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Curriculum Vitae- Cliff Sibusiso Dlamini, Ph.D.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Family name: Dlamini First names: Cliff Sibusiso, Driver’s Licence: Class E No. 076246
Date of Birth: 25th
December 1967, Civil Status: Married, Swaziland ID No.6712256100037
Swaziland Passport holder: Cliff Dlamini-Passport Number: 10031787,
Mobile: +260 962 065 706
Country of residence: Zambia, Email: cliffsdlamini@ymail.com/cliff.dlamini@iapri.org.zm
Mailing Address: 26A Middleway Road, PostNet Box 99, Kabulonga, Lusaka, Zambia
EDUCATION:
Name of Institution Degrees/Diplomas Obtained Date of Obtainment
SOAS, University of London, UK M.Sc. Sustainable Development 2016-2018 (in progress)
University of Cape Town, RSA M.Phil. Environmental Law December 2015
University of Stellenbosch, RSA Masters in Development Finance December 2011
University of Stellenbosch, RSA Ph.D. Forestry March 2007
University of Stellenbosch, RSA M.Sc. Forest Science December 1998
University of Stellenbosch, RSA B.Sc. (Hons) in Forest Science February 1997
University of Swaziland, Swaziland B.Sc. Agriculture September 1992
University of Swaziland, Swaziland Diploma in Agriculture September 1988
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
A Full Member of the S.A. Institute of Forestry (SAIF): An active member of the African
Forest Forum (AFF); A member of the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa
(FORNESSA); Founder and member of the Community Forestry Network, Swaziland (CFN); An
active member of the Southern Africa Climate Change Network (SACCNet)-Leader: Land, Food
and Water Working Group; An active member of the Ecohealth Network of Eastern and
Southern Africa (ECOHESA); A member of the Protected Area Expansion and Stewardship
Reference Group (Cape Nature) and the Western Cape Wetland Forum (2013-2015); A
member of the Fynbos Forum (South Africa) (2013-2015); I represented the Table Mountain
Fund at the Consortium of African Funds for the Environment (CAFÉ) (2013-2015); and I was a
member of the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) (2013-2015).
OTHER TRAININGS:
Institution Qualification Date of obtainment
IAPRI-Michigan State University Certificate: An Introduction to
Agricultural Household Models
2016
MDFESA
Teaining Consultancy, Arusha
Tanzanaia
Certificate: Results Based
Management
2016
The WWF College for Conservation
Leadership, Switzerland
Certificate: WWF Standards for
Conservation Project and
Programme Management
2014
Varsity College (South Africa) Diploma: Project Management 2005
Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, London,
United Kingdom.
International Diploma: Botanical
Gardens Management
2000

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Plus attended over 35 Technical Forums, Training Workshops, Symposia, Seminars and Conferences
since 1993. List available on request.
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE:
Swaziland, South Africa (2004-2005 and 2013-2015), Botswana (Short-term attachment at the
SADC Secretariat in 2012) and Zambia (Short-term attachment at the COMESA Secretariat in
2012). Zambia full-time from October 2015.
LANGUAGES:
Language Speaking Writing Reading
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Swazi Native Native Native
Zulu Good Good Good
Ndebele Good Good Good
Xhosa Good Good Good
Afrikaans Fair Fair Fair
KiSwahili Poor Poor Fair
EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
Year to/from Employer Position held
Summary of activities
performed relevant to the
Assignment
2015-
present
Indaba Agricultural Policy
Research Institute (IAPRI),
Munguzwe HICHAAMBWA,
Business Development
Manager. Office: +260 977
771 079/81/261 194/97, Fax:
+260 211 261 199. Cell: +260
977 867 610. Email:
munguzwe.hichaambwa@iapri.
org.zm
Research
Fellow/Thematic Leader:
Climate Change and
Natural Resources
Management
-Providing leadership in
developing and implementing
policy-oriented research work,
communication strategy and
capacity building activities related
to environment, climate change,
land and natural resources
management.
2013-2015
WWF South Africa. Table
Mountain Fund. Mr. Ian
Goodwin (Director of Finance,
WWF South Africa). Tel: +27
21 657 600, Fax: 086 535
9433. Email:
igoodwin@wwf.org.za
Manager: Table Mountain
Fund (TMF)
-Development and implementation
of the New TMF Conservation
Strategy (2013-2018)
-Managing TMF Business Plan &
Budget
-Implementation of TMF Climate
Change Corridors Strategy
-Development and implementation
of the TMF Knowledge
Management Strategy (2013-
2018)
-M&E of TMF Overall Programme
Portfolio of 60 Conservation
projects

