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C. V.
SALAH HAKIM, PhD
BIODATA
Gender: Male
Tel: (914-318-2441)
E-mail: salah.SalahHakim1@hotmail.com,
SKILLS and EXPERTISE
* Project Management
• I successfully managed projects for the UN; in Yemen for UNOPS (1997-2002), in Syria
for UNFAO (2003-2004), and in Afghanistan for UNFAO (2010-2013).
• Management of finance, logistics, and human resources.
• Liaising with senior government officials, donors, UN agencies, NGOs.
• Reporting: financial, administrative, and technical.
• I lead teams of diverse cultural backgrounds in Yemen, Syria and now in Afghanistan.
* Financial management
• For UNOPS in Yemen, UNFAO in Syria, and UNFAO in Afghanistan: I prepared budget
proposals, monitored spending, and underwent budget revision when necessary.
• I submitted quarterly and annual financial reports as required by UN agencies.
• I carried out local and international procurement according to the guidelines of different
UN agencies.
* Team building
• In Yemen I built the project team from scratch, from local people. I trained them, and
developed their skills to implement the project activities. In Afghanistan, during my tenure
I doubled the team size, provided training and motivation.
• I strive to get my team members to reach their highest potential. I reward good work and
delegate powers when appropriate.
• In both Yemen and Afghanistan, the project teams became capable of implementing the
project interventions without external help.
* Local development
• In Yemen we built the capacity of local fishermen through establishing cooperatives, and
provided training in fish processing, engine maintenance and the management of the
cooperatives.
• In Syria we rehabilitated deteriorated rangeland.
• We improved food production in Western Afghanistan through kitchen gardens run by
women.
• We implemented new livelihood programs, empowering women, and enhancing for
security.
• Deteriorated rangeland was rehabilitated with the active participation of local
communities.
• The individual and institutional capacities were built for local government agencies
through intensive capacity building programs.
*Monitoring and evaluation
• In all projects I managed for the UN in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, we had internal
monitoring and evaluation unit, monitoring performance and measuring real outputs
against expected outputs. We also received annual external evaluations.
*Poverty Reduction, gender
With UNFAO in Afghanistan
• The project helped poor women beneficiaries establish 472 kitchen gardens in Heart and
Badghis Provinces, now operational, providing fresh vegetables for the families.
• A total number of 484 women beneficiaries have now small backyard poultry projects in
Heart and Badghis Provinces, now operational.
• The project with full participation of the local communities in Herat and Badghis Provinces
rehabilitated 159 hectares of degraded rangeland, for the benefit of livestock raisers.
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• The pistachio farmers of Badghis province with the help of the project established 701
new pistachio gardens.
• With the help of the project, 520 farmers in Ghor Province established their own new fruit
gardens.
With UNFAO in Syria:
• Alternative livelihoods: Men were trained in hospitality jobs, and as tourists’ guides and
guards in the Wildlife Reserve. Women were trained in broidery, making handicraft
articles and milk processing.
With UNOPS in Yemen
• Fishermen were trained in maintenance of boat engines, fish processing and efficient
fishing methods.
*Food Security
• I was the co-chair of the Food Security Cluster for the Western Region in Afghanistan.
The cluster is responsible for food security analysis, determination and response in the
Western Region. It is composed of the UN agencies and major international NGOs
involved in food security issues. The cluster is chaired by the United Nations World Food
Program (UNWF) and co-chaired by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (UNFAO) which I represent.
*Capacity building
In Afghanistan
• We trained local government counterparts in kitchen gardens, poultry, rangeland
rehabilitation, pistachio rehabilitation and fruit cultivation.
In Sudan with UNDP
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• I was project manager of UNDP National Capacity Self Assessment project. We assessed
the country’s capacity to implement MEAs and made recommendations to fill the gaps
and complete deficiencies.
In Syria with UNFAO
• We held ten training workshops where practitioners from several provinces were trained
in natural resources management.
In Yemen with UNOS
• We trained teachers, local government officials, tribal leaders, and women groups in
environmental and conservation issues.
*Proposal Development
• I am trained in proposal development using logical framework methodology.
• I developed a winning proposal for GEF and got a one million to extend UNOPS
Biodiversity Project for one year.
• Developed a winning proposal for UNFAO in Syria.
• Succeeded in extending the present UNFAO project in Afghanistan for one and a half
year.
*Recruitment
• I developed TOR and recruited national and international consultants for UN projects in
Yemen, Syria and now I Afghanistan.
• I monitored work of consultants and evaluated the end product and authorized payment
when appropriate.
* Liaising with stakeholders
• I liaised successfully with senior government officials at the central and local level in
Yemen, Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan. I built good working relationships with them that
facilitated the implementation of the projects.
• I closely worked with tribal leaders in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, creating local
support for the projects’ interventions.
* Communication and interpersonal skills
• My work for the UN and my teaching experience sharpened my communication and
interpersonal skills.
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• I can communicate effectively in large groups of local people such as in village meetings,
as well as in small settings of professionals and senior government officials.
• I drafted numerous memos, financial, administrative and technical reports
• I published several papers in peer-reviewed journal and made numerous presentations in
conferences.
*Environmental management
In Afghanistan
• The project helped the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock develop a forestry
national management plan and a rangeland national management plan for the first time.
Now these two important sectors can be managed on sound environmental and
conservation principles.
• We carried out a climate change vulnerability assessment in Western Afghanistan.
In Sudan
• I served as Acting Secretary General of the Higher Council for the Environment.
• I wrote a paper titled “The Role of Climate change in Darfur Crisis”, published by
Hamburg University.
• I took 4 courses in GHG Management Institute, Washington, USA: introduction to carbon
markets, CDM and JI mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol, organizational GHG accounting,
and GHG project level accounting.
*Community-based Natural Resource Management
With UNFAO in Afghanistan
• Local community provided voluntary labor in rehabilitation of degraded rangeland, and
enforced protection from grazing.
• In rehabilitation of pistachio forests, farmers received training and took control of their
newly established gardens.
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With UNFAO in Syria
• The project helped the local community form new grazing committees to monitor and
enforce grazing policy, especially in rehabilitated rangeland.
With UNOPS in Yemen
• The project launched a five-year environmental awareness program, focused on
sustainable use of natural resources, in villages and schools.
• Training program reached tribal leaders, government officials and women groups. The
communities were encouraged to monitor and report changes in the natural vegetation
including illegal felling of trees, through the project extension officers present all over the
island.
