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IOCCP- SWS Asia
IOCCP-SWS Asia Chapter -- Inter and Intra- Organizational Collaborative and Consultative Program of the Society of Wetland Scientists Asia Chapter* Updated 8/7/2006 and 01/12/2008
Established and Headed by Prof. Isidro T. Savillo, Regional President, SWS Asia Chapter
09/12/2007~ Invitation for Wetland Scientists belonging to SWS Central Chapter and SWS Asian Chapter as well as SWS members around the world for Collaboration in Wetland Research has been announced by Shane Staten, President, SWS Central Chapter through the SWS Secretariat. This came about as a result of communication exchanges during 2007 SWS Board Meetings between Shane Staten, President, SWS Central Chapter and Isidro T. Savillo, Regional President, SWS Asia Chapter in Sacramento, California, USA. Moreover, Dr. Patrick Megonigal, President, SWS Org. has recently recommended that besides the SWS Central Chapter, other SWS chapters will be invited to collaborate with the SWS Asia Chapter.
01/2008- 5/2008- Memorandum of Understanding Between the Society of Wetland Scientists and the Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of Interior, Taiwan was agreed by both parties represented by Dr. Patrick Megonigal, President of SWS and Director- General Charles Chin Rong- Lin, respectively, for the joint organization of the First SWS Asia Chapter's 2008 Asian Wetland Convention and Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan.
*IOCCP-SWS Asia was established after the 2006 SWS Annual Meeting at Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Preliminary List* of SWS Asia Chapter Wetland Scientists who can pose as Consultants/Collaborators/Referees in your Wetland Programs/Projects or Proposals:
1. Akira Haraguchi- Peatland Ecology and Biogeochemistry- Japan
2. Keita Furukawa- Coastal Ecosystem Restoration- Japan
3. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc- Eco-hydrodynamics in Mangrove Forests- Vietnam
4. Mamunul Hoque Khan- Protected Area Management, Wetland Management, EIA Policies/Legislation, Capacity Building- Bangladesh
5. Sam Lau- Wetland Creation, Restoration and Management, Plant Ecology. His Keynote Speech at 2008 First SWS Asian Wetland Convention and Workshop, Taipei, Taiwan- Hong Kong
6. Adel Dagher- Bahrain Wetland Management- Bahrain
7. Hojeong Kang- Wetland Biogeochemistry- South Korea
8. Wei Ta Fang- Wetland Conservation- Taiwan
9. Ahmed Khan- Conservation Planning and Management, Ornithological Studies, Marine Turtles Sattelite Tracking and Conservation, Limnological Assessment and Community- based Conservation- Pakistan
10. Derrick Y. Lai- Wetland Biogeochemistry - Hong Kong
11. Zulfiqar Ali- Migratory Bird Surveys, Population Studies, Conservation Assessment and Development of Conservation Economies; Sustainable Livelihood for Local Communities Living around Wetland Areas; Environmental Impact Assessment on any Mega Development Projects within the Jurisdiction of Wetlands- Pakistan
12. Shivakumar Nyamathi- Wetland Hydrological Studies and Wetland Management- India
13. Kawser Ahmed- Wetland Ecology, Resource Management, Coastal Pollution and Climate Change- Bangladesh
14. Dhrubajyoti Sahariah- Wetland Land Use, Resource Management, Conservation and Ecology - India
15. Gandhiv Kafle - Freshwater Ecology; Integrated Lake/Water Basin Management- Nepal
16. Malavika Chauhan- Tropical floodplain ecology and management, River ecology, Central Himalayan aquatic systems, Tropical/ Semi-tropical rural livelihoods and wetlands, Gender and wetlands, Tropical/ semi-tropical wetland PA conservation management planning -India
17. Adnan Abubakr- Constructed wetlands / Limnological study of temperate water bodies- India
18. Mohd Yusoff Ishak- Tropical lake & wetlands ecology and management, aquatic resources management planning- Malaysia
19. Madhu Verma- Wetland Economics and valuation, Wetland Resource Accounting and Policy Analysis, Urban and Rural wetlands, High Altitude wetlands in Himalayan Belt, PA wetlands, Livelihoods and Institutional Analysis of wetlands, Wetland Modelling based on water quality parameters, Ecosystem Services from Wetlands, Incentive Based Mechanisms and Payments for Ecosystem Services, Environmental and Conservation Finance for wetlands- India
20. Ming JIANG- wetland soil, wetland function and value assessment, wetland ecosystem restoration - P. R. China
21. Pisit Charnsnoh - Community Based Coastal Resource Management (CBCRM), Seagrass and Dugong (Dugong Dugon) Conservation, Intergrated River Basin Resource Management, Sago Palm (Metroxylon sagu) Conservation- Thailand
22. Mam Kosal - wetlands/aquatic habitats and fisheries planning and management - Cambodia
23. Isidro T. Savillo- Wetland Organizational Development/Leadership, Wetland Biota/Microbiology- Philippines
*This is a mirror web page of IOCCP- SWS- Asia and will be transferred to IOCCP- SWS Asia soon. If you are an active SWS Asia Chapter member and would like your name listed here and/or would like to contact any of the scientists above , please use the email address below and your message will be answered/forwarded accordingly. All wetland actvities and related undertakings between and among wetland scientists will be reflected in this web page.Thanks.
~Prof. Isidro T. Savillo
Regional President, SWS Asia Chapter
updated April 9, 2009~(12/5/2008;11/22/2008;11/19/2008;11/02/2008)
* this came about as a result of the various meetings and contacts by the SWS Asia Chapter President, Prof. Isidro T Savillo during the SWS International Conference and Annual Meeting at Cairns, Australia June 9- 14, 2006. Thanks to AusAid.
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