SSN Trustees 
  Hennie Bester    
  Ogunlade Davidson    
  Syed Md. Iqbal Ali    
  Danny Naidoo    
  Eduardo Sales Novaes    
  Bambang Susantono    
 
  
International  Monitoring (HELIO)
  Helene Connor    
  Rod Janssen    
  Ijaz Hossain    
  Jacqueline Barboza Mariano    
  Stanford Mwakasonda     
  Lolo Marangkup Panggabean    
 
  
Central Office 
  Stefan Raubenheimer    
  Steve Thorne    
  Thais Corral    
  Boaventura Cuamba    
  Saleemul Huq    
  Emilio La Rovere    
  Mike Nshangeki    
  Atiq Rahman    
  Estomih. N. Sawe     
  Moekti (Kuki) Soejachmoen     
  Alberto Júlio Tsamba    
  Rod Janssen    
  Barry Kantor    
  Daniele Cesano    
  Hannah Reid    
  Beth Henriette    
 
  
Bangladesh 
  Atiq Rahman    
  Mozaharul Alam    
  Sarder Shafiqul Alam    
  Mainuddin Khondakar    
  Dwijen Mallick    
  Aminur Rahman    
 
  
Brazil 
  Emilio La Rovere    
  Alexandre D'avignon    
  Claudia Do Valle Costa    
  Carolina Dubeux    
  Flavia Nadalutti    
  Luciano Basto Oliveira    
  Martha Macedo de Lima Barata    
  Debora Cynamon Kligerman    
  Maria Regina Maroun Maria Regina Maroun    
  Joyce Maria Guimarães Monteiro    
  André Felipe Simões     
 
  
Indonesia 
  Moekti (Kuki) Soejachmoen     
  Chrisandini     
  Gustya Indriani    
  Nugroho Nurdikiawan    
  Deni Alfianto Amris     
  Dwi Ariyogagautama    
  Henriette Imelda    
 
  
South Africa
  Steve Thorne    
  Adéle Arendse     
  Rosa Blaauw    
 
  
Tanzania
  Mike Nshangeki    
  Estomih. N. Sawe     
  Damian Casmiri     
  Tharsis Hyera    
  Euster Kibona    
  Rose Mero    
  Gisela Ngoo    
  Shima Sago    
  Pamela Semiono    
 
  
Mozambique
  Boaventura Cuamba    
  Alberto Júlio Tsamba    
  Silene Issufo Sérgio Bila     
  Sérgio Ambrósio Sangarote    
 


About The Team

SSN Trustees

Hennie Bester
résumé : Hennie Bester is a Managing Trusee of the SouthSouthNorth Trust. He is a commercial lawyer practicing in Cape Town with the firm, Mallinicks Inc.
 
Ogunlade Davidson
résumé : Ogunlade Davidson, BEng, Msc, PhD. Ogun is our Southern African trustee. He was Director of the Energy & Development Research Centre (now the Energy Research Centre) of the University of Cape Town, and currently holds various positions in the field of Climate Change. Ogun has various degrees in engineering and related fields.
 
Syed Md. Iqbal Ali
résumé : Syed Iqbal Ali, MSc. Syed is our Bangladesh Trustee. He is Executive Director of Resources and Environment Management Services, in Bangladesh. He holds various other positions and degrees in Geography.
 
Danny Naidoo
résumé : Danny is a senior partner of the firm of auditors, SAB&T of Bellville, Cape Town. Danny is a Managing Trustee.
 
Eduardo Sales Novaes
résumé : Eduardo is the National Secretary for Environmental Quality in Human Settlements of the Ministry of the Environment for Brazil. He holds various degrees and other positions. Eduardo is our Brazilian Trustee.
 
Bambang Susantono
résumé : Bambang Susantono, BS, MCP, MS, PhD. Bambang is the Secretary General of the Sustainable Transportation Network Asia Pacific. He holds various other positions and degrees in Infrastructure Planning, civil engineering, and regional planning. Bambang is our trustee in Indonesia.

International Monitoring (HELIO)

Helene Connor
Honorary Patron of SSN, Member of the Board, HELIO International
résumé : Hélène CONNOR-LAJAMBE, Ph.D., Member of the Board, HELIO International, initiated the work on criteria and indicators of sustainable development in 1997 after Rio+5. As such she is one of the founders of SouthSouthNorth and is considered our honourary patron.
address : 56, Rue de Passy, F-75016, Paris, France
phone : (33 1)-42 24 51 48
fax : (33 1)-42 24 86 33
email : helene.connor@helio-international.org
url : www.helio-international.org
 
Rod Janssen
SSN Director of Monitoring
résumé : Rod is an expert in energy/environment policy, energy efficiency and renewable energy policy, specialising in programme design and evaluation. Rod has done extensive consulting, training and evaluation work for HELIO International, the European Commission, the European Energy Charter, the World Bank and many other national and multilateral organisations, working in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as Turkey, India and Africa. Among many other reports and publications, he wrote “Renewable Energy . . . Into the Mainstream for the IEA’s Renewable Energy Working Party” and “The Road Towards an Energy-Efficient Future”, the report presented by the European Energy Charter to the Kiev Environment Ministerial in May 2003 and “Towards Energy Efficient Buildings in Europe”, for the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
address : 23 Blandford Road London W4 1DX United Kingdom
phone : +44-208 995 9581
email : rod.janssen@gmail.com
url : www.helio-international.org
 
Ijaz Hossain
Helio Monitor for SSN, Bangladesh
résumé : Ijaz Hossain, associate professor, department of chemical engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He has over 15 years experience in the field of chemical engineering with an emphasis on energy and environment both as a teacher/researcher and as a consultant engineer. Since 1990, he is heavily involved in Climate Change activities, pertaining especially to energy related matters. In 1992, in collaboration with the TERI, we completed a preliminary Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission calculation and costing for some GHG mitigation options for Bangladesh. Since then, he has been involved in several projects related to mitigation of GHG, most important of which is the ALGAS (Asia Least-Cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy) project funded by GEF-UNDP and executed by ADB. In that project, he worked both as a national technical expert (NTE) and as an international technical expert (ITE). As an ITE, he undertook technical missions to Mongolia and Myanmar. He is working as a SSN Bangladesh Monitor.
address : Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
phone : +880-2- 867 523
fax : +880-2-861 026
email : pmrebuet@bangla.net
 
Jacqueline Barboza Mariano
Helio Monitor for SSN, Brazil
résumé : Jacqueline Mariano, Chemical Engineer, D.Sc. Student of Energy Planning Program (COPPE – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). She has 8 years experience in the field of Energy and Environmental Planning with emphasis on energy and environment as a researcher and as a consultant engineer. Since 1999, she has been being heavily involved in environmental activities, pertaining especially to oil and natural gas industry related matters, including their Climate Change issues. In 2002, she took part of the team that prepared the studies for the environmental licensing of the Usina Verde Project, one of the SSN’s mitigation projects. She is now working as a SSN Brazil Monitor.
address : Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Centro de Tecnologia – Bloco C – Sala C-211 – Cidade Universitária – Ilha do Fundão – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Br
phone : +55 21 2562.8805
fax : +55 21 2562.8777
email : jacqueline@ppe.ufrj.br
 
Stanford Mwakasonda
HELIO Monitor for SSN, South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania
résumé : Stanford Mwakasonda is a senior researcher at the Energy Research Centre (ERC), University of Cape Town, South Africa, with over ten years of experience on energy and climate change. His current work is on energy and climate change policies, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), GHG inventories and sustainable development. His previous experience includes renewable energy analysis, environment impact assessment programs and petroleum policy and management. He served on the CDM Methodology Panel from 2004-6, and is an active member of the UNFCCC roster of experts for Annex I countries GHG inventory review program. He has made a number of publications, including journal articles and book chapters. His background training includes a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelors degree in Engineering.
address : Energy Research Centre (ERC) University of Cape Town P/Bag, Rondebosch, 7701 South Africa
phone : +27 21 650 2521
fax : +27 21 650 2830
mobile : +27 7220 37352
email : Stanford@erc.uct.ac.za
Stanford@sedec.org
 