*Rehabilitation of degraded natural resources
In Afghanistan
• The UNFAO project rehabilitated 159 hectares of degraded rangeland.
• Also in rehabilitation of the pistachio forest belt, new 700 gardens were established
covering about 700 hectares.
In Syria
• The project rehabilitated 1380 hectares of degraded rangeland in Albadia flood plains.
*Biodiversity survey and assessment
• In Socotra both terrestrial and marine biodiversity were assessed and documented
• In Syria a biodiversity survey was conducted in Albadia.
• In the savannah forests of Eastern and Western Sudan.
• In the deciduous forests of the North West in Virginia, USA, for the Smithsonian
Institution.
*Land tenure
• I dealt with land tenure issues in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan.
• We advised governments in these countries in issues related to land tenure, land
governance, and user rights. Each case was unique with different factors in play.
*Languages
• Fluent in English, full working knowledge.
• Arabic native speaker.
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EXPERIENCE
August 2014- Present PENHA
Senior Research Associate with Pastoralists and Environment Network in the Horn of
Africa (ENHA).
Nov 2010-2013 UNFAO, Afghanistan
I managed the UNFAO component of the joint UNFAO/UNDP/UNEP MDGF program
“UNJ Strengthening approach for the integration of sustainable environmental
management in Afghanistan”. The program goal was to restore and conserve the natural
resources of Afghanistan and to mainstream environmental issues in the policy and
development plans. The project is engaged in restoration of degraded natural resources,
namely pistachio forests and rangeland.
I conducted a climate change vulnerability study in three provinces in Western
Afghanistan. I carried out a sensitivity analysis on selected communities in the three
provinces, and their adaptive capacity to the impact of floods and droughts triggered by
climate change. Then their climate change vulnerability was determined.
We established nurseries and distributed 60,000 saplings to the local community. The
pistachio farmers of Badghis province with the help of the project established 701 new
pistachio gardens, covering about 700 hectares. The project provided saplings, simple
tools, and extension services.
The project helped poor women beneficiaries establish 672 kitchen gardens in Heart,
Badghis and Ghor Provinces, providing fresh vegetables for the families. The project
provided tool kits of simple gardening tools, vegetable seeds, and training and follow up.
A total number of 484 women beneficiaries established small backyard poultry projects in
Heart and Badghis Provinces, now operational. The project provided the beneficiaries
with vaccinated chicks, simple tools, feed, training and follow up. The kitchen gardens and
backyard poultry activities were meant to empower women, enhance food security and
reduce pressure on natural resources.
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The project with full participation of the local communities in Herat and Badghis Provinces
rehabilitated 159 hectares of degraded rangeland, for the benefit of livestock raisers.
With the help of the project, 520 farmers in Ghor Province established their own new fruit
gardens. The project provided saplings, training, and extension service as well as follow
up and monitoring.
A capacity building program for project counterparts was carried out simultaneously with
each of these interventions for government officials and community members.
I am the co-chair of the food security and agriculture cluster for Western Afghanistan. All
UN and international NGOs who are involved in these issues are represented in the
cluster. It is chaired by the World Food Program and co-chaired by FAO. The cluster
analyses the food security situation in the Western region, reviews early warning data,
and makes recommendation to the humanitarian aid community and the government.
I am also a member of the Regional Humanitarian Team for the Western Region. The
team is the designated authority for humanitarian management and action in the Western
Region of Afghanistan. Represented in the team are UN agencies and major international
NGOs who are involved in humanitarian management such as ICRC, CRS, Care and
World Vision. USAID and some national NGOs are also represented. The team is chaired
by United Nations office of Humanitarian Assistance (UNOCHA). I represent UNFAO in
the team. It deals with natural disasters including drought and floods as well as those
resulting from conflicts.
At the onset of a crisis, a team is sent to the affected area to assess the damage and the
immediate needs of the affected community. It then reports to the humanitarian team who
starts management of the situation. Member organizations in the team start their
intervention based on the needs reflected in the assessment report, and their
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specialization and resources. If external help is needed, the team starts contacts with the
relevant the organizations.
2007-2010
Independent Consultant:
1. Consultant for the African Development Bank 2007-2008.
To develop a proposal for an environmental support program for Angola for US$30
Million; it has 5 components: (i) legislation, governance and information system, (ii)
biodiversity, (iii) climate change, (iv) Sustainable land management, and (v) capacity
building.
2. Consultant for Sudanese Society for the Conservation of the Environment,
2009.
3. Consultant for EC project studying land use conflicts in Eastern Sudan and
their impact on Dinder National Park, Sudan. 2010.
4. Consultant for ECO-Peace project for Sudan Environment Conservation
Society
In Northern Kordofan, Sudan. 2010.
This climate change adaptation project was meant to reduce competition and tension
between pastoralists and farmers communities, intensified by shrinkage of the natural
resources base, caused by repeated bouts of drought, triggered by climate change.
Introducing irrigation was adopted as one adaptation strategy to climate change in this
area.
June 2005 – Dec 2006 manager of UNDP capacity self assessment project and acting
Secretary General of the Higher Council for the Environment, Sudan.
The Council is responsible for the management of the environment in the country. Every
development project implemented by the government of the private sector must be
approved by the Council. An environmental impact assessment is required of all such
projects. I lead teams to evaluate several of these environmental impact assessment
studies.
The council has 8 experts in different environmental disciplines. It has 15 of supporting
staff. The council is the focal point for all MEAs including biodiversity and climate change.
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I helped in the management of personnel and logistics. I was particularly responsible for
budget matters, including liaising with UNDP who is funding my post. We had 4 small
projects funded by GEF through UNDP. I negotiated their budgets and made sure that
reports were delivered in a timely manner.
I represented the Council in several Intergovernmental panels of the framework
convention on climate change and biodiversity conventions.
Jan 2005-June 2005
Consultant for Sudan Environment Conservation Society
I helped the society prepare project proposal document as Sudan’s contribution in
formulation of a Birdlife International regional project on conservation of soaring migratory
birds. I prepared several documents on problem analysis, and on the impact of activities
on the sectors of energy, agriculture, and wildlife; and detailed description of major
bottleneck. The proposal has been approved by GEF for funding.
May 2003-June 2004: UNFAO, Syria
Chief International Consultant, (Project Manager): Rehabilitation of
rangeland and the establishment of a wildlife reserve in the Syrian Steppe.
The project had three components: wildlife including Talila Reserve, range management
unit, and extension and environmental education. The project was community–based
serious in the involvement of the local community in the management of their natural
resources.
