Rose Sirali

Consultant Climate Change & Renewable Energy , Government Agency

Nairobi, Kenya

An achievement oriented environmentalist with several years of experience in environmental assessments, analysis, planning, conservation, environmental economics, policy and climate change, environmental research, ecosystem management, technical support in the implementation of CDM projects, REDD+ projects, mitigation planning and field investigations of various projects including, water resources and public projects.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
Professional Experience:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant: Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF) July 2011 –to date. Mainstreaming climate change into projects and strengthening renewable energy initiatives, these projects are funded by European Union and DANIDA. Reviewing community project concepts, redesigning projects for donor funding.

Consultant: Involved in a number of evaluations of development projects funded by development partners both nationally and regionally including Zambia.

Regional Environment Specialist; Nile Basin Initiative, Entebbe, Uganda, August 2009-October 2010;
Duties & Responsibilities:
o Was responible for environmental management and assessment as well as provision of advice, information and high-level technical support to the environmental management strategies and associated functions of the NBI

Natural Resources Management Coordinator, Ministry of State for Special Programmes
Government of Kenya August 2008-July 2009
Duties & Responsibilities:
o Provided technical advice on issues of natural resources and environmental sustainability of flood-prone areas to stakeholders.

Principal Environmental Research Officer, October 2007 to August 2008
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
1. Coordinate development and implementation of the environment research agenda;
2. Coordinate the research for the development of the national environment action plan;
3. Develop the parameters for research teams developing the State of Environment Reports;
4. Technical backstopping of research projects by lead agencies through provision of technical advice and material;
5. Development and implementation of projects of a transboundary nature to mitigate environmental issues at cross border sites;
6. Coordinate mainstreaming of environmental concerns into policies, action plans, activities, programmes and projects by lead agencies;
7. Operationalize the Environment Management and Coordination Act through development of subsidiary legislation and guidelines;
8. Operational Focal Point for the Global Environment Facility:
• Reviewing project proposals from proponents and liaising with UN agencies for funding and project execution;
• Maintaining projects registry;
• Donor mapping.

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, National Environment Management Authority; Various positions including Principal Research Coordinator; 1991-2007;

Duties & Responsibilities:
o Research into areas highlighted in the state of environment reports;
o Coordinated development of District Environment Action Plans;
o Work included Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects with industry
o Worked in the Climate Change Secretariat assisting the Focal Point;
o Handled Multilateral Environmental Agreements particularly UNFCCC, UNCCD, CBD among others issues identified in the state of environment reports.

NATIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICER; July 1998 – to Nov 2003
Ministry of Environment, Na

Education:

Education & Professional Qualifications:
o PhD by Research and Thesis titled: “An assessment of vegetation characteristics and indigenous knowledge for conservation of biological diversity in Boni Forest”. University of Nairobi - 2007-2011 (Not yet awarded)
o Diploma in Business Administration and Human Resource Management, Premese Africa Development Institute. 2009-2010
o Diploma in Community Based Development, Premese Africa Development Institute. 2004-2005
o Masters in Botany (Genetics), University of Nairobi.1986-1988
o BSC, Botany/Zoology, University of Nairobi.1983-1986

Other Certificates and Trainings:
• Addressing Climate Change in Development Assistance Denmark 2012 (Certificate)
• Certificate in Group Training Course in Kyoto Mechanism at International Centre for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT) and other related organizations, Japan
• Certificate in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, New Delhi, India, UNDESA
• Several certificates in Environmental Assessments including Environmental and Social Management Frameworks, Environment Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit and other World Bank Safe Guard Policies;
• Certificate in Participatory Integrated Community Development/Natural Resources Management Training, World Bank Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Project
• Certificate in Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation: Nile Basin Initiative-NTEAP Cairo, Egypt
• Certificate in Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) Public Service Commission

Key Professional Skills:
o Skilled in proposal writing and development of community projects
o Skilled in different assessment approaches and methods, participatory appraisal techniques, monitoring and evaluation, household and market survey methods, and statistical analysis
o Deep knowledge of environmental laws and safety, climate change
o Have facilitation skills in development of strategies and planning and assessment of project impacts
o Proficient in Microsoft Project 2000, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Internet/Intranet, and Power point applications
o Experienced in designing community development projects, proposal writing, project implementation and project cycle evaluations

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments

Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Kiswahili

Nationality:

Kenya

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