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

EnviCom Working Group Reports

Overview of the ongoing EnviCom Working Groups

Overview of the ongoing EnviCom Working Groups

Members

Jennifer Ogrodnick
  • Function: Member
Uirá Cavalcante Oliveira
  • Function: Member
Spencer Schute
  • Function: Observer
Christopher ORNUM
  • Function: YP-member
Edward Edwards – May
  • Function: Observer
Rebecca Desrosiers
  • Function: Observer
Gerald Songy
  • Function: YP-member
Suraji SURAJI
  • Function: Member
Matthew Jury
  • Function: Observer
Edward Brauer
  • Function: Secretary
Ramiro AMOR GRASSI
  • Function: YP-member
Gerardo BESSONE
  • Function: Member
Adam VAN DER BEEKE
  • Function: Member
Adam VAN DER BEEKE
  • Function: Member
Michael GALLACHER
  • Function: Member
Filip Vandeputte
  • Function: Alternate member
Frederik Roose
  • Function: Member
Karin de Schepper
  • Function: Member
Marc Huygens
  • Function: Member
Paris Sansoglou
  • Function: Member
Eric de Deckere
  • Function: Observer
Thiago Bezerra Corrêa
  • Function: YP-member
Ricardo Schmalbach
  • Function: Member
Kai Kempmann
  • Function: Member
Elmar FUCHS
  • Function: Member
ROCÍO LÓPEZ PICÓN
  • Function: Member
Olli HOLM
  • Function: Member
Paul SCHERRER
  • Function: Member
Raphael WISSELMANN
  • Function: Member
Christine Adnitt
  • Function: Member
Chris McDoughall
  • Function: Observer
Jan BROOKE
  • Function: Observer
Naser Hajizadeh ZAKER
  • Function: Member
Yasuyuki NAKAGAWA
  • Function: Member
Myounghak Oh
  • Function: Member
René KOLMAN
  • Function: Member
Daan RIJKS
  • Function: Vice chair
Mieke VAN LOENEN
  • Function: Sister
Arjan HIJDRA
  • Function: Observer
Arne PETTERSEN
  • Function: Alternate member
Reynand C. PARAFINA
  • Function: Alternate member
Elmer Nonatus A. Cadano
  • Function: Member
Victor Magar
  • Function: Member
Luce BASSETTI
  • Function: Member
Alyssa CALOMENI
  • Function: Alternate member
Safra Altman
  • Function: Observer
Victor Magar
  • Function: Observer
Andrew MCQUEEN
  • Function: Member
Burton SUEDEL
  • Function: Chair