WECF Steering Committee Meeting

WECF's international steering committee met on 30th of May 2005 in Brussels for planning and evaluation of WECF network activities

04.07.2005 |Sascha Gabizon

WECF vice-chair of the International Steering Committee, Svetlana Slesarenok

WECF's international steering committee consists of representatives of WECF members from Eastern and Western Europe and the EECCA countries.

The WECF int'l steering committee met for their annual meeting in Brussels on May 30th.

Present were:

Irene DANKELMAN - Chair of the steering Committee, University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Svetlana SLESARENOK - Co-Chair of the steering Committee
Anna TSVETKOVA – Water WG leaded, MAMA 86 UKRAINE
Ulrike ROEHR – Gender and Energy WG leader, LIFE E.v. (Frankfurt)
Michaela VASILESCU – Water WG co-leader, WECF Romania
Muborak SHARIPOVA - Gender WG co-leader , Peace issues in central Asia
Sabine BRUECKMAN – Agriculture WG leader, UNSER LAND (Germany), specialist for drinking water, sustainable development.
Helen LYNN – Health WG leader, WEN (women environmental Network UK).

Absent:

Isabel Ripa, Spain, Agriculture coordinator
Gulbachar Izentaeva, Uzbekistan, co-coordinator Water
Nadjesda Kutepova, Russia, co-coordinator Energy

Present from WECF:

Kitty BENTVELSEN – WECF Board member, Netherlands, Development cooperation, rural development
Marie KRANENDONK President Board
Sascha GABIZON, International Director WECF
Dorine VAN DER KEUR - New Director WECF for the Netherlands

The WECF international steering committee discussed the following items:

Report on 2004 Activities and Financial Statement

List of activities completed during grant year
Final report to Commission
Financial statement

Update on 2005 Grant and Financial Statement

Report by U.Roehr and M.Sharipova, Gender WG -- with input from Irene Dankelman, Report by Helen Lynn and E.Manvelian, Health WG with input from D.Rosche
Report by Isabel Ripa and S.Brueckmann, Agri WG
Report by U.Roehr and N.Kutepova, Energy WG
Report by A.Tsvetkova and M.Vasilescu, WG Water with input from G.Izentaeva and S.Gabizon
Report network activities - S.GabizonDiscussionProvisional timescale

Workkplan 2006

Proposal from the Gender Working Group by U.Roehr and M.Sharipova -- with input from Irene Dankelman
Proposal from the Health WG by Helen Lynn and E.Manvelian with input from D.Rosche
Proposal from the Agriculture WG by Isabel Ripa and S.Brueckmann,
Proposal from the Energy WGby U.Roehr and N.Kutepova
Proposal from the Water WG by A.Tsvetkova and M.Vasilescu, with input from G.Izentaeva and S.Gabizon
Proposal Network activities - S.Gabizon including proposal WECF UNEP WAVE Europe Discussion
Milestones - key dates

Composition of the Steering Committee
Latest stand, planning next elections

New Membership Applications, New applications received
Approval or refusal of new members by Steering Committee

Decision making processes
Process for giving a statement in WECF's name