High-level segment speakers

H.E. Mr Ahmed Mohammed AL-FUTAISI

Minister of Transport and Communications

Oman

H.E. Mr Erkki NGHIMTINA

Minister for Works and Transport

Namibia

H.E. Mr Lamin Kaba BAJO

Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources

Gambia

H.E. Mr Pierre HÉLÉ

Minister of Environment and Nature Protection

Cameroun

H.E. Mr Ahmat Mohamat KARAMBAL

Minister of Water

Chad

H.E. Mr Nicholas Tasunungurwa GOCHE

Minister of Transports

Zimbabwe

H.E. Mr Abdelkébir ZAHOUD

State Secretary, Water and Environment

Morocco

H.E. Mr Eusébio SAÍDE

Vice-Minister, Ministry of Transports

Mozambique

Dr Ali Mohammad NOORIAN

Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Meteorology an Climate Change

Islamic Republic of Iran

Ms Kathryn SULLIVAN

Assistant Secretary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

USA

H.E. Mr. He YAFEI (message from Vice Prime Minister)

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of China with the UN in Geneva

China

H.E. Mr Peter GOODERHAM

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the UK to the UN in Geneva

UK

H.E. Mr Jean-Baptiste MATTEI

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of France to the UN in Geneva

France

H.E. Mr. Agustín Santos MARAVER

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN in Geneva

Spain

H.E. Ms Maria Nazareth FARANI AZEVEDO

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN in Geneva

Brazil

Mr Alexander FROLOV

Permanent Representative with WMO

Russian Federation

H.E. Mr. PARK Sang-ki

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN in Geneva

Republic of Korea

Dr. Silvo ŽLEBIR (on behalf of the Republic of Slovenia)

Director-General, Slovenian Environment Agency

Slovenia

Dr A.C. ANUFOROM

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (on behalf of H.E. Ms Fidelia Akuabata NJEZE, Minister of Aviation)

Nigeria

Dr. Nathaniel T. SERVANDO (on behalf of Hon. Dr Graciano P. YUMUL, Jr., Vice-Minister

Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the WMO
(Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration)

Philippines

Ms Wendy WATSON-WRIGHT

Assistant Director General UNESCO - Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

UNESCO

Professor Dr Rene DÄNDLIKER

President-Elect of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences

CAETS

H.E. Mr Christian PLÜSS

State Secretary, Director of MeteoSwiss

Switzerland

H.E. Mr Aziz POLOZHANI

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of FYROM to the UN in Geneva

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

H.E Bente ANGELL-HANSEN

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN in Geneva

Norway

H.E. Mr. Hannu HIMANEN

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN in Geneva

Finland

HRH Prince T. Bin N. Bin ABDULAZIZ

President of Presidency for Meteorology and Environment

Saudi Arabia

Dr Tyrone Sutherland

On behalf of H.E. Ms Julianna O'CONNOR-CONNOLLY, Deputy Premier and Minister

British Caribbean Territories

Ms Khatema Yalda NATEQ (on behalf of H.E. Mr Said Mehdi SAIDI, Deputy Minister

International and Cultural Relations Directorate, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

Afghanistan

H.E. Mr Darlington, MWAPE

Permanent Representative of Zambia

Zambia

Mr Abdul Karim TRAORE

Director of Niger Meteorological Service on behalf of H.E. Minister of Transport

Niger

Mr Alexander Frolov

Permanent Representative with WMO

Russian Federation

Mr Edouard DAYAN

Director General, Universal Postal Union

UPU

Mr Alexander MUELLER

Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization

FAO

Mr Houlin ZHAO

Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union

ITU

Ms Sylvie MOTARD (on behalf of Mr Achim Steiner, Executive Director)

Senior Officer

UNEP