Members of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD) (June 2026-2027)
Members of the MCSD Steering Committee - elected at the 21st Meeting of the MCSD
- President: Mr. Mohammed Maktit, Morocco
- Vice-President: Ms. Heba Sharawy, Egypt
- Vice-President: Ms. Branka Pivčević Novak, Croatia
- Vice-President: Ms. Antonia Theodosiou, Cyprus
- Vice-President: Mr. Maher Mahjoub, Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-MED)
- Vice-President: Mr. Michael J. Scoullos, Circle of Mediterranean Parliamentarians on Sustainable Development (COMPSUD)
- Rapporteur: Mr. Josep Canals Molina, MedCities
MCSD Members representing the Contracting Parties
ALBANIA / ALBANIE / ألبانيا
Ms. Ilda Shahu
Expert in the SEA, EIA, Industrial Pollution, Environmental Standards Unit
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
ALGERIA / ALGÉRIE / الجزائر
M. Bahidj Eddine Hachemaoui
Directeur de la Qualite de la Vie
Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Qualité de la Vie
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / BOSNIE ET HERZÉGOVINE / البوسنة والهرسك
Dr. Tarik Kupusovic
Director
HEIS Hydro-Engineering Institute Sarajevo
Ms. Rada Milisav
Head of Department for Water Resources
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
CROATIA / CROATIE / كرواتيا
Ms. Branka Pivcevic Novak
Head of Department for Sustainable Development
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Ms. Sandra Troselj Stanisic
Senior Advisor, Department for Sea Protection
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
CYPRUS / CHYPRE / قبرص
Ms. Leda Skordelli
Senior Officer, Directrorate General Growth, Ministry Of Finance
Ms. Georghia Solomonidou-Christofidou
Director of Planning
Directorate General for European Programmes, Coordination and Development
Ministry of Environment
Ms. Antonia Theodosiou
Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Welfare
EGYPT/ ÉGYPTE / مصر
Ms. Heba Sharawy
MAP Focal and Undersecretary of ICZM
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
EUROPEAN UNION / UNION EUROPÉENNE / الاتحاد الأوروبي
Mr. Javier Villar Burke
Policy Officer
Directorate-General for Environment
FRANCE / FRANCE / فرنسا
Ms. Isabelle Perret
Manager for European and international affairs
Department of maritime spaces and coastal areas
Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture
GREECE / GRÈCE / اليونان
Ms. Maria Papaioannou
National Expert
Dept.of European and International Environmental Affairs
Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy
ISRAEL / ISRAËL / إسرائيل
Ms. Rotem Shamay
Head of Strategic Planning Unit
Ministry of Environmental Protection
ITALY / ITALIE / إيطاليا
Ms. Laura Fanciulli
Funzionario Tecnico
Directorate General for Biodiversity and the Sea
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
Mr. Roberto Giangreco
General Directorate for Sea and Coasts
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
Ms. Valentina Mauriello
General Directorate for Sea and Coasts
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
LEBANON / LIBAN / لبنان
Ms. Sally Sassine
Environmental Specialist
Environmental Policy Dept. - Service of Planning and Programming
Ministry of Environment
LIBYA / LIBYE / ليبيا
Mr. Nasser Basher Nasser
MAP Focal Point
Ministry of Environment
MALTA / MALTE / مالطة
Ms. Miraine Rizzo
Team Manager, Biodiversity and Water Unit
Environment and Resources Authority
MONACO / MONACO / موناكو
Mr. Tidiani Couma
Secretary for External Relations
International Affairs Department
Ministry of Environment
MONTENEGRO / MONTÉNEGRO / الجبل الأسود
Ms. Tamara Brajovic
General Director for Nature Protection
Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism
Ms. Milica Rudic
Head of Unit for marine and coastal ecosystems
Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism
MOROCCO / MAROC / المغرب
Mr. Mohammed Maktit
Chef de la Division des Etudes et de la Planification
Secrétariat d'Etat auprès du Ministre de l'Energie, des Mines
et du Développement Durable, chargé du Développement Durable
SLOVENIA / SLOVÉNIE / سلوفينيا
Dr Mitja Bricelj
Secretary
Environment Directorate Water Department
Ministry for Environment and Spatial Planning
SPAIN / ESPAGNE / إسبانيا
Ms. Lorena Olmos Pérez
Technical Advisor
General Directorate for International Affairs
Ministry for Ecological Transition
Mr. Alberto Campos
International Affairs Officer
Ministry for Ecological Transition
SYRIA / SYRIE / سورية
Eng. Ms. Dimah Isaac
Director of Water Safety Directorate
Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
TUNISIA / TUNISIE / تونس
Mr. Abderraja Salhi
Deputy Director
Directorate General for Sustainable Development
Ministry of Environment
TÜRKIYE / TÜRKIYE / تركيا
Mr. Gürsel Erul
Deputy General Director of Environmental Management
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change
Ms. Vildan Bolukbasi Atay
Head of the Department of Marine and Coastal Management
Directorate General of Environmental Management
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change
MCSD Members representing the Local Authorities Group
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)
Ms. Elodie Nunes
Executive Secretary
International Federation for Sustainable Development and the Fight against Poverty in the Mediterranean-Black Sea (FISPMED)
Mr. Roberto Russo
President
Med cities
Mr. Josep Canals Molina
Secretary General
MCSD Members representing the Socio-Economic Stakeholders Group
Fondation Mohammed VI pour la protection de l’environnement
Mr. Ayoub Achbaro
Ocean programs Manager
Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Prof. Rym Ayadi
President and Founder
UNIVERDE Foundation
Mr. Giuseppe Nerio Carugno
Secretary General
MCSD Members representing the Non-Governmental Organizations Group
Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)
Dr. Emad Adly
General Coordinator
WWF Med: World Wildlife Fund - Mediterranean Marine Initiative
Mr. Paolo Lombardi
Director ad interim
Oceanographic Institute of Monaco
Mr. Robert Calcagno
Chief Executive Officer
MCSD Members representing the Scientific Community Group
Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC)
Ms. Kasia (Katarzyna) Marini, PhD
Lead Science Officer
Centre International de Droit Comparé de l’Environnement (CIDCE)
Prof. Michel Prieur
Président
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I
Dr. Fatima Driouech
Vice-Chair
MCSD Members representing the Intergovernmental Organizations Group
CEDARE
Prof. Dr. Khaled Fahmy
Executive Director
IUCN-MED / UICN-MED
Mr. Maher Mahjoub
IUCN Med Director
UfM / UPM: Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean / Secretariat de l’Union pour la Mediterranee
Mr. Grammenos Mastrojeni (TBC)
Senior Deputy Secretary General of UfM
Water, Environment and Blue Economy
MCSD Members representing the Parliamentarians
Circle of Mediterranean Parliamentarians for Sustainable Development (COMPSUD)
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chairperson of COMPSUD
Prof. Michael Scoullos
Vice Chairperson of COMPSUD
Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)
H.E. Ambassador Sergio Piazzi
Secretary General
Mr. Marco Mura
Program Officer – Economic, Social and Environmental Cooperation
Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (PA OSCE)
Mr. Marco Bonabello
Senior Advisor - Director for Economic and Environmental Security
