Membres du CSFD

& Experts invités

Escadafal Richard

Senior research scientist with IRD, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France (http://www.ird.fr) at CESBIO, Toulouse (http://www.cesbio.ups-tlse.fr)

Secretary General of DesertNet International

(http://www.desertnet-international.org/)

CV (PDF) Bibliographie (PDF)

Activités principales

Experience:

1979-1989

10 yrs research on desertification assessement in southern Tunisia : ecological studies & intensive field campaigns for land degradation characterisation,

1990-1991

2 yrs visiting scientist at the University of Arizona (with Dr A.Huete) working on arid land hyperspectral measurements and properties, particularly soils

1992-2000

Coordinator of two euro-mediterranean research projects (EU funded) on satellite monitoring of desertification (in Tunisia and in the EC-JRC, Ispra, Italy)

2001-2006

Coordinator of the international research project IRRIMED (EC supported, gathering scientists from France, NL, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Syria)

2007-2009

currently

Vice-Chair of the CST of the UNCCD, CSFD member

Chair of CSFD, Secretary General of DNI

Science and Technology Correspondant to the UNCCD (for France)

Vice-chair of the STK consortium

Project evaluator and expert for the EC

Expert for AIRD and ANR (France)

Expert for UNCCD on Science Policy interface