Environmental Commission (EnviCom)

EnviCom is responsible for dealing with both broad and very specific navigation sustainability and environmental risk-related issues of interest to PIANC that crosscut all PIANC areas, partner activities. With strategic initiatives, Working Groups and networking activities EnviCom is proactively developing and providing environmental guidance supporting the Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Sector to strive for sustainability and to implement of the respective PIANC goals. In this regard, EnviCom is pursuing new or continuing existing activities to topics like Working with Nature, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Risk Management, Dredging in environmental sensitive areas, Sustainable ports, Climate change adaptation, Carbon management, Resilience.

In this context, EnviCom is continuously working together with the Technical Commissions of PIANC and partner associations. EnviCom is networking with international organisations such as the London Convention, OSPAR, WODA and the EU. Together with CoCom EnviCom is developing and sharing of information on navigation and the environment for and with Countries in Transition.

EnviCom Chair & Vice-Chair

Burton Suedel

Burton Suedel

Chair

Daan Rijks

Vice-Chair

EnviCom Working Group Reports

Download the EnviCom Glossary HERE!

EnviCom Working Group Reports

Overview of the ongoing EnviCom Working Groups

Overview of the ongoing EnviCom Working Groups

Members

Gerald Songy
  • Function: YP-member
Friederike Stock
  • Function: Member
Ana Rita Freitas
  • Function: Alternate member
Guillaume Defays
  • Function: Co-Chair
Junning PAN
  • Function: Member
Suraji SURAJI
  • Function: Member
Ruben Visser
  • Function: Observer
Brian Joyner
  • Function: Observer
Matthew Jury
  • Function: Observer
Roman Weichert
  • Function: Alternate member
Miguel Arturo Giles Maldonado
  • Function: Member
Rebecca Desrosiers
  • Function: Observer
Jose Isaac Ramírez Macías
  • Function: Alternate member
Uirá Cavalcante Oliveira
  • Function: Member
Arnold DE BRUIJN
  • Function: Member
Christopher ORNUM
  • Function: YP-member
Spencer Schute
  • Function: Observer
Edward Brauer
  • Function: Secretary
Jennifer Ogrodnick
  • Function: Member
Tripathi R.D.
  • Function: Member
Ramiro AMOR GRASSI
  • Function: YP-member
Gerardo BESSONE
  • Function: Member
Adam VAN DER BEEKE
  • Function: Member
Ron Cox
  • Function: Alternate member
Michael GALLACHER
  • Function: Member
Marc Huygens
  • Function: Member
Filip Vandeputte
  • Function: Alternate member
Frederik Roose
  • Function: Member
Karin de Schepper
  • Function: Member
Eric de Deckere
  • Function: Observer
Paris Sansoglou
  • Function: Member
Mauricio Bernardo Gaspar Filho
  • Function: Alternate member
Ricardo Schmalbach
  • Function: Member
Elmar FUCHS
  • Function: Member
ROCÍO LÓPEZ PICÓN
  • Function: Member
Olli HOLM
  • Function: Member
Paul SCHERRER
  • Function: Member
Raphael WISSELMANN
  • Function: Member
David EDWARDS-MAY
  • Function: Observer
Chris McDoughall
  • Function: Observer
Jan BROOKE
  • Function: Observer
Christine Adnitt
  • Function: Member
Naser Hajizadeh ZAKER
  • Function: Member
Takeshi NAKAZAKI
  • Function: Alternate member
Yasuyuki NAKAGAWA
  • Function: Member
Myounghak Oh
  • Function: Member
Arjan HIJDRA
  • Function: Observer
Mieke VAN LOENEN
  • Function: Sister
Daan RIJKS
  • Function: Vice chair
Arne PETTERSEN
  • Function: Alternate member
Elmer Nonatus A. Cadano
  • Function: Member
Reynand C. PARAFINA
  • Function: Alternate member
Carlos Daniel BORGES COELHO
  • Function: Member
Andrew MCQUEEN
  • Function: Member
Victor Magar
  • Function: Observer
Safra Altman
  • Function: Observer
Alyssa CALOMENI
  • Function: Alternate member
Luce BASSETTI
  • Function: Member
Burton SUEDEL
  • Function: Chair