Long term advisory services provided:
Short term advisory services per sector:
Land Access and Resettlement
- 1/16-4/16 Due diligence on the land acquisition and resettlement work related to the construction and operation of the Batang Ai, Bakun,
Murum and Baram Hydropower Projects as well as other large scale investments in the Sarawak Corridor of New Investment Project in Malaysia against IFC Performance Standards (Fusion Brand &
SCORE)
- 12/15-6/16 Completion Audit of the Resettlement Action Plan for the Kamsar Port in Guinea (Guinea Alumina Corporation & IFC)
- 10-12/2015 Land acquisition and Resettlement Policy Framework for agribusiness investments in Jigawa State/Nigeria (DFID & Jigawa State Government)
- 8/15-6/16 Evaluation/Audit of the First Phase of the Resettlement Program for the Kandadji Project (5,500 people) in Niger (World Bank &
Haut Commissariat pour l’Amenagement de la Vallee du Niger)
- 6/15-6/16 Livelihood Restoration Framework for the Project “Second Backbone UHV Corridor Kakhovska-Primorska-Dnistrovska-Khmelnitska” which
includes 950 km of new 750 kV transmission lines, 350 km of new 330 kV transmission lines & 4 substations (UKRENERGO/EBRD)
- 10-12/2014 Resettlement Policy Framework for the Kogi State Agribusiness Investment Region (280,000 ha) in Nigeria (World Bank, IFC, DFID)
- 6/13-6/15 Resettlement Action Plan for the Peligre Hydropower Station Rehabilitation and Transmission Line Construction in Haiti (IDB)
- 1-12/2013 Resettlement Policy Framework and Resettlement Action Plan for the Kuram Tangi Multipurpose Dam Project in North Waziristan/Pakistan
(MWH/USAID)
- 6-8/2012 Audit of land access and resettlement work of the Hanoi – Haiphong highway (MIGA)
- 1/12-3/13 Special advisor to the Moroccan government on the physical and economic resettlement of 2,000 people from the Medina in Fez
(Millennium Challenge Cooperation)
- 12/11-12/13 Peer Reviewer of the resettlement planning process of the Tampakan Copper and Gold Mine Project on the Philippines (Xstrata - Sagittarius Mines,
Inc)
- 12/11-3/12 Audit of resettlement work conducted by the Senegal Road Rehabilitation, Irrigation and Water Resource Management Projects (Millennium
Challenge Cooperation)
- 6/11-12/11 Audit of resettlement work conducted by the Burkina Faso Agriculture, Roads and Land Tenure Development Projects (Millennium Challenge
Cooperation)
- 7/10-10/10 Audit of mining related resettlement work in Morocco (Office Chérifien des Phosphates)
- 11/06-2/07 Elaboration of the Resettlement Policy Framework for a Natural Resource Management Project in Kenya (World Bank, Ministry of Environment &
Ministry of Water)
- 11/06-2/07 Elaboration of the Resettlement Policy Framework for the Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Project (World Bank
& Office of the President)
- 1/06-10/06 Resettlement policy framework & resettlement process framework for a GEF project in support of national parks in the DRC (World Bank -
ICCN)
- 4/05-8/05 Resettlement policy framework & resettlement process framework for the Programme Sectoriel Forêts, Pêche et Environnement in
Gabon (GEF, World Bank & MEFEPEPN)
- 2/00-4/00 Evaluation of the resettlement process: The Ekundu-Kundu pilot scheme (Delegation of the Commission of European Union in
Cameroon)
- 5/99-9/99 The socio-economic impacts of the resettlement of Ekundu-Kundu (WWF)
- 1/98-12/02 Conservation induced physical and economical displacement: Social impact assessment of 12 national parks in 6 countries (African Study
Centre/Leiden)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- 4-6/2016 Social Impact Assessment for Mano River Union Ecosystem Conservation and International Water Resources Management Project in
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire (IUCN/GEF)
- 10/2015 -ongoing: Strategic Environment Impact Assessment for opening the Voltaian Basin, Ghana, for oil and gas exploration (Ministry of Petroleum, Ghana) together with Eco Management
Support
- 10/14-6/15 ESIA Scoping Report for Diamer Basha Dam Project (WAPDA & USAID)
- 10-12/2014 Environmental and Social Management Framework and Integrated Pest Management Plan for an Agribusiness Investment Region of 280,000 ha in Nigeria
(World Bank & IFC)
