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1. CV KE 2_Florian STEINBERG_p.1 of4
CURRICULUM VITAE
Proposed role in the project:
1. Family name: STEINBERG
2. First Name: Florian Matthias
3. Date of Birth: 04 / 01/ 1954
4. Nationality: German
5. Civil status: Married
6. Education:
Institution and years of duration Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained
9/1979 - 5/1982 Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.)in Architecture and UrbanPlanning. School of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany
10/1972-5/1978 Dipl.-Ing. (Master´s degree) in Architecture (and UrbanPlanning). Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 –excellent; 5 – basic)
Language Reading Spoken Written
English 1 1 1
Spanish 1 1 1
German (mother tongue) 1 1 1
Indonesian 2 2 2
8. Membership ofprofessional bodies: German Association for the Research of Planning and Building inDeveloping Countries -Co-founder
(1982), governing council (1982-86).
9. Other skills: MS Office programmes. Photography.
10. Present position: KE2in EU-funded Europe-China Eco-Cities Link Project, China. GIZ employee
11. Years within the firm: Since February 2015 (as consultant), since May 2015 as employee
12. Key Qualifications:
 35 years offull-time post-graduate experience in the field of integrated urban development, urban planning, green city development, city management, urban
institutional development, climate change adaptation, housing, human settlement upgrading, post-disaster reconstruction of human settlements, rehabilitation
of historic city centres. Member of the permanent staff of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2004-2014) and of the Institute for Housing and Urban
Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands (1986-2003) doing planning, consultancy and research work, and designing and implementing projects in the field
of sustainable urban development. Worked as Senior Urban Development specialist and Team Leader in numerous international projects and
programmes such as Europe-China Eco-City Link Project (EC Link) (2015-ongoing); Peru Urban Management Education Programme (PEGUP) (1998-2002);
Support for Implementation of National Plans of Action (SINPA), Bolivia [part-time] (1999-2001); Sustainable Capacity Building for Decentralisation
(SCBD) project in Indonesia (2003-2004); Indian Human Settlements Programme (IHSP) and Decentralised Training for Urban Development Project
(DTUDP), India (1993-1998); Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development Programme (IUIDP) (1988-1993); etc.
 Extensive hands-on training and capacity building expertise in the field of sustainable urban development. Responsible for the design, management and
implementation of large-scale nationalandsub-nationaltraining programmes for regional governments,municipal staffand professionals in the field; Delivery
of capacity building andtrainig; Elaborationof training materials.He has been involved in a key expertrole in capacity building and training activities in such
projects as Europe-China Eco-City Link Project (EC Link) (9.2 MEUR); Sustainable Capacity Building for Decentralisation (SCBD), Indonesia (2.5 MEUR);
Peru Urban Management Education Programme (PEGUP) (3.5 MEUR); Indian Human Settlements Programme (IHSP) (2 MEUR) and Decentralised Training
for Urban Development Project (DTUDP) (2 MEUR), India; Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development Programme (IUIDP), Indonesia (3 MEUR).
 Excellenttrack-record of working in the LAC region. Team Leader, country-based, of the Peru Urban Management Education Programme (PEGUP)
(02/1998 – 02/2002). Free-lance senior urban specialist in Colombia (2014). As IHS staff member, numerous short-term missions related to ecological urban
development and management in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Surinam.
