Institute for Environmental Security
Advancing Global Environmental Security
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The Hague Conference on
Environment, Security and Sustainable Development
The Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands
9 - 12 May 2004
Conference Biographies
The biographies of ESSD Conference moderators, speakers, resource persons and rapporteurs are now online in PDF format. View Document.
List of Participants
Dr Emad ADLY
General Coordinator
Arab Network for Environment and Development
Egypt
Ms Meredith ALEXANDER
Head of Campaigns
People & Planet
United Kingdom
Dr Saleem ALI
Assistant Professor
Environment and Natural Resources
University of Vermont
United States
Mr Patrick ALLARD
Adviser
Policy Planning Staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
France
Dr Agni ARVANITIS VLAVIANOS
President and Founder
Biopolitics International Organisation
Greece
Mr John ASHTON
CEO
E3G: Third Generation Environmentalism
United Kingdom
Mr Sirodzhiddin ASLOV
Chairman
Executive Committee
International Fund for saving the Aral Sea
Tajikistan
Mrs Rosalinda BACOSA
Project Director
Palawan Tropical Forestry Protection Programme
Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
The Philippines
Ms Rosario BENTO-PAIS
Administrator
DG Environment
European Commission
Belgium
Ms Johannah BERNSTEIN
International Environmental Lawyer
Johannah Bernstein and Associates
Belgium
Dr Deniz BETEN
Head of Section T&C
PD Division
NATO
Belgium
Drs Esther BLOM
Member
Working Group Ecology and Development
The Netherlands
Ambassador Ton BOON von OCHSSEE
Ambassador for Sustainable Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Netherlands
Mr Rajeb BOULHAROUF
Coordinator
External Relations and Public Information Unit
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Germany
Mr Duncan BRACK
Associate Fellow
Royal Institute of International Affairs
United Kingdom
PD Dr Hans Guenter BRAUCH
Chairman
AFES-PRESS
Germany
Mrs Margaret BRUSASCO-MACKENZIE
Member
Green Globe Network
Belgium
Ms Francesca Chantal CAPOSTAGNO
Intern
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
The Netherlands
Mr Alexander CARIUS
Managing Director
Adelphi Research gGmbH
Germany
Mrs Annica CARLSSON
OSCE Environmental Officer
Office of the Co-ordinator of EEA
OSCE
Austria
Mr Paul CLEMENTS-HUNT
Head of Unit
Finance Initiative
UNEP
Switzerland
Mr James COOKE
IT & Design Consultant
jcITconsulting
United Kingdom
Dr Fayen D'EVIE
Special Assistant to the Rector for Programme Development
University for Peace
Costa Rica
Dr Geoffrey D. DABELKO
Director
Environmental Change and Security Project
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
United States
Dr Andreas DALLY
Director of Studies
Loccum Protestant Academy
Germany
Mrs Irene DANKELMAN, M.Sc.
Senior Advisor SD
Head Sustainable Development
University of Nijmegen and WEDO
The Netherlands
Mr Eric DANNENMAIER
Director
Institute for Environmental Law and Policy
Tulane University
United States
Mr Yvo de BOER
Director
International Environmental Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
The Netherlands
Drs Guido de GRAAF BIERBRAUWER
Coordinator
Lobby and Communication Unit
European Centre for Conflict Prevention
The Netherlands
Mr Tom DELIGIANNIS
Doctoral Candidate
Political Science
University of Toronto
Canada
Dr Andrew DLUGOLECKI
Principal
Andlug Consulting
United Kingdom
Mr Juan DUMAS
Director General
Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano
Ecuador
Ms Christina EDLUND
Research officer
FOI NBC-protection
Sweden
Drs Doeke EISMA
Chair
IUCN Netherlands
The Netherlands
Mr Mersie EJIGU
President & Chief Executive Officer
PAES
Uganda
Mrs Elizabeth EVANS
Desk Officer
Environmental Policy Department
United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office
United Kingdom
Dr Alexander FEDOROV
Council Chairman
Centre for Environmental Initiatives, NGO
Russia
Prof John FORGACH
McCluskey Fellow
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Yale University
USA
Dr Chris GEERLING
Chairman
Working Group Ecology and Development
The Netherlands
Ms Silvia GIADA
Professional Oficer
DEWA
UNEP
Kenya
Ms Dari GLASS-ROYAL
Executive Director
Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability
USA
Mr Harris GLECKMANN
Chief