- 1-12/2013 Social Impact Assessment for the Kuram Tangi Multipurpose Dam Project in North Waziristan/Pakistan (MWH/USAID)
- 2/12-6/13 Strategic Environment Impact Assessment for Oil and Gas Activities in the Albertine Graben (Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Development Uganda) together with Eco Management Support
- 1/06-10/06 Social impact assessment for a GEF project in support of national parks in the DRC (World Bank)
- 4/05-8/05 Social impact assessment for the Programme Sectoriel Forêts, Pêche et Environnement in Gabon (GEF, World Bank & MEFEPEPN)
- 2/05-3/05 Social impact assessment of the new forestry laws in Cameroon and Congo (CIFOR)
- 1/00-6/00 The Perception of the KORUP Project among the inhabitants of the project region – A social impact assessment (WWF)
- 9/00-6/01 Human activities in and around Takamanda Forest Reserve: Socio-economic baseline survey (GTZ)
- 11/99-12/99 The Mamfe - Akwaya Road Project: An Environmental Impact Assessment. (GTZ on behalf of the Cameroonian Ministries of Environment and Forest and Public
Works)
Advising clients on balancing economic, environmental and social considerations
- 9-12/14 Advise the Agence Francaise de Developpement on how to update their safeguard policies so that it enables AFD to
identify and manage operational risks related to their portfolio (AFD)
- 9/13-3/14 Sustainability Risk Assessment for the Rwizi Catchment/Uganda (GIZ) together with ARUP
- 6/08-9/08 Special Advisor to the African Task Force to establish community forests in 6 African countries with an overall surface area of
1,000,000 ha (Prince of Wales’s Rainforest Project)
- 2/06-9/06 Global assessment of mechanisms to address outstanding social issues of dam and development projects for a compendium on relevant
practice (UNEP)
- 8/04-12/04 Elaboration of a draft social safeguards policy on indigenous people (BMZ)
- 5/03 Biodiversity Conservation versus Resettlement in Rainforests: Balancing Environmental
& Social Sustainability (BMZ).
Project management and backstopping
- 11/06-2/07 Elaboration of the Project Implementation Plan for a Natural Resource Management Project in Kenya (World Bank, Ministry of Environment &
Ministry of Water)
- 11/06-2/07 Elaboration of the Project Implementation Plan for the Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Project (World Bank
& Office of the President)
- 7/05 Social safeguard supervision for the Namib Coast Biodiversity Conservation and
Management Project in Namibia (GEF & World Bank)
- 7/05 Social safeguard supervision for the Integrated Community-based Ecosystem Management
Programme/Namibia (GEF - World Bank)
- 7/04 Backstop the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism for the Integrated Community
Based Ecosystem Management Project (World Bank)
- 6/04-10/04 Elaboration of a manual for village development plans in the context of the Programme sectoriel forets et environnement in Cameroon (GTZ)
- 2/04-3/04 Feasibility study for the KfW intervention in the context of the Programme sectoriel forets et environnement in Cameroon (KfW)
- 12/03-2/04 Backstop the Cameroonian Ministry of Tourism in the elaboration of a national eco-tourism strategy and the implementation of the national
marketing strategy (GTZ)
- 11/03-12/03 Facilitate the establishment of lessons learned for community driven development projects in Cameroon (Promotion des Groupements de Producteurs
Agricoles) (GTZ)
- 4/02 Fostering change through collaboration: Programme for the German-Cameroonian Cooperation
(GTZ)
Training and capacity building
- 3/07-6/08 Training and backstopping of all ADB Staff on Social Policies and Safeguards
- 6/03-12/06 Training and backstopping of World Bank Staff in Africa on Social Policies and Safeguards
- 10-12/2002 Conduct a training course in quantitative research methods, data base management and data analysis strategies (GTZ Cameroon, CAR, DRC and
Nigeria)
- 9/02-10/02 Visiting Professor at the Department of Anthropology. (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa) Established first curricula on
resettlement in Africa.
- 7/97-7/99 Senior Lecturer, University of Buea/Cameroon. Lectured in the department of sociology and anthropology, organise a M.Sc. programme on
development studies and supervised B.Sc. examinations and M.Sc. dissertations.