 Many years of experience in working with counterparts such as sub-national entities and their groupings in a wide range of countries: working with
municipalities (Indonesia, India, Peru, Bolivia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, China), regional governments (Indonesia, India, Vietnam, China),
service agencies like water companies and housing agencies (Indonesia, India, Philippines); national ministries (Indonesia, India, Peru, Colombia, Boliv ia,
Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Surinam, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, China
 Extensive experience in LAC, Asian countries and the EU of working with the research community, private sector and international financial institutions in
the area of sustainable urbanisation. Research work, lecturing and studies for private companies, IHS; ADB; UN-Habitat; Ford Foundation; Technical
University Berlin. Work with Urban Frontiers for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on “Shaping the Future through an Asia Pacific Partnership
for Urbanization and Sustainable City Development”. (http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1567); “Rural-Urban Linkages from an Urban
Perspective” (http://rimisp.org/wp-content/files_mf/1422298948R_ULinkages_Urbanperspective_Final_edited.pdf); Green Cities
(http://www.adb.org/publications/green-cities). Permanent staff member of the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands (17
years) providing consultancy, and managing and implementing urban projects worldwide. Senior urban development specialist and ADB permanent staff
member (9 years) responsible for identification, preparation and implementation of loan and grant projects for sustainable urban development. Consultancy
and project experience in working with other organisations and institutions such as the UN-Habitat, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), GIZ,
German Development Bank (KfW) and others.
 Experience from the EU Covenant of Mayors initiative. Within the Europe-China Eco-City Link Project (EC Link), and EU-sponsored International Urban
Cooperation Latin America and.Caribbean (IUC-LAC) project (12/2016-11/2019). Experience on Local Agenda 21 during work with PEGUP in Peru.
 Very good familiarity with EU procedures and rules gained in his work as EU key expert in the EC Link Project.
 Excellent communicator. Proven track-record of inter-cultural working relationships with numerous counterparts in Europe,Asia and Latin America.
Invited speaker at international events & conferences: World Urban Forum IV, Nanjing, Nov. 2008; PRC-ADB Knowledge Platform on Sustainable Cities,
Shanghai, Nov. 2009; World Urban Forum V, Rio de Janeiro, Mar. 2010; ICLEI Resilient Cities 2012, Bonn, May 2012; GIZ-Senate of Berlin Smart Cities
Conference, Berlin, 10-12 July 2013; CITYNET conference, Seoul Oct., 2013.
13. Specificexperience in the region:
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EU – Germany (Technical University Berlin) 04/1981 – 03/1986 Chile (for Dutch government) 1991 (short-term) Ecuador (for IHS) 1999 & 2000 (st)
EU – Netherlands (Institute for Housing and
Urban Development Studies - IHS)
05/1986 – 04/1988 Peru (for Dutch government) 1992 (short-term) Bolivia (for Dutch
government)
1999-2001 (several
short-term missions)
Peru (country based) 02/1998 – 02/2002 Cuba (for Dutch government) 1996 (short-term) Guatemala (for IHS) 2001 (short-term)
Colombia (country based) 01/2014 – 01/2015 El Salvador (for KfW) 1997 (short-term) Brazil (for IHS) 2001 (short-term)
Ecuador (for UNCHS / UN-Habitat) 1990 (short-term) Mexico(for World Bank) 1998 (short-term) Chile (for IHS) 2001 (short-term)
Bolivia (for Dutch government) 1991 (short-term) Colombia (for IHS) 1999 & 2000 (st) Argentina (for IHS) 2001 (short-term)
Brasil (and Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru) 2016–2019 (ongoing)

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14. Professional experience:
Dates Location Company & reference Position Description of the poject
12/2016
–
11/2019
(ongoing)
Brasil (and
Argentina,
Chile,
Colombia,
Peru)
GIZ IS
Manuel Fuentes
Team Lesder
mfuentes@iuc-la.eu
KE2: - Urban
Development
and Sustainable
Energy Expert
Iunternational Urban Cooperation: Latin America and Caribbean (IUC-LAC). Budget: 6.300.000, implemented by GIZ InS-led consortium.
Objectives: (i) Support IUC-LAC cities on urban knowledge exchange on good practices related climate change mitigation and adaptation with their EU peers, creation of
knowledge partnerships. .(ii) Creation of LAC arm of Covenant of Mayors, and support for LAC cities to join the expanding Global Covenant of Mayors; and (iii) support to
LAC cities on economic and urban innovation practices, and creation of city partnerships and business cooperation. Overall objectives are related to the promotion of the
Global Covenant of Mayors initiative.
