Planning Workshop –Sustainable Management of Marginal - Unesco

Annex II ‐ Agenda
Monday, 2 June 2008:
Arrival of international workshop participants in Amman, Jordan.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008:
9:00: Opening session:
• Welcome address by the Representative of the Royal Society for the Conservation of
Nature;
• Ms Anjum Haque, Director of the UNESCO‐Amman Office;
• Mr Ma’en Ahmad Al‐Smadi, Team Leader of the Jordanian SUMAMAD sub‐project;
• Dr Rudy Herman, Representative of the Flemish Government of Belgium;
• Dr Brigitte Schuster, Project Officer, UNU‐INWEH
• Dr Thomas Schaaf, Chief of Ecological Sciences and Biodiversity Section, UNESCO
10:00‐10:30: Coffee/tea break
10:30‐12:30: Session 1: Project overview and introduction:
• Dr Schuster: Overview of key achievements of the First Phase of the SUMAMAD
Project;
• Dr Schaaf : Project overview on the Second Phase of the SUMAMAD Project;
• Prof. Gabriels and Prof. Raes: Comments on scientific and training opportunities;
• Role and interest of new partners, such as CIDA, UNCCD
• Open discussion on the project concept
12:30‐14:00: Lunch break
14:00‐16:00: Session 2: Presentation of project‐site proposals:
(10 minutes each)
• Dr. Jiang Gaoming (China): Hunshandake Sand area
• Dr Wang Tao (China): Heihe River area
• Dr Boshra B. Salem (Egypt): Omayed Biosphere Reserve
• Dr Mansour Esfandiari Baiat (Iran): Area SW of the Gareh Bygone Plain
• Mr Ma’en Al Smadi (Jordan): Dana Biosphere Reserve
• Dr Muhammad Akram Kahlown (Pakistan): Lal Suhanra Biosphere Reserve and
Cholistan Desert
• Dr Theib Oweis / Dr Richard Thomas (Syria): Khanasser Valley
• Mr Mohamed Ouessar (Tunisia): Zeuss‐Koutine Watershed
• Dr Muhtor Nasyrov (Uzbekistan): Karnab Chul
• Discussions and comments on proposals
16:00‐16:30: Coffee/tea break
16:30‐18:00: Session 2 (continued): Presentation of project‐site proposals
(10 minutes each)
• Dr N.L. Joshi, CAZRI (India): study site in Rajasthan;
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