- 1/93-12/96 Junior Research Fellow, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster/Germany. Carried out data collection on transformational processes in Africa
and teach undergraduate seminars in the department of sociology.
Socio-economic Surveys
- 8/06-6/07 Backstopping a Public Expenditure Tracking Survey of the education sector in Cameroon carried out by the NGO-Network Dynamique
Citoyenne (GTZ & SCAC)
- 11/05-12/05 Social science backstopping for the « Programme d’appui à la décentralisation et au développement local » in Cameroon (GTZ)
- 1/04-12/04 Establishment of socio-economic and socio-cultural baseline data for 2000 villages in the Casamance (Senegal). (GTZ)
- 12/02 Conduct a training course in quantitative research methods, data base management and data analysis
strategies (GTZ)
Poverty related studies
- 10/06-12/06 Development of a poverty and social impact monitoring system for the reform processes in the forest sector of the COMIFAC countries (GTZ)
- 11/05-12/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme in Senegal (GTZ)
- 11/05-12/05 Development of a strategy for a poverty and social impact monitoring system for the reform processes in the forest sector for the COMIFAC countries
(GTZ)
- 10/05 Project proposal “Elaboration of an impact analysis system to document the contribution of donor
portfolios to the millennium development goals” (GTZ)
- 10/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme in Indonesia (GTZ)
- 9/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme in Cambodia (GTZ)
- 9/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme on the Philippines (GTZ)
- 9/05 Elaboration of the project proposal “free school meals for primary schools in Malawi” in
the context of the UN Quick-Win action plan (GTZ)
- 9/05 Elaboration of the project proposal “insecticide-treated bed-nets for children in
Malawi” in the context of the UN Quick-Win action plan (GTZ)
- 8/05-9/05 Elaboration of a monitoring and evaluation system for the national health sector programme as part of the poverty reduction
strategy in Cameroon (GTZ)
- 8/05 Poverty impact analysis of the Health Sector Support Programme in Nepal (GTZ)
- 7/05-8/05 Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of the Forest Code in the DRC (World Bank)
- 3/05-4/05 Poverty impact analysis & progress evaluation of the Health/HIV Sector Programme Cameroon (GTZ)
- 10/04-12/04 Elaboration of several fact-sheets to document the contribution of GTZ-programmes to the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals. (GTZ)
- 5/04 Elaboration of a poverty impact monitoring and evaluation system for the three sector
programmes of the German-Cameroonian cooperation (GTZ)
- 5/03-6/04 Establishment of a Geographic Information System based poverty map to monitor and evaluate the impact of the national poverty
reduction strategy in Cameroon (GTZ)
Stakeholder Engagement and Disclosure
- 9/14-6/15 Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Diamer Basha Dam Project (WAPDA & USAID)
- 6/06-10/06 Preparation of a protocol for Community Consultation on the conversion of existing forestry concessions in the DRC (World Bank - Ministère du
Plan)
- 1/04-4/05 Preparation of a Manual for Mine Investment and Community Investment Agreements in the DRC (World Bank)
- 1/00-6/00 The Perception of the KORUP Project among the inhabitants of the project region – A social impact assessment (WWF)
- 3/02 Environmental communication and its interactions with poverty reduction and sustainable
development: The Cameroon experience (GTZ)
- 10/01 Extension materials for village based natural resource management (GTZ)
- 8/01-9/01 Assessment of the organisational, technical and economical capacities of peasants’ organisations in the Central Province of
Cameroon (GTZ)
- 9/00 Support to young environmentalists in their participation at decision-making processes on
environmental policy in Cameroon (project-proposal) (GTZ)
Indigenous Peoples Plans
- 3-7/2015 Indigenous Peoples Plans for the rehabilitation of the following National Road (RN): RN 2 Goma – Bukavu (120km), RN 3, Bukavu
– Walikale (250km), RN 4 Beni-Kasindi (100km) and RN 27 Komanda – Goli (300 km) in the DRC (World Bank & Ministry of Infrastructure).
- 5-11/2013 Identification and social assessment of indigenous peoples in Morocco, West Sahara, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan (EBRD).
