About
Consultant
Climatech International
anis@climatechinternational.com
Summary
With over 16 years of experience in sustainable energy development, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, my work focuses on increasing energy access, improving livelihood, and building resilience of vulnerable communities in developing countries. I have provided services to donors and development agencies; including IFAD, Sida, UNESCO, UNEP and USAID; both being part of an organization as well as independently. I have been extensively involved in understanding the needs of developing countries of Asia in relation to improving access to energy supply and resilience to climate change; and developing innovative solutions to address those needs in ways that are appropriate to local contexts. Areas of my expertise are:
• Climate Change Adaptation: Adaptive capacity for municipalities; community based adaptation planning; and climate vulnerability assessment.
• Climate change mitigation: Strategies for low carbon development, sustainable waste management, sustainable city planning, and Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Sustainable energy: Energy access through renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency in buildings and facilities, and policy analysis for cleaner technologies in SMEs.
• Climate Change Adaptation: Adaptive capacity for municipalities; community based adaptation planning; and climate vulnerability assessment.
• Climate change mitigation: Strategies for low carbon development, sustainable waste management, sustainable city planning, and Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Sustainable energy: Energy access through renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency in buildings and facilities, and policy analysis for cleaner technologies in SMEs.
Qualifications
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: Bengali Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: Bengali Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Work Experience
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Knowledge management specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Urban resilience; vulnerability asses Experience: 0
Employment date: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Asian Institute of Technology Position: Consultnat Location: Thailand Projects: Project date: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Location: Asia Position: Consultant Title: SE4ALL Energy Efficiency initiative in Asia and UNIDO UNIDO Low Carbon Technologies projects Description: Energy efficiency assessment of Asian region for the UN’s SE4ALL Initiative and development of an action plan for future support programs; UNIDO’s policy analysis of cleaner technology applications in manufacturing SMEs in Thailand. Project date: Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: PhD researcher Title: Development of a Framework for Local Governments to Enhance Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
Employment date: Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Southern Metropolitan Regional Council Position: Regional Greenhouse Coordinator Location: Australia Projects: Project date: Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Regional Greenhouse Coordinator Title: ClimateWise Description: Developed and delivered programs for six participating local governments of Western Australia on climate change vulnerability assessment; energy efficiency improvement in businesses, bio fuels for transportation, and development of emissions MRV.
Employment date: Fri, 01/09/2006 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: City of Perth Position: Cities for Climate Protection Officer Location: Australia
Employment date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/06/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Asian Institute of Technology Position: Research Associate Location: Thailand Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/12/2005 - 12:00 Location: South and Southeast Asia Position: Research Associate Title: Renewable Energy Technologies in Asia: A Regional Research and Dissemination Programme Project date: Fri, 01/10/2004 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/06/2006 - 12:00 Location: Asia Position: Research Associate Title: Capacity Development for Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM)
Employment date: Thu, 01/01/1998 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/08/2000 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Grameen Shakti Position: Assistant Manager Location: Bangladesh Projects: Project date: Thu, 01/01/1998 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/08/2000 - 12:00 Location: Bangladesh Position: Assistant Manager Title: Renewable Energy based Rural Electrification
Project name: SE4ALL Energy Efficiency initiative in Asia and UNIDO UNIDO Low Carbon Technologies projects Client: Asian Institute of Technology Project period: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Energy Efficiency assessment of Asia and Development of an action plan to further strengthen national and regional initiatives
Project name: Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme Client: International Fund for Agricultural Development Project period: Thu, 01/05/2014 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/06/2014 - 12:00 Position: International Consultant Deliverables Identifying Renewable Energy Technologies suitable for adoption by smallholder farmers to improve food security and value chain; developing PPP; setting up institutional arrangements; developing rural financing mechanism; gender empowerment; and developing capacity building framework for private enterprises and government line agencies.
Project name: Energy Efficiency Opportunities Client: Climate Change Response Project period: Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/09/2012 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Analysis of energy and emissions data and development of energy-mass-balance model for mining companies.
Project name: Energy Efficiency for SMEs Client: Ecoadvance Project period: Mon, 01/03/2010 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/12/2010 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Provided technical and policy support to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in manufacturing SMEs (including Winery, Food Processing and Hardware Manufacturing).
Project name: Capacity Development for Clean Development Mechanism Client: Asian Institute of Technology/UNEP Project period: Sat, 01/07/2006 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/09/2006 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Development of training modules for the Capacity Development of national partners on Clean Development Mechanism.
Area of expertise: Knowledge management specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Urban resilience; vulnerability asses Experience: 0
Employment date: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Asian Institute of Technology Position: Consultnat Location: Thailand Projects: Project date: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Location: Asia Position: Consultant Title: SE4ALL Energy Efficiency initiative in Asia and UNIDO UNIDO Low Carbon Technologies projects Description: Energy efficiency assessment of Asian region for the UN’s SE4ALL Initiative and development of an action plan for future support programs; UNIDO’s policy analysis of cleaner technology applications in manufacturing SMEs in Thailand. Project date: Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: PhD researcher Title: Development of a Framework for Local Governments to Enhance Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
Employment date: Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Southern Metropolitan Regional Council Position: Regional Greenhouse Coordinator Location: Australia Projects: Project date: Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/02/2010 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Regional Greenhouse Coordinator Title: ClimateWise Description: Developed and delivered programs for six participating local governments of Western Australia on climate change vulnerability assessment; energy efficiency improvement in businesses, bio fuels for transportation, and development of emissions MRV.
Employment date: Fri, 01/09/2006 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: City of Perth Position: Cities for Climate Protection Officer Location: Australia
Employment date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/06/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Asian Institute of Technology Position: Research Associate Location: Thailand Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/12/2005 - 12:00 Location: South and Southeast Asia Position: Research Associate Title: Renewable Energy Technologies in Asia: A Regional Research and Dissemination Programme Project date: Fri, 01/10/2004 - 12:00 - Thu, 01/06/2006 - 12:00 Location: Asia Position: Research Associate Title: Capacity Development for Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM)
Employment date: Thu, 01/01/1998 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/08/2000 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Grameen Shakti Position: Assistant Manager Location: Bangladesh Projects: Project date: Thu, 01/01/1998 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/08/2000 - 12:00 Location: Bangladesh Position: Assistant Manager Title: Renewable Energy based Rural Electrification
Project name: SE4ALL Energy Efficiency initiative in Asia and UNIDO UNIDO Low Carbon Technologies projects Client: Asian Institute of Technology Project period: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Energy Efficiency assessment of Asia and Development of an action plan to further strengthen national and regional initiatives
Project name: Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme Client: International Fund for Agricultural Development Project period: Thu, 01/05/2014 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/06/2014 - 12:00 Position: International Consultant Deliverables Identifying Renewable Energy Technologies suitable for adoption by smallholder farmers to improve food security and value chain; developing PPP; setting up institutional arrangements; developing rural financing mechanism; gender empowerment; and developing capacity building framework for private enterprises and government line agencies.
Project name: Energy Efficiency Opportunities Client: Climate Change Response Project period: Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/09/2012 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Analysis of energy and emissions data and development of energy-mass-balance model for mining companies.
Project name: Energy Efficiency for SMEs Client: Ecoadvance Project period: Mon, 01/03/2010 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/12/2010 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Provided technical and policy support to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in manufacturing SMEs (including Winery, Food Processing and Hardware Manufacturing).
Project name: Capacity Development for Clean Development Mechanism Client: Asian Institute of Technology/UNEP Project period: Sat, 01/07/2006 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/09/2006 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables Development of training modules for the Capacity Development of national partners on Clean Development Mechanism.