1. CV J. YAPP / page 1
CURRICULUM VITAE – Dr. Jason Hui Hong YAPP
Key Expertise: Green Climate Fund Readiness Expert, NAMA Expert, Climate Friendly
Agriculture, Sustainable Forest and Land Management, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency,
and Private Sector Development
1. Family name: YAPP
2. First names: Jason Hui Hong
3. Date of birth: 19 November 1958
4. Passport holder: Malaysian with UK Permanent
Residency
5. Residence: 7 Medlar Close, Bristol, BS10 7NE,
UK. Cell: +44 7768 443317;
yappjason@yahoo.co.uk; Skype:
yapppjason
6. Education:
Institutio Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
University of Reading, UK [1992] Ph.D. Agriculture
University of Reading, UK [1983] B.Sc. Agriculture
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English 1 1 1
Chinese Mother tongue
Malay 1 1 1
8. Membership of professional bodies:
§ UNDP Roster of GEF Mitigation Experts for Asia-Pacific Regional Centre and CIS and Europe;
§ Roster of Certified Trainer for the GIZ’s Climate Finance Readiness Toolkits;
§ Roster of Mitigation Expert for Asian Development Bank (ADB); Climate and Development
Knowledge Network (CDKN); and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
(REEEP);
§ Other skills: Certified Trainer in GIZ’s Climate Finance Readiness Toolkits (April 2015),
www.clifit.org; Renewable Energy Awareness, Hartpury College, UK [2010]; Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM), University of Wisconsin, USA [2003].
§ Present position: Director, Eden Environmental Consulting Ltd (Reg no: 08424540)/Independent
Consultant
§ Years within the firm: 3 years
§ Key qualifications and competencies:
• Dr. Jason Yapp is a specialist in climate finance, climate friendly agriculture, sustainable forest and land
management, renewable energy, energy efficiency and private sector development.
• As Coordinator for Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub, I have helped to establish the Hub base in
Mauritius to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and LDCs in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian
Oceans regions to access the climate finance to scale up climate resilience and mitigation programmes to
achieving their Sustainable Development Goals. The Vision is in 'Transforming Development and Climate
Challenges into Business Opportunities'.
• As Green Climate Fund Readiness Expert for the UNDP/UNEP/WRI and GIZ project team, I have developed
the GCF Readiness Plan for Ghana, Philippines and Bangladesh to support the entity as National Designated
Authority to liase with GCF and support the National Implementing Entities for meeting fiduciary standards and
Environmental and Social Safeguards to access GCF resources and developed pipeline of bankable projects
for GCF submission.

2. CV J. YAPP / page 2
• As Low Carbon Expert on the UNDP Consultancy Roster for Asia Pacific, CIS and Europe, and Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), Dr. Yapp is experienced in the strategic development and
management of multi-million dollar projects, having demonstrated solid leadership and mentoring skills.
• As Director for Eden Environmental Consulting, Dr. Yapp currently provides technical and financial consultancy
to international implementing agencies, corporations, small businesses, and the public sector, as well as advice
to governments on their environmental regulations and policies.
• As Project Identification and Formulation Specialist for various GEF-UNDP projects in Asia and Africa; and as
Private Sector Development Specialist for the ADB Bioenergy project; and Director for Business Development
of AES (US Utility), Dr. Jason has extensive experience and skills in:
o Enhancing the capacities of governments through South-South cooperation to integrate climate change
into national plan and budgets
o Help in creating the right incentive and enabling environment to leverage private sector resources;
o Assessing local and country needs using participatory approach; developing location-specific feasibility
studies, including local resource assessments (biomass, water, inputs);
o Conducted value chain analysis for developing value chain financing products and services; conducted
financial and technology due diligence (TDD) on low carbon technology; and Environmental and Social
Impact Assessment.
§ Specific country experience:
Country Date from - Date to
Asia-Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, China, Bhutan, Vietnam, Laos,
Cambodia, Timor-Leste
Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Guyana, Bahamas, Barbados.
Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Mauritius.
Europe and Americas: UK, Germany, France, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Canada.
2002-present
§ Professional experience
Date Location Company or
organization
Key Position Description
2015
to
2016
Mauritius Commonwealth
Secretariat
Coordinator of
Commonwealth
Climate Finance
Access Hub
Help to establish the Hub in Mauritius to support Small Island
Developing States (SIDS) and LDC partners to access and
utilize the climate finance to scale up climate resilience and
mitigation programmes for achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals by placing long term Regional and National
Advisers at the Regional Spokes in the Caribbean, Pacific and
Indian Oceans. Conducted climate finance needs assessment
for Belize, Guyana and the Bahamas.