- 1/13-8/13 Indigenous Peoples Plan for the Kurram Tangi Multipurpose Dam in North Waziristan (MWH/USAID)
- 1/07-3/07 Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework for the Social Fund in the DRC (World Bank & Office of the President)
- 11/06-2/07 Elaboration of the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework for a Natural Resource Management Project in Kenya (World Bank, Ministry of
Environment & Ministry of Water)
- 11/06-2/07 Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework for the Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Project (World Bank & Office
of the President)
- 6/06-10/06 Indigenous peoples plan for the rehabilitation of the road Zongo - Libenge - Gemena - Akula in the DRC (World Bank - Ministère du Plan)
- 5/06-10/06 Indigenous peoples plan for the rehabilitation of the national roads (RN): RN 4 Kisangani- Nia Nia -Mambasa-Komanda-Beni & RN 2
Bukavu-Kasongo-Mbuji Mayi in the DRC (World Bank - Ministère du Plan)
- 1/06-10/06 Indigenous peoples plan for a project in support of national parks in the DRC (World Bank)
- 12/05-1/06 Indigenous peoples plan for the Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Sustainable Land Management Project (GEF, World Bank & KARI)
- 4/05-8/05 Indigenous people development plan for the Programme Sectoriel Forêts, Pêche et Environnement in Gabon (GEF, World Bank &
MEFEPEPN)
- 8/04-12/04 Elaboration of a draft social safeguard policy on indigenous people for GTZ incl. presentation at the governmental summer school in Vilm
(Germany) and an expert hearing of the IAITPTF and UN-FF in San José (Costa Rica) (GTZ).
- 7/04 Backstop the implementation of the Indigenous People Development Plan for the Integrated
Community Based Ecosystem Management Project in Namibia (World Bank)
- 6/04 Summary of existing knowledge on indigenous peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(World Bank)
- 8/03 Indigenous people development plan for the sector programme on environment and forest in
Cameroon (World Bank)
- 3/03-4/03 Indigenous people development plan for the Programme national de développement participatif in Cameroon (World Bank).
Cultural Heritage
- 1/13-8/13 Cultural Heritage Protection Plan for the Kurram Tangi Multipurpose Dam in North Waziristan (MWH/USAID)
- 12/02-12/03 Elaboration and implementation of a Geographic Information System to assess, promote, monitor and evaluate (eco)tourism in Cameroon (GTZ).
- 9/02-12/03 Elaboration and implementation of a system to manage the knowledge on ‘Ecotourism’ in the Cameroonian Ministry of Tourism (GTZ)
- 4-5/99 Buea - The history of an African town & Douala - From a fishing village to the economic capital
(GTZ)
- 3-4/99 Cultural and historical facts about the Mt. Cameroon region (GTZ)
- 10/98-12/99 A strategy for a better consideration of the cultural context of natural resource management in the Mount Cameroon region (GTZ and African Study
Centre/Leiden)
- Health
- 11/05-12/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme in Senegal (GTZ)
- 10/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme in Indonesia (GTZ)
- 9/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme in Cambodia (GTZ)
- 9/05 Poverty impact analysis of a Health Sector Programme on the Philippines (GTZ)
- 8/05-9/05 Elaboration of a monitoring and evaluation system for the national health sector programme as part of the poverty reduction
strategy in Cameroon (GTZ)
- 8/05 Poverty impact analysis of the Health Sector Support Programme in Nepal (GTZ)
- 4/05-5/05 Elaboration of a project proposal for the new phase of the German-Cameroonian Sector-Programme on Health/AIDS (GTZ)
- 3/05-4/05 Poverty impact analysis & progress evaluation of the German-Cameroonian Sector Programme on Health/AIDS (GTZ)
Integrated Conservation and Development Policies, Programs & Projects
- 9/08-10/08 Elaboration of the National Program for Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Benin (Ministry of Environment & GTZ)
- 1/07-3/07 Coordinate a study on Wildlife Conservation and Management in Central Africa (UNESCO-EOLSS)
- 7/05 Social safeguard supervision for the Namib Coast Biodiversity Conservation and
Management Project in Namibia (GEF & World Bank)
- 7/05 Social safeguard supervision for the Integrated Community-based Ecosystem Management
Programme/Namibia (GEF - World Bank)
- 11/04-1/05 Elaboration of a project proposal “Assessment of the local social impacts of legal and illegal forest utilization patterns in rainforests”
(CIFOR)
- 7/04 Backstop the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism in the implementation of the
Indigenous People Development Plan for the Integrated Community Based Ecosystem Management Project (World Bank)
- 6/04-10/04 Elaboration of a manual for village development plans in the context of the forestry sector programme (PSFE) in Cameroon (GTZ)
- 2/04-3/04 Feasibility study for the KfW intervention in the context of the PSFE (Programme sectoriel forets et environnement) in Cameroon
(KfW)
- 1/03-7/03 Establishment of a Geographic Information System to monitor/evaluate the impacts of conservation and development activities in the
Mt. Cameroon region (GTZ).