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2014-
present
Prof. Charles Adjasi
Professor: Development
Finance
University of Stellenbosch
Business School
P O Box 610, Bellville 7535,
South Africa
Tel: +27(0) 21 918 4284
Fax: +27(0) 21 918 4468
Email:
Charles.Adjasi@usb.ac.za
www.usb.ac.za
External Supervisor and
Examiner
-Academic leadership
-Supervision of Masters Students
in Development Finance
-Evaluation of higher degrees in
Development Finance
-Peer-reviewed Publications
2010-
present
Renee Heyns
Officer: University of the Free
State (RSA), Centre for
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural Development and
Extension
P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein
9300
Republic of South Africa
Tel. 051 4019147
Fax: 086 525 5372
Email: HeynsR@ufs.ac.za
Affiliated Researcher
-Academic leadership
-Supervision of Masters and PhD
students in Sustainable Agriculture
-Evaluation of higher degrees in
Sustainable Agriculture
-Author and reviewer of peer-
reviewed Publications
2010-2013
University of Swaziland,
Swaziland Institute for
Research in Traditional
Medicine, Medicinal and
Indigenous Food Plants
(SIRMIP). Meshack Dludlu
at: meshack@uniswa.sz
Research Fellow
-Development and implementation
of Domestication and
Improvement programmes for
indigenous edible and medicinal
plants (in situ and ex situ)
-Author and reviewer of peer-
reviewed Publications
2008-2010 World Vision International
(Swaziland)
Ministry Quality Department
Douglas Kulaisi
Tel: +268 2 4041102
Fax: +268 2 404 1125
Livelihoods Advisor -Leading the sustainable and
transformational livelihoods and
food security programmes
-Representing World Vision in
National, Regional and
International Policy Dialogues
-Technical Reports & Training
Manuals

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2006-2008
Municipal Council of Mbabane,
Swaziland. Ellen Matsenjwa
at: ellenm@mbacity.org.sz
Tel: +268 24097000
Parks Manager
-Managing Parks Department’s
Budget and Annual Operational
Plan
-Managing and Leading the City
Parks programmes under the
Parks Department
-Leading the implementation of the
Municipal Invasive Alien Plant
Control and Management
programme
-Spearheading the development of
the Municipal Botanical Garden
-Representing Parks Department
in National, Regional and
International Policy Dialogues
2004-2005
Fort Cox College of Agriculture
and Forestry (South Africa)
Awonke Sonandi at: Tel. (040)
6022232
Senior Lecturer in Social
Forestry
-Teaching the following
courses/modules:
Wildlife Resource Use and
Management; Water Resources
Management; Community and
Economic Development; Agro-
forestry Systems; Fire Protection;
Pasture Science; Rural Sociology;
Poultry Production; and
-Engaged in Community Tree
Planting mainly in Schools and
Awareness raising on sustainable
forest management, climate
change and the potential role of
community-based forest enterprise
development in poverty reduction.
1993-2006 Ministry of Agriculture,
Swaziland. Mr Wilfred
Mbhekeni Nxumalo at: Mobile:
+268 7608 3669.Email:
mbhekeni.nxumalo@gmail.com
Forestry Officer -Leading the implementation of
the national forestry research
programme
-Undertaking natural resource
accounting for forest resources in
natural/indigenous forests and
woodlands and man-made forest
plantations
KEY CONSULTANCIES UNDERTAKEN:
Team
leadership
Project
management
Resource
allocation
Name of
Assignment
SADC and IUCN: Elaboration of the Second Generation SADC
Regional Action Programme to Combat Desertification.
Year August 2015
Location South Africa
Client IUCN South Africa Office. Catherine Mutambirwa, Senior
Programme Officer, Email: cathrine.mutambirwa@iucn.org
Main project
features
Undertake a review of relevant past and on-going global, regional and
national processes and initiatives and prepare a situation analysis; and
Elaborate and develop the new updated SRAP based on a review of

