Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Heading Climate & Development Advice, a consultancy with associated experts of high level international reputation, providing services like policy advice, research, studies, strategic advice, training, project consultation and capacity building. Geographer and social scientist by profession. 4 years of environmental teaching at universities and training colleges. 25 years of international experience in environmental, developmental and political advisory work, e.g. with international NGOs like Bread for the World, Greenpeace and FIAN. Numerous publications on sustainable development, climate change and human rights.
Heading Climate & Development Advice, an international expert network providing consultancy services like policy advice & research, project consultation & evaluation, and capacity building; specialised issues are international climate policies, climate adaptation and risk management, low carbon development and sustainability
Representing the organisation towards the German governement and the Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) Co-ordinating the organisation's lobby and advocacy interventions at national and international levels; Strategy development & quality management
Policy advice and advocacy on climate change risk reduction, adaptation and low carbopn development; Representation of the organization at national and international climate policy levels (e.g. observer to the UNFCCC since 2008) Exchange, training & capacity building programmes in Africa, Asia & Pacific, and Latin America with a focus on community based adaptation and climate impact assessments; Conceptual design, research and supervision of climate projects in hot spots of climate change
Independent consultancy: sustainable development studies, research and training courses on food security issues and human rights (Action Aid, Ecumencial Advocacy Alliance, German Association for Technical Cooperation etc) in Germany and abroad
Head of Finance Department and Organisational Development Unit; responsible for overall project management and organisational development in Europe and Asia