FutureStates
| Location | Agency/Sector | Assignment | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | EU (Global Factor) | Team Leader | Assessment for the Call for Proposals "Blue Economy & Green Sustainability" which is a critical intervention designed to address Lebanon’s escalating environmental crisis, which has been severely exacerbated by recent conflict. The rationale for this assignment is to provide the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon with specialised technical expertise using PROSPECT to ensure that the evaluation of proposals is rigorous, transparent, and aligned with both EU PRAG standards and the specific socio-economic needs of Lebanon. |
| Nigeria | AFCTA Sec (Eco Capital Consortium) | Technical Editor | Strategic Environmental Assessment: of African Continental Free Trade Area involved advising on layout, technical content and receipt of more than 50 individual technical contributions. The editorial process included technical review of each contribution before integration into the overall report. |
| Nigeria | EU (CYE) | Team Leader | TA to key MDAs under Ministry of Environment and Agriculture, the Nigerian Climate Change Council, the National Space Research and Development Agency and NDC Partnership; research and studies, project monitoring, capacity building and training, technical policy dialogue, international thematic meetings, etc. related to climate change, circular economy and climate smart agriculture, aligned with EU Multiannual Indicative Programme for Nigeria, 2021-2027. |
| Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Sint Maarten, St Helena, St Martin | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Final Evaluation: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories (OCTs) using standard DAC criteria + EU Added Value to assess: Promote the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, as a basis for sustainable development in OCTs. The specific objective is to enable, empower and strengthen local authorities and civil society organisations, which are committed to local development, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem services in OCTs (through the implementation of a grant scheme accompanied by the capacity building activities). |
| Canada | Oil & Gas Sector | Technical Advisor | Biodiversity: Provision of technical support concerning a nature park aiming for RAMSAR designation and on-site support at COP 15 (Montreal December 2022). |
| Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania | EU (CYE) | Programming Expert | Formulation: Preparation of all the necessary elements for a draft Action Document to implement a programme on ocean governance, sustainable blue economy and conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean. |
| Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Support for the development of a SADC Response Plan to combat marine pollution in the region: outlining policy gaps and response mechanisms; Undertake analysis and assessment of the existing national and regional policies on oceans; In-depth analysis of SADC regional structures and Member States to assess strengths/weaknesses, opportunities and threats to sustainable management of marine ecosystems in the region; Conduct assessment of the extent and impact of marine pollution in the region, including the various waste streams; In-depth stakeholder analysis to identify and assess the involvement on different key stakeholders in combating marine pollution; Review and integrate lessons learnt elsewhere from development and implementation of the interventions for combating marine pollution, with case studies (one coastal state, one island state and state with large inland waters); Develop a plan outlining regional response mechanism to combat marine pollution; Facilitate a 2-day workshop in the region with at least one representative of each SADC MS for the validation of the regional response plan to combat marine pollution. |
| Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, Suriname | CDB (KEIOS) | Expert | Development of new Urban Sector Policy and Strategy and associated Operational Guidelines through which to implement the strategy and dissemination of urban information and policies to all member states through a Regional Workshop. |
| Dominican Republic | ACP-EU (Safege) | Climate Change | Preparation of INDCs: Technical assistance and capacity building to prepare INDCs in countries throughout Caribbean. Tasks included: Review of existing methodologies and approaches; Preparation and delivery of a curriculum and training plan; and Preparation of training materials and delivery of regional capacity-building. |
| Seychelles | Expertise France (MWH) | Climate Change | Climate Change Expert Climate Change INDCs: Preparation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for the Government of Seychelles in advance of its negotiations at the next UNFCCC CoP (21) in Paris. |
| Cook Is., Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu | Asian Development Bank | Regional Energy Assessment | Assessment of Asian Development Bank's cumulative contribution and support to the energy sector from 2000 to 2011 in Pacific developing member countries under the Pacific Approach by evaluating both energy-related loans, grants, and technical assistance projects and their results in improving the delivery of public goods and services in Pacific countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) included selected country visits. |
| Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau | EC (Cardno) | Renewable Energy | A mid-term review undertaken to: Assess efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, impact and sustainability of the North-Renewable Energy Project in meeting its overall objective of improving quality of life on outer islands of the Marshall Islands (Majuro), Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae) and Palau; Assess extent to which expected benefits are being /will be achieved; Assess extent to which results could be sustainably maintained; and to, Identify required changes in project design including the performance indicators, or curtailment of activities because of significant problems, or need for an extension to the Project. |
| Nigeria | Urban Development | EIA - reclamation | Peer review of an EIA for reclaiming coastal land for residential and commercial development. |
| Egypt | Government | Strategic Environmental Assessment ~ National Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan | This assignment is being undertaken in Egypt on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Development Authority. The tourism target is 25 million visitors by 2020 and is codified in The National Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan. A key question is whether there is enough capacity in Egypt's natural, historical, cultural, and human resources to sustain the envisaged growth. The assignment explores the capacity of the tourism sector to cope with the expansion target and seeks to understand what may be needed to eliminate or minimise constraints. The study also reviews the existing tourism impacts and considers what future impacts there may be and what strategies could be deployed to minimise those, where and if possible. Because the anticipated tourism growth is expected to be coastally based, the study places emphasis on the coastal and marine resources. |
| Jamaica | EU AidCo | Project Evaluation ~ marine protected area and ecotourism | Project evaluation was undertaken in Jamaica - The Self-Sustainability of the Negril Marine Park, Project ENV/B7-6200/98-22 to determine lessons learned over the period of EC project funding (1999 2002). EC wished to be appraised of why most of the activities were delayed and to evaluate the outputs of the project in terms of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. |
| Oman | UK Government, DFID | Environmental Impact Assessment ~ harbour | Outline feasibility was undertaken to identify potential areas along the northern coast of Oman that could support a new commercial port facility, associated shipping, and also artisanal fisheries. Initial approach to review each potential area along the coast in terms of its access for commercial traffic and its suitability for indigenous fisheries. Then, if various investment threshold criteria were exceeded, an environmental appraisal was made of that option. |
| Trinidad & Tobago | IADB | CZM | The Ministry of Environment, Trinidad & Tobago required a study to assess the islands' natural resource base and to consider its environmental protection needs. Development opportunities of the resources were recognised, both for revenue earning capacity as a major export and also as a tourism opportunity. Various ministries, government departments and agencies with an interest in, or a duty for, the management of individual resources were identified. Existing information on the natural resource base was collated and mapped - identifying the primary natural resources, legislation that was available to protect those resources and whether that legislation was effective. Additional methods of environmental protection were proposed. |
| Dominica | CDB | Environmental Impact Assessment ~ marina | Assessed the potential environmental and social risks of a marina development at Indian River, Portsmouth in Dominica as part of a wider series of studies (engineering, financial and tourism) that was addressing the entire feasibility of tourism implementation plans. Tasks - an evaluation of the effects of the proposed facilities on the hydraulic behaviour of the Indian River, the coastal regime into which the river discharges, the flora and fauna within the environment that would be affected, and the cost of mitigation measures. During the course of the study the hydraulic nature of the river was described as was the local ecology and conservation interest in the area. The scenic quality was qualitatively assessed. Likely effects of both the construction and operational phases of the development were identified and in particular an assessment was made of the key impacts - ecology, erosion, dredging activity (spoil dispersal), noise, landscape, drainage, transportation and socio-economic conditions. Mitigation plan developed and costed to safeguard ecology, landscape, local economy and culture. |