I managed the project staff and logistics. We had a staff of 42 nationals, one international
consultant and several short term consultants. I monitored and evaluated individual staff
members’ performance as well as that of each of the three components teams. I managed
the project financial resources and produced regular financial, administration and
technical reports as required by FAO regulations. We launched a capacity building
program. Through several workshops, we trained project national staff, and staff of local
government in range management, wildlife conservation and communication. Some were
sent abroad for further training.
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I liaised with senior local and central government officials, tribal and community leaders.
I provided leadership and capacity building for our local team. I drafted TORs and
recruited long and short term international consultants, monitored their work and reviewed
their final outputs.
Livestock overstocking and felling of trees and uprooting of shrubs for firewood took its toll
in Albadia. The project rehabilitated an area of 1380 ha. We ran training courses for range
technicians and managers from all over the country, and workshops for Bedouins on
sustainable use of the rangeland.
The Syrian government abolished the traditional land tenure system called Hema. Instead
it introduced a cooperative system based on socialist philosophy. The new system did not
recognize the tribal ownership of the land or the traditional management and user rights.
The tribal communities lost any sense of ownership. During drought the government
adopted an open access policy, enabling anybody to graze anywhere. This policy had
catastrophic results on the rangeland. The project held a series of workshops for all
stakeholders to discuss this land tenure issue. It was goo in the sense that this sensitive
issue was openly discussed for the first time. The government did not reverse course but
indicated willingness to study the situation and make changes.
I managed a 2,000 ha wildlife reserve which had 45 Arabian Oryx, and 260 sand gazelles,
both species are reintroduced after extinction from the region.
I drafted a proposal to extend the project for 2 years. The proposal was approved by FAO.
The extension unit recruited and trained 10 Bedouin facilitators, living within and acting as
a link with their local communities. In cooperation with the local elementary schools, the
project established Friends of Talila children clubs. We recruited and trained teachers to
act as advisers to these clubs. The purpose of the clubs was the promotion of sustainable
use of natural resources and wildlife conservation. The project produced a large amount
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of educational materials in the form of pamphlets, booklets, flip charts, leaflets, and video
films.
One of our objectives was to build capacity of range managers and technicians working in
the Syrian Steppe as well as the local community. We ran training courses for range
technicians and managers from all over the country. The objective of these training
courses was improving skills of scientists and technicians in range management and
biodiversity survey, wildlife conservation and communication.
Presently: Member of IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and social
Policy, and member of IUCN Collaborative Management Working Group.
Dec. 2000-June 2002: UNOPS, Yemen
Chief Technical Advisor, GEF/UNOPS/UNDP Socotra Biodiversity Project
I managed the three components of the community-based project: marine, terrestrial, and
environmental education and awareness. We produced quarterly, progress and annul
management reports; technical reports and monthly financial reports as required by
UNOPS. I drafted TOR, recruited short-term national and international consultants,
evaluated the end product and authorized payments as appropriate. I also monitored
contractor’s output and authorized payments when they met their obligations. Our
contractors included Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, Birdlife International, and
Sinkenburg Institute of marine biology. We liaised with the local community, the local and
central government, UN agencies and the donor community in Sana’a. We had
continuous consultation with international NGOs working in Socotra to avoid overlap and
conflict, and to coordinate efforts whenever possible.
The objective of the project was to safeguard the globally significant biodiversity of
Socotra and help the local people use their resources in a sustainable way. Based on the
project objectives, I produced work plans, supervised their execution, and monitored
execution based on indicators.
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Through our extension officers we encouraged the local communities both fishermen and
goat herders to use their resources sustainably through village meetings, workshops, and
use of educational materials. We encouraged the herders to graze wisely, and
discouraged felling of trees, driving off track, and excessive wood collection. Fishermen
were facing a problem of overfishing of shark, whose numbers we believed were
decreasing. We discouraged use of nets to catch lobsters, and educated the villagers on
the danger of that practice on the resource, and presented them with alternatives such as
using traps.
We initiated a pilot project by providing lobsters traps and trained local fishermen to use
them. We helped the local community form six fishermen societies and provided training
to improve the bargaining power of these communities in the face of large-scale fish
buyers. Members of these societies were trained in bookkeeping, store management,
basic fish processing and storage, boat and motor maintenance and management of
these societies.
The project helped the local people obtain funding for a home garden project, and sought
funding for small eco-lodges run by the local community to tap the flow of eco-tourists, we
drafted proposals and contacted donors. The local community actively participated in the
decision-making process of establishing protected areas and the intention was that they
will be directly involved in management of these protected areas as members in the
management councils. We helped the local community establish two NGOs:
environmental education Society and a women development Society. These are the only
two viable NGOs in Socotra.
As project manager for UNOPS in Yemen, we monitored the distribution of wheat flour
provided by France in a food aid program, at the request of the French Embassy in
Sana’a.
Also in Yemen we developed a proposal and obtained funding for a health and water
provision project. We rehabilitated 10 old clinics, provided personnel, and subsidized
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medicine with the help of WHO through a revolving fund. We provided drinking water by
tankers to villages affected by drought in the dry western part of the island.
1997- Dec. 2000:
Deputy CTA, and Environmental education and awareness expert, Socotra
UNOPS/UNDP/GEF biodiversity project, Yemen.
As deputy CTA, I participated in management of the project including financial and
administrative aspects. As the environmental education expert, I planned, initiated and
executed the environmental education and awareness program. I started by building the
environmental and education core team. I recruited, and trained the four members of the
team. Then we established a network of more than forty extension officers living in their
communities all over the archipelago. We recruited them with the involvement of the local
community, and trained them at the project base. They became a valuable asset for the
project. They enabled the project win the trust of the local community, carried the
conservation message, and collected valuable data.
We developed a successful capacity building program. We first assessed training needs,
and devised curricula and identified individuals eligible for training. At the end of each
training activity, training success was determined. The local people working for the
project, who had very low capacity, were trained in English (50 individuals), computers
>20), ecology (>20), conservation (>20), diving (6), Botany (20), Zoology (>20), map
reading and using equipment such as GPS (>15), and handling GIS software (>10), and
ecotourism (>30). We ended up with an efficient team of technicians from the local people
who conduct most of the project basic data collection tasks without external help. We sent
selected local staff members to Jordan, Egypt and UK for training.
We provided training for school teachers (171 out of 240), senior local government
officials (30), women (75), elected local council members (all 35), women (61) and tribal
sheiks and community leaders (62); and produced necessary educational materials (>200
A4 posters, brochures, A2 posters, hundreds of fliers, and manuals for school teachers).