2015 Bangladesh GIZ Green Climate
Fund Readiness
Expert
Conducted and developed the Institutional and Capacity
Assessment Report for the Government of Bangladesh to
identify the gaps, needs, opportunities and challenges in getting
Bangladesh ready to access the Green Climate Fund to scale
up climate resilience and mitigation programmes.
2014
to
prese
nt
Worldwide Transcarbon
International
Corporation
Senior Consultant
on Climate
Finance, Solar
Energy, Agriculture,
and
Biotechnologies,
Involved in the development of low-carbon technology transfer
projects for Asian countries and providing consultancy services
and technical assistance on Climate Finance, Climate Friendly
Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Private
Sector Development for projects worldwide. Assignments
include: serving as Special Advisor for the project “Data
Collection: regulatory and policy information related to
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy access
(Readiness for Investment in Sustainable Energy, RISE),"
carried out by Transcarbon for the World Bank Group
(WBG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2015 Bonn,
Germany
GIZ with Training
provided by
Adelphi
Certified Trainer in
Climate Finance
Readiness Toolkits
GIZ’s Climate Finance Readiness Toolkits Training of
Trainers (www.clifit.org): Selected to participate in the training
of trainers on the GIZ’s Clifit toolkits in Bonn, Germany. Training
modules covered are: Climate Strategies and Policies;
Stakeholder and Institutional Mapping; International Climate
Finance Landscape; Access to Climate Finance; Good Financial
Governance; Private Sector Engagement; Prioritization and
Pipelines of Bankable Project/programmes; Gender and Climate
Finance; Monitoring and Evaluation (MRV framework).
2015 Nigeria Energy
Commission of
Nigeria/Renewabl
e Energy
Programme
International
Climate Adaptation
and Mitigation
Expert
GEF-UNDP PIMS 5366 - Sustainable Fuelwood Management
(SFM) in Nigeria: This project seeks to overcome the policy,
regulatory, institutional and financial barriers for the scaling up
of sustainable supply (sustainable forest management,
woodlots) and efficient utilization (improved cookstove) of

3. CV J. YAPP / page 3
Date Location Company or
organization
Key Position Description
/Department of
Climate
Change/UNDP
fuelwood and alternative energy technology (LPG, ethanol, plant
oil, solar based) in Nigeria by incentivizing value chain actors
through inclusive business and innovative financial products and
services (start up loan, matching rebate, partial loan guarantee).
2015 Nigeria Energy
Commission of
Nigeria/UNDP
International
Climate Mitigation
Expert
GEF-UNDP PIMS 5243 - Promoting Low Carbon Energy
Solutions in Nigeria Energy/Power Supply: This UNDP-
implemented, GEF-financed project will support the Government
of Nigeria to scale up wind energy and solar photovoltaic (PV)
energy to achieve a transformation in the electricity mix. The
project will develop the enabling conditions through a
combination of policy and financial de-risking instruments, which
will be validated through the implementation of several baseline
solar and wind projects. The project will contribute to the
country’s attainment of its voluntary mitigation targets in the
energy sector.
2014 Sri Lanka UNDP Sri Lanka/
Ministry of
Environment and
Renewable
Energy/Sustainab
le Energy
Authority
International Team
Leader – Climate
Mitigation and
NAMA Expert
GEF-UNDP PIMS 5232 - Appropriate Mitigation Actions
(NAMA) in the Energy Generation and End-use Sectors in
Sri Lanka. To design a transparent, equitable and accountable
NAMA Framework for overcoming the policy, regulatory,
technical, social and financial barriers for the scaling up of
renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) solutions in
Sri Lanka through a combination of policy and financial de-
risking instruments and targeted TA to local communities, key
market players, investors, Governmental agencies, grid
operator, RE and EE project developers. The NAMA Framework
with strong oversight, governance and MRV structures will be
tested through the demonstration of 1,000 biogas units, 1,300
efficient motors in tea factories and 205 solar PV net metering
with battery storage. The robustness of the framework to blend
and sequence public fund, national climate fund with Green
Climate Fund resources will be tested.
2014 Ghana (Oct
2013) and
Philippines
(Nov 2014)
UNDP/
UNEP/
World Resources
Institute (WRI)
Climate Finance
Readiness Expert
Development of Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Plan
for Ghana and Philippines. Joint Programme Funded by
German’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). Developed the
Country Needs Assessment and Green Climate Fund
Readiness Plan for Ghana and Philippines that includes:
Supporting the National Designated Authority and National
Implementing Entities; Fiduciary, Institutional and Measureable,
Reportable, Verifiable (MRV) framework; Develop pipelines of
bankable low carbon projects in renewable energy, energy
efficiency, climate friendly agriculture; Financial oversight for
project implementation; Develop Modalities to access the GCF.
