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08STATE93970	2008-09-02 23:11	2010-12-06 17:05	CONFIDENTIAL	Secretary of State

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Tuesday, 02 September 2008, 23:30
C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 093970 

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TAGS SENV, PREL, UNEP, WMO, KGHG, IR, ML, AR, MA, MO 
SUBJECT: LIFELINES FOR IPCC WORKING GROUP ELECTION 

Classified By: Classified by IO/DAS Gerald Anderson for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
¶1. (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3.

¶2. (C) Summary. Missions should be prepared to assist the U.S.

Delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

(IPCC) in its efforts to secure a positive outcome to elections

for working group co-chair positions at the IPCC Plenary being

held in Geneva, August 31-September 4. USDEL is working actively

to prevent the election of an Iranian scientist to the 

developing-nation co-chairmanship of Working Group Two, a position

which would pair him with a U.S. scientist running unopposed for

developed-nation co-chair of the same group. The focus of USG

efforts is to support an alternate candidacy for the position,

although the full slate of active candidates and their potential

for election will not be known until the later stages of the plenary

sessions. Curricula vitae of some of the leading candidates are at

paras 6-10. End Summary.

¶3. (C) Action Request. Missions should assign a Point-of-Contact

for this issue and provide phone and e-mail information to the US

Mission to the UN in Geneva. USUN should appoint its own POC and

relay contact information for all POCs to USDEL IPCC. In the event

that USDEL requires assistance in working with counterpart 

delegations (e.g., coming to a consensus on a single strong 

alternate candidate to support), USDEL may contact Mission POCs

directly, or via US Mission Geneva, to ask that Missions apprise

host governments of the situation, with a view to arranging for

instructions from capitals. Missions should do everything possible

to assist USDEL if they receive such a request. Until such a call

is received, however, Missions should take no action on this issue;

USDEL will be interacting directly with host-country expert 

delegations in Geneva, and premature contacts/demarches with host

country government officials in capitals, even to preview the 

background of the situation, could be highly counter-productive.

Point of Contact for USDEL is OES/EGC,s Donna Lee XXXXXXXXXXXX.

¶4. (C) Background. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(IPCC) (http://www.ipcc.ch) is a highly influential body 

established by the World Meteological Organization (WMO) and

the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to assess scientific

issues related to climate change. This year, the U.S. has nominated

Stanford Professor Christopher Field to the developed-country chair

of IPCC Working Group Two, which assesses the vulnerability of 

socio-economic and natural systems to climate change and the 

options for adaptation. His nomination is unopposed. Iran, however,

has nominated Dr. Mostafa Jafari to be the developing-country co-chair

of the same working group. Jafari is a highly-qualified scientist 

with research ties to the UK and Japan, but he is also a senior Iranian

government employee who has represented Iran in international

negotiations. Co-chair appointments are for a minimum of four years,

and require close collaboration and often travel to or extended

residencies in each others, countries. Having U.S. and Iranian

co-chairs would be problematic and potentially at odds with overall

U.S. policy towards Iran, and would significantly complicate the U.S.

commitment to funding the Working Group Two secretariat. U.S. 

withdrawal of its nominee, however, would effectively give Iran

a veto over future U.S. nominees in UN bodies. Moreover, having

a U.S. co-chair at the IPCC significantly bolsters U.S. interests

on climate change, a key foreign policy issue.

¶5. (C) Background continued. Prior to arrival in Geneva, USDEL

contacted IPCC Chairman Dr. Rajendra Pachauri (please protect),

who agreed to work on this issue to avoid the potential for

disruption to one the organization,s three core working groups

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Next, USDEL contacted the Austrian delegate serving

as EU representative on the nominating committee that manages

the election process, who showed an understanding of U.S. equities.

USDEL contacted the Malian and Argentinean delegations, who have

nominated highly-qualified co-chair candidates (see below), and

the German delegation, who have been interested in advancing the

Malian for co-chair of Working Group Three, for which Germany has

nominated an unopposed candidate as developed-country co-chair.

