International Experiences
Global
UNCCD: Development of an Operational Service for Desertification Monitoring and Assessment on behalf of the European Space Agency-TESEO Programme for desertification (in collaboration with sarmap). Test zones for validation in Mongolia, China (Gobi), Senegal and Algeria (Sahara) in collaboration with Sarmap.
Asia:
Southeastern and Eastern Asia: Development of an Operational Internet Service for Rice Yield Assessment based on high-resolution SAR data from recent satellites on behalf of the European Space Agency-IRIS Programme (in collaboration with sarmap)
China, Vietnam, Mongolia, and Myanmar: Support to the Reorientation of Forest Policies and Institutions of Countries of Asia in Transition to a Market Economy, State Forestry Administration, Beijing, PR of China, on behalf of FAO.
Pakistan: Punjab Forest Irrigated Plantation Project, Project Appraisal on behalf of the Asian Development Bank, FAO Investment Center.
Nepal: Hill Forestry Project, Project Appraisal on behalf of the Asian Development Bank, FAO Investment Center.
Bangladesh: Second Agro-forestry Project, Project Preparation on behalf of the Asian Development Bank, FAO Investment Center.
Sri Lanka: Forestry Project, Project Appraisal on behalf of the Asian Development Bank, FAO Investment Center.
Philippines: Mindanao Watershed Development Project, Project Preparation on behalf of the Asian Development Bank , Electro-Watt Consulting, Zurich, Switzerland.
Iraq: Middle Tigris Rehabilitation Project, Project Preparation and Supervision, Electrowatt Consulting, Zurich, Switzerland.
Africa:
Sub-Sahara Africa: Development of an Operational Service for the Assessment and Monitoring of Food Security and the Vulnerability of affected Population in selected countries of Africa based on the integration of low and high-resolution data from optical and SAR sensors with socio-economic information on behalf of the European Space Agency/GMES Program (GMFS Program Phase 1 - in collaboration with Sarmap).
Sub-Sahara Africa: World Bank Forest Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with Narendra Sharma, Simon Rietbergen and J. Pavel.
Congo Basin: World Bank Strategy to Maximize Sustainable Forestry Development and Biodiversity Conservation, in collaboration with V. Ferrer.
Cameroon: GEF Biodiversity Conservation Project: Project appraisal, management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Central African Republic: Forest Sector Adjustment Program and Natural Resources Management Project: Project management, supervision, and post-evaluation on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Central African Republic: Bossongo Palm Plantation Project, Field Manager on behalf of the African Development Bank, Electrowatt Consulting, Zurich, Switzerland.
Congo: Forest Sector Adjustment Program and Privatization of State Forest Enterprises, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Rwanda: Second Integrated Forestry Project, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C. (in collaboration with EOS).
Rwanda: Natural Resource Management and Environment Project, Project preparation, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Burundi: Second Forestry Project, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Comoros: Agriculture and Environment Program, and GEF Protection of Natural Habitats and Endangered Species Project, Project preparation on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C..
Madagascar: Environment 1 Project, Support to Project Appraisal, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Madagascar: Forestry and Environment Project, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Mali: Second Forestry Project, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Ghana: Natural Resources Development Project, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Nigeria: Second Forestry Project, Project management and supervision, on behalf of the World Bank, Washington D.C.
Libya: Jouffrah and Morzog Irrigation Projects, Field Manager on behalf of Philipp Holzman, Frankfurt, Germany.
Preparation and Appraisal of Natural Resource and Forestry Projects on behalf of the FAO Investment Center in Burkina-Faso,Togo, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Tunesia, and Madagascar .