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Two regional coordinators from each
of the five regional networks, namely: Southeast and East Asia, South Asia,
South Pacific, Africa and the Indian Ocean and Latin America and the
Caribbean, are members of the Steering Committee. The COGENT Coordinator is an
ex-officio member and serves as the Secretary. The Asian and Pacific Coconut
Community (APCC) is a non-voting member. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the
Steering Committee are elected for a 2-year term and must come from different
regional networks. The members are elected for a 3-year term. COGENT programme
priorities and activities are decided by members of the Steering Committee,
and reviewed by IPGRI to enhance complementation and effectiveness. The COGENT
Coordinator coordinates the planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of COGENT’s programme, projects and activities, and establishes
linkages with IPGRI, collaborating institutions, programmes and donors.
At the 9th Steering Committee meeting on 20-22 July 2000 in Chennai, India, the
following countries were nominated to represent their respective sub-networks
in the Steering Committee. The Latin America and the Caribbean sub-network
have not submitted their nominations.
| Sub-networks |
Nominated countries |
 Southest and East Asia |
Philippines and Indonesia |
| South Asia |
India and Sri Lanka |
| South Pacific |
Samoa and Secretariat of the
Pacific Community |
| Africa and the Indian Ocean |
Côte d'lvoire and Tanzania |
| Latin America and the
Caribbean |
Awaiting nominations |
The following are the non-voting members of the Steering Committee:
COGENT Coordinator - Ex-officio
Executive Director -Asian and Pacific Coconut Community
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