02/2015
–
011/2017
(ongoing)
China GIZ IS
F. Asseline
Team Leader
frederic.asseline@giz.de
KE 2-Senior
Sustainable
Urban
Development
Specialist
Europe-China Eco-Cities Link Project (EC-Link), DCI-ASIE 2013/329-453. Budget: 9.304.400 EUR. Implemented by GIZ InS-led consortium.
Objective: Assisting Chinese cities in meeting the targets set in the 12th/13th 5-year plan. Sharing experiences on sustainable urbanisation and knowledge management
on green urban development, including urban energy issues and other relevant policies between Europe and China. Component 1: Setting up a low-carbon eco-cities
development support mechanism in the form of a bilingual knowledge platform. Component 2: Creating an urban sustainability lab which involves assembling tool boxes
for local administrations that can be tested and applied in various cities; Component 3: Setting up an urban sustainability help-desk to strengthen the capacity of
municipalities in applying eco-low carbon principles to urban planning design & management, also on the basis of the tool boxes developed in Component 2.
Tasks across all 3 components include:  Development of toolboxes on Chinese eco-cities in the following sectors: compact urban development, energy-efficient
green building, green transport, clean energy, water management, solid waste management, green industries, urban renewal and revitalisation, and green municipal
finance.  Capacity building and training for pilot cities. Setting up Inter-city Laboratories aiming at knowledge sharing on key concepts of eco-city development,
enhancing capacity development, and delivering hands-on workshops on technical issues in the above mentioned thematic sectors. Published 9 eco-cities
toolboxes on the bilingual knowledge platform www.eclink.org, covering clean energy, green buildings, green transport, and others. These areas are part ofthe priority
investment areas of the pilot cities, and are relevant to implementing the Covenant of Mayors in China.
01/2014
–
12/2014
Colombia Independent consultant,
working for various
clients
Senior urban
specialist
Various free-lance consultancy assignments for private companies and organisations in the field of urbanisation and sustainable development:
(i) For Urban Frontiers Pty Ltd, Canberra, AU. (Part-time May-September 2014): Policy Research Project for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -Policy Support
Unit (PSU), Singapore on “Shaping the Future through an Asia Pacific Partnership for Urbanization and Sustainable City Development”.
(http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1567): drafting a rationale for APEC member economies to engage in an Asia-Pacific partnership to shape
the future of urbanisation and sustainable city development taking into account challenges, policies, issues, and changes facing the development and management
of cities. Research on three LAC cities (Mexico, Lima, Santiago) and one urban corridor in Southeast Asia, outlining important lessons from the ways cities are
addressing urbanisation and sustainable development issues. Research on the role of innovation in identifying solutions to address the problems ofcities. Outlining
a framework for an Asia-Pacific partnership to shape the future of urbanisation and sustainable city development in the region.
(ii) For UN-Habitat. (Part-time June-October 2014): As Lead Consultant conducting an evaluation of BASF Stiftung-UN-Habitat programme contribution towards
sustainable development. The evaluation covered BASF Stiftung supported projects implemented by UN-Habitat in the period 2005-2013. It reviewed four types of
projects: (i) support to emergency and recovery response; (ii) youth empowerment; (iii) the construction of water and sanitation systems; and (iv) introduction of
environmental education and capacity-building processes in selected schools and communities. The assignment covered Brazil, Haiti, Mexico, Kenya.
(iii) For Ford Foundation. (Part-time: September-October 2014): Study on ¨Rural-Urban Linkages from an Urban Perspective¨. Research into and analysis of issues of
rural-urban linkages from the perspective of secondary cities (population of a few hundred thousand to over five million) in developing and emerging economy countries.
Highlighting trends, influences and challenges affecting the relationship of small and intermediary cities with their rural hinterlands. In cooperation withCentro
Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural (RIMISP), Santiago de Chile.