Lolo Marangkup Panggabean
Helio Monitor for SSN, Indonesia
résumé : LOLO PANGGABEAN He graduated as a Nuclear Physicist (Experimental) from Michigan State University in 1972 (PhD). He has done developmental works in the field of Renewable Energy for the last 22 years, and works closely with the Government and utilities for Energy Policy placement and Energy Planning. For the last 6 years has been the Renewable Energy Coordinator with Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan (YBUL) promoting Renewable Energy as a means of environmental protection.
address : YBUL (Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan), Jl. Hang Lekir VI, No. 1, Kby Baru, Jakarta, 12120, Indonesia
phone : +62 21 720 6125 / 722 0905
fax : +62 21 722 0905
email : lolo@ybul.or.id

Central Office

Stefan Raubenheimer
Chief Executive Officer of the SSN Trust and Director of the Board of Directors of SSN
résumé : Stefan Raubenheimer BALLB: Stefan is the Executive Officer of the SSN Trust and the International Co-ordinator of the SSN Project. Stefan is also responsible for the legal and capacity development aspects of the project.
address : Loft 5, 138 Waterkant Street, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005
phone : +27 21 425 1464 (office)
fax : +27 21 425 1463
mobile : +27 82 491 5465
email : stef@southsouthnorth.org
url : www.southsouthnorth.org
 
Steve Thorne
SSN Technology Transfer and Receptivity Programme Director and Country leader of SSN South Africa Country Team
résumé : Steve Thorne is an energy engineer who has worked in the fields of energy policy formulation and advocacy, and project design over the past 15 years. His work has aimed at transforming the energy economy towards more sustainable energy supply and use. Over the past 10 years he has worked at the Energy and Development Research Centre and run his own consultancy known as Energy Transformations CC. He is technical co-ordinator of the SouthSouthNorth (SSN) project and leads the South Africa SSN team. Steve also serves as an expert panelist on small scale projects under the Clean Development Mechanism’s Executive Board and is currently writing a PhD thesis on the transfer of clean energy technology through the climate window.
address : Loft 5, 138 Waterkant Street, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005
phone : +27 21 425 1465 (office)
fax : +27 21 425 1463
email : steve@southsouthnorth.org
url : www.southsouthnorth.org
 
Thais Corral
Capacity Building Programme Director; President Network for Human Development (REDEH)
résumé : Thais Corral is a social entrepreneur, specialized in communications and leadership . For the past fifteen years, Thais has worked in the non-profit "third sector". She is the founder of three non-profit organizations, two in Brazil--REDEH (Network for Human Development) and CEMINA (Communication, Education, Information on Gender) and one in the USA, called WEDO (Women Environment and Development Organization). The focus of her work has been on fostering innovative projects geared to improve dialogue and collaboration to forge sustainable development in Brazil and internationally. She has a master degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. She is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
address : Network for Human Development (REDEH), Rua Álvaro Alvim, 21 / 16º andar 20031-010 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
phone : (5521) 2262-1704
fax : (5521) 2262-6454
email : thaisc@redeh.org.br
url : www.redeh.org.br
 
Boaventura Cuamba
SSN Director, Member of SSN Mitigation and Adaptation Teams, Mozambique (GED) and SSN Country Lead for Mozambique
résumé : Boaventura Chongo Cuamba earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique, 1981. In the beginning of 1982 he joined the Eduardo Mondlane University as assistant Lecturer in Physics. By the end 0f 1982 he enrolled the University of Jena, in Germany, as M Sc student in Physics, having obtained the degree in 1985. After that he came back to the Eduardo Mondlane University as Lecturer. In 1991 he registered as PhD student in Energy Studies at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, having acquired the degree in 1996. In the same year he was promoted to Assistant Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University and in 2002 promoted to Associate Professor in Renewable Energies, position which holds up to now. Dr Cuamba has undertaken many research, consultancy and teaching projects in the fields of energy, environment and climate change and variability. He participated in the establishment of the Non Governmental Organisation “Action Group for Renewable Energies and Sustainable Development (GED)” in 2002, whereby in the framework of South South North Programme he leads the Adaptation Team.
address : Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Energy, Environment and Climate Research Group The Main University Campus, P. O. Box 257, Maputo, Moza
phone : +258 21 493377
fax : +258 21 486403
email : boaventura.cuamba@uem.mz
url : www.uem.mz
 
Saleemul Huq
SSN Adaptation Programme Director; Group Head, Climate Change Group, IIED
résumé : Dr.Saleemul Huq completed his BSc (with Honours) in 1975 from Imperial College, London, United Kingdom and his PhD in plant sciences also from Imperial College in 1978. He then taught at the University of Dhaka until 1984 when he set up (and became the first executive director) of the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. When he left BCAS in 2000, it was the leading scientific research and policy institute in the country in the field of environment and development. In 2000 he became an Academic Visitor at the Huxley School of Environment at Imperial College in London where he taught a course on global environmental policies. In February 2001 he joined the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in London as Director of the Climate Change Programme. His interests are in the inter-linkages between climate change (both mitigation as well as adaptation) and sustainable development, from the perspective of the developing countries (with special emphasis on the least developed countries). He has published numerous articles in scientific and popular journals and was the lead author of the chapter on Adaptation and Sustainable Development in the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and is a co-anchor of the cross cutting theme on Adaptation and Mitigation for the fourth assessment report.
address : International Institute for Environment and Development 3 Endsleigh Street London WC1H 0DD United Kingdom
phone : +44 (0)20 7388 2117
fax : +44 (0)20 7388 2826
email : saleemul.huq@iied.org
url : www.iied.org
 
Emilio La Rovere
Director of SSN Mitigation Programme and Country leader of SSN Brazil Country Team, Centro Clima/COPPE/UFRJ
résumé : Emilio Lèbre La Rovere background is on systems engineering and economics, with a M.Sc. in Systems Engineering by COPPE/UFRJ and a Ph.D. in Economics, by the School of High Studies in Social Sciences, University of Paris. He is currently Professor of the Energy Planning Program at COPPE/UFRJ, and Coordinator of the Environmental Sciences Laboratory as well as of the Center for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment, both at COPPE/UFRJ. He was the head of the department in 1995-1996 and of the M.Sc./Ph.D. Environmental Planning Course, from 1988 to 1997. Worked in the Agency for Financing Studies, Research and Development Projects of the Brazilian Federal Government, from 1975 to 1988. Has been working as consultant of CEC, ECLAC, UNDP, UNU, UNESCO, FAO, OAU, UNEP, RISO/UCCEE, World Bank, WCD, IPCC, GEF, among other international agencies. He is Lead author of IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Second Assessment Report (SAR), Working Group III, chapters 8 and 9; of the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios; and of chapter 2 of WG III of the Third Assessment Report (TAR); Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) of chapter 3 of WG II of TAR and Author of several reports prepared for the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco C, Sala 211, Cidade Universitaria, Ilha do Fundao, C.P. 68565, CEP 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
phone : +55 21 2562-8805 / 2562-8760
fax : +55 21 2562-8777
email : emilio@ppe.ufrj.br
url : www.centroclima.org.br
 
Mike Nshangeki
SSN Country Lead in Adaptation for Tanzania
résumé : Mike is a Board member of EPMS since its inception. He posseses a Masters degree in Business Administration and project management (MBA) from the University of Dar Es Salaam with over ten years experience in Programme administration and Project management. At EPMS Mike is overseeing negotiations with various organizations targeted for carbon trade in Tanzania. Mike who is also the Managing Director of Tanzania Multiconsult ltd, is a Certified Public Accountant with consulting experience in: social and environmental (and sustainability) accounting, auditing and reporting; Strategic Management and organizational effectiveness; business planning; and Agribusiness management.
address : Box 7775, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
phone : +255-754-279-202; +255-784-659-696
fax : +255-222-120-429
email : mike@louisallen.co.za
nshangekimbt@yahoo.com
url : www.epmstanzania.org
 
