ABS Capacity Development Initiative

Contact and team

Contact information for general inquiries 

Email: abs-initiative(at)giz.de

Phone: +49 6196 79 3285

Dr Hartmut Meyer

Team Leader

Responsible for project management

GIZ Headquarters, Eschborn/Germany

hartmut.meyer(at)giz.de

Suhel al-Janabi

Co-Manager ABS Capacity Development Initiative and BioInnovation Africa (GeoMedia GmbH)

Bonn/Germany

s.aljanabi(at)geo-media.de

Lena Fey

Senior Advisor

Focuses on IPLC-related topics as well as Benin and Côte d’Ivoire

GIZ Headquarters, Eschborn/Germany

lena.fey(at)giz.de

Ulrich Klins 

Senior Advisor 

Focuses on value chains 

GIZ Headquarters, Eschborn/Germany

ullrich.klins(at)giz.de

Cicilia Wangari Githaiga

Technical Advisor

Plans and coordinates national activities in Kenya

Kenya

cicilia.githaiga(at)giz.de

Inès Edwige Kohan Sea

Technical Advisor

Plans and supports implementation of activities in Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

edwige.sea(at)giz.de

Nadine Girard

Specialist for Event Management

Supervises the organization of events

GIZ Headquarters, Eschborn/Germany

Nadine.girard(at)giz.de

Mélanie Bassiouris

Event Manager

Plans and coordinates events

GIZ Headquarters, Eschborn/Germany

Melanie.bassiouris(at)giz.de