Member State Experts
Jasmine Bachmann
Present position
Staff ICPDR Secretariat
Employer
ICPDR
Nationality
Italian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Public Participation
Senta berner
Present position
Junior Expert - Freelancer
Employer
-
Nationality
German
Education
Environmental Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water resources management, GIS, wastewater treatment
Walter binder
Present position
Senior expert
Employer
Bavarian Environmental Agency (since 1. August 2008 retired)
Nationality
German
Education
Landscape ecology
Specialist knowledge
Assessment of hydromorphological structures and hydromorphological measurements
Dietrich Borchardt
Present position
Professor
Employer
University of Dresden
Nationality
German
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
RBM planning, wastewater treatment
ralf Busskamp
Present position
Head of Department Geoinformation and Remote Sensing
Employer
German Federal Institute for Hydrology
Nationality
German
Education
Geographer
Specialist knowledge
Geoinformatics and Data Management
holger diehl
Present position
Senior Officer in department of Environmental Policy, International Cooperation, Planning Coordination
Employer
Hessian Ministry for Environmet, Rural Development and Consumer Protection
Nationality
German
Education
Economist
Specialist knowledge
International Cooperation, Administrative and Economical Issues in Environmental Policiy
edo Dijkman
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Present position
Team manager
Employer
DLG, Government Service for Land and Water Management
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc
Specialist knowledge
Land and water management
Henno van Dokkum
Present position
Senior adviser
Employer
Provincial Government of South Holland
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc
Specialist knowledge
Water quality
Rainer Fuchs
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Present position
Head of Department "WFD implementation" on regional level
Employer
Government of South-Hessen
Nationality
German
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Specialist in environmental and business economical analysis
siegfried Heise
Present position
Head of Division
Employer
Bavarian State Ministry for Regional Development and Environmental Affairs
Nationality
German
Education
Electrical and Communications Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Management and administrational training
Simon Henneberg
Present position
Head of Secretary
Employer
Gütestelle Weser
Nationality
German
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
RBMP
michael hilse
Present position
Senior Manager, Consultant for Software Development
Employer
Southstarlab
Nationality
German
Education
Electrical Engineer
Specialist knowledge
SW-Analytics, SW-Design, UML
Fritz Holzwarth
Present position
German Water Director
Employer
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety
Nationality
German
Education
Lawyer
Specialist knowledge
All water related issues
Eduard Interwies

Present position
Freelancer
Employer
-
Nationality
German
Education
Economist
Specialist knowledge
Economic analysis
Ulrich Irmer
Present position
Head of Department Water
Employer
Federal Environment Agency
Nationality
German
Education
Chemist
Specialist knowledge
Biological and chemical monitoring
Jörg Janning
Present position Retired, Previously: Head of department "WFD implementation"
Employer
Previously: Ministry of Environment of Lower Saxony
Nationality
German
Education
Engineer
Specialist knowledge
International relationships, RBMP, strategic issues related to WFD implementation
Thijs Janssens
Present position
Manager Expert Team, DLG Government Service for Land and Water Management, Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Employer
Ministry of Agriculture, Government Service for Land and Water Management, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc. Hydrology and Land and Water Management
Specialist knowledge
Experienced hydrologist with background in hydraulic/hydrological modelling
Peter Kessler
Present position
Retired
Employer
-
Nationality
German
Education
Lawyer
Specialist knowledge
Human resource assessment, economical issues
neža kodre
Present position
Expert
Employer
Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia
Nationality
Slovenian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water management
peter kusse
Present position
Head of the Department for Projects in the Division South
Employer
Government Service for Land and Water Management
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc
Specialist knowledge
Hydrological survey and project evaluation, with an emphasis on environmental impact assessment
Jörg Londong
Present position
Professor
Employer
Bauhaus-University, Weimar
Nationality
German
Education
Chemical Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Urban wastewater treatment
Cornelis Roelf Meinardi
Present position
Retired
Employer
National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Hygiene (RIVM).