Atiq Rahman
SSN Strategy Programme Director - Executive Director, BCAS (Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies), Country Team Leader for SSN Bangladesh
résumé : A. Atiq Rahman of Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is head of the Bangladeshi team. He is a leading negotiator in the international climate change regime from the south, a coordinator of the North-South Dialogue on Climate Change and convenor of Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA). He also coordinates the Global Forum on Environment and Poverty (GFEP). He is elected Chairperson of the Coalition of Environmental NGOs, Bangladesh, and continues to represent this vibrant community as its principal decision maker. He has been leading the international programmes of BCAS since its inception. He is presently the Chairman of the Steering Committee of Asia-Pacific National Councils for Sustainable Development (APNCSD) whose Secretariat is in Manila. He is also the Bangladesh Focal Point of the South Asian Poverty Commission for follow up action. Besides his work in Bangladesh and Asia, Dr. Rahman is a Research Associate at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, USA since 1996. He was also a Faculty Member of the International Programme on the Management of Sustainability (IPMS) for the Sustainability Challenge Foundation in the Netherlands. He has designed, developed and teaches (1999 and 2000) a multi-disciplinary post graduate course on “Sustainable Development Challenges and North South Dialogue” at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, USA. He is also a Reviewer of the World Energy Assessment (1999) by the World Energy Council, UNDP and UNEP and a leading author of the South Asian intergovernmental policy paper for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
address : House 23, Road 10A, Dhanmondi, R/A, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
phone : +880-2-8115829, 9113682, 11-860052
fax : +880-2-8111233
email : Atiq.rahman@bcas.net
 
Estomih. N. Sawe
SSN Director, Country Lead for Mitigation in Tanzania
résumé : Mr. Estomih. N. Sawe is working for the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organisation (TaTEDO) as Executive Director since 1997. He has Bsc. (India) and MSc. (USA) in Engineering and several specialised certificates and diploma trainings in Renewable/Rural energy technologies, practices, management and policy related issues. He has over 20 years experience in Renewable/Rural Energy combining extensive experience working with Government, University, international consultants and renewable energy non-governmental organisation. He also has wide experience in rural/ renewable energy studies, projects development, planning, field implementation, institutional development, energy policy analysis, management systems development, rural energy demand assessments and community mobilisation and participatory planning and implementation methods. He has been involved in the formulation of the 1992 Tanzania energy policy and the review of 2003 national energy policy.
address : TaTEDO, P.O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
phone : 255 022 2700771/2700438
fax : 255 022 2774400
email : energy@tatedo.org
edirector@tatedo.org
Sawe_en@yahoo.com
url : www.tatedo.org
 
Moekti (Kuki) Soejachmoen
Executive Director at Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia, Country Team Leader SSN Indonesia
résumé : Kuki is the Country Lead of SSN Indonesia. She is responsible for both mitigation and adaptation team work in Indonesia. She completed her first degree in Environmental Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung before pursuing her study in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. She has been involved in a number of projects and researches in the field of climate change, energy, transportation and air quality in her more than 15 years professional life.
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : kuki@pelangi.or.id
url : www.pelangi.or.id
 
Alberto Júlio Tsamba
Member of the SSN Mitigation Team, Mozambique (GED) and Alternate Director to Boaventura Cuamba of Mozambique
résumé : B.Sc. in Biology and Chemistry (UEM-Mozambique), Chemical Engineer (UEM-Mozambique) and Licentiate Engineer on Energy Technology (KTH-Sweden), Mr. Tsamba is a lecturer and researcher at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique. He is also a senior consultant in biomass energy technologies and environment related matters, since 1995. He is a member of the national GHG inventory team and coordinator of the cd4cdm project in Mozambique, as well. He has been involved in Climate Change, UNFCCC, KP and CDM training and awareness rising throughout the country. Presently, as member and one of the GED directors, he works both in adaptation and mitigation projects in a joint program with SSN. Under GED, he is the leader of the mitigation team.
address : Rua General Pereira d’Eça, 214 MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
phone : +258 2148 6403
fax : +258 2148 6403
mobile : +258 823 151 800
email : ajtsamba@zebra.uem.mz
ajtsamba@yahoo.com.br
 
Rod Janssen
SSN Director of Monitoring
résumé : Rod is an expert in energy/environment policy, energy efficiency and renewable energy policy, specialising in programme design and evaluation. Rod has done extensive consulting, training and evaluation work for HELIO International, the European Commission, the European Energy Charter, the World Bank and many other national and multilateral organisations, working in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as Turkey, India and Africa. Among many other reports and publications, he wrote “Renewable Energy . . . Into the Mainstream for the IEA’s Renewable Energy Working Party” and “The Road Towards an Energy-Efficient Future”, the report presented by the European Energy Charter to the Kiev Environment Ministerial in May 2003 and “Towards Energy Efficient Buildings in Europe”, for the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
address : 23 Blandford Road London W4 1DX United Kingdom
phone : +44-208 995 9581
email : rod.janssen@gmail.com
url : www.helio-international.org
 
Barry Kantor
Capacity Building and Communications Co-ordination, Central Office, SSN
résumé : Barry Kantor has been coordinating communications, training and media since SSN started. In this capacity he is convenor and editor of the "SSN CDM Toolkit" and co-wrote the book, "Climate Change: SSN Stories from the Developing World". He has a background practicing law in partnership with a major law firm in Cape Town and has a post graduate degree from the University of Cape Town in English and Law. Barry has spent 10 years as a qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique helping individuals to let go of self-destructive patterns of behaviour in a process of becoming more open with themselves and their environment. Barry has led group workshops introducing people to the powerful relationship that we all share with nature as a way of connecting people to each other and to the sources of their strength and inspiration. He loves kayaking, hiking and reading.
address : 138 Waterkant Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
phone : +27 21 425 1464 (office)
fax : +27 21 425 1463
email : barry@southsouthnorth.org
url : www.southsouthnorth.org
 
Daniele Cesano
Capacity Building team member
résumé : Daniele Cesano’s specific field of expertise is the sustainable energy sector. He is also specialized in the elaboration and implementation of sustainable development projects. Daniele is founder of CO2nnect, a consulting service based in Milan, Italy, and specialized in the carbon market and renewable energy, where he is currently working. In the past, Daniele has worked in the voluntary carbon market to offset greenhouse gas emissions. He has been involved in several projects in the US, Sweden, Nicaragua, Brazil and Italy concerning the good management of environmental resources. He is a Fellows of LEAD and Kinship Conservation Institute. He has taught environmental engineering at Columbia University, New York, and lectured on sustainability at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Daniele holds a PhD in Earth and Water Resources Management from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
address : Via Marghera 18, Milan, Italy
phone : +39.02.4399.8201
fax : +39.02.4399.8201
email : daniele@co2nnect.com
url : www.co2nnect.com
 
Hannah Reid
SSN Adaptation Team member; Research Associate - IIED
résumé : Dr Hannah Reid joined the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in December 2001 as part of the Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development project team. She has since worked for the Human Settlements Programme and the Biodiversity and Livelihoods Group, and is currently a Researcher with the Climate Change Group, which she joined in May 2002. Prior to employment at IIED, she spent three years in South Africa working as a consultant and conducting research for her PhD in Biodiversity Management. This assessed whether community-owned national parks were ecologically, socially and economically sustainable. She has also worked in the Philippines, Australia, Zimbabwe and Zambia with a variety of government agencies, non-government organizations, donors and community organizations.
address : International Institute for Environment and Development 3 Endsleigh Street London WC1H 0DD United Kingdom
phone : +44 (0)20 7388 2117
fax : +44 (0)20 7388 2826
email : hannah.reid@iied.org
url : www.iied.org
 
