Regional Committees

Regional Committees

Each UN-GGIM regional committee plays a vital role liaising with the UN-GGIM Secretariat on topics of interest and major developments between meetings of the Committee of Experts, facilitating regional development and discussion, and formally feeding into the Committee of Experts. The five regional committees provide a mechanism for a strong and streamlined regional infrastructure that brings important regional perspectives to the global level and for the outcomes and benefits of the global activities to be disseminated to all Member States in each region.

Countries

Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the), Fiji, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Tonga, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands (the), Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands (the), New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (the), Republic of Korea (the), Russian Federation (the), Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, American Samoa, Cook Islands (the), French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, New Caledonia, Niue, and, Northern Mariana Islands (the).

Executive Board

Co-Chairs:
  • Shailesh Kumar Sinha, India
  • Woosug Cho, Republic of Korea
Vice Co-Chairs:
  • Wenli Feng, China
  • Dheny Trie Wahyu Sampurno, Indonesia
  • Victor Khoo, Singapore
Members:
  • Aram Gugarats, Armenia
  • Maree Wilson, Australia
  • Joeli Biu, Fiji
  • Seyed Abdoreza Saadat Mirghadim, Iran
  • Yo Iida, Japan
  • Hazri bin Hassan, Malaysia
  • Mohamed Shafee, Maldives
  • Enkhmanlai Anand, Mongolia
  • Nadeem Ahmad Ch., Pakistan
  • Alexey Trifonov, Russia
  • Viliami Folau, Tonga

     

Working Group 1: Geodetic Reference Frame
  • Chair: Miyahara Basara, Japan
Working Group 2: Cadastre and Land Management
  • Chair: Myeongsig Lee, Republic of Korea
Working Group 3: Integrating Geospatial Information and Statistics
  • Chair: Ali Javidaneh, Islamic Republic of Iran
Working Group 4: Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
  • Chair: Shri Pankaj Mishra, India

 

Secretariat: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (focal person: Keran WANG, email: wangk@un.org)

Website: http://www.un-ggim-ap.org/

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Maarten, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Venezuela.

Executive Body

President:
  • Marketa Šteflová, Chile
Vice President:
  • Leonardo Scharth Loureiro Silva, Brazil
Secretary:
  • Pamela Castillo, Chile
Vocal for North America:
  • Eric Loubier, Canada
Vocal for Central America:
  • Ángel Dávila, Panama
Vocal for Caribbean:
  • Simone Lloyd, Jamaica
Vocal for South America:
  • Elkin Ramírez, Colombia
Technical Secretariat:
  • ECLAC
Representative Academic Network:
  • Rosario Casanova
Representative Private Sector Network:
  • Valrie Grant

     

Working Group on Land Administration

Coordinator: Honduras and Chile

  • Horacio Padilla, Honduras
  • María Silvia Céspedes, Chile
Working Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information

Coordinator: Colombia, Mexico and Argentina

  • Elkin Ramírez Niño, Colombia
  • Raquel Terán Ramírez, México
  • Luis Alejandro Puchet, Argentina
Working Group on Disasters

Coordinator: Brazil and Ecuador

  • Therence Paoliello de Sarti, Brazil
  • Martha Villagómez, Ecuador
Working Group on Geodesy

Coordinator: Uruguay and Canada

  • Gustavo Caubarrère, Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  • Sandra Bolaños, Canada
Working Group on UN-IGIF

Coordinator: Panama and Chile

  • Isis Tejada, Panama
  • Marisol Carrasco, Chile
  • Caterine Encina, Chile

     

Website: https://www.cepal.org/en/subsidiary-bodies/regional-committee-united-nations-global-geospatial-information-management

Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Comores, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Executive Body

President:
  • Mohammed Yahya Al Sayel, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Vice Presidents:
  • Amine Laraj, Algeria
  • Najib Benzouina, Morocco
  • Mohamed Ali Amri, Tunisia
Secretary-General:
  • Mohammad Almabrook, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

Working Groups:
  • Working Group 1: Geodetic Framework
  • Working Group 2: Geospatial Governance
  • Working Group 3: Integrated Geospatial Information Framework

 

Secretariat e-mail: unggimas@geosa.gov.sa

Website: https://www.un-ggim-as.org

Countries

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, and, Uzbekistan.

Executive Committee

Chair (ad-interim):
  • Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Belgium
Secretariat:
  • The Netherlands is responsible for the Secretariat to UN-GGIM: Europe. EuroGeographics provides this service
    Contact: Carol Agius (lead); Giuseppe Novella
Members:
  • Paul Becker, Germany
  • Darko Vucetic, Serbia
  • James Norris, United Kingdom
  • Mikko Lindholm, Finland
  • Neoclis Neocleous, Cyprus
  • Tomas Petek, Slovenia
  • Janusz Dygaszewicz, Poland

 

Working Groups implementing the 2022 - 2025 Work Plan

  • Data Integration - led by Germany
  • Sustainable Development Goals - led by Portugal
  • Integrated Geospatial Information Framework - led by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Data Strategy and Policy - led by Poland
  • Geodetic Reference Frames Europe - led by Belgium

Working Group implementing the 2015 - 2022 Work Plan

  • Core Data - led by France

 

Website: http://un-ggim-europe.org/

Countries

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Kingdom of Eswatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Executive Board

Chair:
  • Kamal Outghouliast, Morocco
1st Vice-Chair:
  • Halidou Halidou Nagabila, Burkina Faso
2nd Vice-Chair:
  • Odete Semiao, Mozambique
1st Rapporteur:
  • Julius Niyongabo, Burundi
2nd Rapporteur:
  • Etienne Paka, Republic of the Congo

 

Executive Working Groups

Working Group 1: Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF)

  • Convenor: Maroale Mimi Chauke, South Africa

Working Group 2: Integration of Geospatial and Statistical Information (GSGF)

  • Convenor: Fernand Guy Isseri, Cameroon

Working Group 3: African Geodetic Reference Frame (AFREF)

  • Convenor: Fernand Bale, Côte d’Ivoire

Working Group 4: Land Administration and Management (LMIS)

  • Convenor: Kamal Outghouliast, Morocco

 

Secretariat e-mail: un-ggimafrica@un.org