- 1/03-4/03 Participatory evaluation of the technical, financial and organisational sustainability of natural-resource-management-committees
and governmental extension-services in and around Korup National Park (GTZ)
- 1/02 Participatory land use mapping of the Cross River National Park (Park authorities)
- 11/01-4/02 Participatory land use mapping of the Akwaya Subdivision (Cameroon) (GTZ)
Due diligence against international standards
- 1-3/2016- Due diligence on the land acquisition and resettlement work related to the construction and operation of the Batang Ai, Bakun,
Murum and Baram Hydropower Projects established by the Sarawak Corridor of New Investment Project in Malaysia (Fusion Brand & SCORE)
- 4-10/2015 Lender due diligence for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Extension of the Sangarédi Mine of the Compagnie des
Bauxites de Guinée & Rio Tinto (IFC)
- 6-11/13 Social and Environmental due diligence for 3 investment projects by the National Water Company in Morocco (EBRD)
together with ARUP
- 12/11-3/13 Peer Reviewer of the Tampakan Copper and Gold Mine Project on the Philippines to assure compliance with IFC Performance Standards (Xstrata -
Sagittarius Mines, Inc)
- 6/10-9/10 Appraisal of the Energy Sector Program in Malawi (Millennium Challenge Cooperation)
- 5-7/2007 Social Safeguard Appraisal for Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project in Armenia (ADB)
- 5-7/2007 Social Safeguard Appraisal for Rural Road Sector Project in Georgia (ADB)
- 7/07-9/08 Social Safeguard Supervision for the Melamchi Water Project in Nepal (ADB)
Monitoring, evaluations and audits
- 12/15-2/16 Completion Audit of the Resettlement Action Plan for the Kamsar Port in Guinea (Guinea Alumina Corporation & IFC)
- 8-12/2015 Evaluation/Audit of the First Phase of the Resettlement Program for the Kandadji Project (5,500 people) in Niger (World Bank & Haut
Commissariat pour l’Amenagement de la Vallee du Niger).
- 6-8/2012 Audit of land access and resettlement work of the Hanoi – Haiphong highway (MIGA)
- 12/11-3/12 Audit of resettlement work conducted by the Senegal Road Rehabilitation, Irrigation and Water Resource Management Projects (Millennium
Challenge Cooperation)
- 6/11-12/11 Audit of resettlement work conducted by the Burkina Faso Agriculture, Roads and Land Tenure Development Projects (Millennium Challenge
Cooperation)
- 7/10-10/10 Audit of mining related resettlement work in Morocco (Office Chérifien des Phosphates)
- 10/07-3/08 Country Portfolio Evaluation of the GEF program in Cameroon (GEF-EO)
- 10/05-11/05 Evaluation : Centre pour l'Environnement et le Développement/Cameroun (CED)
- 5/04-12/04 Elaboration of a monitoring and evaluation system for the Programme d’appui à la décentralisation et au développement local in Cameroon
(GTZ)
- 5/04 Elaboration of a poverty impact monitoring and evaluation system for the three sector
programmes of the German-Cameroonian cooperation (GTZ)
- 5/03-6/04 Establishment of a Geographic Information System based poverty map to monitor and evaluate the impact of the national poverty
reduction strategy in Cameroon (Document de Stratégie de Réduction de la Pauvreté) (GTZ)
- 1/03-7/03 Establishment of a Geographic Information System to monitor/evaluate the impacts of conservation and development activities in the
Mt. Cameroon region (GTZ).
- 1/03-4/03 Participatory evaluation of the technical, financial and organisational sustainability of natural-resource-management-committees
and governmental extension-services in and around Korup National Park (GTZ)
- 7/01 Evaluation: Women/Gender in the rural development programme Provillage (KfW)