Beth Henriette
SSN Adaptation Team member; Group Administrator, Climate Change Group, IIED
résumé : Beth Hughes joined the Climate Change Group at IIED, in September 2005 as the Group Administrator. In 2004-2005 she completed an MA in World Trade and Development at Greenwich University, UK, and was awarded a distinction for her dissertation on Fairtrade. Before studying for her MA Beth gained extensive administrative experience working for the Archbishop of Canterbury in the International Affairs Office at Lambeth Palace for 4 years. Her first degree is in German and Linguistic Science, from York University, UK and she is fluent in German.
address : International Institute for Environment and Development 3 Endsleigh Street London WC1H 0DD United Kingdom
phone : +44 (0)20 7388 2117
fax : +44 (0)20 7388 2826
email : beth.hughes@iied.org
url : http://www.iied.org/

Bangladesh

Atiq Rahman
SSN Strategy Programme Director - Executive Director, BCAS (Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies), Country Team Leader for SSN Bangladesh
résumé : A. Atiq Rahman of Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is head of the Bangladeshi team. He is a leading negotiator in the international climate change regime from the south, a coordinator of the North-South Dialogue on Climate Change and convenor of Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA). He also coordinates the Global Forum on Environment and Poverty (GFEP). He is elected Chairperson of the Coalition of Environmental NGOs, Bangladesh, and continues to represent this vibrant community as its principal decision maker. He has been leading the international programmes of BCAS since its inception. He is presently the Chairman of the Steering Committee of Asia-Pacific National Councils for Sustainable Development (APNCSD) whose Secretariat is in Manila. He is also the Bangladesh Focal Point of the South Asian Poverty Commission for follow up action. Besides his work in Bangladesh and Asia, Dr. Rahman is a Research Associate at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, USA since 1996. He was also a Faculty Member of the International Programme on the Management of Sustainability (IPMS) for the Sustainability Challenge Foundation in the Netherlands. He has designed, developed and teaches (1999 and 2000) a multi-disciplinary post graduate course on “Sustainable Development Challenges and North South Dialogue” at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, USA. He is also a Reviewer of the World Energy Assessment (1999) by the World Energy Council, UNDP and UNEP and a leading author of the South Asian intergovernmental policy paper for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
address : House 23, Road 10A, Dhanmondi, R/A, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
phone : +880-2-8115829, 9113682, 11-860052
fax : +880-2-8111233
email : Atiq.rahman@bcas.net
 
Mozaharul Alam
Research Fellow, BCAS and International Fellow of IIED, SSN Team Coordinator for SSN Bangladesh Adaptation Programme
résumé : Mozaharul Alam has obtained his MSc degree in Geography in 1989 from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He joined Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) in 1992 as a researcher. He has awarded International Fellowship by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) under Climate Change Programme. His specialization is on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability assessment to climate change, integrated environment assessment and natural resource management. He has also applied spatial tools and models such as GIS, RS, GCM and COMAP in the field of climate change, environment, and natural resource management.
He has experiences to work as a project coordinator, technical coordinator, team leader and a member of multidisciplinary team of expert. He has recently worked as National Project Coordinator of Formulation of National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) of Bangladesh. He has also participated in a number of studies of which noteworthy are “Bangladesh Climate Change Country Study under the US Climate Change Studies Programme”, “Assessment of Vulnerability of Coastal Areas to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise; A Pilot Study in Bangladesh” and “Asia Least-Cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy (ALGAS) study, Bangladesh”. He has also worked as a member of the technical working committee of preparation of the “Initial National Communication of Bangladesh”.
He has attended several international conferences, seminars, and workshops on climate change, environment, energy and development including Conference of the Parties (COPs) and Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) Meeting to the UNFCCC. He has also participated as resource person at national and international level training workshops including South Asian Training Workshop for the Preparation of National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), held in Bhutan in 2003. He has contributed to a number of books, journal, and published more than 25 papers.
address : House 10, Road 16A, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
phone : +880-2-8851237or 8852217 (office)
fax : +880-2-8851417
mobile : +880-1713 040496
email : mozaharul.alam@bcas.net
 
Sarder Shafiqul Alam
SSN Adaptation Team member; Research Fellow at Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
résumé : Research Fellow at BCAS, obtained his M. Sc. degree in Geography from Jahangirnagar University in 1987. He joined BCAS in 1987 has gathered wide-ranging experiences in areas of field research/studies. In BCAS, he supervised and conducted a number of research and development projects on water resources, fisheries, forestry, socio-economic, agriculture technologies, climate change and adaptation in rural and urban environment where he used various methods and techniques of research. He has wide and varied experience in working with different research institutions, government agencies such as the Department of Fisheries, GOB, Ministry of Forest and Environment, GOB, World Bank, UNDP, DFID, FAO, ICLARM (International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management) now called WorldFish Center, Ford Foundation, Environment Center at the University of Leeds, UK and CARE-Bangladesh.
address : Bangladesh Cenre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), House # 10, Road # 16 A, Gulshan -1, Dhaka -1212, Bangladesh
phone : (880-2) 8851237, 8851986, 8851417
fax : (880-2) 8851417
mobile :
email : Sarder.shafiqul@bcas.net
url : www.bcas.net
 
Mainuddin Khondakar
SSN team, Bangladesh
résumé : Khondakar Mainuddin has an economics background with long experience as researcher/consultant in conducting feasibility studies, evaluation studies, impact assessment, social assessment, business and economic forecasts, macroeconomic analysis, financial analysis, appraisal and planning of different sectoral projects and programmes including those of health, environment, education, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, micro-enterprise, industries of 20 years. He has executed several large scale sample surveys and monitoring, including data analysis and preparation of reports. He has also been coordinator of study teams representing multi-disciplinary fields. As an economist, he is presently giving input to “Improved Performance of Bangladesh Energy Sector” project, and undertaking survey, analysis of data and economic analysis of the SSN project.
address : House 23, Road 10A, Dhanmondi, R/A, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
phone : +880-2-8115829, 9113682, 19-354 259
fax : +880-2-8111233
email : malam@bcas.bdonline.com
 
Dwijen Mallick
Research Fellow, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), SSN Bangladesh Adaptation Team member
résumé : Mr. Mallick has been working at BCAS, an independent research and policy institute in Dhaka for more than 15 years. He obtained his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Sociology from the University of Dhaka and currently he is doing Ph. D in Anthropology from the same University. He gathered wide ranging experiences of conducting social research for project planning and feasibility, evaluation studies, natural resources management and livelihood promotion, local institution and capacity building, conflict resolution and consensus building using both quantitative and qualitative methods and tools. He has designed and implemented a number of participatory research and resources management projects at BCAS, Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC), NGO Forum for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Integrated Action Research and Development (IARD) and Resources Control Company (RCC), Dhaka. He worked with many multi-disciplinary teams and experts groups, development agencies and partner organizations from home and abroad. He is author of a number of journal articles, papers and few books on environment-development, poverty, food security, natural resources management and livelihoods.
Currently, he is managing a participatory action research project of BCAS with a number of local partners on Drinking Water Security for Poor in five ecological systems of Bangladesh. He was involved in a Baseline Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) in Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation for the Government of Bangladesh and UNDP under Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) during May-July 2006. He worked as a Sociologist as well as task manager of BCAS for an Inter-country Study on Policy Research for Sustainable Shrimp Farming in Asia (PORESSFA), commissioned by the European Commissioned. He worked as a principle investigator for an evaluation study on Disaster Preparedness in Flood prone and Cyclone affected regions of Bangladesh in 2003. The study was commissioned by Oxfam BG and implemented by BDPC, Dhaka. He prepared the Bangladesh country report for Linking Climate Adaptation (LCA) in 2005. The study was coordinated by IDS at the University Sussex, UK. He is also working with the BCAS-SSN2 Adaptation team and looking at climate change poverty linkages as well as community capacity building in relation to climate change adaptation at local level.
address : Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) House-10, Road-16A, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212
phone : +880-2-8851237, 8852217
fax : +880-2-8851417
email : dwijen.mallick@bcas.net
url : www.bcas.net
 
