David Coates - Environmental Affairs Officer, Inland Waters
David’s early work was as a coral-reef ecologist and then drifted into the biological control of water-borne vectors of human diseases (malaria and schistosomiasis) associated with irrigation schemes, followed by a long period on a variety of fisheries related topics. He was Chief Technical Adviser for the FAO for 11 years, on environment, food security and large rivers, and for 4 years with the Mekong River Commission, on integrating environment and water resources management. He then worked as team leader for mainstreaming biodiversity and environmental considerations into the fisheries, agriculture and water resources sectors in the lower Ganges Basin (Bangladesh).
Contact: david.coates@cbd.int
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