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Budget
management
Monitoring and
evaluation
Reporting
the old SRAP, the results of this review process and of the regional
workshop as well as consultations with member states and relevant
stakeholders.
Position held Special Advisor to SADC and IUCN
Activities
performed
Task: Populate the table of the UNCCD, UNCBD and UNFCCC COP
decisions that could have an impact on the SRAP.
Assist with capturing comments on the draft SRAP Review Workshop.
Provide comments on the draft SRAP document.
Team
leadership
Project
management
Resource
allocation
Budget
management
Monitoring and
evaluation
Reporting
Name of
Assignment
Informal multi-stakeholder consultations on sustainable land
management and land administration isues in Swaziland in
preparation for the EU Tender for the “Enhanced capacity for
sustainable land administration and management at national, regional
and chiefdom level Project-Swaziland”.
Year July 2015
Location Swaziland
Client NIRAS Finland Oy
Jukka Nieminen, Senior Consultant
Tel. (Finland) +358 9 8362 4227
Mob. (Finland) +358 50 571 4422
Mob. (Finland - home) +358 40 590 6587
e-mail: jukka.nieminen@niras.fi
skype: tjn_nieminen
Main project
features
The specific objective of this consultancy was to make preprations for
lodging a Bid for the EU Tender for the “Enhanced capacity for
sustainable land administration and management at national, regional
and chiefdom level Project-Swaziland”.
Position held Local Consultant who is counterpart to International Consultant.
Activities
performed
Informal Expert Multi-stakeholder consultations in preparation for
international bid for:
“Enhanced capacity for sustainable land administration and
management at national, regional and chiefdom level Project-
Swaziland”.
Tasks: Relevant multi-stakeholder identification, analysis and informal
expert consultations. Deliverable: Brief TECHNICAL REPORT.
Team
leadership
Project
management
Resource
allocation
Budget
management
Name of
Assignment
Supporting the alignment of the National Action Programmes (NAP) of
Swaziland to the 10-Year Strategy of the UNCCD:Swaziland
Environment Authority Contract No. SEA/UNCCD/NAP/001
Year Jan 2015-May 2015
Location Swaziland
Client Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Swaziland:
Contact: National UNCCD Focal Point
C/O The Swaziland Environment Authority
The National Executing Agency
P.O. Box 2602, Mbabane, Swaziland
Email: gdladla@sea.org.sz

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Monitoring and
evaluation
Reporting
Main project
features
The specific objective of this consultancy was to support the NAP
alignment process of Swaziland to the UNCCD 10 Year Strategy,
through the provision of all technical guidance and support. At the end
of this process, the NAP and all relevant national actions of Swaziland
should be aligned in accordance with the five operational objectives of
the Strategy.
Position held Technical Advisor and Team Leader of CFN Technical Experts.
Activities
performed
Review of national, regional and international policy and strategy
documents
Multi-stakeholder consultations
Technical writing of Aligned National Action Programme for
implementing the UNCCD in Swaziland
Name of
Assignment
Training and mentoring of communities in agroforestry and nurseries
in specified communities in the LUSLMP area: Code SWADE/LUSIP-
GEF 018
Year July 2014-September 2014
Location Swaziland
Client Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Swaziland:
LUSIP-GEF Sustainable Land Management Project. SWADE,
Swaziland.
Ms. Lynn Kota. Tel: +268 2344 1873/1906. Email: lynnk@swade.co.sz
Main project
features
Training and mentoring of communities in agroforestry and nurseries
in specified communities in the LUSLMP area
Position held Technical Advisor and Team Leader (2)
Activities
performed
Planning
Development of Training Modules for Theory and for Practicals
Community mobilization and selection of trainees
Site identification for demonstrations
Training of communities
Drafting of progress reports
Drafting of presentation of Training Reports
Drafting and presentation of project close-out report in a workshop
Name of
Assignment
Community training and mentoring on control of alien invasive species
in specified communities in the LUSLMP area: Code SWADE/LUSIP-
GEF 017
Year July 2014-September 2014
Location Swaziland
Client Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Swaziland:
LUSIP-GEF Sustainable Land Management Project. SWADE,
Swaziland.
Ms. Lynn Kota. Tel: +268 2344 1873/1906. Email: lynnk@swade.co.sz
Main project
features
Community training and mentoring on control of alien invasive species
in specified communities in the LUSLMP area
Position
held
Technical Advisor and Team Leader (2)
Activities
performed
Planning
Development of Training Modules for Theory and for Practicals