Aminur Rahman
SSN Adaptation Team member; Senior Research Officer, Climate Change Group, BCAS
résumé : Aminur Rahman joined the climate change group of BCAS in November 2007 as a Senior Research Officer. He is working with SSN Adaptation Team and primarily involved in implementation of community based adaptation activities on the ground. He obtained MS degree in Agriculture Extension Education from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh in June 1999. Before joined in the BCAS he has nine years working experience in development NGOs (Non-government Organizations) where he worked in agriculture, fisheries and livestock sectors to extend modern technologies, demonstrate new technologies and proven technologies in farmer’s fields considering their interest and feasibilities. He also worked in composting and organic fertilizer production by using municipality wastage to safe the soil health and also make it environment friendly. He has two publications on agriculture sector in relation to maize production and others.
address : House 10, Road 16A, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
phone : +880-2-8851237 or 8852217 (office)
fax : +880-2-8851417
email : aminur.rahman@bcas.net

Brazil

Emilio La Rovere
Director of SSN Mitigation Programme and Country leader of SSN Brazil Country Team, Centro Clima/COPPE/UFRJ
résumé : Emilio Lèbre La Rovere background is on systems engineering and economics, with a M.Sc. in Systems Engineering by COPPE/UFRJ and a Ph.D. in Economics, by the School of High Studies in Social Sciences, University of Paris. He is currently Professor of the Energy Planning Program at COPPE/UFRJ, and Coordinator of the Environmental Sciences Laboratory as well as of the Center for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment, both at COPPE/UFRJ. He was the head of the department in 1995-1996 and of the M.Sc./Ph.D. Environmental Planning Course, from 1988 to 1997. Worked in the Agency for Financing Studies, Research and Development Projects of the Brazilian Federal Government, from 1975 to 1988. Has been working as consultant of CEC, ECLAC, UNDP, UNU, UNESCO, FAO, OAU, UNEP, RISO/UCCEE, World Bank, WCD, IPCC, GEF, among other international agencies. He is Lead author of IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Second Assessment Report (SAR), Working Group III, chapters 8 and 9; of the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios; and of chapter 2 of WG III of the Third Assessment Report (TAR); Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) of chapter 3 of WG II of TAR and Author of several reports prepared for the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco C, Sala 211, Cidade Universitaria, Ilha do Fundao, C.P. 68565, CEP 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
phone : +55 21 2562-8805 / 2562-8760
fax : +55 21 2562-8777
email : emilio@ppe.ufrj.br
url : www.centroclima.org.br
 
Alexandre D'avignon
Development Facilitator for SSN, Researcher Centro Clima/COPPE/UFRJ, Technical Team of SSN, Brazil
résumé : Alexandre d´Avignon is a Development Facilitator for the SSN Project in Brazil. D. Sc. in Energy and Environmental Planning at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in 2001. M. Sc. in Nuclear Engineer Science and Energy Planning at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in 1993. Mechanical Engineer and Journalist Bachelor in Fluminense Federal University. Assessor of Studies and Development at National Industry Confederation (CNI)
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco I 2000, sala I 208, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, CEP: 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
phone : +55 21 2562-8805
fax : +55 21 2562-8005
email : davignon@lima.coppe.ufrj.br
url : www.centroclima.org.br
 
Claudia Do Valle Costa
Researcher Centro Clima Technical Team of SSN, Brazil
résumé : Research areas: Climate Change, Strategies and Policy, scenarios, criteria and indicators of sustainability for CDM project; Solar, Wind and Biomass Energy; Energy and Environmental planning. In SSN Project: Technical Team Phase II – Duties: identify potential CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) projects in Brazil. Each CDM project concept was reviewed against the sustainable development criteria and indicators adopted by SSN project (Thorne and La Rovere,1999).
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco I 2000, sala I 208, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, CEP: 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
phone : +55 21 2562-8805
fax : +55 21 2562-8777
email : cvalle@lima.coppe.ufrj.br
url : www.centroclima.org.br
 
Carolina Dubeux
Technical staff for SSN Brazil on selected project
résumé : Carolina Dubeux, Sociologist, has a Masters in Energy Planning and is a PhD student in Environmental Planning. She is part of the Technical staff of the SSN Brazilian team for the selected project: “Thermo Power Plant Energy Production through the using of waste gas (bio- gas) and bio-diesel (methyl ester) in the Metropolitan Landfill of Gramacho”.
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco I 2000, sala I 208, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, CEP: 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
phone : 21 2562-8805
fax : 21 2562-8805
email : carolina@ppe.ufrj.br
 
Flavia Nadalutti
Development Facilitator, SSN, Centro Clima/COPPE/UFRJ
résumé : Flavia Nadalutti is an Architecture graduate. She also has an MBA in Environment from COPPE UFRJ, 2003, and an MBA in Marketing, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, RJ, 1999. Flavia has been a part of the Centre for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment, Centro Clima at COPPE UFRJ for 4 years, where she works as a Projects Development Facilitator, and also as a Marketing Manager. In 2002, she joined SSN as a Project Development Facilitator in order to contribute to the development and implementation of Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Brazil. Before she joined COPPE, Flavia had wide experience in Product Marketing Management and Marketing Communications Management in the private sector, working for multinational corporations. In the Architecture sector, Flavia worked as a trainee and junior architect in an Architecture office specializing in hospitals and clinics. For SSN 2, Flavia contributes to the Mitigation and Capacity Development teams.
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco I 2000, sala I 208, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, CEP: 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
phone : +55 21 2562-8805
fax : +55 21 2562-8777
email : flavianadalutti@lima.coppe.ufrj.br
url : www.centroclima.org.br
 
Luciano Basto Oliveira
Member of the SSN Mitigation Team
résumé : COPPE research fellow and the Technical Coordinator of the three SSN1 Brazilian CDM selected projects. Phd and Master degree in Energy Planning with emphasis in Environmental Planning. Bachelor degree in Mathematics with specialization in Environmental Analysis and Territory Administration. In SSN2, Luciano is a technical member of the Mitigation team.
address : Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco I, sala I 129, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, CEP: 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
phone : 21 2270-8000
fax : 21 2270-1586
email : luciano@adc.coppe.ufrj.br
 
Martha Macedo de Lima Barata
Member of the SSN Adaptation Team
résumé : Doctor of Science on Energy and Environmental Planning (COPPE/UFRJ). Bachelor in actuarial sciences and in economic sciences. Coordinator on the Environment Management in Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Fiocruz, which belongs to Federal Brazilian Health Ministry. She works as a researcher publishing articles on environmental management and social responsibility with emphasis in the instruments: environmental accounting in the business extent, indicators of Business Sustainability, environmental auditing and strategic Environmental Evaluation. She also works as a professor and an advisor of students writing their thesis on those issues in Brazilian Federal Universities. Member of the Brazilian Adaptation team, since the beginning of 2005, where she also works as a researcher interested in the health vulnerability to climate change and sustainable development.
address : Av. Brasil, 4365 – prédio Gomes de Farias, sala 203, 21045-900 - Manguinhos – RJ – Brazil
phone : 66 21 25604316 ram. 151 / 55 21 25
fax : 55 21 25607011
email : barata@ioc.fiocruz.br
barata@lima.coppe.ufrj.br
url : www.ioc.fiocruz.br/barata@lima.coppe.ufrj.br
 
Debora Cynamon Kligerman
Member of SSN Adaptation Team, Civil and Sanitary Engineer and Researcher.
résumé : Graduated in 1986 as a civil engineer at Rio State University. Specialized in sanitary and environmental in 1988 at Rio State University. Master Degree on Urban and Regional Planning at Rio Federal University in 1995. Doctorate on Environmental Planning in 2001at COPPE/Rio Federal University. Since 1986, I have been working in National and Public Health School in Sanitation Department of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation as a researcher and professor. I have taught from communitarian population to doctorate student. Since 2000 I also have coordinated environmental management in FIOCRUZ and in 2003, I was stablished as waste general coordinator of Fiocruz. From 2004 I was elected as chief of Department of Sanitation.
address : Avenida Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 5º andar, 21041-210, Manguinhos - RJ BRAZIL
phone : +55 21 25982573 / +55 21 22707352
fax : +55 21 22707352
email : debora@kligerman.net
deborak8@terra.com.br
url : www.ensp.fiocruz.br/ www.fiocruz.br
 