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I used PowerPoint presentations and other visual aids in training.
1996 Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington
I made the initial evaluation of conservation project proposals submitted by African and
Asian countries for funding. I divided the proposals into three categories: poor and are
rejected, others that need some improvement, and the good ones I forwarded to a
committee for final selection.
1993.97 Teaching at the University Level in USA
I taught as full-time faculty at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
(1996-97); and as adjunct faculty at several American universities; at Northern
Virginia Community College (1993-97); in Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC. (1995-
96); and at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (1995-96).
1983.88 Teaching at the University Level in Sudan
I taught as adjunct faculty in several universities in Sudan, including: the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum (86-87); at Juba University (1986-87); at
Gezira University (1986-87); and at the Forestry Department, University of Khartoum
(1983-88).
1992-95 Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation and
Research Center (CRC), Front Royal, Virginia, USA.
We studied the deciduous forests of the North western US. I conducted research on
white-tailed deer including mapping and sampling of its habitat types, determining habitat
selection, home range size and structure; and conducted behavior and population
dynamics studies using radio-telemetry and GIS technologies. I took part in research
projects studying deer, small mammals and birds. I trained numerous research assistants
and volunteers in field biology, and data collection on fauna and flora.
1980 Al Kouf National Park, Libya.
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A consulting study to help establish Al-Kouf National Park in Libya, sponsored by the Arab
League’s Arab Center for The Study of Arid and Dry Lands, Damascus, Syria.
1975-1980 Director, Wildlife Research Center, Agricultural Research Corporation,
Khartoum, Sudan.
I managed the center’s logistics and professionals and supporting staff and budget. We
had 9 professionals and 6 supporting staff. We received international researchers who
worked on specific conservation issues. I managed the staff provided training when
needed and submitted annual performance evaluations. I was member of the agricultural
Research corporation management committee designated for overall management of the
Corporation; as well as member of the technical committee which approved research
programs as well as cooperation projects with international institutions.
We trained the wildlife department staff including game wardens and game scouts.
I set goals and supervised research conducted by the center. I advised the Wildlife
Department of Sudan on national conservation planning and management of protected
areas. We worked all over the country. Our primary protected areas were in Blue Nile
Province in Eastern Sudan, including Dinder National Park; and in Darfur province
including Radom National Park. We also worked in protected areas in Southern, Central
and Northern Sudan.
The center was the scientific authority for the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES).
1980-1988 Associate Research Professor
I developed and executed field projects in Dinder, and Radom National Parks and other
protected areas around the country. I lead wildlife surveys and studies on population
dynamics, behavior, habitat analysis, and the impact of human activity.
1975-1988 Sudan Society for the Conservation of the Environment.
I am a founding member, and member of the executive committee from 1975 to 1980. I
became Vice-president (1980-84), then president (1984-88). I sought and obtained
funding for small afforestation and solid waste disposal projects as well as numerous
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seminars, conferences and training courses. Training seminars were targeted at school
teachers, journalists, decision makers at medium level, leaders of NGOs, women and
youth groups. Main donors were Fredrichebert, Hanszeidel, and USAID. The society
saved Dinder National Park twice. And in 1986, successfully stopped wasteful hunting by
foreign dignitaries in Sudan. The society has been, and still is, an effective advocate of
conservation in Sudan.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Forestry (Ecology), University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA, 1992.
M.S. Range Management, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.
B.Sc. Botany and Chemistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Courses on climate change in GHG Management Institute, Washington, USA:
1. Organizational green house gases emissions accounting .2009.
2. Project GHG emission accounting. 2011.
3. Introduction to carbon markets. 2011.
4. CDM and JI of Kyoto protocol.2011.
Other Training Courses:
1. Fundraising, proposal development, and Logical framework methodology, Birdlife International,
Nairobi, March 2005.
2. Training course in ecotourism, Yemen, 2002.
3. Training course in GIS. Yemen, 2000.
OTHER INFORMATION
Computer Skills: Advanced skills in Microsoft office, internet, e-mail and other software.
Papers presented: See list attached.
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Languages: English: fluent/full working knowledge, Arabic native speaker, and limited
knowledge of French
References:
Dr. Ousmane Guindo
FAO Res. Rep. Afghanistan
+93700288154
Ousmane.guindo@fao.org
Dr. Tekeste Tekie,
Former FAO Representative,
FAO, Afghanistan
E-mail: tghebray@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +442084043087
Dr. Samuel Kubgie
Agriculture Officer,
FAO HQ,
Rome, Italy.
Samuel.kubgie@fao.org
PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS PRESENTED,
AND TECHNICAL REPORTS,
BY
SALAH A. HAKIM
Hakim, S. 2011. The role of climate change in Darfur crisis. In: Economic, Social and Political
Elements of Climate Change Management. Pp 815-823. Editor: Leal, W.
Hakim, S. Sep. 2002. Community protected areas in Socotra, Yemen. Quarterly Journal of
CEESP, (IUCN) 10: 91-92.
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Hakim, S. 1998. Foraging strategies of white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia, USA. International
Deer Congress Proceed. Budapest, Hungary.
McShea, W. J., S. L. Monfort, S. Hakim, J. Kirkpatrick, I. Liu, J. W. Turner, Jr., L.
Chassey, and L. Munson. 1997. The effect of immunocontraception on the behavior and
reproduction of white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 41:560-569.
Hakim, S., W. J. McShea, and J. R. Mason. 1996. The attractiveness of a liquid bait to white-
tailed deer in the Central Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, USA. Journal of Wildlife
Diseases 32:395-398.
Hakim, S. 1994. Home range and habitat selection by white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia.
Conference of science of abundance Proceed.: The unmanaged deer populations. Smithsonian
Institution. Front Royal, Virginia.
Hakim, S. 1994. Current Environmental Problems of Sudan. A conference on: Sudanese Issues and
Culture Proceed. Boston, Mass.
Hakim, S. 1992. Home range and habitat selection by white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia. Ph.D.
dissertation. The University of Montana, Missoula, MT. USA.
Hakim, S. 1991. A new environmental philosophy to protect the African elephant and enhance
development. Conference on African Environmental Issues Proceed. Stillwater. Oklahoma.
Hakim, S. 1985. The wildlife of Dindir National Park and its habitats. Environmental
Degradation Proceed. University of Khartoum and Clark University. Khartoum.