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Community mobilization and selection of trainees
Site identification for demonstrations
Training of communities
Drafting of progress reports
Drafting and presentation of Training Reports
Drafting and presentation of project close-out report in a workshop
Name of
Assignment
Community training and mentoring on land rehabilitation and
reforestation in specified communities in the LUSLMP area: Code
SWADE/LUSIP-GEF 016
Year July 2014-September 2014
Location Swaziland
Client Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Swaziland:
LUSIP-GEF Sustainable Land Management Project. SWADE,
Swaziland.
Ms. Lynn Kota. Tel: +268 2344 1873/1906. Email: lynnk@swade.co.sz
Main project
features
Community training and mentoring on land rehabilitation and
reforestation in specified communities in the LUSLMP area
Position
held
Technical Advisor and Team Leader (2)
Activities
performed
Planning
Development of Training Modules for Theory and for Practicals
Community mobilization and selection of trainees
Site identification for demonstrations
Training of communities
Drafting of progress reports
Drafting and presentation of Training Reports
Drafting and presentation of project close-out report in a workshop
Name of
Assignment
AFF/13/128
Forestry Sector Technical Expert (Forestry & Climate Change)
Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, West Africa and the
Sahel Regions
Year 2013-2014
Location Home-based (South Africa) with travel to Nairobi, Kenya
Client Prof. Godwin Kowero, Executive Secretary, African Forest Forum
(AFF), c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), United Nations
Avenue, Gigiri, P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: +254
20 722 4203. Fax: +254 20 722
4001/4181...Email:g.kowero@cgiar.org; godwinkowero@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.afforum.org
Main project
features
Task 1: Critically review and analyse the Public forest administrations
in climate change work; including: (i) Type, scope/extent of climate
change work done by public forest administrations in the different
geographic and forest regions.(ii) How different players like
government, youth, women, private sector, vulnerable groups feature
in these climate change programmes/plans, including constraints to
their involvement. (iii) Measures and incentives to increase their roles
and active participation. (iv) Approaches/ways to share equitably
benefits arising from such collaboration. Task 2: Critically review and

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analyse the state of, adequacy/gaps in, and measures to improve
capacities (human, financial and physical) of public forest
administrations in climate change work, and in particular as it relates
to monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and biodiversity
safeguards.
Position
held
Forestry Sector Technical Expert
Activities
performed
Planning
Review of national and regional policy and strategy documents,
scientific publications, bulletins, periodicals, paper series, and other
relevant documents
Drafting of inception report, technical report, and publication article
Regional Workshop presentation
Name of
Assignment
Contract No. LUSIP-GEF 006, for the review, amendment and
enactment of relevant land related policies and legislation in Swaziland
Year September 2012-April 2013
Location Swaziland
Client Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Swaziland:
LUSIP-GEF Sustainable Land Management Project. SWADE,
Swaziland.
Ms. Lynn Kota. Tel: +268 2344 1873/1906. Email: lynnk@swade.co.sz
Main project
features
Preparation of National Stocktaking Report, Synthesis Report and
Policy/Legislation Drafts. Review, Amendment and enactment of
relevant Land related policies and legislation in Swaziland through
Policy and Legislation reviews (local, national, regional and
international) and country-wide Multi-stakeholder Consultations.
Position
held
Technical Advisor and Team Leader (2)
Activities
performed
Planning
Stocktaking: review of all relevant national, regional and international
policy and strategy documents, national laws, government project
reports, and other reports and publications
Country-wide Multi-stakeholder consultations on land and land
management-related issues
Synthesis of Stocktaking and Stakeholder consultation reports
Presentations of draft and final reports
Drafting of the Layman’s Draft of the Land Act
Drafting of the Land Bill of Swaziland 2013
Name of
Assignment
AFFSDC-2011/14/Dlamini
Forestry Sector Planning Expert (Forestry & Climate Change)
SADC and COMESA Regions
Year 2012-2012
Location Home-based (Swaziland) with travel to Zambia and Botswana
Client Prof. Godwin Kowero, Executive Secretary, African Forest Forum
(AFF), c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), United Nations
Avenue, Gigiri, P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: +254
20 722 4203. Fax: +254 20 722

