| H.E. Dr. Klaus Topfer (Germany) | Chairperson |
| Executive Director | |
| United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) | |
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| H.E. Mr. Hamad A. Al Midfaa (UAE) | Member |
| UAE Minister of Health | |
| Chairman of the UAE Federal Environmental | |
| Agency | |
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| Prof. Mostafa Kamal Tolba (Egypt) | Member |
| President, Intl. Centre for Env. & Development | |
| Cairo | |
| Ms. Yolanda kakabadse (Equador) | Member |
| President, World Conservation Union (IUCN) | |
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| Prof. James Gustave Speth (USA) | Member |
| Dean School of Forestry & Environmental Studies | |
| Yale University | |
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| Prof. Robert Watson (USA) | Member |
| Director, E&SSD, The World Bank | |
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| Ms. Fiona McConnell (UK) | Member |
| World Business Council for Sustainable | |
| Development | |
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| Prof. Nitin Desai (India) | Member |
| Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General | |
| for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) | |
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| Dr. Mahmood Y. Abdulrahim (Kuwait) | Rapporteur |
| Regional Director, UNEP - West Asia Region | |