Hakim, S. 1985. The role of protected areas in wildlife conservation. Wildlife Management in Sudan.
Proceed. GTZ. Khartoum.
Hakim, S., M. Nimir and A. Ahmed. 1985. Wildlife research in relation to conservation and
management. Wildlife Management in Sudan Proceed. GTZ. Khartoum.
Hakim, S. 1984. The wildlife of Gedarif Region, Sudan. Indicators of environmental change Proceed.
University of Khartoum and Clark University. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S. 1982. The role of wildlife on the economy of Sudan. Sudan First National Economic
Conference Proceed. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S. 1981. The potential of wildlife as a source of animal protein in Sudan. Food production in
Sudan Proceed. Gezira University and The University of Nevada. Wad Medani, Sudan.
Hakim, S. 1981. The wildlife of Jonglei and the impact of the proposed canal. A consulting study for
Jonglei Corporation, Sudan.
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Hakim, S. 1981. The impact of oil discoveries on the future of wildlife in Sudan. Conference on the
impact of oil discoveries on natural resources Proceed. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S. 1980. Sudan country report. The African Wildlife Conference Proceed. The African wildlife
Society. Nairobi, Kenya.
Hakim, S. 1980. Introduction and reintroduction of wildlife species into Alkouf National Park, Libya. A
consulting study for the Arab Center for the Study of Dry and Arid Lands. The Arab
League. Damascus, Syria.
Hakim, S. 1980. The impact of fire on the on the natural habitats in Diner National Park, Sudan. Wildl.
Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S., and N. Awad. 1979. Changes in the composition of shoreline vegetation in
response to drying and filling of lake Ras Amir, Dinder National Park, Sudan. Wildl. Res. Cntr.
Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S. 1978. The impact of livestock trespass on Dinder National Park, and other management
problems. Wildl. Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S., and M. Nimir. 1977. The problems of land use in Sudan. UNESCO workshop in
physical perception of the environment. Khartoum, Sudan.
Hakim, S. 1977. Wildlife populations and natural habitats of Radom National Park, Western Sudan.
Wildl. Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan.
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University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA.
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have no objection to the verification of any information I provided from the parties
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  • 1. C. V. SALAH HAKIM, PhD BIODATA Gender: Male Tel: (914-318-2441) E-mail: salah.SalahHakim1@hotmail.com, SKILLS and EXPERTISE * Project Management • I successfully managed projects for the UN; in Yemen for UNOPS (1997-2002), in Syria for UNFAO (2003-2004), and in Afghanistan for UNFAO (2010-2013). • Management of finance, logistics, and human resources. • Liaising with senior government officials, donors, UN agencies, NGOs. • Reporting: financial, administrative, and technical. • I lead teams of diverse cultural backgrounds in Yemen, Syria and now in Afghanistan. * Financial management • For UNOPS in Yemen, UNFAO in Syria, and UNFAO in Afghanistan: I prepared budget proposals, monitored spending, and underwent budget revision when necessary. • I submitted quarterly and annual financial reports as required by UN agencies. • I carried out local and international procurement according to the guidelines of different UN agencies. * Team building • In Yemen I built the project team from scratch, from local people. I trained them, and developed their skills to implement the project activities. In Afghanistan, during my tenure I doubled the team size, provided training and motivation. • I strive to get my team members to reach their highest potential. I reward good work and delegate powers when appropriate.
  • 2. • In both Yemen and Afghanistan, the project teams became capable of implementing the project interventions without external help. * Local development • In Yemen we built the capacity of local fishermen through establishing cooperatives, and provided training in fish processing, engine maintenance and the management of the cooperatives. • In Syria we rehabilitated deteriorated rangeland. • We improved food production in Western Afghanistan through kitchen gardens run by women. • We implemented new livelihood programs, empowering women, and enhancing for security. • Deteriorated rangeland was rehabilitated with the active participation of local communities. • The individual and institutional capacities were built for local government agencies through intensive capacity building programs. *Monitoring and evaluation • In all projects I managed for the UN in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, we had internal monitoring and evaluation unit, monitoring performance and measuring real outputs against expected outputs. We also received annual external evaluations. *Poverty Reduction, gender With UNFAO in Afghanistan • The project helped poor women beneficiaries establish 472 kitchen gardens in Heart and Badghis Provinces, now operational, providing fresh vegetables for the families. • A total number of 484 women beneficiaries have now small backyard poultry projects in Heart and Badghis Provinces, now operational. • The project with full participation of the local communities in Herat and Badghis Provinces rehabilitated 159 hectares of degraded rangeland, for the benefit of livestock raisers. 2
  • 3. • The pistachio farmers of Badghis province with the help of the project established 701 new pistachio gardens. • With the help of the project, 520 farmers in Ghor Province established their own new fruit gardens. With UNFAO in Syria: • Alternative livelihoods: Men were trained in hospitality jobs, and as tourists’ guides and guards in the Wildlife Reserve. Women were trained in broidery, making handicraft articles and milk processing. With UNOPS in Yemen • Fishermen were trained in maintenance of boat engines, fish processing and efficient fishing methods. *Food Security • I was the co-chair of the Food Security Cluster for the Western Region in Afghanistan. The cluster is responsible for food security analysis, determination and response in the Western Region. It is composed of the UN agencies and major international NGOs involved in food security issues. The cluster is chaired by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWF) and co-chaired by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) which I represent. *Capacity building In Afghanistan • We trained local government counterparts in kitchen gardens, poultry, rangeland rehabilitation, pistachio rehabilitation and fruit cultivation. In Sudan with UNDP 3
  • 4. • I was project manager of UNDP National Capacity Self Assessment project. We assessed the country’s capacity to implement MEAs and made recommendations to fill the gaps and complete deficiencies. In Syria with UNFAO • We held ten training workshops where practitioners from several provinces were trained in natural resources management. In Yemen with UNOS • We trained teachers, local government officials, tribal leaders, and women groups in environmental and conservation issues. *Proposal Development • I am trained in proposal development using logical framework methodology. • I developed a winning proposal for GEF and got a one million to extend UNOPS Biodiversity Project for one year. • Developed a winning proposal for UNFAO in Syria. • Succeeded in extending the present UNFAO project in Afghanistan for one and a half year. *Recruitment • I developed TOR and recruited national and international consultants for UN projects in Yemen, Syria and now I Afghanistan. • I monitored work of consultants and evaluated the end product and authorized payment when appropriate. * Liaising with stakeholders • I liaised successfully with senior government officials at the central and local level in Yemen, Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan. I built good working relationships with them that facilitated the implementation of the projects. • I closely worked with tribal leaders in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, creating local support for the projects’ interventions. * Communication and interpersonal skills • My work for the UN and my teaching experience sharpened my communication and interpersonal skills. 4