The Malians subsequently told USDEL that their candidate,

Dr. Yauba Sokona, prefers Working Group Two to Working Group Three.

Also prior to arrival in Geneva, USDEL contacted the UK and

Netherlands delegations, both of which we have worked closely

with in the past. Based on experience at prior IPCC plenaries,

events related to the Working Group elections will likely unfold

unpredictably and rapidly, necessitating a rapid and flexible USG response.

¶6. (SBU) CV of Iranian candidate:
Mostafa Jafari
Personal Information: DPoB: 1956, Tehran
Education: -- Post doctorate research in Plant Ecophysiology Methodology

in 1997 (Japan). -- Ph.D. in Plant Science (Ecology) in 1990 (UK).

-- Short course in Agricultural Economy in 1983 (Tehran). --

B.Sc. in Forest and Range graduated in 1978 (Iran). --

Diploma in 1974 (Tehran).

Membership in Professional Organizations: -- Japanese Forestry Society

-- The British Grassland Society -- The British Ecological Society

-- International Union of Forestry research Organization --

Asia-Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions --

New York Academy of Science -- The International Association for Ecology
Professional Responsibilities: -- Starting to work as chief of 

Agricultural committee in 1979 (Tehran). -- Member of Scientific

Staff since 1990. -- Lecturer in Universities (Ecophysiology,

Ecology, Range Rehabilitation, Plant Geography) and advisor of 

several postgraduate students in different universities. --

Head of High Council for Forest, Range and Soil in Forest and Range

Organization (highest technical body in FRO) 1990-1993 

(consideration and approval of more than 200 silviculture projects

with cooperation of council members). -- Director General of 

Studies and Coordinating Office in Forest and Range Organization

1991-1994. -- Head of Coordinating Council for Forest, Range and

Watershed Management, 1992 (nominated by Minister). -- Member of

Agricultural Commission of National Research Council of I.R. Iran,

1992-1995 and 1995-1998 (nominated by First Deputy of President).

-- Director (President) of Research Institute of Forest and

Rangelands, I.R. Iran, from 1992 to Nov. 1997. (with 600 staff

including 250 scientific researcher and 900 research projects,

publishing 200 books in this period) -- Full authority representative

of Minister and Member of Iranian National Sustainable Development

Committee, 1993-1998. -- Chief, Sustainable Development Committee

of Ministry, 1995-1998. -- Member of Expert and Academic Advisory 

Commission and Chief of Environmental Committee in Planning and

Budget Organization, 1997-1998. -- Chief, Expert Committee of

Forests and Rangelands (Agricultural Commission of National 

Research Council of I.R. Iran), 1997-1998. -- Advisor to the Minister,

1997-1998. -- Permanent Representative of I.R. Iran to FAO office,

Rome, June 1998- March 2003. -- Advisor to the Deputy Minister 

and Head of FRWO, and National Forest Focal Point, from March 2003.

to Oct. 2005 -- Head of TP Secretariat of Low Forest Cover Countries

(LFCCs, International Intergovernmental Organization), Since, March

2003. -- International Affair Advisor to the Deputy Minister and 

Head of IRIMO, and Director of First Vice President Office of WMO,

Since August 2004. http://www.weather.ir/farsi/about/IPCC/irani. 

asp -- Head of High Council for Forest, Range and Soil in Forest,

Range and Watershed management Organization (highest technical

body in FRWO) from Oct. 2005 to July 2006, (considering and 

approve of main Silvicultural project in FRWO with cooperation 

of council members). -- Scientific member of Research Institute 

of Forest and Rangelands,
Major Publications: Publication of 63 articles including five books

