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| 2008 - 2008 Ongoing |
Monitoring and Evaluation system for the Global Water Initiative (International Institute for Environment and Development, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal)
M&E consultant |
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ITAD is currently setting out an enhanced monitoring and evaluation system for the Global Water Initiative (GWI) specifically looking at the results and success aspects of the Initiative; and taking in to account the knowledge, attitudes and practice of the stakeholders. The GWI brings together a group of seven leading international organisations to address the challenges of providing long-term access to clean water and sanitation, access to water for rural production, as well as the protection and sustainable management of ecosystem services and watersheds. The Foundations for Learning and Influence project will enable GWI partners in West Africa to define and begin to implement learning and influencing strategies which are adapted to the context of each country and the region as a whole which contribute to GWI learning and influencing strategies at global level.
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Responsible for the development of an appropriate system for programme monitoring and evaluation based on an analysis of the current M&E methods of the GWI partners in West Africa and an assessment of the 'lead-in projects' approved for funding in 2008. The proposal will also take into consideration the broader objectives and likely future activities as indicated by the GWI Strategy for West Africa.
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| 2007 - 2008 Ongoing |
Nile Basin Initiative Water Resources Management and Planning Project (World Bank, Ethiopia)
Decision Analyst and Institutional/Capacity Development Planning |
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Enhance analytical capacity to support the development, management, and protection of Nile Basin water resources with a platform for communication, information management, and analysis of Nile Basin water resources.
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Development of a set of tools for alternative options, including those used for multi-criteria analysis through the establishment of a broad framework on the existing knowledge of IWRM practices, utilising a web based basin-wide communication system for information transfer and collective decision making
Human and institutional capacity strengthening targeted at enhancing capabilities of riparian experts on continued use and maintenance of the Decision Support System with an emphasis on participatory approaches
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| 2007 - 2007 |
Vietnam Land Administration Programme (World Bank and SIDA, Vietnam)
Monitoring and Evaluation; Aid Effectiveness |
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Member of project preparation review mission, on behalf of World Bank and SIDA for the proposed Vietnam Land Administration Programme which plans further development of the land administration system in Vietnam.
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Specific responsibility for the Monitoring and evaluation arrangements but also reviewed proposals for community land titling and examined the potential impact of the proposed project on poor and ethnic minority people in rural areas. Ensured proposed project is consistent with the Paris Declaration and in particular the 'Hanoi Statement'
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| 2006 - 2007 |
Methodological support and training in sector approach and in budget support (European Commission, Global including North and East Africa)
Coordinator, design and delivery |
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ITAD is consortium leader on a 1.7m Euros per year contract to provide training and methodological support to EC and partner government staff in the Sector Approach and Budget Support. A team of 4 consultants is based in Brussels, while a range of trainers and backstopping consultants are available to support this large-scale capacity-building programme. Particular areas of support include:
- General guidance and support on the sector approach, with specialist guidance in the education, health, transport, water and rural development sectors
- General guidance and support on macro budget support
- Specialist guidance and support in areas including: macroeconomics; institutional assessment; public finance management; indicators and performance monitoring; and policy analysis
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Developed and delivered capacity building material and training on the new aid agenda as applied to the water sector including policy and insitutional frameworks, linking policy to resources, performance monitoring, donor coordination, budget support, and aid effectiveness
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| 1994 - 2006 |
Lecturing on Project Planning and Environmental Economics (Southampton University, United Kingdom)
Lecturer on Project Planning and Environmental Economics |
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Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, Southampton University; on MScs in Water Policy and Resource Management; and Engineering for Development. Covering project planning, environmental management and decision making procedures.
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| 2005 - 2005 |
European Water Research Initiative (DFID, United Kingdom)
Team Leader |
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Responsible, on behalf of DFID, for preparing a European Commission research network (ERA-NET) which coordinates activities across European Member States on water research. This is an important initiative, consistent with the Paris Declaration and encouraging donor harmonisation which was then approved and is presently networking with 15 member states and international water organisations with the aim of improved coordination and uptake/scaling up of water supply, sanitation and integrated water resources management through uptake of knowledge into policy.
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Acted on behalf of DFID as coordinator, facilitator and planner for the preparation of the project to fit with EC policy.
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| 2005 - 2005 |
Water Scoping Study (DFID, United Kingdom)
Consultant |
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Member of specialist team preparing a water scoping study on the prioritisation of water research issues for DFID, see http://www.dfid.gov.uk/research/water-scoping.pdf
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Carried out an extensive review of the key areas in the water sector, resulting in a prioritisation into
Water and governance
Better utilisation of water for economic growth
Reducing vulnerability through improved environmental management
Communication strategies for knowledge transfer
Water and conflict
Public-private partnerships
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| 1998 - 2005 |
Consultant to DFID (Department for International Development, United Kingdom)
Consultant to the Water Advisor |
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Consultant to the Senior Water Resources Adviser in DFID since 1998, advising on water resources, supply and sanitation aspects. Representation on behalf of DFID, at international agency level, including the Global Water Partnership, HELP, IPTRID and ICID.
