Forum information: Working bodies

Host Organizations

International HCH & Pesticides Association (IHPA), The Netherlands
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Republic of Moldova
Federal Environment Agency, Germany
Regional Environmental Centre for Moldova (REC Moldova)
Milieukontakt Oost-Europa, The Netherlands

In cooperation with

Parliament Commission for Public Administration, Ecology and Territorial Development, Republic of Moldova
Department of Agriculture and Environment of the Government of the Republic of Moldova
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Republic of Moldova
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Republic of Moldova 
Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Moldova
Ministry of Defence, Republic of Moldova

International Scientific and Program Committee

M.Sc. John Vijgen (Chair), Director, International HCH & Pesticides Association, The Netherlands
Dr. Constantin Mihailescu (Co-Chair), Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Moldova
Prof. Dr. Konstantin Terytze (Co-Chair), Federal Environment Agency, Germany
Prof. Ivan Atanasov, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, Bulgaria
Dr. Ion Bahnarel, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Moldova
Mr. Jan Betlem, Task Manager POPs, Division of GEF Coordination, UNEP Chemicals
M.Sc. Bram de Borst, Director, Tauw Group, Chair IHPA, The Netherlands
Dr. Arcadie Capcelea, Environmental Consultant, The World Bank
Mr. Jerphaas Donner, Director, Milieukontakt Oost-Europa, The Netherlands
Mr. Mohamed Nageeb Abdalla Eisa Head of coordination Unit, POPs Convention focal point, UNIDO
Mr. Laurent Granier, Program Manager, Persistent Organic Pollutants, GEF
Mr. Mark Davis, Coordinator & Chief Technical Advisor, Obsolete Pesticides Programme, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Prof. Dr. Branko Druzina, University College of Health Care, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Ivan Holoubek, RECETOX, Czech Republic
Mr. Andrei Isac, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Center 'REC-Moldova', Moldova
Mr. Givi Kalandadze, Deputy Head Sustainable Development Dept, Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources, Georgia
Mr. Wieslaw Stefan Kuc, Member of the European Parliament, Poland
Dr. Mihai Lesnic, Chief of Department of Air Pollution Control, Fluid Mechanics and Pollutant Dispersion,
ICIM, Romania
Dr. Stanislav Miertus, Chief of Area of Pure and Applied Chemistry, ICS-UNIDO, Italy
Prof. Dr. Valentina Pidlisnyuk, National Agriculture University, Ukraine
Dr. David Piper, Task Manager (POPs enabling activities), Division of GEF Coordination, UNEP Chemicals
Dr. Valentin Plesca, Manager, POPs Sustainable Management Office, Moldova
Prof. Wim Rulkens, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Dr. Maria Sandu, Deputy Director of Institute of Ecology and Geography, ASM, Moldova
Mr. Anatolie Spivacenco, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Moldova
Mrs. Neel Strobaek, Deputy Director, Ramboll, Denmark
M.Sc. Stanislaw Stobiecki, Manager Sośnicowice Branch, Plant Protection Institute, Poland
Dr. Anatol Tarita, Head of Laboratory, Institute of Ecology and Geography, ASM, Moldova
Dr. Archalus Tcheknavorian, President AFIDE
Mrs. Ellen J. Tynan, Environmental Specialist, POPs, Montreal Protocol Operations, Environmental Department, The World Bank 
M.Sc. Leon Urlings, SGS Ecocare, Member of Board IHPA, The Netherlands

National Organizing Committee

Dr. Constantin Mihailescu (Chair), Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Dr. Valentin Plesca (Co-Chair), Manager, POPs Sustainable Management Office, MENR
Mr. Alexandru Apostol, Consultant, Department of Agriculture and Environment of the Government of the Republic of Moldova
M.Sc. Ion Barbarasa, Assistant Manager, POPs Sustainable Management Office, MENR
Mr. Victor Ciobu, Ministry of Defense
Mrs. Anna Cumanova, Head of the Soil Monitoring Centre, State Hydrometeorological Service, MENR
Mr. Andrei Isac, (Co-Chair), Executive Director, Regional Environmental Centre (REC Moldova)
Mrs. Violeta Ivanov, Head of the Environmental Policy and European Integration Division, MENR
Mr. Iurie Malanciuc, Head of Agricultural Chemistry and Ecology Division, MAFI
Mrs. Liudmila Marduhaeva, Consultant, Environment Pollution Prevention Division, MENR
Mr. Alecu Renita, President of Ecological Movement of Moldova
Dr. Maria Sandu, Deputy Director, Institute of Ecology and Geography, ASM
Dr. Ion Salaru, Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Dr. Anatol Tarita, Head of Laboratory, Institute of Ecology and Geography, ASM
Mrs. Marcela Vatamaniuc, Biodiversity Office, MENR

Secretariat

Mrs. Larisa Gheorghev (Chef), Project Assistant, POPs Sustainable Management Office, MENR
Ms. Ana Croitoru, Consultant, Regional Environmental Centre (REC Moldova)
Ms. Veronica Lopotenco, Consultant, Environmental Policy and European Integration Division, MENR
Ms. Ana Olaru, Consultant, Regional Environmental Centre (REC Moldova)
Mrs. Inga Podoroghin, Consultant, Environmental Policy and European Integration Division, MENR
Mrs. Tatiana Tugui, Consultant, POPs Stockpiles Management and Destruction Project, MERN
Ms. Ludmila Zavorotnaia, Consultant, Biodiversity Office, MENR

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