Maria Regina Maroun Maria Regina Maroun
SSN Adaptation Team member; Mechanical Engineer and Popular Educator
résumé : Graduated in 1980 as a mechanical engineer at Rio Federal University, worked for about 13 years in different consulting firms as a project engineer in Brazilian hydroelectrical plants. During the past 12 years, worked in socioenvironmental programs in poor communities, with different NGO´s, in the interior of Brazil (FUNIVALE-Associação Pró-Fundação Universitária do Vale do Jequitinhonha) and in the great Rio area (OIA-O Instituto Ambiental; SEOP-Serviço de Educação e Organização Popular; ÁGUA DOCE-Serviços Populares). Presently is President Director and Technical Responsible of ÁGUA DOCE, member of SEOP and is finishing the M.Sc. degree in the Environmental Planning Program at COPPE/UFRJ.
address : Rua B, lotes 16 a 21, Suruí 25.925-000 Magé - RJ BRAZIL
phone : +55 24 2237-0238 / +55 21 2647-1435
fax : +55 24 2237-0238
email : mrmaroun@ppe.ufrj.br
 
Joyce Maria Guimarães Monteiro
Member of SSN Mitigation Team
résumé : Joyce trained as an Agronomy Engineer (1990) and has worked in the environmental area since 1993. She has worked as an ad hoc analyst of projects for protection and conservation of tropical forests in Brazil. She was also a consultant of the environmental area for FUNAI (National Foundation of the Indian) where her chief task was to analyze environmental and social impacts of hydroelectric and roads on native lands. Joyce has a Master of Science in Ecology (1995) with the thesis: Carbon Dioxide changes over savannas and has published her findings in this regard. Joyce was chosen as a PhD candidate at the PPE/COPPE/UFRJ (2002) doing research in forest strategies and the politics of mitigation of climate change (forestation/ reforestation and biofuels). She has been a member of CentroClima since the end of 2003 and has contributed to the elaboration of the PDDs of the Brazilian team in the SSN project.
address : Center for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment (CentroClima) Centro de Tecnologia. Bloco I Sala 208 Ilha do Fundão Rio de Janeiro – RJ Brazil CEP 21949-900
phone : 55 21 25628805
fax : 55 21 25628805
email : joyce@lima.coppe.ufrj.br
 
André Felipe Simões
Member of the Brazilian SSN2 Adaptation Team; Centro Clima Researcher, D.S. Energy and Environmental Planning (COPPE/UFRJ/2003)
résumé : Senior researcher at the Energy and Environmental Planning Program (at COPPE/UFRJ), with D.Sc. in Energy and Environmental Planning. D. Sc. Thesis (PPE/UFRJ, 2003) in the area of Aviation and Global Climate Change. Master (M.Sc.) in Metallurgical Engineering (emphasis in Materials Engineering of Materials, PUC/RJ, 1997), with thesis in the area of fatigue in aircraft structures. Metallurgical Engineer (PUC/RJ, 1994). In the extent of his doctorate, published 6 papers in international journals, participated in 18 congress and seminars in the area of Energy and Environmental Planning and integrated 14 project teams with national and international fomentation. These mentioned projects were related with: Global Climate Change (with emphasis in MDL and International Market of Carbon Credits), renewable energies, petroleum and natural gas, national energy matrix and universalization of the access to electricity (and associated possibilities for poverty reduction in Brazil). Member of the Brazilian Adaptation team since the beginning of 2005.
address : Alameda Rio Uatumã, 72, Condomínio Morro Vermelho, Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil, CEP 13800-970.
phone : 55 19 9648-7037
email : andrefel@ppe.ufrj.br
andre@lima.coppe.ufrj.br

Indonesia

Moekti (Kuki) Soejachmoen
Executive Director at Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia, Country Team Leader SSN Indonesia
résumé : Kuki is the Country Lead of SSN Indonesia. She is responsible for both mitigation and adaptation team work in Indonesia. She completed her first degree in Environmental Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung before pursuing her study in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. She has been involved in a number of projects and researches in the field of climate change, energy, transportation and air quality in her more than 15 years professional life.
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : kuki@pelangi.or.id
url : www.pelangi.or.id
 
Chrisandini
Researcher at Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia, SSN Indonesia
résumé : Chrisandini belongs to both SSN Adaptation and Mitigation Team. She graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology in the field of environmental engineering, and then pursued master degree in environmental impact assessment, auditing and management systems at University of East Anglia (UEA), England. She had been a researcher at Pelangi during the period of 1997 to 1999. After doing some freelance consultation jobs, she decided to re-join Pelangi in 2002 and continue her works in climate change, urban environment and sustainable development issues
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : chris@pelangi.or.id
 
Gustya Indriani
Researcher at Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia, SSN Indonesia
résumé : Gustya is a member of the SSN Mitigation Team. She has conducted studies on climate change issues before joining Pelangi in 2005 as climate change researcher. She holds a bachelor degree in environmental engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), while her advanced education was pursued at Environmental Engineering Program, the Hamburg – Harburg University of Technology (TUHH) and at Global Technology Management Program, the Northern Institute of Technology (NIT) in Germany.
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : gustya.indriani@pelangi.or.id
 
Nugroho Nurdikiawan
Information & communication Manager at Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia, SSN Indonesia
résumé : Nugroho works in information and communication at Pelangi and contributes to outreach activities for SSN. He has a first degree in information technology from Universitas Gunadarma, Jakarta. He then decided to shift to a more social aspect of science and technology by undertaking a master degree in science communication from the Centre of Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University, Canberra.
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : nugroho@pelangi.or.id
 
Deni Alfianto Amris
Financial and Accounting Manager at Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia, SSN Indonesia
résumé : He has completed his a academic studies in the field of Accounting at the Faculty of Economics, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Akutansi “YKPN”, and now, he is continuing his study in Magister Manajemen at Gajah Mada University. Deni previously has experience in Auditor and Tax Counsultant before joining Pelangi.
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : deni@pelangi.or.id
 
Dwi Ariyogagautama
Field Officer for SSN team Pelangi
résumé : “Yoga” has newly joined the Indonesia Adaptation Team since May 2008 as the Field Officer in the Bangsring project. His background is in Marine Science having graduated in 2007 from Diponegoro University where he was active in the Marine Diving Club (MDC) during his years of study. Thanks to his diving skills, he has had success in approaching the target group, who are ornamental fishermen who dive everyday to catch reef fish.
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : yoga@pelangi.or.id
url : www.pelangi.or.id
 
Henriette Imelda
SSN Mitigation Team, Climate Change Researcher at Yayasan Pelangi, Indonesia
résumé : Bachelor degree: Bandung Institute of Technology, majoring Chemical Engineering Master degree: Bandung Institute of Technology and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, majoring Chemical Engineering. Joined Pelangi in September 2006
address : Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia (Pelangi) Jl. Pangeran Antasari No.10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12150 INDONESIA
phone : (+62-21) 7280-1172 (hunting)
fax : (+62-21) 7280-1174
email : h.imelda@pelangi.or.id
url : www.pelangi.or.id

South Africa

Steve Thorne
SSN Technology Transfer and Receptivity Programme Director and Country leader of SSN South Africa Country Team
résumé : Steve Thorne is an energy engineer who has worked in the fields of energy policy formulation and advocacy, and project design over the past 15 years. His work has aimed at transforming the energy economy towards more sustainable energy supply and use. Over the past 10 years he has worked at the Energy and Development Research Centre and run his own consultancy known as Energy Transformations CC. He is technical co-ordinator of the SouthSouthNorth (SSN) project and leads the South Africa SSN team. Steve also serves as an expert panelist on small scale projects under the Clean Development Mechanism’s Executive Board and is currently writing a PhD thesis on the transfer of clean energy technology through the climate window.
address : Loft 5, 138 Waterkant Street, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005
phone : +27 21 425 1465 (office)
fax : +27 21 425 1463
email : steve@southsouthnorth.org
url : www.southsouthnorth.org
 