  • 5. • I can communicate effectively in large groups of local people such as in village meetings, as well as in small settings of professionals and senior government officials. • I drafted numerous memos, financial, administrative and technical reports • I published several papers in peer-reviewed journal and made numerous presentations in conferences. *Environmental management In Afghanistan • The project helped the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock develop a forestry national management plan and a rangeland national management plan for the first time. Now these two important sectors can be managed on sound environmental and conservation principles. • We carried out a climate change vulnerability assessment in Western Afghanistan. In Sudan • I served as Acting Secretary General of the Higher Council for the Environment. • I wrote a paper titled “The Role of Climate change in Darfur Crisis”, published by Hamburg University. • I took 4 courses in GHG Management Institute, Washington, USA: introduction to carbon markets, CDM and JI mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol, organizational GHG accounting, and GHG project level accounting. *Community-based Natural Resource Management With UNFAO in Afghanistan • Local community provided voluntary labor in rehabilitation of degraded rangeland, and enforced protection from grazing. • In rehabilitation of pistachio forests, farmers received training and took control of their newly established gardens. 5
  • 6. With UNFAO in Syria • The project helped the local community form new grazing committees to monitor and enforce grazing policy, especially in rehabilitated rangeland. With UNOPS in Yemen • The project launched a five-year environmental awareness program, focused on sustainable use of natural resources, in villages and schools. • Training program reached tribal leaders, government officials and women groups. The communities were encouraged to monitor and report changes in the natural vegetation including illegal felling of trees, through the project extension officers present all over the island. *Rehabilitation of degraded natural resources In Afghanistan • The UNFAO project rehabilitated 159 hectares of degraded rangeland. • Also in rehabilitation of the pistachio forest belt, new 700 gardens were established covering about 700 hectares. In Syria • The project rehabilitated 1380 hectares of degraded rangeland in Albadia flood plains. *Biodiversity survey and assessment • In Socotra both terrestrial and marine biodiversity were assessed and documented • In Syria a biodiversity survey was conducted in Albadia. • In the savannah forests of Eastern and Western Sudan. • In the deciduous forests of the North West in Virginia, USA, for the Smithsonian Institution. *Land tenure • I dealt with land tenure issues in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan. • We advised governments in these countries in issues related to land tenure, land governance, and user rights. Each case was unique with different factors in play. *Languages • Fluent in English, full working knowledge. • Arabic native speaker. 6
  • 7. EXPERIENCE August 2014- Present PENHA Senior Research Associate with Pastoralists and Environment Network in the Horn of Africa (ENHA). Nov 2010-2013 UNFAO, Afghanistan I managed the UNFAO component of the joint UNFAO/UNDP/UNEP MDGF program “UNJ Strengthening approach for the integration of sustainable environmental management in Afghanistan”. The program goal was to restore and conserve the natural resources of Afghanistan and to mainstream environmental issues in the policy and development plans. The project is engaged in restoration of degraded natural resources, namely pistachio forests and rangeland. I conducted a climate change vulnerability study in three provinces in Western Afghanistan. I carried out a sensitivity analysis on selected communities in the three provinces, and their adaptive capacity to the impact of floods and droughts triggered by climate change. Then their climate change vulnerability was determined. We established nurseries and distributed 60,000 saplings to the local community. The pistachio farmers of Badghis province with the help of the project established 701 new pistachio gardens, covering about 700 hectares. The project provided saplings, simple tools, and extension services. The project helped poor women beneficiaries establish 672 kitchen gardens in Heart, Badghis and Ghor Provinces, providing fresh vegetables for the families. The project provided tool kits of simple gardening tools, vegetable seeds, and training and follow up. A total number of 484 women beneficiaries established small backyard poultry projects in Heart and Badghis Provinces, now operational. The project provided the beneficiaries with vaccinated chicks, simple tools, feed, training and follow up. The kitchen gardens and backyard poultry activities were meant to empower women, enhance food security and reduce pressure on natural resources. 7
  • 8. The project with full participation of the local communities in Herat and Badghis Provinces rehabilitated 159 hectares of degraded rangeland, for the benefit of livestock raisers. With the help of the project, 520 farmers in Ghor Province established their own new fruit gardens. The project provided saplings, training, and extension service as well as follow up and monitoring. A capacity building program for project counterparts was carried out simultaneously with each of these interventions for government officials and community members. I am the co-chair of the food security and agriculture cluster for Western Afghanistan. All UN and international NGOs who are involved in these issues are represented in the cluster. It is chaired by the World Food Program and co-chaired by FAO. The cluster analyses the food security situation in the Western region, reviews early warning data, and makes recommendation to the humanitarian aid community and the government. I am also a member of the Regional Humanitarian Team for the Western Region. The team is the designated authority for humanitarian management and action in the Western Region of Afghanistan. Represented in the team are UN agencies and major international NGOs who are involved in humanitarian management such as ICRC, CRS, Care and World Vision. USAID and some national NGOs are also represented. The team is chaired by United Nations office of Humanitarian Assistance (UNOCHA). I represent UNFAO in the team. It deals with natural disasters including drought and floods as well as those resulting from conflicts. At the onset of a crisis, a team is sent to the affected area to assess the damage and the immediate needs of the affected community. It then reports to the humanitarian team who starts management of the situation. Member organizations in the team start their intervention based on the needs reflected in the assessment report, and their 8
  • 9. specialization and resources. If external help is needed, the team starts contacts with the relevant the organizations. 2007-2010 Independent Consultant: 1. Consultant for the African Development Bank 2007-2008. To develop a proposal for an environmental support program for Angola for US$30 Million; it has 5 components: (i) legislation, governance and information system, (ii) biodiversity, (iii) climate change, (iv) Sustainable land management, and (v) capacity building. 2. Consultant for Sudanese Society for the Conservation of the Environment, 2009. 3. Consultant for EC project studying land use conflicts in Eastern Sudan and their impact on Dinder National Park, Sudan. 2010. 4. Consultant for ECO-Peace project for Sudan Environment Conservation Society In Northern Kordofan, Sudan. 2010. This climate change adaptation project was meant to reduce competition and tension between pastoralists and farmers communities, intensified by shrinkage of the natural resources base, caused by repeated bouts of drought, triggered by climate change. Introducing irrigation was adopted as one adaptation strategy to climate change in this area. June 2005 – Dec 2006 manager of UNDP capacity self assessment project and acting Secretary General of the Higher Council for the Environment, Sudan. The Council is responsible for the management of the environment in the country. Every development project implemented by the government of the private sector must be approved by the Council. An environmental impact assessment is required of all such projects. I lead teams to evaluate several of these environmental impact assessment studies. The council has 8 experts in different environmental disciplines. It has 15 of supporting staff. The council is the focal point for all MEAs including biodiversity and climate change. 9
