Participants – EMME countries

Bahrain

H.E Dr Mohamed bin Mubarak Bin Daina, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and Chief Executive, Supreme Council for Environment

Eng.  Layla Ali Sabeel (online)

Cyprus

Mr Andreas Gregoriou, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Dr Thanasis Hadzilacos, Interim Secretariat of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative (EMME-CCI)

Prof. Costas Kadis, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Mr Kyriakos Koushos, Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus

Dr Theodoulos Mesimeris, Senior Environment Officer and Head of “Climate Action and Energy Unit”, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Mr Nicos Nicolaides, Mayor, Limassol Municipality

Prof. Costas N. Papanicolas, Advisor and Special Presidential Envoy of Cyprus for Climate Change

Egypt

H.E. Mr Amr Hamza, Ambassador, Embassy of Egypt

Greece

Mr Christos Stylianides, Minister, Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection

Mr Petros Varelides, Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change

Israel

Mr Oren Anolik, Ambassador, Embassy of Israel in Cyprus

H.E. Gideon Behar, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel

Ms Tamar Zandberg, Minister of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environmental Protection

Jordan

Dr Jihad Alsawair, Technical Advisor to the Minister, Director – Green Economy Unit, Ministry of Environment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

H.E. Mr Mohamed El-Fayez, Ambassador, Embassy of Jordan

Kuwait

H.E. Mr Waleed Ahmad Al-Kandari, Ambassador, Embassy of Kuwait

Lebanon

H.E. Ms Claude El Hajal, Ambassador, Embassy of Lebanon

Ms Lea Kai, Project Manager Climate Change Projects, Ministry of Environment (On-line)

Oman

Mr Mohamed Bait Bakur, Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy, Embassy of Oman

Palestine

H.E. Abdallah Attari, Ambassador, Embassy of the State of Palestine

Eng. Samer Kalbouneh, Director of Projects Implementation and Follow-up Dept., Environment Quality Authority, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Qatar

H.E. Mr Ali Youssef Al Mulla, Ambassador, Embassy of the State of Qatar

Mr Ahmed Al Sadah, Assistant Deputy for Climate Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Saudi Arabia

H.E. Khaled Mohammed Alsharif, Ambassador, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia 

United Arab Emirates

H.E. Sultan Ahmed Ghanem Al Suwaidi, Ambassador, UAE Embassy

Participants from non-EMME countries and Organizations

Mr Francesce La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

H.E. Ms Federica Ferrari Bravo, Ambassador, Embassy of Italy in Nicosia

H.E. Ms. Salina Grenet – Catalano, Ambassador, Embassy of France

Mr Mark Kasman, Director, Office of International Affairs, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA

H.E. Ms Fiona McKergow, High Commissioner, Australian High Commission

Prof. Grammenos Mastrojeni, Senior Deputy Secretary General and Head of the Energy and Climate Action Division, Union of the Mediterranean (online)

H.E. Ms Janet Rogan, COP26 Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and Africa, COP26, UK

H.E. Ms Myrto Zambarta, Head of Delegation, European Commission Representation in Cyprus

Other participants 

Mr Mohammed Al-Abdulla, Second Secretary, Embassy of the State of Qatar 

Ms Constantina Antoniades, Agricultural Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Ms Natasa Christofilopoulou, Director of Press Office, Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection

Ms Georgia Solomonidou-Christofidou, Director at DG EPCD, Ministry of Finance

Ms Galit Cohen, Director General, Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection

Ms Christina Constantouri, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus

Mr Constantinos Costoulas, European Commission Representation in Cyprus

Ms Lida Fakhaeddine

Ms Elena Georgiadou, PA, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Dr Maria Hadjimichael, Prosperity & Programmes Manager, British High Commission Nicosia  

Mr Costas Hadjipanayiotou, Senior Environment Officer, Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Cyprus

Mr Abdullah Rabeeah, PR, UAE Embassy

Ms. Marianna Karagiorgi, PR Officer, PIO

Mr Charilaos Kavetsos, Second Secretary, Embassy of Greece in Cyprus

Ms Elena Ktoridou, Office of the Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Cyprus

Ms Anna Kouppari, Chief Agricultural Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Mr Khalifa Ahmed AL- Maadeed, Second Secretary, Embassy of the State of Qatar

Mr Stefano Marguccio, Senior Advisor to Director General, IRENA

Mr Atiyya Mualla, Embassy of the State of Palestine

Ms Melina Nicolaides, Advisor for the President’s Initiative on Climate Action, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cyprus

Mr George Partasides, Energy Specialist, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry

Ms Maria Panayiotou, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Ms Olga Papademou, Head of the Office of Deputy Minister to the President of the Republic

Mr Ioannis Papameletiou, Ambassador, Embassy of Greece in Cyprus

Mr Elias Prevezas, Policy Advisor, Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Greece

Mr Nicos Pieris, Head of Minister’s Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Mr Evangelos Savva, Political Director (Multilateral Relations & Security Policy), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms Koula Sophianou, Deputy Director, Diplomatic Office of the President

Ms Maha Shaheen, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy, Embassy of Egypt

Ms Michaella Skoufidou, PR, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nicosia

Mr Philippos Savvides, Head of Cabinet of the Minister, Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection

Mr Wes Stange, Political Officer, Embassy of USA

Ms Thalia Stylianou, PA, Embassy of Oman

Ms Martha Talashi, Economic Researcher, UAE Embassy

Ms Noa Yayon, Advisor to the Minister of Environmental Protection, Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection

Ms Klelia Vasiliou, Environment Commissioner, Cyprus

EMME CCI Secretariat

Ms. Avgi Stavrou, a.stavrou@cyi.ac.cy, EMME-CCI Secretariat

Dr. Christiana Katti, c.katti@cyi.ac.cy, EMME-CCI Secretariat

Ms Eleni Sophocleous, e.sophocleous@cyi.ac.cy, EMME-CCI Secretariat

Ms. Marina Papageorgiou, m.papageorgiou@cyi.ac.cy, EMME-CCI Secretariat