(http://rimisp.org/wp-content/files_mf/1422298948R_ULinkages_Urbanperspective_Final_edited.pdf)

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Dates Location Company & reference Position Description of the poject
12/2004
–
01/2014
Philippines
(assignmen
ts covering
Indonesia,
Philippines,
Cambodia,
Laos,
Myanmar,
Viet Nam,
China)
Asian Development
Bank.
Amy Leung, Director,
Urban Development
aleung@adb.org,
Tel. +632-6324444
Senior Urban
Development
Specialist
(staff member)
Responsible for identification, preparation and implementation of loan and grant projects for sustainable urban development covering housing and urban
infrastructure of ADB member countries. Target countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam. Projects included investments for
ecologically sustainable development focusing on urban infrastructure, community-driven infrastructure, settlements upgrading, housing and post-disaster
housing reconstruction.
- Assignments as project manager included (the list is not exhaustive):  Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project, Indonesia (2005-2007). Budget: $73
million;  Development of Poor Urban Communities Sector Project, the Philippines (2005-2010). Budget: $30 million;  Slum upgrading project Strategic Private Sector
Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction in Metro Manila. Manila, Philippines (2005-2009). Budget: $3.6 million.  Preparation of slum upgrading programme under the
Metro Manila Urban Basic Services for the Poor Project (2005-2009).  PHI Mindanao Basic Urban Services (MBUS) – Budget: $ 33 million.  ADB flagship projects for
Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) corridor towns (2010-2014). Budget. $330 million.  ADB flagship projects for Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) corridor towns
(2010-2014) focusing on cities and urban connectivity in the sustainable development of GMS countries (http://www.adb.org/publications/urban-development-greater-
mekong-subregion).
- Other tasks included:  Coordinator for the Housing components of Post-Disaster Damage and Needs Assessments: Indonesia (2005); Myanmar (2008); Philippines
(2009 and 2013).  Lead person in ADB’s urban Community of Practice: developed knowledge management and coordinated work on ADB’s flagship publication on
Green Cities (http://www.adb.org/publications/green-cities) and Inclusive Cities.  Work in Community of Practice contributed to shape ADB´s urban lending policy.
Participated in TA work which established a network of ADB-supported Green Cities in Southeast Asia which are committed to pilot low-carbon city development.
02/2002
–
11/2004
Indonesia Institute for Housing and
Urban Development
Studies (IHS).
Contact details:
Carley Pennink, Head
International Projects:
c.pennink@ihs.nl
Team Leader
(as staff
member till
Sept. 2003;
afterwards as
individual
consultant)
Sustainable Capacity Building for Decentralisation (SCBD) project. Budget: 2.5 MEUR for TA, ADB financed and $63 million ADB financed investment funds.
Project objective: to support institutional strengthening, the introduction of new municipal management tools and demand-driven training in some 40 local
governments throughout Indonesia. Responsibilities included:  As TL: management, coordination and monitoring of project implementation activities and finances; 
Management of the ADB-sponsored core team of consultants;  Development of a tool kit for local governments; coordination of capacity development and training
activities in 40 cities; support to municipal governments preparing their capacity building action plans (covering institutional reforms and training needs). 
Performed additional short-term tasks as Regional IHS Representative for South East Asia, and short-term consultant for the GTZ Urban Quality Programme.
02/1998
–
02/2002
Peru (and
Bolivia)
IHS (as above) Team Leader
(as staff
member)
Peru Urban Management Education Programme (PEGUP). Budget: 3.5 MEUR, financed by the Dutch government
Project objective: to support local governments in developing urban management capacities that allow the solution of their urban and environmental problems. The project
focused on capacity building, working through different mechanisms of education and training, technical assistance to municipal development with key emphasis on Local
Agenda 21 promotion and ecologically and environmentally sustainable urban development as well as promotion of networking and experience exchange. The
services offered are part of the development strategy of "Forum of Cities of Life" network which represents cities, universities and environmental NGOs.