New York Office of UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United States
Mr Alexander GRITSININ
Project Manager
OECD
France
Mr Pekka HAAVISTO
Chairman
Post Conflict Assessment Unit
UNEP
Switzerland
Mr Abey HAILU SENBETA
Researcher
Development
LIEIS
Luxembourg
Ms Kate HAMPTON
GGN Convenor
Green Globe Network
UK
Dr Victor HENNY
Founder
Global Solutions Initiative
United Kingdom
Ir Jan HENSELMANS
Senior Policy Officer, Global Environmental Affairs
The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment
The Netherlands
Prof Ellen HEY
Chair of Public International Law
Faculty of Law
Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Ms Maartje HILTERMAN, MSc
Secretary
Working Group on Environment & Development
NC-IUCN
The Netherlands
Ms Amy HINDMAN
Legal Adviser to the Executive Director
UNEP
Kenya
Dr Ir Dirk H. HOEKMAN
Scientific director / Associate professor
SarVision / Wageningen University
The Netherlands
Mr Robert HULL
Director
European Economic and Social Committee
Belgium
Ms Jeanna HYDE HECKER, MSc
Researcher
IES
The Netherlands
Ms Maria IVANOVA
Project Director
Global Environmental Governance Project
Yale University
United States
Dr Anders JAGERSKOG
Deputy Secretary
Expert Group on Development Issues
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Sweden
Dr Paul JEFFERISS
Head of Environmental Policy
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
United Kingdom
Dr Patricia KAMERI-MBOTE
Senior Lecturer
Private Law
University of Nairobi
Kenya
Mr Ronald A. KINGHAM
Deputy Director
Institute for Environmental Security
The Netherlands
Dr Yannis KINNAS
Senior Fellow
ICTSD Geneva
Greece
Dipl-Ing Annika KRAMER
Research Fellow
Adelphi Research gGmbH
Germany
Ms Helen KUYPER
Intern
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
The Netherlands
Prof Dr Henricus LEEMANS
Professor
Environmental Systems Analysis
Wageningen University
The Netherlands
Mr René LEFEBER
Legal Advisor
Legal Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Dr Gottfried LEIBBRANDT
Chairman
EuroCampus Institute
The Netherlands
Ms Hongxia LIU
Director
ABA/UNDP International Legal Resource Center
American Bar Association
United States
Mr Steven LOVINK
President
TransGlobal Ventures, Inc
United States
Amb Frank E. LOY
Former Under Secretary for Global Affairs
U.S. Department of State
United States
Mr Peter LUFF
Director
Action for a Global Climate Community
United Kingdom
Dr Helen MARQUARD
Head of Europe Environment Division
Environmental Protection Strategy Directorate
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
United Kingdom
Ms Julia MARTON-LEFEVRE
Executive Director
LEAD International
United Kingdom
Mr Kenneth McCALLION
Attorney
McCallion & Associates LLP
United States
Ms Susan Wallace McCALLION
Executive Director
McCallion & Associates LLP
United States
Prof John McNEILL
Professor of History and Environmental Affairs
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
United States
Prof Dr Andjelka MIHAJLOV
Expert on Environmental Management and Environment
Former Minister
University of Novi Sad
Serbia and Montenegro
Mrs Sylvie MOTARD
Liaison Officer to the EU
Regional Office for Europe
UNEP
Belgium
Drs Jeannette E. MULLAART
Programme Officer
EU Office
Environment & Development Resource Centre
Belgium
Ms Isabel MUNILLA
Development Coordinator
Global Forest Watch
World Resources Institute
United States
Prof Dr Frans A. NELISSEN
Director
T.M.C. Asser Instituut
The Netherlands
Dr Leif OHLSSON, PhD
Researcher
Dept. of Peace & Development Research
Goteborg University
Sweden
Mr Derek OSBORN
Chair
UNED/UK
United Kingdom
Prof Marc PALLEMAERTS
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for European Studies
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Belgium
Drs Ben PAPENDORP
Lobbyist
The Hague Facility for Nature and Environment
The Netherlands
Ms Anu PARMANEN-LANDTMAN
Counsellor
Department for Global Affairs
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Finland
Ms Sonia PENA MORENO
Junior Professional Officer
Policy, Biodiversity and International Agreements
IUCN- The World Conservation Union
Switzerland
Ms Lindsey POWELL
Research Assistant
Global Environmental Governance Project
Yale University
United States
Mr Nigel PURVIS
Senior Scholar and Director
Environment and Energy Project