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| 2003 - 2004 |
Bangladesh Rural Livelihoods Evaluation Partnership (DFID, Bangladesh )
Evaulator |
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ITAD was responsible for regular monitoring of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) rural livelihoods projects in Bangladesh. This portfolio of 10 projects addresses rual poverty in a number of ways, including improving access of the poor to common resources, training and capacity building of the poor themselves and relevant service delivery agents, and improving the poverty orientation of research. This project includes managing all output to purpose reviews and end of project reviews and ensuring that lesson-learning at the programme and project levels contributes towards informing the wider policy environment of DFID Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh.
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Undertake End of Project review of the Research and Extension in Farm Power Issue (REFPI)project. ALso contributed to the cross-project lesson learning and communication of lessons.
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| 2003 - 2003 |
Towards a strategy for sustainable irrigated agriculture with feasible investment in drainage,Aral Sea Basin, Uzbekistan (IPTRID, Uzbekistan)
Workshop Facilitator and Water Resource Planner |
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The Interstate Commission on Water Coordination (ICWC), the regional agency responsible for water resources management in the Aral Sea Basin developed a drainage investment strategy for the region; A DFID sponsored workshop set out the available information relevant to held each oblast and IPTRID supported to investigate specific issues such as groundwater, water use efficiency, drainage design options and potential of GIS/RS data analysis.
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Set up and facilitate the workshop involving respresentatives from 5 Central Asian States. Assist with collation and analysis of papers for presentation at decision making conference.
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| 2003 - 2003 |
Smallholder Improvement Project (IFAD, Bangladesh)
Evaluator |
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Member of five person team carrying out a mid-term review. Responsible for the engineering and infrastrucutre aspects including water supply and sanitation, market deveopment, small water projects and roads development. Implementation was under the supeorvision of the Local Government Engineering Department.
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Carried out mid-term evaluation, including site supervision visits, evaluation of progress; analysing outputs reports and preparing a recommendation for future support.
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| 2000 - 2003 |
Sustainable Management of the West Bank & Gaza Aquifer (DFID, Palestine)
Water supply economist and planner |
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Worked on a significant UK government supported initiative to assess the water resources and sustainable development of the West Bank and Gaza Aquifer. Policy level advisory work
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Policy advice on the optimum utilisation of water resources for water supply and productive utilisation
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| 2001 - 2002 |
Evaluation of Dissemination for DFID. (DFID, United Kingdom)
Key evaluator |
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2001-2002 Key evaluator in association with WEDC on the communication and dissemination aspects of DFID programmes. Inputs included the design and piloting of the questionnaire survey, interviews with key respondents, evaluation of projects documents, preparation of the final evaluation report and communication with the Client.
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| 2000 - 2002 |
Research Management Planning (International Programme for Technological Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID); , Egypt, UK, Italy and India)
Strategist and facilitator |
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To plan and facilitate improved research management; responsible for running high-level meeting at HRWallingford involving international representatives from 16 countries, facilitating a strategy formulation process at IPTRID and carrying out in-country capacity-building workshops.
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| 1999 - 1999 |
Research planning on water resources (DFID, UK and Eastern Europe)
Consultant |
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Part of team with Cranfield and Leeds Universities preparing a research strategy for DFID to combat the degradation of water resources. Responsible for the Eastern Europe region and the research management aspects.
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| 1999 - 1999 |
Strategy workshop for the West and Central Asia and North Africa Region (International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Kuwait)
Facilitator |
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| 1998 - 1998 |
South Africa Water Law: Water Policy paper for irrigation sector in South Africa (Ministry of Agriculture, South Africa)
Adviser |
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| 1998 - 1998 |
North West Regional Agricultural Development Study (Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh)
Trainer, Logframe Planning Training Course |
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1998 Bangladesh Trainer, Logframe Planning Training Course for staff of the Department of Agricultural Extension of the Ministry of Agriculture. Conducted a two-week practical logframe planning exercise as part of the initial stage in the preparation of a US$15 million project for ADB funding.
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Preparation of material for workshop and facilitation of logframe workshop
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| 1997 - 1998 |
Reviewing Implementation Completion Reports (World Bank, UK/Global)
Evaluation of World Bank Project Documents |
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Evaluation of World Bank Project Documents. Reviewing Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs), on behalf of the Operational Evaluation Department (OED) including validation of ratings and an assessment of performance by operational staff.
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Evaluation and review of reports in the water and environmental sectors.
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| 1997 - 1998 |
Water Research Evaluation in DFIDs Engineering Research Programme (DFID, Eritrea, Zimbabwe)
Specialist Evaluator |
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In-country evaluation of water resource management projects in Eritrea and Zimbabwe.