and two university textbooks, including: -- Jafari, M. (1997a),

The Present Status of Forestry Research in I.R. Iran, in Four 

Articles on Forests, Technical Publication No. 176-1997, Research

Institute of Forests and Rangelands, pp 121. -- Jafari, M. (1997b),

Present Status of Afforestation Research in I.R. Iran, in Four

Articles on Forests, Technical Publication No. 176-1997, Research

Institute of Forests and Rangelands, pp 121. -- Jafari, M. (2006),

An Overview On Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) with An 

Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation, ISBN: 964-6931-80-4,

Pouneh Publisher, Tehran, Iran, pp 170. -- Jafari M. (2007a), 

Review on needfulness for plant ecophysiological study and 

investigation on climate change,s effects on forest, rangeland and

desert ecosystems, presented in Workshop: Climate Change in

South-Eastern European Countries: Causes, Impacts, Solutions,

26- 27 March 2007, Orangerie, Burggarten, Graz, Austria. --

Jafari M. (2007b), Climate Change and IPCC Assessments

(Abstract of Keynote Lecture of the Symposium), in The 

Final Report of ICCAP, The Research Project on the Impact

of Climate Changes on Agricultural Production System in 

Arid Areas, March 2007, ICCAP Publication 10-Japan, ISBN 

4902325-09-8, pp 315-317. -- Cruz, R.V., M. Jafari, et al, 2007:

Asia. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report 

of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F.

Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds.,

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 469-506. -- Falkenmark M.,

C. M. Finlayson and L. J. Gordon (Coordinating lead authors), 2007,

Agriculture, water, and ecosystems: avoiding the costs of going 

too far” Chapter 6, in book entitled “Water for Food, Water 

for Life” published by the International Water Management 

Institute (IWMI), UK. (M. Jafari, Reviewer of chapter six).
Research projects: Managing director of research project in

RIFR entitled: &Investigation on Climate Change Effects on 

Forest Ecosystems in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces with Emphasize

of Wood Dendrology Studies8
Language knowledge: Persian, English (fluent); Italian, Arabic, French.
International negotiations: -- UNCED (Rio de Janeiro) Conference on

Climate Change http://unfccc.int/cop4/resource/docs/1998/sbi /inf02.

pdf http://unfccc.int/cop4/resource/docs/1998/sbi /inf02.htm -- 

Kyoto Protocol, Leading Author (LA) of Fourth Assessment Report 

of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (AR4 of IPCC WG II /

Chapter 10 Asia ) 2004-2007) http://www.gtp89.dial.pipex.com/10.pdf

-- Biological Diversity, Combat Desertification, Forestry 

negotiations, IPF, IFF, UNFF, http://www.iisd.ca/forestry/unff/unff3/

2june. html http://www.iisd.ca/download/pdf/sd/sdvol101nu m1e.pdf 

http://www.iisd.ca/forestry/unff/unff5/may17. html http://www.iisd.ca/

forestry/unff/unff5/may25. html -- 10th World Forestry Congress, Paris 

(vice president of WFC X, chairman of two technical working groups); 

-- 12th World Forestry Congress, Quebec (vice president of WFC XII,

chairman of two technical working groups and one open forum), http://

www.iisd.ca/sd/wfc12/sdvol10num8e.html -- Head of Intergovernmental 

Organization (IGO) of Tehran Process Secretariat for Low Forest Cover

Countries (TPS for LFCCs, International IGO) since 2003 (ftp:// ftp.fao.

org/docrep/fao/meeting/007/j2042E/j20 42E00.pdf)

¶7. (SBU) Biographic Summary of Malian candidate:
Youba Sokona Executive Secretary, Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:

Dr. Youba Sokona has been Executive Secretary of the Sahara and Sahel

Observatory (OSS) since June 2004. OSS is an independent international

organization based in Tunisia, comprised of 22 African and European 

countries, regional and international organizations, and representatives

of civil society organizations. The Executive Secretary directs program

operations and implements the decisions taken by the Executive Board

and General Assembly.

Throughout his career, Dr Sokona has served in various advisory capacities

to African governments and organisations.  He has published several books

and articles on the issues of energy, environment and development with

a focus on Africa. Prior to his appointment to OSS he was:

Coordinator, Energy Programme, and Executive Secretary for International

Relations, Environement and Developpement du Tiers Monde (ENDA-TM), 

based in Dakar, Senegal (1982)2003); and
Professor, &Ecole Nationale d,Ingenieurs de Bamako8 (National Engineering 

School, Bamako, Mali).