  • 10. I helped in the management of personnel and logistics. I was particularly responsible for budget matters, including liaising with UNDP who is funding my post. We had 4 small projects funded by GEF through UNDP. I negotiated their budgets and made sure that reports were delivered in a timely manner. I represented the Council in several Intergovernmental panels of the framework convention on climate change and biodiversity conventions. Jan 2005-June 2005 Consultant for Sudan Environment Conservation Society I helped the society prepare project proposal document as Sudan’s contribution in formulation of a Birdlife International regional project on conservation of soaring migratory birds. I prepared several documents on problem analysis, and on the impact of activities on the sectors of energy, agriculture, and wildlife; and detailed description of major bottleneck. The proposal has been approved by GEF for funding. May 2003-June 2004: UNFAO, Syria Chief International Consultant, (Project Manager): Rehabilitation of rangeland and the establishment of a wildlife reserve in the Syrian Steppe. The project had three components: wildlife including Talila Reserve, range management unit, and extension and environmental education. The project was community–based serious in the involvement of the local community in the management of their natural resources. I managed the project staff and logistics. We had a staff of 42 nationals, one international consultant and several short term consultants. I monitored and evaluated individual staff members’ performance as well as that of each of the three components teams. I managed the project financial resources and produced regular financial, administration and technical reports as required by FAO regulations. We launched a capacity building program. Through several workshops, we trained project national staff, and staff of local government in range management, wildlife conservation and communication. Some were sent abroad for further training. 10
  • 11. I liaised with senior local and central government officials, tribal and community leaders. I provided leadership and capacity building for our local team. I drafted TORs and recruited long and short term international consultants, monitored their work and reviewed their final outputs. Livestock overstocking and felling of trees and uprooting of shrubs for firewood took its toll in Albadia. The project rehabilitated an area of 1380 ha. We ran training courses for range technicians and managers from all over the country, and workshops for Bedouins on sustainable use of the rangeland. The Syrian government abolished the traditional land tenure system called Hema. Instead it introduced a cooperative system based on socialist philosophy. The new system did not recognize the tribal ownership of the land or the traditional management and user rights. The tribal communities lost any sense of ownership. During drought the government adopted an open access policy, enabling anybody to graze anywhere. This policy had catastrophic results on the rangeland. The project held a series of workshops for all stakeholders to discuss this land tenure issue. It was goo in the sense that this sensitive issue was openly discussed for the first time. The government did not reverse course but indicated willingness to study the situation and make changes. I managed a 2,000 ha wildlife reserve which had 45 Arabian Oryx, and 260 sand gazelles, both species are reintroduced after extinction from the region. I drafted a proposal to extend the project for 2 years. The proposal was approved by FAO. The extension unit recruited and trained 10 Bedouin facilitators, living within and acting as a link with their local communities. In cooperation with the local elementary schools, the project established Friends of Talila children clubs. We recruited and trained teachers to act as advisers to these clubs. The purpose of the clubs was the promotion of sustainable use of natural resources and wildlife conservation. The project produced a large amount 11
  • 12. of educational materials in the form of pamphlets, booklets, flip charts, leaflets, and video films. One of our objectives was to build capacity of range managers and technicians working in the Syrian Steppe as well as the local community. We ran training courses for range technicians and managers from all over the country. The objective of these training courses was improving skills of scientists and technicians in range management and biodiversity survey, wildlife conservation and communication. Presently: Member of IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and social Policy, and member of IUCN Collaborative Management Working Group. Dec. 2000-June 2002: UNOPS, Yemen Chief Technical Advisor, GEF/UNOPS/UNDP Socotra Biodiversity Project I managed the three components of the community-based project: marine, terrestrial, and environmental education and awareness. We produced quarterly, progress and annul management reports; technical reports and monthly financial reports as required by UNOPS. I drafted TOR, recruited short-term national and international consultants, evaluated the end product and authorized payments as appropriate. I also monitored contractor’s output and authorized payments when they met their obligations. Our contractors included Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, Birdlife International, and Sinkenburg Institute of marine biology. We liaised with the local community, the local and central government, UN agencies and the donor community in Sana’a. We had continuous consultation with international NGOs working in Socotra to avoid overlap and conflict, and to coordinate efforts whenever possible. The objective of the project was to safeguard the globally significant biodiversity of Socotra and help the local people use their resources in a sustainable way. Based on the project objectives, I produced work plans, supervised their execution, and monitored execution based on indicators. 12
  • 13. Through our extension officers we encouraged the local communities both fishermen and goat herders to use their resources sustainably through village meetings, workshops, and use of educational materials. We encouraged the herders to graze wisely, and discouraged felling of trees, driving off track, and excessive wood collection. Fishermen were facing a problem of overfishing of shark, whose numbers we believed were decreasing. We discouraged use of nets to catch lobsters, and educated the villagers on the danger of that practice on the resource, and presented them with alternatives such as using traps. We initiated a pilot project by providing lobsters traps and trained local fishermen to use them. We helped the local community form six fishermen societies and provided training to improve the bargaining power of these communities in the face of large-scale fish buyers. Members of these societies were trained in bookkeeping, store management, basic fish processing and storage, boat and motor maintenance and management of these societies. The project helped the local people obtain funding for a home garden project, and sought funding for small eco-lodges run by the local community to tap the flow of eco-tourists, we drafted proposals and contacted donors. The local community actively participated in the decision-making process of establishing protected areas and the intention was that they will be directly involved in management of these protected areas as members in the management councils. We helped the local community establish two NGOs: environmental education Society and a women development Society. These are the only two viable NGOs in Socotra. As project manager for UNOPS in Yemen, we monitored the distribution of wheat flour provided by France in a food aid program, at the request of the French Embassy in Sana’a. Also in Yemen we developed a proposal and obtained funding for a health and water provision project. We rehabilitated 10 old clinics, provided personnel, and subsidized 13