The Brookings Institution
United States
Mr Dane RATLIFF
Legal Counsel
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Netherlands
Mr Michael RENNER
Senior Researcher
Worldwatch Institute
United States
Dr Alfred REST
Academic Director
Institute for Public International Law
University of Cologne
Germany
Dr Jake REYNOLDS
Assistant Director
Programme for Industry
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Dr Martin ROCHOLL
Director
Friends of the Earth Europe
Belgium
Ms Léna SALAMÉ
Project Coordinator
Division of Water Sciences
UNESCO
France
Mr Oliver SCHAEFER
Policy Advisor
European Renewable Energy Council
Belgium
Mr Frits SCHLINGEMANN
Director
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
Switzerland
Prof Dr Wolfgang SCHLUCHTER
University-Professor
Environmental Science
University of Cottbus
Germany
Mr Urs SCHMID
Head of International Security Section
Centre for International Security Policy
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Switzerland
Ir Vincent SCHUT
Remote Sensing Specialist
SarVision BV
The Netherlands
Dr Emile SERVAN-SCHREIBER
CEO
NewsFutures.com
France
Mr Ray SIMMONS
Executive Director
Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability
United States
Maj Gen (ret) Joseph SINGH
Executive Director
Conservation International - Guyana
Guyana
Mr Scott SPENCE
HSP Hague Researcher
Org for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Netherlands
Mrs Liz SPENCER
Director
The European Connection
United Kingdom
Mr Tom SPENCER
Executive Director
European Centre for Public Affairs
United Kingdom
Mr Barry SPERGEL
International Lawyer and Environmental Financing Consultant
United States
Mr Jeff STARK
Director of Research and Studies
Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability
United States
Mrs Elke STEINMETZ
Advisor
Division for Nature Conservation/Sustainable Use
Federal German Ministry for the Environment
Germany
Mr Jakob STROM
Head of Section
Div for International Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
Sweden
Mr Jason SWITZER
Senior Project Officer
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Switzerland
Mr Bert-Axel SZELINSKI
Head of Division
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Natur
Germany
Prof Attila TANZI
Professor
Faculty of Laws
University of Verona
Italy
Mr Jaco TAVENIER
Policy Advisor
International Environmental Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
The Netherlands
Dr Katsuaki TERASAWA
Associate Director
Croft Institute for International Studies
United States
Mr Steven VAN HOOGSTRATEN
General Director
Carnegie Foundation
The Netherlands
Prof Dr Rietje VAN DAM-MIERAS
Professor of Natural Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Open University of the Netherlands
The Netherlands
Mr Tjaco VAN DEN HOUT
Secretary-General
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Netherlands
Mr Puk VAN DER LINDE
Project Manager, European Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility
Foreign Economic Relations
Ministry of Economic Affairs
The Netherlands
Mr Pieter VAN GEEL
State Secretary
Ministry for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
The Netherlands
Mr Wouter VEENING
Chairman
Institute for Environmental Security
The Netherlands
Mrs Geneviève VERBRUGGE
Service des Affaires Internationales
Direction Générale de l'administration, des finances
Ministère de l'Ecologie et du Développement Durable
France
Drs Ing Patrick VERKOOIJEN, MPA
Nature, International Affairs
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality
The Netherlands
Prof Nico VISSER
Senior Advisor International Nature Management
Department of Nature
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality
The Netherlands
Mr Martin VON HILDEBRAND
Director
Fundacion COAMA
Colombia
Dr Mathis WACKERNAGEL
Executive Director
Global Footprint Network
USA
Ms Annica WALEIJ, MSc
Scientist
Swedish Defence Research Agency, division of NBC
Sweden
Dr Claire WEILL
Senior Fellow
IDDRI
France
Ir Niels WIELAARD
Project Engineer
SarVision
The Netherlands
Mr Lars WIRKUS
Researcher
Bonn International Center for Conversion - BICC
Germany
Ir Pieter WIT
Director
Syzygy
The Netherlands
Mr Nasser YASSIN
Assistant Convenor
Green Globe Network
UK
Drs Bertram ZAGEMA
Policy Advisor
Novib / Oxfam Netherlands
The Netherlands
