[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Examples of work experience: Examples of the work our team members have been involved in include the following[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”biodiversity” css=”.vc_custom_1521978952966{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Western Indian Ocean (WIO) ” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Regional Technical Lead: Enhancing coastal and marine socio-ecological resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Western Indian Ocean. Development of the full proposal submitted to International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Nigeria” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Team Leader in Mid-Term Evaluation: Niger Delta Biodiversity Project. Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in the Oil and Gas Sector of the Niger Delta, Nigeria. UNDP 2017
Mauritius Team Leader for implementation of Project Preparatory Grant. Mainstreaming Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Prevention, Control, and Management in the Republic of Mauritius. 2017-2018[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Mauritius” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Team Leader for implementation of Project Preparatory Grant. Mainstreaming Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Prevention, Control, and Management in the Republic of Mauritius. 2017-2018[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”159″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”climate” css=”.vc_custom_1521979289914{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #f1f3f0 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”163″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Climate Change – Community based adaptation & resilience” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Mozambique” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Technical Lead: Development of a large sized Programme, Coastal Resilience to Climate Change initiative (CRCC) in Mozambique, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the Swedish Embassy of Mozambique. 2016[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Malawi” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Lead Consultant: Empowering women through Climate Resilient Agriculture Program for Malawi. Assignment for the UN Women to design a program that aims at increasing land tenure security for Malawi women, reducing drudgery in agriculture to enhance land productivity especially for women producers, increasing incentives for women to invest in climate smart/climate resilient agriculture and increasing women’s access to, and participation in green value chains. 2015[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Lesotho” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]International Consultant: Terminal Evaluation – Improvement of Early Warning System to Reduce Impacts of Climate Change and Capacity Building to Integrate Climate Change into Development Plans – a NAPA project supported by UNEP. 2017-2018[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Namibia” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Team Leader: Midterm Evaluation – Scaling up community resilience to climate variability and climate change in Northern Namibia, with a special focus on women and children. 2017[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”land_m” css=”.vc_custom_1521979616818{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Sustainable Forest and Land Management” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Nigeria” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]International Consultant (UN-REDD): REDD+ Strategy for Cross River State, Nigeria and Concept for submission to Green Climate Fund.2016[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Zambia” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Team Member: Mainstreaming Ecosystem Approach,biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management into natural resource management of the Zambia part of Lake Tanganyika Basin.AFDB, GEF, GoZ. 2016[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Rwanda ” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Team Leader: Develop concept for full size project on “Capacity, policy and financial incentives for the use of Landscape Restoration Approach to improve forest and ecosystems conservation in Mayaga Region of Rwanda while simultaneously improving resilience of livelihoods”. GEF and LDCF (Least Developed Countries Fund for adaptation)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”165″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”capacity” css=”.vc_custom_1522056586214{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #f1f3f0 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”167″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Capacity Building” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]International Consultant for developing training course and guide: Capacity Building for Legislators, Policy Makers and Civil Society on Integrating Climate Information and Services into Legislation, Development Policies, Plans and Practices. UN Economic Commission for Africa. 2016[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”South Sudan” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]International Consultant: Facilitate South Sudan to conduct a National Capacity Self-assessment (NCSA) for the implementation of the Rio Conventions. Identify capacity gaps and design a capacity building strategy, including a concept for submission to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for Capacity Building Medium  Size Project. UNEP 2016-2017[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Zimbabwe ” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:right” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]International Consultant: Capacity assessment and capacity development strategies formulation for Protected Area management. Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management and  Climatesmart Landscapes in Mid to Lower Zambezi Region of Zimbabwe. UNDP GEF. 2017[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1521628070890{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_id=”planning”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Planning and Programming” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Athari supports the design and development of projects and programmes, with experiences cutting across multiple funding sources as well as sectors. This includes international climate and conservation/resource management funds such as the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Fund, REDD+ as well as other bilateral and multilateral funding opportunities.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=” work experience” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-chevron-right” add_icon=”true” el_id=”btn-c” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fathariadvisory.co.ke%2Fnew%2Fprojects%2Fplanning-and-programming%2F|||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Athari provides training and facilitation services in M&E and conducts mid-term and terminal evaluations. We believe that M&E should support adaptive management through enabling learning as well as accountability. We therefore draw upon and encourage the use of participatory techniques and both quantitative as well as qualitative data and information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=” work experience” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-chevron-right” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fathariadvisory.co.ke%2Fnew%2Fprojects%2Fmonitoring-evaluation-me%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]