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4001/4181...Email:g.kowero@cgiar.org; godwinkowero@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.afforum.org
Main project
features
Task 1. Critically evaluate the implementation of policies, strategies
and plans by Secretariats to COMESA and SADC on forestry and
climate change and identify and describe implementation gaps and
highlight measures that could effectively be used to fill the identified
gaps through forestry and forestry-related initiatives. Task 2. Assess
the role and extent of participation of women, youth and vulnerable
groups in forest based climate change programs and plans of
COMESA and SADC. Task 3. Identify and describe
measures/approaches and incentives to increase the role of and
benefit to women, youth and vulnerable groups in forest based climate
change programs and plans of the COMESA and SADC.
Position
held
Forestry Sector Planning Expert
Activities
performed
Planning
Review of national and regional policy and strategy documents,
scientific publications, bulletins, periodicals, paper series, and other
relevant documents
Drafting of inception report, technical report, and publication article
Name of
Assignment
Preparation of National Report for Swaziland for the UNCSD Rio+20
Conference 2012
Year 2012-2012
Location Swaziland
Client United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms. Sithembiso
Hlatshwako; Programme Specialist, UNDP Swaziland
E-mail: sithembiso.hlatshwako@undp.org Tel (+268) 404 2301 Ext
2505 | Cell (+268) 7 602 3095 | Fax (+268) 404 5341
Main project
features
The preparation of a stocktaking report based on interviews,
consultations and desk review; A multi-stakeholder meeting addresses
the issues of the UNCSD; and Capturing the outcomes of both the
stocktaking report and multi-stakeholder meeting in a national report.
Position
held
Technical Advisor to the National Consultant
Activities
performed
Led the following activities:
Planning and Inception Report
Stocktaking: review of national and international policy and strategy
document, national project reports, and other relevant documents
Multi-stakeholder consultations
Drafting and presentation of stocktaking report
Drafting and presentation of Stakeholder consultation report
Drafting and presentation of Synthesis report (i.e. National Report)
Name of
Assignment
National Invasive Alien Plants Control and Management Strategy of
Swaziland
Year 2009-2010

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Location Swaziland
Client Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs
Main project
features
Policy Reviews, Development of Interview Tool, Stakeholder
Consultations, Technical Writing of Strategy
Position
held
Technical Advisor and Technical Writer
Activities
performed
Led the following activities:
Planning
Stakeholder analysis
Inception report
Review of national policy and strategy documents, and project reports
Review of regional and international strategies
Review of national legislation and international laws
Review of other national invasive alien plant strategies from SADC
and beyond
Drafting and presentation of stocktaking report
Drafting and presentation of stakeholder consultation report
Drafting and presentation of National Strategy
Name of
Assignment
Consultancy for the design and development of a 2 Options
Biodiversity Plan: The Swaziland Biodiversity Conservation and
Participatory Development (BCPD) Project.
Year 2009-2009
Location Swaziland
Client GeoSystems Swaziland (PTY) Ltd. C/O Swaziland National Trust
Commission, Wisdom Dlamini at: director@sntc.org.sz
Main project
features
Mvembili biodiversity resources assessment and mapping.
Design and development of a 2 Options Biodiversity Plan: The
Swaziland Biodiversity Conservation and Participatory Development
(BCPD) Project.
Position
held
Technical Expert (Biodiversity Planning)
Activities
performed
Review and synthesis of national, regional and international literature
on Biodiversity Planning, Community-based Natural Resource
Management, various publications on the Flora of Swaziland, National
policy band Strategy documents (e.g. the Biodiversity Strategy and
Action Plan National Forest Policy, etc.) and national legislation (e.g.
the Flora of Swaziland)
Multi-stakeholder consultations and workshop facilitation
Development of a 2 Options Community Biodiversity Plan for
Mvembili communities
Presentation in a workshop

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PUBLICATION RECORD:
Five Books, One Book Chapter, over 35 peer reviewed publications and attended over 30
conferences and workshops and made over 20 conference/workshop presentations. Available
on request.
CERTIFICATION:
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly
describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any wilful
misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.
Date: 11th
June 2016
Signature of expert (Day/Month/Year)