Nationality
Dutch
Education
PhD in Earth Sciences
Specialist knowledge
Soil science Water quality research and investigations. Water supply, water resources investigations
ute mischke
Present position
Senior scientist
Employer
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Nationality
German
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Phytoplankton ecology and indicator development
andreas mühlberg
Present position
Spokesman of German Delegation in the Expert Group "Economic Analysis"
Employer
International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River against Pollution
Nationality
German
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
German and European Environmental Law
Hugo Niesing
Present position
Senior Project Manager/ EU coordinator RIKZ, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ), Directorate General Rijkswaterstaat
Employer
DLG, Government Service for Land and Water Management
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc. Physical Geography
Specialist knowledge
Coastal erosion, Coast Base: system architecture to improve the search, access, communication and interpretation of coastal information for EU policy
Willy Peijnenburg
Present position
Project Manager / Scientific coordinator
Employer
Laboratory for Ecological Risk Assessment, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection
Nationality
Dutch
Education
PhD
Specialist knowledge
Implementation of WFD and the (draft) Groundwater Daughter Directive. knowledge of aquatic chemistry in relation to ecology
Jan-Peter Christian Ruitenberg
Present position
Project leader / consultant for hydrology and water management, Province Limburg
Employer
Province Limburg, Rural area, Unit Water
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc. Hydrology and water management
Specialist knowledge
Hydrology, groundwater (in Carst areas).Project management, Geographical information Systems
Arnold Quadflieg
Present position
Head of Department Groundwater and RBMP
Employer
Hessian Ministry of Environment, Rural Development and Consumer Protection
Nationality
German
Education
PhD Geology and Hydrogeology
Specialist knowledge
Former RTA in Twinning on WFD Implementation in Bulgaria WFD, Hydrogeology, Groundwater RBMP
jochen schaumburg
Present position
Head of Section for Water Quality of Lakes in Bavaria
Employer
Bavarian Environmental Agency
Nationality
German
Education
PhD in Natural Sciences
Specialist knowledge
Limnologist, lakes and rivers, macrophytes, phytobenthos, fish, macroinvertebrates
Ursula Schmedje
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Government of Upper-Bavaria
Nationality
German
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Typology, biological assessment, reference conditions
Horst Schreiner
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hessian Environmental Agency
Nationality
German
Education
Engineer
Specialist knowledge
RBMP
manfred sengl
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Present position
Head of the Unit "Specific Analysis for Environmental Monitoring"
Employer
Bavarian Environmental Agency
Nationality
German
Education
Chemist
Specialist knowledge
WFD concernig chemical aspects
Mario Sommerhäuser
Present position
Head of Biological Monitoring section
Employer
Emschergenossenschaft Lippeverband
Nationality
German
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Typology, biological assessment, reference conditions
Jan Uunk
Present position
Senior policy advisor integral water management
Employer
WRD Waterboard Regge en Dinkel
Nationality
Dutch
Education
MSc
Specialist knowledge
IWRM. Communication and stakeholder consultation in water projects and policy development. Pollution abatement strategies. Agricultural runoff Urban water management
wilko verweij
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Present position
Project leader and Senior researcher
Employer
National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection
Nationality
Dutch
Education
PhD
Specialist knowledge
Aquatic chemistry; implementation of WFD and Groundwater Directive
Birgit Vogel
Present position
Staff ICPDR Secretariat
Employer
ICPDR secretariat
Nationality
Austrian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
RBMP
Werner Wahliß
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Present position
Deputy head of the department for water management planning, programs and strategies
Employer
Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection
Nationality
German
Education
Engineer, PhD in Hydrology
Specialist knowledge
Water Resources Management, Engineering Hydraulics and Hydrology; Managing Implementation of European Directives
sanja barbalić
Present position
Head of Water Management Institute
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Hydrology, river basin management planning, projects preparation, management and implementation
Darko Barbalić
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Delineation of surface water bodies, Impress analysis, GIS
Danko Biondić
Present position
Director of development
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Integrated water management, flood protection
Fani Bojanić
Present position
Head of the Water Quality Protection Department
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water quality
Karmen Cerar
Present position
Head of Sector for International Projects
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Alan Cibilić
Present position
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Daria Čupić
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Geologist
Specialist knowledge
Hydrogeology
Renata ćuk
Present position
Expert
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
saša dević
Present position
Head of Sector for Water Policy
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Economist
Specialist knowledge
Ružica Drmić
Present position
Director of Directorate of Water Policy and International Projects
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Mira Filipović
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Physics
Specialist knowledge
Economical issues of RBM
Ivan Habdija
Present position
Profesore
Employer
Faculty of Science, Biological Department
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Davor Hađim
Present position
Expert Assistant
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Bojana Horvat
Present position
senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Hydrology, GIS
jadranko husarić
Present position
Director general
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
General water management
Zlatko Ivaniš
Present position
Head of the Water Protection Department
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
aNica juren
Present position
Head of Inland Water & Marine Unit
Employer
Croatian Environmental Agency
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
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Romana knežević
Present position
Expert Assistant in Sector of Water policies
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Lawer
Specialist knowledge
Ivan Kolovrat
Present position
Head of the Water Use Department
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water use
Elizabeta Kos
Present position
Head of Department for Irrigation
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Agriculturist
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Zdravko Krmek
Present position
State Secretary
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Zlatko Ledecki
Present position
Head of Water Protection Department
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biotechnical Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Protection
Đurđica Marasović
Present position
Head of Sector for Water Management
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Đorđa Medić
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Chemist
Specialist knowledge
Chemical Moitoring
Ana Mesarić
Present position
Expert Assistant
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biotechnical Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
zlatko mihaljević
Present position
Profesore
Employer
Faculty of Science, Biological Department
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Tina Miholić
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Typology, Hydrobiology
Milorad Mrakovčić
Present position
Expert
Employer
Faculty of Science, Biological Department
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Valeria musić
Present position
Senior expert
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Biological monitoring
mario obrdalj
Present position
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Željko Pekaš
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Geologist
Specialist knowledge
Hydrogeology, drinking water supply systems
Anđelka Plenković-Moraj
Present position
Expert
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Biology of inland water
ivica popović
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
delfa radoš
Present position
Head of Programmes and Projects Unit
Employer
Croatian Environmental Agency
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Forestry
Specialist knowledge
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Maria Rajčić
Present position
Head of the laboratory
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Chemist
Specialist knowledge
Water monitoring, water quality issues
darko rajhenbah
Present position
Head of Division for Water Policy
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Specialist knowledge
Water quality directives implementation into national legislation
Igor stanković
Present position
Expert
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Draženka Stipaničev
Present position
Expert
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Chemist
Specialist knowledge
Siniša širac
Present position
Vice director general
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Chemist
Specialist knowledge
General water management
Dagmar šurmanović
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Biological monitoring, reference conditions
Vesna Trbojević
Present position
Head of Sector for Water Management
Employer
Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Civil Engineer
Specialist knowledge
Water Management General
Alena Vlašić
Present position
Senior officer
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
B.Sc.Techn
Specialist knowledge
Wastewater management, point pollution
Ivan Vučković
Present position
Senior expert
Employer
Hrvatske vode
Nationality
Croatian
Education
Biologist
Specialist knowledge
Biological monitoring