Dr. Sokona has participated in many international events on climate 

change, desertification, and biodiversity. He is often invited by 

African governments and international organisations, such as the World

Bank, UNDP, UNEP, UNCCD, etc., to be a member of steering committees,

to conduct programme evaluations, to chair high-level sessions in

international conferences, and to contribute scientific and policy

papers.
He took part in the international negotiations and follow-up events to

the Rio process and the three UN environmental conventions on Climate

Change, Desertification, and Biodiversity.

AWARDS, BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Member, Technical Advisory Group of the joint UNDP/World Bank Energy 

Sector Management Assistant Program (present);
Board Member, International Institute for Environment and Development 

(present); and Board Member, Foundation for International Environmental

Law and Development (present).

EDUCATION:
University of Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (PhD, Engineering and Earth

Sciences)
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris
Ecole Nationale d,Ingenieurs de Bamako (Mali)
¶8. (SBU) CV of Argentinean candidate:
Vicente Ricardo Barros
A PhD in Meteorological Science, Dr. Barros is a Chief Researcher at the

Conicet and Climatology Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, 

School of Natural Sciences, where he heads the Masters program in

Environmental Science. He has written more than one hundred papers 

on climatic problems, half of which have been published in international

scientific magazines. He took part in drafting a chapter of the Third

Report of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climatic Change in 2001.

Education:
1961-65 University of Buenos Aires (UBA): Licenciado in Meteorological 

Sciences
1969-71 The University of Michigan: Master of Science in Meteorology:
1972-73 UBA: Doctor in Meteorological Sciences
Management Position:
Faculty of Sciences (UBA) Director of the Masters program in

Environmental Sciences (since 1999)
Scientific position:
National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET

) Senior scientist; and Department of Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

(DAOS) of the UBAx
Teaching position:
University of Buenos Aires; Full Professor in Climatology (since 1987)
Past management positions:
1989-92 Member of the Directory of the National Commission of 

Environmental Policies
1991-92 National Report to the United Nations Conference on 

Sustainable Development and Environment, Rio de Janeiro 1992, 579 pp.

1991. Coordinator
1993-97 Director of the Department of Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences (UBA)
1994-02 Member of the Directive Council of the Faculty of Sciences (UBA)
1996-97 National Director of the Project: Greenhouse gasses emissions

inventory and Climate Change Studies on Vulnerability and Mitigation.

GEF-UNDP- SECYT
1997-98 President of the Commission of the Exact and non Biological 

Natural Sciences segment of the National plan on Science and Technology

1999-2001
1999 Technical Director of the Emission target study of greenhouse gases.

EPA- UNDP
1999 Revision of the First National Communication to the United Nations

Framework Convention on Climate Change,
Books:
El Cambio Climtico Global 2004. Ed, Libros del Zorzal, Buenos Aires 

172 pp. Segunda edicion en 2006. Traducido al Checo y Publicado en 2006 

por Mlada Fronta con el titulo Globalni zmena klimatu
El Cambio Climtico en el Ro de la Plata. 2005. Eds. V. Barros, A. 

Menendez and G, Nagy. CIMA. Buenos Aires
El Cambio Climtico en la Cuenca del Plata. 2006. Eds. V. Barros, R. 

Clarke and P. Silva Dias. CIMA. Buenos Aires.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Eds, Neil Leary, James Adejuwon, 

Vicente Barros, Ian Burton and Rodel Lasco, Earthscan Publishers,

London 2007 Coordinator
Activities as an international expert:
1983 Project on basic information to develop wind energy in Uruguay. UNDP/WMO
1987 Planning of the wind energy use in Cuba. UNDP/WMO
1987-91 Project on wind energy in the Energy Department of Uruguay. UNDP/UNIDO
Activities in international organizations
1997-00 Member of the Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate del

Global Climate Observing System. WMO-UNEP
1999-00 Contributing author to the chapter on Detection and attribution

of climate change of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental

Panel on Climate Change
2001-03 Member of the panel on the Plata basin of VAMOS (CLIVAR)
Journal reviewer activities:
Acta Oceanografica (Argentina), Atmosfera (Mexico), Climate Research