Adéle Arendse
Adaptation Programme Team member
résumé : Adéle Arendse holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Cape Town (1996). Over the past 10 years she has worked in various capacities in dealing with a range of environmental issues, from desertification, community development/social research, trade and environmental governance to biodiversity and genetic engineering in the NGO sector. She has also worked on pollution policy and prevention as well as chemicals management issues at a provincial government level from 2004-2006. In 2005 she spent time in Uganda volunteering for a local NGO working with communities living around protected areas and also working as a Millennium Development Goals Monitoring Consultant for Africa at the Sustainability Watch International Network Secretariat based in Kampala. Her interest lies in the Africa region and she is currently managing the South African SSN Adaptation to Climate Change Programme and is also involved in development facilitation work.
address : 138. Waterkant Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
phone : +27 21 425 1464/5
fax : +27 425 1463
email : adele@southsouthnorth.org
url : www.southsouthnorth.org
 
Rosa Blaauw
Member of the Adaptation Team
résumé : After completing high school in Port Elizabeth in 1999, she completed a diploma in Hotel Management at Damelin College in 2000. Thereafter, she studied for a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Environmental Science and Geography at Rhodes University from 2001 to 2004. Her interest in global climate change and environmental management grew from high school and university, and has been steadily growing since becoming part of the SSN Africa team in Cape Town from August 2006. As Project Officer for the Adaptation to Climate Change Programme in South Africa, she aims to contribute to the success of the organization through good administrative and project work, effective networking to maintain SSN’s good reputation, and continuing to learn.

My interest in global climate change & environmental management grew from university, and as one of the new members of SSN I’m positive that my introduction to the next phase of the current projects will allow me to contribute to the success of the network.
I’m currently fulfilling the role of Project Officer in the South African Adaptation Programme, and am looking forward to liaising with all SSN members, affiliates & stakeholders throughout all projects.
address : 138 Waterkant Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
phone : +27 21 425 1464/5
fax : +27 21 425 1463
email : rosa@southsouthnorth.org
url : www.southsouthnorth.org

Tanzania

Mike Nshangeki
SSN Country Lead in Adaptation for Tanzania
résumé : Mike is a Board member of EPMS since its inception. He posseses a Masters degree in Business Administration and project management (MBA) from the University of Dar Es Salaam with over ten years experience in Programme administration and Project management. At EPMS Mike is overseeing negotiations with various organizations targeted for carbon trade in Tanzania. Mike who is also the Managing Director of Tanzania Multiconsult ltd, is a Certified Public Accountant with consulting experience in: social and environmental (and sustainability) accounting, auditing and reporting; Strategic Management and organizational effectiveness; business planning; and Agribusiness management.
address : Box 7775, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
phone : +255-754-279-202; +255-784-659-696
fax : +255-222-120-429
email : mike@louisallen.co.za
nshangekimbt@yahoo.com
url : www.epmstanzania.org
 
Estomih. N. Sawe
SSN Director, Country Lead for Mitigation in Tanzania
résumé : Mr. Estomih. N. Sawe is working for the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organisation (TaTEDO) as Executive Director since 1997. He has Bsc. (India) and MSc. (USA) in Engineering and several specialised certificates and diploma trainings in Renewable/Rural energy technologies, practices, management and policy related issues. He has over 20 years experience in Renewable/Rural Energy combining extensive experience working with Government, University, international consultants and renewable energy non-governmental organisation. He also has wide experience in rural/ renewable energy studies, projects development, planning, field implementation, institutional development, energy policy analysis, management systems development, rural energy demand assessments and community mobilisation and participatory planning and implementation methods. He has been involved in the formulation of the 1992 Tanzania energy policy and the review of 2003 national energy policy.
address : TaTEDO, P.O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
phone : 255 022 2700771/2700438
fax : 255 022 2774400
email : energy@tatedo.org
edirector@tatedo.org
Sawe_en@yahoo.com
url : www.tatedo.org
 
Damian Casmiri
EPMS - Mitigation Team member
résumé : Mr.Damian Casmiri is a Climate Change/Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) expert. He is a Masters graduate in Integrated Water Resources Management at the University of Dar es Salaam. His first degree was Environmental Sciences and Management from Sokoine University of Agriculture. He has been working with Environmental Protection and Management Services on Climate Change mitigation through identifying and developing Clean Development Mechanism projects in Tanzania.
Damian has attended several water and environmental related training. He has attended Climate Change (Science, Impacts and Responses) training at the Imperial College London. He attended workshop on the establishment catchment management agency in, Durbanville, Republic of South Africa. Also has attended training on Capacity Development for Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM) organized by UNEP riso centre as well as attending several workshops on CDM.
He has done researches on the effects of recreational activities on coastal pollution and involvement of community and willingness to pay in rural water supply privatization.
address : Environmental Protection and Management Services (EPMS) P.o. Box 7775 Dar es Salaam
phone : +255 222 120 429
fax : + 255 22 2120429
email : epms@bol.co.tz
url : www.epmstanzania.org
 
Tharsis Hyera
EPMS Programme Manager
résumé : Tharsis is currently the Programme Manager of EPMS. He is a University of Reading alumnus trained as agro-meteorologist. Among the subjects he studied was soil microbiology. From 1993 until June 2005 Tharsis worked in the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) as Manager in the Research and Applied Meteorology Division where he also served as a member of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology of the WMO. Prior to that he was employed by the World Meteorological Organization and assigned to establish agrometeorological services in the Kingdom of Swaziland under the SATCC/FINNIDA/WMO project from 1991 to 1992. After his training in Britain in the early eighties Tharsis was attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security as the Principal Agrometeorologist in the Food Security Unit until 1991.Tharsis has also worked in Nigeria as FAO consultant for the Federal Government of Nigeria (1987) in the establishment of a Crop Monitoring and Early Warning System there. He has also done consultancy work in Namibia and in Eritrea on climate change scenarios and impact assessment of climate change on agriculture. Tharsis has taken courses in Satellite Remote sensing in Rome and Harare, crop-weather modeling in Wageningen and Climate Change at Imperial College, London. He has been involved in the development of GCM based climate change scenarios and WOFOST and DSSAT based vulnerability and adaptation studies for the Tanzanian Initial and Second National Communication to the UNFCCC. While in TMA Tharsis was the national focal person for the IPCC and used to attend many IPCC meetings. He also used to participate as a resource person in a number of local workshops having to do with climate change that were organized by the Department of Environment, The Disaster Management Department and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. Having thrice climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to his credit, Tharsis is an active member of the international research team (Massachusetts University and Ohio State University, USA and Innsbruck University, Austria) studying the impact of climate change on glacier recession of Mount Kilimanjaro. Tharsis has published a number of papers on agrometeorology and climate change. He is also the Secretary of the newly formed Tanzania Centre for Disaster Risk Management (TCDRM).
address : Environmental Protection and Management Services (EPMS) P.o. Box 7775 Dar es Salaam
phone : +255 222 120 429
email : htmagnus@yahoo.co.uk
epms@bal.co.tz
url : www.epmstanzania.org
 
Euster Kibona
EPMS - Adaptation Team leader
résumé : Euster holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro. She has been working with EPMS since 2003 July, she is currently working as Adaptation Programme Officer. Euster has participated in a number of activities on climate change. She was a team member during preparation of CDM Implementation Guide for Tanzania. She was also team member in preparation of National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) document for Tanzania. She has attended a number of short courses, workshops and seminars on climate change. Euster also has a varsty experience of working with local communities in rural Tanzania on issues of conservation. Euster is working as a coordinator of SouthSouthNorth (SSN) Adaptation team in Tanzania where by the community based adaptation project to enhance water availability in the Coastal area Mlingotini village in Bagamoyo District affected by sea water intrusion in fresh water is to be done
address : Environmental Protection and Management Services (EPMS) P.o. Box 7775 Dar es Salaam
phone : +255 22 2120429
email : eusterkibona@yahoo.com
epms@bol.co.tz
url : www.epmstanzania.org
 
