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Benites, Jose R. (Technical Officer Land Management and Conservation Agriculture)
Land Productivity Improvement, Conservation Agriculture, Soil Management Data-Base Support Systems, Sustainable Agriculture in Steeplands, Alternatives to Shifting Cultivation, Simple Field Diagnosis to Evaluate Land Quality and Soil Health, Land Management Practices at Watershed Level and Ecological Soil Management
Jose.Benites@fao.org

Biancalani, Riccardo (LADA Technical Officer)
Soil survey and classification, erosion control. Land evaluation, inventory and mapping
Riccardo.Biancalani@fao.org

Bunning, Sally (Technical Officer Land Management and Conservation)
Land Resources Planning and Management; Soil and Water Conservation Strategies; Sustainable Agriculture through Agro-ecological and Ecosystem Approaches, Land Husbandry Practices and Agricultural Biodiversity Management; Local Empowerment in Land Use and Natural Resources Management
Sally.Bunning@fao.org

Burgos-Leon, Walter (Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Officer)
Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems
Walter.BurgosLeon@fao.org 

Burke, Jacob   
Water policy, Groundwater resources, Remote Sensing Applications, Health effects  
Jacob.Burke@fao.org 

Faurès, Jean-Marc  
Water resources management; Statistics and indicators, Perspective studies, Hydrology, Decision support systems 
JeanMarc.Faures@fao.org

Frenken, Karen
Water information system (Coordinator of the AQUASTAT Programme), Water resources management, Lowland development and management and small-scale irrigation, including capacity building 
Karen.Frenken@fao.org   

Garcés-Restrepo, Carlos (IPTRID Programme Manager)
Water management with emphasis on the performance of irrigation and drainage systems; from small to large scale. Irrigation institutions specialist particularly in relation to Irrigation Management Transfer and Water Users Associations
Carlos.Garces@fao.org  

George, Hubert (Technical Officer, Land and Environment Information Systems)
Land use classification, sub-national land use databases, inventory and planning; remote sensing; spatial information systems
Hubert.George@fao.org

Gillet, Virginie (IPTRID Associate Professional Officer)
Technologie & Research in Irrigation and Drainage; Water Resources Management; Water Users Associations; Monitoring and evaluation of projects
Virginie.Gillet@fao.org

Koo-Oshima, Sasha
Water Quality, Sanitation and Monitoring; Human Health and Environmental Impact; Risk Assessment
Sasha.Koo@fao.org

Lévite, Hervé (IPTRID Senior Officer,Water Management)
Small-scale irrigation, Integrated Water resources management, Research uptake
Herve.Levite@fao.org

Licona-Manzur, C. (Technical Officer, Soil Reclamation and Development)
Clemencia.LiconaManzur@fao.org

Martinez-Beltran, Julian   (Water Quality, Drainage and Salinity Management Officer)
Drainage and salinity control; Water quality and environmental aspects of irrigation
Julian.MartinezBeltran@fao.org

Muñoz, Giovanni  (Water Development Officer)
Crop water management; performance assessment; on-farm irrigation; irrigation system management; decision support systems  
Giovanni.Munoz@fao.org

Nachtergaele, Freddy (Technical Officer, Land Classification)
Soil Survey, Soil Classification, Land Evaluation, Global Agroecological Zoning, Global SOTER database, Land Degradation Assessments (LADA)
Freddy.Nachtergaele@fao.org

Prante, Wolfgang (Information Management Officer)
Information Systems Design, Computer Programming, WWW Authoring
Wolfgang.Prante@fao.org

Poulisse, Jan (Senior Officer)
Fertilizer Strategies, Fertilizer Economics, Fertilizer Demand Projections
Jan.Poulisse@fao.org 

Renault, Daniel (Technical Officer Irrigation Systems Management)
Management of Irrigation systems, Canal Operation and Modernisation, Integrated Water Resources Management, Performance Evaluation
Daniel.Renault@fao.org

Salman, Maher (IPTRID Technical Officer, WCA-InfoNET Manager)
Agricultural Water Management Project Development in the Near East Region, Information System Management .
Maher.Salman@fao.org

Steduto, Pasquale (Service Chief, AGLW)
Water Use Efficiency, Water Productivity, Crop-water Relations & Modeling, Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM).
Pasquale.Steduto@fao.org

Staff at Regional and Sub Regional Offices 

Ager, Martin at the Sub-Regional Office for Southern and East Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe
Small-scale water supply and irrigation schemes. Village level operation and management of appropriate technology. Catchment wide water resources planning.
Martin.Ager@fao.org  

Bangoura, Sourakata at the Sub-Regional Office for Southern and East Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe
Lowland development; Irrigation development 
Sourakata.Bangoura@fao.org   

Beernaerts, Ines at the Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana 
Groundwater development/management; Water Harvesting; Integration of Irrigation and Aquaculture; Small scale irrigation
Ines.Beernaerts@fao.org

Bazza, Mohamed at the Regional Office for the Near East Region, Cairo, Egypt  
Irrigation development; Water harvesting and Soil Conservation; Environmental aspects; Re-use of wastewater
Mohamed.Bazza@fao.org  

Chen, Zhijum at the Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

Zhijum.Chen@fao.org 

Facon, Thierry at the Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand  
Large irrigation system technology; Performance assesment; Water institutions; Gender issues; Participatory approaches 
Thierry.Facon@fao.org  

Fletcher-Paul, Lystra at the Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Bridgetown, Barbados
Lystra.Fletcherpaul@fao.org

Najib, Reza at the Sub-Regional Office for North Africa, Tunis, Tunisia
Water resources management for irrigation, Watershed management, Hydrology, Hydrological and meteorological measurement networks and flood forecasting
Reza.Najib@fao.org

Niino, Yuji at the Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
Sustainable land management; Soil and water conservation; Land resources evaluation and monitoring
Yuji.Niino@fao.org

Sonou, Moise at the Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana 
Lowland development; Small scale irrigation; Irrigation institutions 
Moise.Sonou@fao.org 

Thiombiano, Lamourdia at the Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana
Soil resources evaluation, Land degradation assessment, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil productivity and Land management
Lamourdia.Thiombiano@fao.org

van Wambeke, Jan at the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Land Resources Evaluation, Sustainable Agriculture on hillsides, Participatory planning methodologies, Land
Husbandry Practices, Project Management
Jan.vanWambeke@fao.org