Co-Chairs
Prof Amos Kabo-Bah
University of Energy and Natura Resources (UENR)
Sunyani, Ghana
Neil Sims
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Melbourne, Australia
Antje Hecheltjen
German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Bonn, Germany
UNCCD Focal Points for GEO
Sara Minelli
UNCCD Secretariat
Bonn, Germany
Barron J Orr
UNCCD Secretariat
Bonn, Germany
Brian O'Connor
UNCCD Secretariat
Bonn, Germany
Working Group Leadership
The Working Groups are responsible for implementing specific activities in support of the GEO-LDN Initiative’s main objectives. The Working Groups are led by the GEO-LDN co-chairs and additional co-leads. Membership in the working groups is open to all GEO members, participating organizations, and other stakeholders. Three Working Groups have been established on: Capacity Development, Data Quality Standards and Data Analytics. Find out how the working groups work (GEO-LDN | Working groups).
Working Group 1:
Prof Amos Kabo-Bah
University of Energy and Natura Resources (UENR)
Sunyani, Ghana
Working Group one:
Timothy Dube
University of the Westerny Cape (UWC)
South Africa
Working Group one:
Mercy Ojoyi
African Forest Forum (AFF)
Kenya
Working Group one:
Patrice Sanou
Institute for Space Studies and Telecommunications (ISESTEL)
Burkina Faso
Working Group 2:
Nils Hempelmann
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Germany
Working Group 3:
Neil Sims
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Melbourne, Australia
Working Group 3:
Alex Zvoleff
Conservation International (CI)
USA
Working Group 4:
Ingrid Teich
University of Bern - Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)/ WOCAT
Argentina
Secretariat
The GEO-LDN Secretariat is responsible for managing the daily operations and logistical support for the GEO-LDN Initiative, and providing scientific and technical coordination for the activities of its working groups. It is hosted at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH in Bonn, Germany, and is composed of:
Antje Hecheltjen
Lead
Mark Grasy
Capacity Development
Ali Alboush
Office Management
Lena Moral Waldmeier
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
Olga Prede
Finance Manager
Julia Bayer-Cremer
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
Bernd Eversmann
Earth Observations
Chung Yi Choi
Communications
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is the primary decision-making body of the initiative. It drives the strategic direction of the initiative, helps coordinate activities, and identifies and mobilises resources. The Steering Committee consists of the Working Group co-chairs and co-leads, country members, participating organisations, and other stakeholders and shareholders. List of members is forthcoming.