Rose Mero
Adaptation Team member and EPMS Programme Officer
résumé : Ms. Rose Mero is working at EPMS as a programme Officer basically on mitigation as well as adaptation projects. She has a Bachelor degree in Environmental Science and Management. She is a SSN team member working on development of Community Based Adaptation projects.
address : Environmental Protection and Management Services (EPMS) P.o. Box 7775 Dar es Salaam
phone : +255 222 120 429
email : rosemero1@hotmail.com
epms@bol.co.tz
url : www.epmstanzania.org
 
Gisela Ngoo
SSN Mitigation Team member, Tanzania (TaTEDO)
résumé : Gisela Ngoo holds Msc. Degree in Forest Biology and has undergone extensive training on the gender face of energy in a gender and energy training workshop (Johannesburg, South Africa), Gender Analysis in Energy Planning and Environment Management (Mananga, Swaziland), and Rural Energy Planning and Environment Management (East and Southern Africa Management Institute, ESAMI). She’s a member of the Environment Coalition (ECO) of Tanzania and the National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (NGSE). She has worked with TaTEDO since 1999, as Energy Environment Initiative Coordinator. In January 2006, She has appointed to be Environment Energy Initatives Programme Manager. She is supervising and coordinate Energy environment and gender related activities within the organization. Her tasks have included developing and implementing projects, conducting and facilitating training workshops and seminars on environment and energy related issue and coordinating activities of the National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network hosted at TaTEDO in partnership with ENERGIA (an international network on women and sustainable energy) of the Netherlands. In March 2006, she attended the Capacity Building workshop and Board of Directors meeting prepared by SSN, held in Bogor, Indonesia.
address : P.O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
phone : +255 22 2700438
fax : +255 22 27440
email : energy@tatedo.org
url : www.energy.tatedo
 
Shima Sago
SSN Mitigation Team member, Tanzania (TaTEDO)
résumé : Shima Sago has Bachelor of Science (Bsc.) in Environmental Engineering from University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS) Tanzania. He has undergone several short courses in energy and environment both in Tanzania and outside the country including that of Environmental management and Rural Energy Planning, held at MEETI, Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Sago has been working with TaTEDO as energy and environment project staff for about four years now. Among other skills, Mr. Sago is experienced in needs assessment and local level energy planning, training of local community on improved charcoal production methods and energy and environment impact assessment. He has organized and conducted several training workshops to local communities on efficient charcoal production methods including sustainable forest management. He is a SSN CDM team member.
address : P.O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
phone : +255 22 2700438
fax : +255 22 27440
email : energy@tatedo.org
url : www.energy.tatedo
 
Pamela Semiono
SSN Mitigation Team member, Tanzania (TaTEDO)
résumé : Pamela Semiono earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS), Constituents College of University of Dare es salaam in 2003. She also has a Master degree in Environmental Technology and Management earned from the same College in 2005. During her studies at UCLAS, she conducted a research on ‘Indoor air Pollution from Combustion of Cooking Fuelwood, Charcoal and Kerosene in rural areas of Tanzania’. The research was basically assessing how combustion of different cooking fuels affect indoor climate and what are health problems associated with it. She also attended training on Air Quality Monitoring conducted at, Dar es Salaam City Council Hall, by the United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) under organization of National Environmental Management Council in 2005. In November 2005, she joined Tanzania Traditional Development and Environment Organization (TaTEDO) as Climate Change Project staff and Consultancy Services Coordinator. Her tasks have included developing and implementing climate change projects. She is a SSN CDM mitigation team member at TATEDO.
address : P.O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
phone : +255 22 2700438
fax : +255 22 27440
email : rsemiono@yahoo.com
url : www.energy.tatedo

Mozambique

Boaventura Cuamba
SSN Director, Member of SSN Mitigation and Adaptation Teams, Mozambique (GED) and SSN Country Lead for Mozambique
résumé : Boaventura Chongo Cuamba earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique, 1981. In the beginning of 1982 he joined the Eduardo Mondlane University as assistant Lecturer in Physics. By the end 0f 1982 he enrolled the University of Jena, in Germany, as M Sc student in Physics, having obtained the degree in 1985. After that he came back to the Eduardo Mondlane University as Lecturer. In 1991 he registered as PhD student in Energy Studies at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, having acquired the degree in 1996. In the same year he was promoted to Assistant Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University and in 2002 promoted to Associate Professor in Renewable Energies, position which holds up to now. Dr Cuamba has undertaken many research, consultancy and teaching projects in the fields of energy, environment and climate change and variability. He participated in the establishment of the Non Governmental Organisation “Action Group for Renewable Energies and Sustainable Development (GED)” in 2002, whereby in the framework of South South North Programme he leads the Adaptation Team.
address : Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Energy, Environment and Climate Research Group The Main University Campus, P. O. Box 257, Maputo, Moza
phone : +258 21 493377
fax : +258 21 486403
email : boaventura.cuamba@uem.mz
url : www.uem.mz
 
Alberto Júlio Tsamba
Member of the SSN Mitigation Team, Mozambique (GED) and Alternate Director to Boaventura Cuamba of Mozambique
résumé : B.Sc. in Biology and Chemistry (UEM-Mozambique), Chemical Engineer (UEM-Mozambique) and Licentiate Engineer on Energy Technology (KTH-Sweden), Mr. Tsamba is a lecturer and researcher at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique. He is also a senior consultant in biomass energy technologies and environment related matters, since 1995. He is a member of the national GHG inventory team and coordinator of the cd4cdm project in Mozambique, as well. He has been involved in Climate Change, UNFCCC, KP and CDM training and awareness rising throughout the country. Presently, as member and one of the GED directors, he works both in adaptation and mitigation projects in a joint program with SSN. Under GED, he is the leader of the mitigation team.
address : Rua General Pereira d’Eça, 214 MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
phone : +258 2148 6403
fax : +258 2148 6403
mobile : +258 823 151 800
email : ajtsamba@zebra.uem.mz
ajtsamba@yahoo.com.br
 
Silene Issufo Sérgio Bila
Member of SSN Adaptation Team, Mozambique
résumé : Silene Issufo Sérgio Bila earned her Bachelor of Science in Forest Engineering from the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique in 2004. At the moment is taking her Master Degree in Agricultural Development in the field of Management of Forest and Wildlife Resources at the same university. She joined GED, an NGO based in Maputo at the end of 2005 and presently is a member of the Mozambican Adaptation Team at GED. From 2006 up to now she has been exposed to issues related with Climate Change through participation in workshops and training seminars, as the March 2006 Capacity Building workshop and Board of Directors meeting prepared by SSN, held in Bogor, Indonesia.
address : GED, Rua General Pereira d’ Eça nº 214, C/O GTA, P. O. Box 379, Maputo, Mozambique
phone : +258 21 48 77 21
fax : +258 21 48 77 22
mobile : +258 84 32 68 470
email : office@ged.org.mz
url : www.ged.org.mz
 
Sérgio Ambrósio Sangarote
résumé : Chemical engineer (Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique) As finalist student in Chemical engineering emphasis in field of environment, He developed monitoring and evaluation activities in Occupational Health and Safety, Quality Control and Environment Impact at Mozambique Cement Factory and Mozambique’s main Petroleum Company.
Joined GED, in SSN’s Mitigation team at beginning of 2007.
address : Rua General Pereira d´Eça, 214 Maputo, Mozambique
phone : +258 2148 6403
fax : +258 2148 6403
mobile : +258826195199
email : sanganazia@yahoo.com.br
Sergio.sangarote@gmail.com
url : www.ged.org.mz/
 
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