(Germany), Geoacta (Argentina), Geofisica Internacional (Mexico),

Geophysical Research Letters (USA), Int. Journal of Climatology 

(United Kingdom), J. Climate (USA), J. Geophysical Research (USA),

Meteorologica (Argentina), Magazine of the Academy of Sciences 

(Brazil), Revista Geofisica (IPGH), Journal of Hydrometeotology 

(USA), Journal of Arid Environments (Holanda), REGA (Brasil-Argentina)
Publications In Refereed Journals:

Climate variability over subtropical South America and the South 

American Monsoon: A Review 2003: V. Barros, M. Doyle, M. Gonzalez,

I. Camilloni, R. Bejaran and R. Caffera. Meteorologica, 27, 34-58
Extreme discharge events in the Paran River and their climate forcing

2003:. I. Camilloni and V. Barros J. of Hydrology, 278, 94-106
Implications of a Dynamic Target of Greenhouse Gases Emission Reduction:

the Case of Argentina 2002. Environmental and Development Economics,

July 2002. Barros, V. and M. Conte Grand
Differences in the El Nio response over the Southern Hemisphere 2003. J.

Climate.17, 1741-1753. Vera C., Silvestri, V. Barros and A. Carril.

Impact of Global Change on the Coastal Areas of the Rio de la Plata.

AIACC Notes. Junio 2003.Vo 2, .9-12. Barros, V., Camilloni, I. and A.

Menendez

La temperatura del Atlntico Sur y la diferencia de caudales del Rio 

Parana durante los eventos El Nio 1982-83 y 1997-98. 2004. Revista

Brasileira de Meteorologia I. Camilloni y V. Barros.

The major discharge events in the Paraguay River; Magnitudes, source

regions and climate forcings. J Hydrometeorology 2004 Vol 5, 1061-1070..

V. Barros, L Chamorro, G. Coronel and J. Baez
An Observed Trend in Central South American Precipitation 2004. J. Climate.

17: 4357-4367 B. Liebmann, Vera, C. Carvalho, L., Camilloni, I., Barros, V.,

Hoerling, M y Allured, D. A.

Observed trends in indices of daily temperature extremes in South America

1960-2000 2005. J. Climate, 18, 5011-5023. Vincent, L.A., T.C. Peterson,

V.R. Barros, et al

Trends in total and extreme South American precipitation 1960-2000 and 

links with sea surface temperature 2006. J. Climate, 19, 1490-1512. 

Haylock M. R., Barros V. R., et al

Seasonal-to-decadal predictability and prediction of South American climate

2006. J. Climate, 19, 5988)6004. P. Nobre, J. Marengo, I. F. A. Cavalcanti,

G. Obregon, V. Barros, I. Camilloni, N. Campos and A. G. Ferreira

How does Soil Moisture Influence the Early Stages of the South American 

Monsoon? 2008 J. Climate. 21. 185-213. E. Collini, E. Berbery, V. Barros 

and, M. Pyle.

Precipitation trends in southeastern South America: relationship with

ENSO phases and the low-level circulation. 2008. Theoretical and Appl.

Climatology. In press. V. Barros, M. Doyle and I. Camilloni.
Land use impact on the Uruguay River discharge 2008 Geophysical Research

Letters, Vol. 35, LXXXXX, Doi:10.1029/2008GL033707. Aceptado. R. Saurral,

V. Barros, and D. Lettenmaier

Proceedings of congresses, workshops and other scientific meetings:
Interanual variability of the South Atlantic High and rainfall in 

southeastern South America during summer months. I. Camilloni, M. Doyle

y V. Barros. CLIVAR. 2004

Climate change in the environmental agenda for Argentina V. Barros, H.

Carlino, and Daniel Perczyk. Second AIACC Regional Workshop for Latin

America and the Caribbean. Buenos Aires, 24-27 Agosto 2004.
Climate scenarios for the 21st century: influence on the discharges of

the Plata basin I. Camilloni, R. Saurral, R. Mezhe and V. Barros.

