

Dr Donald A. Wilhite
Director and Professor
School of Natural Resources
903 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0989
USA
Email:  dwilhite< at>unlnotes.unl.edu

Dr Zuqiang ZHANG
Deputy Director-General of the National Climate Centre
China Meteorological Administration
46 Zhongguancun Nandajie
Beijing 100081
CHINA
Tel: 8610-18911006916 (mobile)/8625-83287003 (office)
Email: zhangzq< at>cma.gov.cn

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertificaiton (UNCCD)
Mr Sergio Zelaya
Coordinator
Policy Advocacy on Global Issues and Platforms
UNCCD
P O Box 260129, D53153 Bonn
Langen Eugen, Hermann-Ehlers- St. 10 D53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: (49-228) 815 2825/09
Fax: (49-228) 815 2898/9
Email: szelaya< at>unccd.int

Mr. Emmanuel Chinyamakobvu
Policy and Advocacy
on Global Issues and Platforms
UNCCD Secretariat
P O Box 260129, D53153 Bonn
Langen Eugen, Hermann-Ehlers- St. 10 D53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: (49-228) 815 2819 
Fax: (49-228) 815 2898/9
e-mail: echinyamakobvu< at>unccd.int

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Dr Mohamed BAZZA
Senior Officer
NRL. Room B 722
FAO
viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
ITALY
Tel: +39 06 5705 4713
Fax:  +39 06 5705 6275
Email:  Mohamed.Bazza< at>fao.org

World Meteorological Organization
Mr Robert Stefanski
Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Division
Climate and Water Department
World Meteorological Organization
7bis Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 2 
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 22 730 8305   
Fax:  +41 22 730 8042
Email:  RStefanski< at>wmo.int

Mr. Jose Camacho
Agricultural Meteorology Division Climate and Water Department
World Meteorological Organization
7bis Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 2 
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 22 730 8357   
Fax:  +41 22 730 8042
Email: JCamacho< at>wmo.int

Dr Mannava V.K. Sivakumar
Consultant
Climate and Water Department
World Meteorological Organization
7bis Avenue de la Paix
Geneva 2
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 22 730 8380 (direct)
Fax:  +41 22 730 8042 (direct fax)
Email:  msivakumar< at>wmo.int