Governance
Coordination and organization of activities within the Interregional Group is carried out by the IRG Bureau.
The IRG consists of two representatives from each participating country, it is open to accession by States and International Organizations as full participants or observers.
Representatives of countries in the IRG Bureau are appointed by the UNCCD National Focal Points. Representatives of international organizations are appointed by relevant institutions.
IRG Bureau Members:
Kazakhstan
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Turmakhan Zhanabaev – Director of the Department of Sectoral Development of the Republican State Enterprise “State Institute for Conducting Land Survey Work” of the Committee
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Meruert Arynova – Statistician of the Committee for Land Resources Management of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
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Rysbek Apasov – Science and technology correspondent
Russian Federation
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German Kust – Chair of the IRG, Scientific and Technical Correspondent of the UNCCD
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Vasily Lobkovsky – Head of the Department of Physical Geography and Nature Management, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Tajikistan
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Azizbek Nazarov – Chief Specialist, Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
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Murodjon Ergashev – Scientific and Technical Correspondent
Turkmenistan
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Sultan Veisov – Deputy Chair of the IRG
Uzbekistan
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Anait Khurshudyan – National Focal Point
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Sobirjon Umarov – Scientific and Technical Correspondent
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