Bonn,
7 August 2009 - The new Coordinator for the African
Initiative, Ms. Evelyn Parh Moloko, entered on duty at the
AEWA Secretariat on Wednesday, 5 August 2009 - the AEWA
Team is happy to welcome her on board!

Evelyn’s task as Coordinator is to
draft a Plan of Action for the conservation of migratory
waterbirds and their habitats in Africa, including a proposal
for priority areas, to be submitted for adoption to the
5th Meeting of the Parties (AEWA MOP5) in 2012. In addition,
she will be involved in the recruitment of new Parties in
Africa, in organising and servicing relevant meetings, in
promoting the Small Grants Fund Programme in Africa and
in providing advisory services to the African Parties to
AEWA. Moreover, she will help identify possible synergies
and enhance the cooperation with other relevant conventions
and organisations in order to avoid any duplication of efforts.

Evelyn has a background in Agricultural
Engineering and Natural Resources Management. In recent
years she worked as Assistant Advisor for Africa at the
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat.

The new position has been made possible
through a generous financial contribution by the Government
of France.

Evelyn can be contacted at: emoloko@unep.de
; or tel.: +49 (0)228 815 2490

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Parh Moloko (PDF Document)

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