Fourth international workshop on development and management of dams 

in the Plata basin; Salto Grande, Noviembre 2005

Extreme Precipitations in Argentina, Trends and Climate Change. M. Re,

R. Saurral and V. Barros. Fourth International Workshop on Development

and Management of Dams in the Plata Basin; Salto Grande, November 2005.

Seasonal dependence of surface-atmosphere interactions for subtropical

South America. Collini, E. A.; Berbery, E. H.; Barros, V. . 8th

International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and 

Oceanography. Abril 2006, Foz de Iguazu. Proceedings pag. 999.
Sea-level pressure patterns in South America and the adjacent oceans

in the IPCC AR4 models. Di Luca, A.; Camilloni, I.; Barros, V. 8th 

International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and

Oceanography. Abril 2006, Foz de Iguazu. Proceedings pag. 235.
Precipitation trends in southeastern South America: relationship with

ENSO phases. Doyle, M.; Barros, V. 8th International Conference on

Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. Abril 2006, Foz de

Iguazu. Proceedings pag. 1513
Assessing long-term discharges of the Plata River Saurral, R.; Mezher,

R.; Barros, V. 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere

Meteorology and Oceanography. Abril 2006, Foz de Iguazu. Proceedings pag. 821.

Extreme precipitations in Argentina Re, M.; Saurral, R.; Barros, V.

8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and

Oceanography. Abril 2006, Foz de Iguazu. Proceedings pag. 1575.
Other reports:

Planning:
- Implementacion de modelos matematicos para el pronostico del tiempo. 

1972. SMN. Lichtenstein, E, C.Martinez, V. Barros, W. Vargas, H. Hordij

y H. Ciapessoni. - Coordinacion de la presentacion del proyecto de 

desarrollo del CENPAT al Banco interamericano de Desarrollo. CONICET 1978.

Barros, V. y J. Vercino

National policies:
- National Report to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable 

Development

and Environment, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. 579 pp. 1991 (in Spanish). - 

Background Report for the First National Communication to the United

Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1997 (in Spanish).

- Greenhouse gasses emissions inventory and Climate Change Studies

on Vulnerability and Mitigation. In Argentina, SECYT 1998, 5 volumes

(in Spanish). - Background report for the Revision of the First

National Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate 

Change, Secretary of Sustainable Development and Environment, 1999,

104 pp (in Spanish). - Inventory of Greenhouse gasses of the Argentine

Republic, year 1997. Secretary of Sustainable Development and Environment,

1999, 150 pp (in Spanish).

Conferences:
Since 1969, more than 100 conferences to scientific, diplomatic and

business communities and for the public. In 1991 and 1992, numerous

conferences about the Argentine Report to the Conference of United 

Nations on Environment and Sustainable Development of 1992. 

Similarly in 1997 and 1998 on climate change and the First Argentine

Communication to the Framework Convention on Climate Change and on its

revision in 1999.

¶9. (SBU) CV of Moroccan candidate:
Abdalah Mokssit

Head of the National Center on Climate and Meteorological Research 

(Direction Meteorologie Nationale), Casablanca. Civil Engineer in

Meteorology Specialization in Global Circulation Modelling

Areas of expertise: -- Numerical weather Prediction -- Climate

variability -- Climate Rediction -- Climate Change dtection and

attribution
Major Research Projects: -- Climatology: Dryness studies in Morocco

and the world. -- Climate Change: Co-Chair of the Expert Team on 

Climate Change Detection CLL/WMO. -- Climate application impact 

studies: Climate change and water resource management in Morocco 

-- Climate change and agriculture in the Tadla region of Morocco
Speaks and writes Arabic, French and English fluently
Major Publications: -- H C Upadhayaya and A. Mokssit: Adiabatic

on linear normal mode initialization for a grid point Global 

model; Processings of Indian Academy of Sciences, volume 100 Number 1,

Mars 1991; model. Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences volume

