Steering committee

• Members can represent European DesertNet 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

Nominated chair, co-chair and members of the steering committee
of the European DesertNet

Chair: Prof. Dr. Carlos San Juan Mesonada (Department of Economics, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain)
Co-Chair & secretariat: Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster (University of Hamburg, Germany)

Steering Committee (alphabetical order):

• Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster (Chair DesertNet Germany, University of Hamburg, Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Marc Bied-Charetton (President of the Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification, CSFD, France)
• Prof. Dr. Gérard Begni (Senior Expert, Environment Sciences and Sustainable Development, CNES (French Space Agency), France)
• Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Enne (NRD-UNISS, University of Sassari, Italy)
• Prof. Dr. Murielle Eyletters (Biologist, Free University of Brussels, Belgium)
• Dr. Peter Feindt (Political Science, University of Hamburg, Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Joachim Hill (University of Trier, Remote Sensing Department, Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Norbert Jürgens (Chair Diversitas Germany, Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Carlos San Juan Mesonada (Economist, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain)
• Prof. Dr. Juan Puigdefabregas, Geo-Ecologist, Estación des Zonas Aridas (CSIC), Spain)