IUCN West Asia Regional Committee
About IUCN West Asia Regional Committee (WARC)
The power of the union was demonstrated through the interaction of West Asia members during the last regional conservation forum in Tehran. Members beleived in the necessity of a regional voice that will combine all the efforts under the IUCN umbrella. This was proved through electing a West Asia Regional Committee Chaired by Eng. Mohamed Shahbaz.
"This committee has laid the foundation for a new era for operating in the newly structured region of West Asia & Middle East" according to Dr Odeh Al Jayyousi, IUCN WAME Regional Director.
The WARC held its first meeting on January 21, 2008 in Jordan and was hosted by IUCN WAME Regional Office. The main focus was given to commenting on the draft Bylaws of the committee. IUCN WAME presented the Barcelona Congress activities to the participants in order to start members preparations for this big event.
The meeting was attended by IUCN West Asia Regional Councillors, Mr Javed Jabbar, Dr Talal Al Azimi and Dr Ali Darwish. Also attended this meeting was Ministry of Environment Secretary General, Eng Faris Al Juneidi, Jordan National Committee members, Sharifa Nawzat bint Ali member of the IUCN Environmental Law Commission, and IUCN Asia Regional Director Ms Aban Kabraji.
For more information, please contact Ms Ola Mallah, IUCN WAME Membership Assisntant at: ola.mallah@iucn.org
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Minuites of the First WARC meeting | PDF Document 73KB |
