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DesertNet International - Steering committee

  • Members can represent DesertNet International if chair/co-chair cannot do so
  • Identifies topics
  • Chair / co-chair are members of the steering committee
  • Organises or supports working groups
  • Responsible for quality control
  • Responsible for funds and finances
  • Responsible to establish communication with membership
  • Organises annual meeting of members
  • Raises funds
  • Consolidates and further develops working structure
  • Is supported by the secretariat
  • Works closely together with the Advisory Board

Members of the Steering Committee (alphabetical order):

  • Prof. Elena Abraham (Argentine Institute of Arid Zones, IADIZA-CONICET, Argentina)
  • Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster (PT-DLR, University of Hamburg, Germany)
  • Prof. Dr. Guiseppe Enne (NRD-UNISS, University of Sassari, Italy)
  • Dr. Richard Escadafal (IRD - CESBIO, Toulouse, France)
  • Ms Wafa Essahli (Consultant GM, Tunisia)
  • Prof. Dr. Donald Gabriels (Soil scientist, University of Ghent, Belgium)
  • Ms Khadija-Catherine Razavi (Center for Sustainable Development – CENESTA, Tehran, Iran)
  • Prof. Dr. Carlos San Juan Mesonada (Economist, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain)
  • Dr. Mary Seely (Desert Research Foundation of Namibia - DRFN, Windhoek, Namibia)
  • Dr. Lindsay Stringer (Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, UK)
  • Dr. Richard Thomas (UNU-INWEH, Canada)
  • Dr. Fei Wang (Institute of Soil &Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, China)
  • Dr. Pandi Zdruli, Senior Research Scientist (CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy)