Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Management of KfW's biodiversity portfolio in Tanzania - financing several protected areas and ecosystems throughout Tanzania.
• Member of the research team: “Closing the resource loop by closing the social loop - the role of consumers and waste pickers in Argentinian plastic recycling ” • Conduction of a Randomized Controlled Trial in Trelew, Argentina, using Behavioural Interventions to improve household waste separation
Rural Development and Agriculture Division; Agriculture and Climate change: • Assessment of project proposals on climate change adaptation, reducing vulnerability and building resilience in different African countries. • Consulting BMZ regarding issues on Climate Smart Agriculture, climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation through emission reduction in agriculture. • Organization of official Side Events at COP23 and at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture GFFA (with the International Livestock Research Institute ILRI ) for BMZ
• Conducted a field study on Community Based Natural Resource Management • Identified areas of intervention for the KFW-financed NAMPARKS 4 project in the areas of Tourism Development, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Fire Management, Agriculture, Monitoring and Governance
• Appraisal of KfW's contribution to the "Fondation pour les Aires Protégées et la Biodiversité de Madagascar"
Preparation of a Master's Thesis for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia: • Land-use conflicts and Governance Issues in areas of Community Based Natural Resource Management • Policy Recommendations for the Ministry of Environment, local NGOs and international donors • Mixed Methodology combining qualitative interviews with a quantitative survey