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Motivated and experienced development professional with over 20 years experience in water and environmental issues, mainly from South East Asia. For the last 16 years as coordinator/manager in capacity development for sustainable rural development. Well experienced in environmental management. Over 8 years experience with an international river basin organization, most lately as CEO. |
 Contact Hans Guttman
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
- Twenty years of experience in water/aquatic resources management for sustainable rural development, working at local, national and regional level addressing agricultural and aquatic resources production, biodiversity, adaptation and resilience.
- Background in research and development with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for a total of 10 years. Currently CEO of an intergovernmental river basin agency (Mekong River Commission, MRC) with earlier experience as Coordinator of 50 development agencies in Southeast Asia (four years with Wetlands Alliance, WA) and for six years Head of the Environment Programme of MRC.
- Thirteen years experience in managing/coordinating and implement collaborative activities in aquatic resources management and rural development with government agencies and NGOs in both research and development (AIT and WA) and intergovernmental cooperation (MRC).
- Practical experience in developing transboundary environmental agreements and protocols as well as overseeing transboundary cooperation in river basin managemet.
- Well experienced in collaborating with international agencies and to represent my organization in international meetings and conferences.
- Experience in international liaison and extensive network with government agencies and international development organizations in South East Asia.
- Familiar with mainstreaming training, gender, and environmental issues across different programmes, and addressing climate change issues in existing programmes.
- Well familiar with planning (including financial), reporting and monitoring according to LFA procedures through programme and project cycles.
- Senior management experience from development programmes and research projects.
- Well experienced in planning and conducting workshops and other training activities specifically with government staff at different levels.
- Extensive experience in facilitation of meetings and work sessions with government agencies using participatory approaches.
- Experience in implementation of joint programmes; e.g. Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Programme (GEF-UNDP/MRC/IUCN), ADAPT-Water, Climate, Food and Environment under Climate Change (IWMI/MRC/IVM)
- Experience in programme development and evaluation, e.g. WorldFish (ICLARM) Wetlands Approach Projects, UNDP/FAO Aquaculture in Laos, AIT Aqua Outreach Programme, etc.
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Education: |
Master in Asian Aquaculture (1991) from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
BSc Marine Biology/Geography (1988) from James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Swedish, Lao, Thai, German |
Nationality:
Sweden
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LinkedIn Profile:
www.linkedin.com/in/hansguttman
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