UN-GGIM Regional Entities
Each UN-GGIM regional entity plays a vital role liaising with the UN-GGIM Secretariat on topics of interest and major developments in intervening periods between meetings of the Committee of Experts, facilitating regional development and discussion, and formally feeding into the Committee of Experts. UN-mandated regional bodies are established in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, the Arab States and Europe. UN-GGIM activities are presently coordinated in Africa by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
1. UN-GGIM Asia-Pacific
Countries
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macao, China, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and Viet Nam.
Executive Body
- Chair : Mr. Hiroshi Murakami, Japan
- Vice Chairs :
Mr. Choe, ByongNam, Republic of Korea
Mr. Gankhuu Tsevelsodnom, Mongolia
- Secretary : Mr. Li Pengde, China ( un-ggim-ap.china@nasg.gov.cn )
- Members :
Mr. John Dawson, Australia
Mr. Ali Bakar Kasim, Brunei Darussalam
Mr. Dodi Sukmayadi, Indonesia
Mr. Alireza Azmoodeh Ardalan, Iran
Mr. Mohd Noor Isa, Malaysia
Mr. Soh Kheng Peng, Singapore
- Working Group 1: Geodetic Reference Frame
Chair: John Dawson, Australia
- Working Group 2: Disaster Risk Management
Chair: Mr. Toru Nagayama, Japan
- Working Group 3: Regional SDI
Chair: Ms. Jiang Jie, China
- Working Group 4: Cadastre and Land Management
Chair: Mr. Byung-Gul(BG) Lee
Website: http://www.un-ggim-ap.org/
2. UN-GGIM Americas
Countries
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Maarten, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Executive Body
- President : Mr. Rolando Ocampo Alcántar, México
- Vice President : Mr. Álvaro Monett, Chile
- Secretary : Ms. Mónica Aguayo González, México ( monica.aguayo@inegi.org.mx )
- Vocal North America : Mr. Prashant Shukle, Canada
- Vocal Central America : Mr. Max Lobo Hernández - Costa Rica
- Vocal Caribbean : Mr. Keith Francis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Vocal South America : Mr. Sergio, Cimbaro, Argentina
- Working Group on the integration of statistical and geospatial information
Coordinator: Mr. Juan Antonio Nieto- Colombia and The National Administrative Department of Statistics
- Working Group on access and use of geospatial information in disaster risk reduction and climate change
Coordinator: Mr. Louis D. Brown - Sint Maarten
- Working Group on Standards and technical specifications
Coordinator: Mr. Carlos Guerrero- Mexico
- Working Group on promotion and assessment of Spatial Data Infrastructure
Coordinator: Mr. Álvaro Monett- Chile
- Working Group on Regional Coordination and Cooperation
Coordinator: Mr. Rolando Ocampo- México
Website: http://www.un-ggim-americas.org/
3. UN-GGIM Arab States
Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Comores, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Executive Body
- Chair: Dr. Abdelaziz Alsaab, Saudi Arabia
- Vice Chair: Mr. Hamid Oukaci, Algeria
- Vice-Chair: Mr. Awni Al-Khasawneh, Jordan
- Secretary-General: Dr. Bandar Al-Muslmani, Saudi Arabia
(Email: b.almuslmani@GCS.GOV.SA)
- UN-GGIM Arab States Secretariat e-mail: unggimas@gcs.gov.sa
Website: http://www.un-ggim-as.org/
4. UN-GGIM Europe
Countries
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, The Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Executive Body
- Chair : Mr. Bengt Kjellson, Sweden
- Vice Chairs:
Ms. Dorine Burmanje, Netherlands
Mr. Antonio Arozarena Villar, Spain
- Secretariat: The Netherlands is responsible for the Secretariat to UN-GGIM: Europe
EuroGeographics provides the secretariat service
Contact: Carol Agius ( carol.agius@eurogeographics.org )
- Members:
Ms. Kristian Møller, Denmark
Mr. Hansjörg Kutterer, Germany
Mr. Ezio Bussoletti, Italy
Mr. Jacek Jarząbek, Poland
Mr. Tomaz Petek, Slovenia
Mr. Andrii Tarnopolskiy, Ukraine
- Working Group 1
Chair: France
- Working Group 2
Chair: Hansjörg Kutterer, Germany
Website: http://un-ggim-europe.org/
5. UN-GGIM Africa
Countries
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania , Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Executive Board
- Chair : Mr. Sultan Mohammed Alya, Ethiopia
- 1st Vice-Chair : Mr. Abdoulaye Belem, Burkina Faso
- 2nd Vice-Chair : Mr. Mmuso Riba, South Africa
- 1st Rapporteur : Mr. Mustapha Kahhak, Morocco
- 2nd Rapporteur : Mr. Fernand Guy Isseri, Cameroon
Working Group 1: African Geodetic Reference Frame
Convenor: Mr. Cesare Mbaria, Kenya
Working Group 2: Fundamental Datasets and Standards
Convenor: Mr. Derek Clarke, South Africa
Working Group 3: Institutional Arrangements and Legal Frameworks
Convenor: Mr. Ebisintei Bietoru Awudu, Nigeria
Working Group 4: Capacity and Capability Development
Convenor: Mr. Mustapha Kahhak, Morocco
Working Group 5: Integration of Geospatial and Statistical Information for Sectoral Applications
Convenor: Mr. Shanyengana, Namibia
Website: http://www.uneca.org/un-ggim-africa
http://ggim.un.org/UN_GGIM_Africa.html