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| 1997 - 1998 |
Evaluation of World Bank Project Documents (World Bank, United Kingdom)
Consultant |
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Reviewing Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs), on behalf of the Operational Evaluation Department including validation of ratings and assessment of performance by operational staff.
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| 1995 - 1997 |
Integrated Development Project (EC-Tacis, Uzbekistan)
Project Director |
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Overall responsibility for a joint UK/Netherlands/Italian project looking at improving the natural resources sector near to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Management and implementation of a complex project covering several sectors involving 2million ECUs over a 3 year investment period.
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| 1996 - 1996 |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Course (Asian Development Bank, Vietnam)
Trainer |
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Delivered three-week course
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| 1996 - 1996 |
Strategies for Intersectoral Water Management in Developing Countries (ODA (DFID), Berlin)
Water Resource Planner |
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Representative on behalf of the UK Governments Overseas Development Administration at an international workshop on strategies for intersectoral water management in developing countries.
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| 1995 - 1996 |
Review of ODA aid projects and programmes with district level focus and participatory development (ODA/ Natural Resources Adviser, Kenya)
Consultant |
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| 1995 - 1995 |
Yao Ba Irrigation Project (Inner Mongolia, China)
Agricultural / Environmental Economist |
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Assessing environmental impact of salinisation following groundwater depletion, including economic
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| 1994 - 1995 |
Water Policy Research (World Bank, Sub Saharan Africa)
Co-author |
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Position paper on small-scale irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa focusing on socio-economic, water rights and legislative issues; as a contribution to World Banks Water Resource Management Strategy for sub-Saharan Africa
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| 1993 - 1994 |
Strengthening environmental management for water resources development in the Water and Power Development Authority (Asian Development Bank, Pakistan)
Team Leader and Environmental Planner |
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Capacity building project to ensure WAPDA water resources projects optimally contributed to sustainable economic development. Responsible for training, and institutional development, including preparing environmental guidelines and carrying out environmental planning on the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project, North West Frontier Province.
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| 1993 - 1994 |
Strengthening environmental management for water resources development in the Water and Power Development Authority (Asian Development Bank, Asia)
Team Leader and Environmental Planner |
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Capacity building for sustainable economic development.
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| 1993 - 1993 |
Flood Defence Appraisal (National Rivers Authority, United Kingdom )
Engineer/Economist |
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Responsible for developing a methodology to appraise the economic value of flood defence work for the National Rivers Authority; producing a procedure for economic assessment.
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| 1991 - 1993 |
Flood Action Plan (World Bank , Bangladesh)
Team Leader/Water Resources Planner |
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Responsible for a multi-national and disciplinary team; included a participatory approach to planning and encompassed the preparation of development plans particular emphasis was given to the impact of the project on the environment;part of World Bank co-ordination for Bangladesh.
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| 1990 - 1990 |
Assessment of Agricultural Benefits (NRA, United Kingdom)
Water Economist |
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Helped develop appraisal technique for the assessment of agricultural benefits from both capital & maintenance works for prioritisation and programming of River Works, NRA.
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| 1990 - 1990 |
Economic comparison of horizontal and vertical drainage for Left Bank Outfall Drain. (Government of Sindh, Pakistan)
Consultant |
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| 1998 - 1989 |
Cotton Marketing Project (World Bank, Sudan)
Team Leader and Economist |
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Co-ordination and project economist on an updating study.
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| 1986 - 1988 |
Grampian Region Rural Development Project (University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Economist |
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Rural development analysis for the expansion of agriculture related industries & quantified the scope for rural diversification. Examined the direct, indirect and induced effects of policy changes on agriculture and other sectors of the regional economy
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| 1986 - 1986 |
Ngwempisi Land Development Project ( - , Swaziland)
Consultant |
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Preparation of development plan for the arable and livestock potential of seven formerly freehold agricultural properties including smallholder development and plans to incorporate suitable land into a forestry scheme.
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| 1985 - 1986 |
Analysis of Farm Data (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Economist |
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Working with farm survey information putting together computer systems to analyse data on farm incomes and forecast of farm profitability to be calculated.
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| 1985 - 1985 |
World Bank Coffee Project (World Bank, Zambia)
Irrigation Specialist |
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Adviser to World Bank on applicability, design, systems cost and benefits of irrigation on the Zambian Coffee Project
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| 1998 - 2004 |
IUDD Knowledge and Research Management programme (DFID, UK/Global)
Team Leader, IUDD Knowledge and Research Management programme |
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Consultant to the Senior Water Resources Adviser in DFID since 1998, advising on water resources and environmental issues and in the management of the Water Resources, Supply And Sanitation.
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Representation on behalf of DFID, at international agency level, including the Global Water Partnership, IPTRID and ICID. Advice and assistance on DFIDs initiatives on Public-Private Business initiatives in the water sector.
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