2014 Nigeria Federal Ministry
of Environment
Climate Finance
Readiness Expert
Development of Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Plan
for Nigeria: Based on the Country Needs Assessment,
developed the Green Climate Fund Readiness Plan that
includes: Designing the National Coordinating and Implementing
Entities; Fiduciary, Institutional and Measureable, Reportable,
Verifiable (MRV) framework; Develop pipelines of bankable low
carbon projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate
friendly agriculture; Financial oversight for project
implementation; Develop Modalities to access the GCF.
2013 Sierra
Leone
UNDP Sierra
Leone and
Ministry of Energy
International Team
Leader
GEF-UNDP PIMS 4904 - Energy Efficient Production and
Utilization of Charcoal through Innovative Technologies
and Private Sector Involvement. To scale up sustainable
charcoal production and improved cookstove as inclusive
business through value chain financing (start-up grant, rebate,
loan guarantee). Focus on developing enabling environment to
leverage private sector resources, enhance the technical and
institutional capacity of public stakeholders and business
resilience of the value chain actors for the deployment and
diffusion of commercially viable charcoal and cookstove
business in supporting Sierra Leone towards a low-carbon
development pathway.
2013 Timor-Leste UNDP Timor-
Leste and
Ministry of Energy
International Team
Leader
UNDP-GEFV – PIMS 4250 Promoting Sustainable Bio-
energy Production from Biomass as Inclusive Business
Development. To scale up the production and marketing of
improved cookstove as inclusive business through value chain
financing to reduce demand for non-renewable biomass and

4. CV J. YAPP / page 4
Date Location Company or
organization
Key Position Description
avoid deforestation.
2012 Cape Verde UNDP Cape
Verde
International
Consultant
Development of a UNDP GEF Proposal for Low Emission
Solutions in the Water and Building Sectors.
Development of a new GEF proposal for overcoming the
barriers for the scaling up of low carbon solutions in the water
(solar desalination, solar irrigation) and building sectors
(building and appliance codes).
2012 International Renewable
Energy & Energy
Efficiency
Partnership
Independent Expert Evaluation of Proposals for REEEP’s 9th Call for Proposal.
Assessed proposals in Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency solutions. Evaluated 42 proposals and project
concept notes and shortlisted 10 full proposals for the
development of bankable projects in renewable energy (solar,
hydro), energy efficiency, efficient transport for the Asia Pacific
regions (Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos).
2011-
2015
Nigeria UNDP and
Energy
Commission of
Nigeria
Lead International
Technical Advisor
GEF-UNDP PIMS 4122 - Energy Efficiency Project
(www.ng.undp.org/energy).
• Assist UNDP Nigeria to develop transparent legal,
regulatory, institutional and financial framework for scaling
up of energy efficient appliances and equipment to reduce
national energy demand and carbon emissions.
• Develop Energy Efficiency Policy for parliamentary
endorsement with transparent fiscal policies and develop
Standard, Certification and Label programme to phase out
energy inefficient lighting, refrigerators and air-conditioners.
Develop carbon and NAMA proposals for promotion of
compact fluorescent lamps and LEDs.
2011-
2015
Viet Nam,
Laos PDR
and
Cambodia
Asian
Development
Bank
Private Sector
Development
Specialist
Capacity Building for Efficient Utilization of Biomass for
Bioenergy and Food Security in the Greater Mekong Sub-
region (GMS) [RETA7833]. Scaling up of biogas/ bioslurry,
biochar, cookstove and organic products. Conducted value
chain analysis, technology due diligence and identified key
success factors for the development of business models for the
deployment and scaling up of biogas, organic fertilizer and
biochar as soil amendments and organic value chains as pilots
in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (http://gms-wga.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/08/report-TA7833-
business_models_climate_friendly_agriculture-2013.pdf)
2011 Nigeria Special Climate
Change Unit,
Ministry of
Environment
Team Leader /
NAMA Expert
Development of Market Readiness for Nationally
Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA).
• Developed NAMA Strategic Framework to attract
international climate funding for overcoming the technical,
financial, institutional, regulatory and business barriers for
the mainstreaming of unilateral, supported and crediting
NAMA in the energy, industrial, agribusiness and forestry
sectors.
• The institutional, regulatory and financial framework is
based on developing a strong public-private partnership
(PPP) to serve as a ‘one-stop shop’ to design, approve,
implement, finance, monitored (measurable, reportable &
verifiable [MRV]), and the registration of NAMA projects.
2010 Bhutan UNDP / Bhutan
National
Environment
Commission
Mitigation Expert /
Renewable Energy
Expert
Climate Change Mitigation Measures Project. Development
of Mitigation Chapter as part of the Second National
Communications submission to UNFCCC. Analysed current and
future mitigation policies and measures and made
recommendations so that Bhutan can meet aspirations to
remain carbon neutral for a foreseeable future. The Agricultural
and LULUCF sectors provide the best interface to link mitigation
with adaptation initiatives to develop a low carbon, climate
resilient and gender sensitive sustainable development path.