100 Number 1 Mars 1991; -- Mokssit et R. Gnaoui: realisation d’un

outil d’anlyse de Protocole Atlas 400; Mmoire de trvaux de fin

d’etudes realise chez Transpac, juin 1987; -- Mokssit: Outil pour 

la reussi te du Management par Projets; Memoire realise dans le cadre

du cycle superieur de management du ministre de l’equipement , juin 

1997; -- Mokssit et al: Le point sur la secheresse au Maroc; dition

du Ministere des travaux publics; 1996; -- Mokssit et al: La prevision

a longue echeance au Maroc; Workshop on Long Range Forecasting;

Nairobi 1998; -- Mokssit et al: Les changements Climatiques et 

Ressources en eau; etude realisee dans le cadre du projet Maghrebin

(RAB/ G94 finance par le PNUD) sur les changements climatiques;
-- Mokssit et al: Changements climatiques et ressources en eau dans

le bassin versant de l’OURGHA; -- Mokssit: la secheresse dans le 

climat Marocain; Atelier sur la prevention et la gestion des 

situations de scheresse dans les pays du Maghreb, Juin 1996;

-- Mokssit: Numerical Simulation of Devastating Meteorological

Situations; INM/WMO Symposium on Cycllones and Hasardous weather

in Mediterranean, Avril 1997; -- Mokssit; Development of priority

Climate Indices for Africa; paru dans regional Climate Studies/

Mediterranean Climate, February 2001; -- A. Dave Easterling,

A. Mokssit et AL: Workshop Report on Climate Change Indices; 

BAMS (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society); -- 

Mokssit: Chapter 4 on Drought ( au niveau mondial), 7 eme 

revue de l’OMM sur le Climat Mondial; -- Mokssit: On climate 

change Extreme Indices; 7eme revue de  l’OMM sur le Climat

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¶10. (SBU) Biographic Summary of Maldivan candidate:

Amjad Abdulla
Amjad Abdulla is the Director General at the Ministry of

Environment, Energy and Water of Maldives and has been 

working in the Ministry since 1990 in various positions. He 

is the national focal point for the National Adaptation Programme

of Action for Climate Change. He is the lead negotiator from 

the Maldives to the United Nations Framework Convention on 

Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Mr. Abdulla was a member of National Commission for the 

Protection of the Environment (NCPE) from 2003 to 2006 and 

is also a member of a number of task forces and committees

appointed by the President to develop the strategic plans

and policies on environment and development. He has worked 

nationally and internationally as a freelance consultant on

various environmental projects. He has also coordinated and 

managed several donor assisted projects at the Ministry.

Mr. Abdulla is also author and contributing author to several 

reports of high national significance: Maldives National

Adaptation Programme of Action on Climate Change; First

National Communication of Maldives to UNFCCC; Third Environment 

Action Plan; National Sustainable Development Strategy. He has

also written and published several reports and research papers 

relating to environmental planning and the economic vulnerability 

of Small Island States. He is also has experience in planning 

and designing of several coastal developments, including, harbours,

jetties, breakwater and other shore protection measures for 

several islands in the Maldives.

Mr. Abdulla has the distinction of having represented the Maldives

at a number of international conferences including the negotiation

to review the implementation of the Programme of Action for the

Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and

the Mauritius International meeting in 2005. He has also

represented Maldives at the UNFCCC negotiations. Mr. Abdulla

was the Vice-Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and 

Technological Advice (SBSTA) under UNFCCC from December 2004 

to December 2006 and chaired the 22nd and 23rd Session of the 

SBSTA. He is also a member of the Enforcement Branch of the Kyoto

compliance committee and an alternate member of the Adaptation Fund

Board under UNFCC. He is also the current chair of the LDC group

for climate negotiations under UNFCCC.

Mr. Abdulla possesses an honours degree in Civil Engineering from

the University of Brighton, UK and a MSc, in Environmental Science,

Policy and Planning from the University of Bath, UK. His professional

areas of interest include environmental economics, environmental

planning, sustainable development and climate change. 

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