Dr. Michel BOKO, Full professor at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin, since 1998. He is a lecturer at the University of Burgundy (Dijon, France)

1989 to 1993, at the University of Lome since 1997 and at the University of

Brazzaville, since 2004. he holds several positions in different international associations, UNEP Expert-Reviewer for « Environmental Effects of Ozone

Depletion « Update Report: 1991-1998.Consultant Expert for the CC-TRAIN Program. National Communication on the Inventory of Greenhouse Gases, Livestock Component, Agriculture and Forestry. Synthesis report (1997 – 2000). Member of the International Association of Climatology (AIC), since1990. Expert from UNDP and IPCC since 1989. Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Studies(IPCC /GIEC / WMO / UNDP / UNEP), since 1989. Member of the Commissions of Climatology and Agricultural Meteorology of the WMO, Since 1988.

Author and co-author of more than forty scientific publications (Journals, Books, Conferences …).

Nobel Peace Prize 2007, as co-author of the 4th report of the IPCC /GIEC : »CLIMATE CHANGE 2007 – SYNTHESIS REPORT ».