Tasks included: As TL: management, coordination and monitoring of project implementation activities and finances, and of a team of international and local experts; 
Elaboration and management of a training programme for professionals and municipal staff. Development of training materials. Advisory services for municipalities on
key issues of environmentally sound urban development.
Additional short-term tasks included: Advisory services for Santa Cruz Municipality, Bolivia under the Support for Implementation of National Plans of Action (SINPA)
project, financed by the Dutch government.  Regional IHS Representative.
07/1993
–
02/1998
India IHS (as above) Team Leader
(as staff
member)
Indian Human Settlements Programme (IHSP)(Budget: 2 MEUR)and later Decentralised Training for Urban Development Project (DTUDP) (Budget: 2 MEUR)
with the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), Government of India, and its Human Settlements Management Institute (HSMI)in New Delhi. Both
programmes financed by the Dutch government.
Tasks performed:  Technical assistance to HUDCO oninnovative financing and project modalities for ecologically and environmentally sustainable housing
programmes and municipal infrastructure.  Delivery of training and capacity development for state (provincial)level borrowing agencies of HUDCO .through
HSMI. Development of training materials.
Additional short-term tasks included:  Institutional Development Advisor (1996-97, part-time) to the GTZ-sponsored Nagpur Slum Improvement Project, Nagpur, India.
Preparation of slum improvement programme for Nagpur.  KfW project preparation mission to Jodhpur/India for the KfW Jodhpur Slum Improvement Project, applying the
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Dates Location Company & reference Position Description of the poject
04/1988
–
07/1993
Indonesia IHS (as above) Deputy Team
Leader
(as staff
member)
Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development Programme (IUIDP). Budget: 3 MEUR, financed by the Dutch Government. As Deputy Team Leader, working with
Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works.  Responsible for the IUIDP training programme -preparation and implementation of a national training programme for provincial
and city level government staff. Development of training materials.Assisted the Ministry in development of IUIDP guidelines on preparation, appraisal, implementation,
and operation & maintenance of ecologically and environmentally sustainable urban infrastructure projects. IUIDP involved settlement upgrading (Kampung
improvement), as part of municipal infrastructure improvements.
Additional short-term tasks included: Part-time training advisor to the Yogyakarta Urban Development Project (YUDP), funded by the Swiss Development Corporation
(SDC), 1992-1993.
05/1986
–
04/1988
Rotterdam,
Nether-
lands (incl.
various
LAC
countries)
IHS (as above) Lecturer –
consultant
Consultancy and research on low-income housing, evolutionary housing design (especially with use of self-help and sustainable low-cost technologies), urban
environmental planning and urban management.  Consultancy with Shanghai Housing Management Bureau on rehabilitation of inner-city tenement housing.
 Short-term consultancy and research missions included China, India, Egypt, Tunisia, Zambia, Tanzania, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Kenya, Cuba, Peru, Brazil.  On
behalf of IHS delivered consultancy services to: the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) in Ecuador; KfW and GIZ in India; KfW in El Salvador;
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Surinam, World Bank in Mexico.
04/1981
–
03/1986
Germany Technical University of
Berlin (TUB)
Lecturer -
Associate
Professor
Post-graduate level teaching and research work on housing and urban planning at the Division of Planning and Building in Developing Countries. Emphasis on green
and sustainable building technologies. Two years field work in Cairo, Egypt for research project on Traditional Architecture and Urbanism in Cairo and its Role for
Today’s Planning.
10/1978 -
12/1980
Hamburg,
Germany
Dagmar Bremer
Architects
Free-lance Worked on technical design of sustainable eco-friendly housing renewal projects in Hamburg-Altona. Coordinated technical work with residents and beneficiaries in
project preparation.
14. Publications: Published more than 200 professional books and articles. Important book publications include: Lindfield, M. and Steinberg, F. Green Cities. Urban Development Series. ADB. Manila 2012
(http://www.adb.org/publications/green-cities).