About African Regional Coverage / Team

About African Regional Coverage

The Reporting Services division of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), with funding from the (IDRC), manages the African Regional Coverage (ARC) project, which aims to deliver news and information on environment and sustainable development negotiations and policy making in Africa. Launched in 2006, the ARC initiative works to improve the transparency of the region's policy discussions on sustainable development and to raise their profile at the international level.

Specifically, the African Regional Coverage (ARC) Programme aims to:

  • promote free, transparent and immediate access to knowledge about regional public policies regarding sustainable development and related work in the fields of water, sanitation, climate change, energy, natural resources, forestry, biodiversity, transport, human settlements and other key issues;
  • increase the transparency and visibility of African regional processes regarding sustainable development; and
  • strengthen institutional decision-making on sustainable development in the region.

IISD Reporting Services will provide accurate and authoritative conference reports and information dissemination services regarding a wide range of key regional meetings and processes.

For more information on ARC, please e-mail IISD-RS African Regional Coverage Manager Alice Bisiaux, LL.M (alice@iisd.org).


Click here for information on how to contact IISD Reporting Services

Generous start-up funding has been provided by Canada's (IDRC)
International Development Research Centre


The African Regional Coverage Team



 Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI

Director, IISD Reporting Services (US)

 Chris Spence

Deputy Director, IISD Reporting Services / Thematic Expert for Climate Science, African Regional Coverage (New Zealand)

 Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.

Manager, Knowledge Management Projects, and Thematic Expert on Desertification and Sustainable Development, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (US)

 Alice Bisiaux, LL.M

Content Editor and Thematic Expert on Oceans, Coasts, and Freshwater, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Spain)

 Kate Louw

Thematic Expert for Africa (South Africa)

 Diego Noguera

Digital Manager and Online Editor, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Colombia)

 Angeles Estrada Vigil

Online Editor, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Argentina)

 Brad Vincelette

Web Software Developer, African Regional Coverage, IISD RS (Canada)

 Soledad Aguilar, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Trade and Investment, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Argentina)

 Tomilola Akanle

Thematic Expert on Capacity Building and Education, and Industry/Industrial Development, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Nigeria)

 Asheline Appleton, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Adaptation, Mitigation, Biodiversity, and Forests, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Kenya)

 Melanie Ashton

Thematic Expert on Chemicals Management, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Australia)

 Leonie Gordon

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity - Conservation and Sustainable Use, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (UK)

 Reem Hajjar

Thematic Expert on Forests, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Lebanon/Canada)

 Stefan Jungcurt, Ph.D.

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Germany)

 Faye Leone

Thematic Expert for UN Secretariat, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (US)

 Aaron Leopold

Thematic Expert For Energy and Transport, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Germany)

 Renata Rubian

Thematic Expert on Development and Poverty, and Human Settlements and Population, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Brazil)

 Tanya Rosen

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Italy/Yugoslavia/US)

 Matt Sommerville

Thematic Expert for Adaptation, Forests, Agriculture, Food Security, Science, Assessment and Monitoring, and Finance, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (US)

 Elsa Tsioumani, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Greece)

 Anna Schulz, LL.M.

Thematic Expert for International Organizations, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (US)

 Cherelle Jackson

Thematic Expert for South Pacific SIDS, African Regional Coverage (Samoa)

 Eugenia Recio

Thematic Expert for Climate Change Negotiations/UNFCCC, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Argentina/Spain)

 Joanna Dafoe

Thematic Expert for Transportation, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Canada)

 Kate Harris

Thematic Expert, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS

 Stefan Renckens

Thematic Expert on Energy Organizations and Institutions, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Belgium)

 Tallash Kantai

Thematic Expert for International Energy Organizations, African Regional Coverage / IISD RS (Kenya/Tanzania)