2009-
2010
International UNEP ODS - Climate
Mitigation Expert
Development of “Sourcebook for the selection of
alternative HCFC technology with low GWP and zero ODP”.
To support Paul Ashford and Miguel Quintero in the
development of the UNEP Foam Sourcebook for the selection of
alternative HCFC technology with low GWP and zero ODP.
2006-
2008
Malaysia,
Indonesia
and Vietnam
AES AgriVerde
(USA Utility
Corporation)
Director / Clean
Development
Mechanism (CDM)
Business
Development
Scaling up of CDM Biogas, Biomass and Bioenergy
Projects in Asia.
• Established beachhead business development to deploy
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in
Malaysia, Indonesia (palm oil wastes and biomass) and

5. CV J. YAPP / page 5
Date Location Company or
organization
Key Position Description
Expert Vietnam (cassava wastes) as Design, Build, Own, Operate,
Transfer (DBOOT) business model.
• Generated incentives through carbon credits for large oil
palm corporations and mill owners to develop CDM projects
for: i) conversion of palm oil mill effluents into methane
biogas through anaerobic digestion for power generation
and organic fertilizer, and; ii) conversion of palm biomass
through co-firing for power generation and through aerobic
composting process for enriched organic fertilizer.
• Assisted private sector in the design, planning,
management, implementation, M&E of biogas and
bioenergy projects, conducting due diligence on project
proponents, investment partners; undertaking detailed
technical and cost analysis on technology options and
means for reducing business transaction times and costs.
2005 China Asian
Development
Bank
Conservation
Agriculture / CDM
Expert
Dryland Farming in Northern Region Project [ADB PPTA]. In
collaboration with the Beijing Agriculture University, assessed
the baseline farming systems for designing a loan project to
develop a Conservation Agriculture programme for combating
land and watershed degradation and for rehabilitating dryland
areas.
2004-
2005
China Asian
Development
Bank
Biogas Expert /
CDM Expert
Utilisation of Agricultural Wastes Project [ADB Loan 1924-
PRC]. Part of review mission to assess CDM potential of ADB’s
Type III biogas projects, conduct information gathering activities
and produce CDM Project Design Document (PDD). Assessed
various domestic biogas models.
1998-
2002
United
Kingdom
PHS Ltd, UK Senior
Horticulturalist
Landscape Gardening: Developed horticultural curriculum and
user-friendly manual for participatory learning and peer-to-peer
training for technicians and sales staff in horticultural
knowledge, skills, integrated pest management.
1996-
1998
Singapore Island Landscape
Pte Ltd,
Singapore
Senior
Horticulturalist and
Nursery Manager
Nursery Manager for the Export of Horticultural Plants: In
charge of nursery for the sustainable production of horticultural
crops for export to EU. Involved in business development and
the participatory training of technicians and Sales personnel in
basic horticultural practices (pruning, light x fertilizer x species
interactions, integrated pest and diseases management).
1992-
1996
Malaysia Rural
Development
Corporation,
Malaysia
Agricultural
Research &
Development
Manager
Development of Sustainable Agriculture Business: Working
with indigenous people in development of microfinance and
income generation projects. Provided facilitation and training to
empower rural farmers as social entrepreneurs in the
participatory development of sustainable agricultural and
conservation solutions. Conducted training needs assessments
using participatory rural appraisal methodologies.
1990-
1991
Trinidad
&Tobago
and
Barbados
International
Cocoa
Germplasm at
University of
West Indies and
Cocoa
Quarantine
Facility in
Barbados
Crop Genetic and
Physiologist
Cocoa Clonal Selection and Germplasm Management:
Conducted field experiments on the genetical variation in
photosynthetic and canopy characteristics of clonal cocoa at the
International Cocoa Germplasm, University of West Indies and
the Cocoa Quarantine Facility in Barbados.
1985-
1987
Sabah,
Malaysia
Department of
Agriculture, Quoin
Hill Cocoa
Research Station,
Tawau, Sabah,
Malaysia
Principal Cocoa
Breeder
National Cocoa Breeding Programme: Developed and
produced high quality F1 cocoa hybrids and clonal planting
materials for cocoa farmers.
15. Referees:
Mr. Benoit Lebot, Executive Director, International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)
Secretariat, Paris, France. Email: benoit.lebot@ipeec.org. Cell: +33 6 77 56 96 43
Mr. Janthomas Hiemstra, Country Director, UNDP Damascus, Syria. Janthomas.hiemstra@undp.org (Previous
Deputy Country Director of Nigeria). Cell: +963 95555 7807
Mr. Daniel Buckley, Global Green Growth Institute, Vietnam. daniel.buckley@gggi.org. Cell: +1-212-906-6496