  • 14. medicine with the help of WHO through a revolving fund. We provided drinking water by tankers to villages affected by drought in the dry western part of the island. 1997- Dec. 2000: Deputy CTA, and Environmental education and awareness expert, Socotra UNOPS/UNDP/GEF biodiversity project, Yemen. As deputy CTA, I participated in management of the project including financial and administrative aspects. As the environmental education expert, I planned, initiated and executed the environmental education and awareness program. I started by building the environmental and education core team. I recruited, and trained the four members of the team. Then we established a network of more than forty extension officers living in their communities all over the archipelago. We recruited them with the involvement of the local community, and trained them at the project base. They became a valuable asset for the project. They enabled the project win the trust of the local community, carried the conservation message, and collected valuable data. We developed a successful capacity building program. We first assessed training needs, and devised curricula and identified individuals eligible for training. At the end of each training activity, training success was determined. The local people working for the project, who had very low capacity, were trained in English (50 individuals), computers >20), ecology (>20), conservation (>20), diving (6), Botany (20), Zoology (>20), map reading and using equipment such as GPS (>15), and handling GIS software (>10), and ecotourism (>30). We ended up with an efficient team of technicians from the local people who conduct most of the project basic data collection tasks without external help. We sent selected local staff members to Jordan, Egypt and UK for training. We provided training for school teachers (171 out of 240), senior local government officials (30), women (75), elected local council members (all 35), women (61) and tribal sheiks and community leaders (62); and produced necessary educational materials (>200 A4 posters, brochures, A2 posters, hundreds of fliers, and manuals for school teachers). 14
  • 15. I used PowerPoint presentations and other visual aids in training. 1996 Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington I made the initial evaluation of conservation project proposals submitted by African and Asian countries for funding. I divided the proposals into three categories: poor and are rejected, others that need some improvement, and the good ones I forwarded to a committee for final selection. 1993.97 Teaching at the University Level in USA I taught as full-time faculty at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1996-97); and as adjunct faculty at several American universities; at Northern Virginia Community College (1993-97); in Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC. (1995- 96); and at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (1995-96). 1983.88 Teaching at the University Level in Sudan I taught as adjunct faculty in several universities in Sudan, including: the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum (86-87); at Juba University (1986-87); at Gezira University (1986-87); and at the Forestry Department, University of Khartoum (1983-88). 1992-95 Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation and Research Center (CRC), Front Royal, Virginia, USA. We studied the deciduous forests of the North western US. I conducted research on white-tailed deer including mapping and sampling of its habitat types, determining habitat selection, home range size and structure; and conducted behavior and population dynamics studies using radio-telemetry and GIS technologies. I took part in research projects studying deer, small mammals and birds. I trained numerous research assistants and volunteers in field biology, and data collection on fauna and flora. 1980 Al Kouf National Park, Libya. 15
  • 16. A consulting study to help establish Al-Kouf National Park in Libya, sponsored by the Arab League’s Arab Center for The Study of Arid and Dry Lands, Damascus, Syria. 1975-1980 Director, Wildlife Research Center, Agricultural Research Corporation, Khartoum, Sudan. I managed the center’s logistics and professionals and supporting staff and budget. We had 9 professionals and 6 supporting staff. We received international researchers who worked on specific conservation issues. I managed the staff provided training when needed and submitted annual performance evaluations. I was member of the agricultural Research corporation management committee designated for overall management of the Corporation; as well as member of the technical committee which approved research programs as well as cooperation projects with international institutions. We trained the wildlife department staff including game wardens and game scouts. I set goals and supervised research conducted by the center. I advised the Wildlife Department of Sudan on national conservation planning and management of protected areas. We worked all over the country. Our primary protected areas were in Blue Nile Province in Eastern Sudan, including Dinder National Park; and in Darfur province including Radom National Park. We also worked in protected areas in Southern, Central and Northern Sudan. The center was the scientific authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). 1980-1988 Associate Research Professor I developed and executed field projects in Dinder, and Radom National Parks and other protected areas around the country. I lead wildlife surveys and studies on population dynamics, behavior, habitat analysis, and the impact of human activity. 1975-1988 Sudan Society for the Conservation of the Environment. I am a founding member, and member of the executive committee from 1975 to 1980. I became Vice-president (1980-84), then president (1984-88). I sought and obtained funding for small afforestation and solid waste disposal projects as well as numerous 16
  • 17. seminars, conferences and training courses. Training seminars were targeted at school teachers, journalists, decision makers at medium level, leaders of NGOs, women and youth groups. Main donors were Fredrichebert, Hanszeidel, and USAID. The society saved Dinder National Park twice. And in 1986, successfully stopped wasteful hunting by foreign dignitaries in Sudan. The society has been, and still is, an effective advocate of conservation in Sudan. EDUCATION Ph.D. Forestry (Ecology), University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA, 1992. M.S. Range Management, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA. B.Sc. Botany and Chemistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. Courses on climate change in GHG Management Institute, Washington, USA: 1. Organizational green house gases emissions accounting .2009. 2. Project GHG emission accounting. 2011. 3. Introduction to carbon markets. 2011. 4. CDM and JI of Kyoto protocol.2011. Other Training Courses: 1. Fundraising, proposal development, and Logical framework methodology, Birdlife International, Nairobi, March 2005. 2. Training course in ecotourism, Yemen, 2002. 3. Training course in GIS. Yemen, 2000. OTHER INFORMATION Computer Skills: Advanced skills in Microsoft office, internet, e-mail and other software. Papers presented: See list attached. 17
  • 18. Languages: English: fluent/full working knowledge, Arabic native speaker, and limited knowledge of French References: Dr. Ousmane Guindo FAO Res. Rep. Afghanistan +93700288154 Ousmane.guindo@fao.org Dr. Tekeste Tekie, Former FAO Representative, FAO, Afghanistan E-mail: tghebray@yahoo.co.uk Tel: +442084043087 Dr. Samuel Kubgie Agriculture Officer, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy. Samuel.kubgie@fao.org PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS PRESENTED, AND TECHNICAL REPORTS, BY SALAH A. HAKIM Hakim, S. 2011. The role of climate change in Darfur crisis. In: Economic, Social and Political Elements of Climate Change Management. Pp 815-823. Editor: Leal, W. Hakim, S. Sep. 2002. Community protected areas in Socotra, Yemen. Quarterly Journal of CEESP, (IUCN) 10: 91-92. 18
  • 19. Hakim, S. 1998. Foraging strategies of white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia, USA. International Deer Congress Proceed. Budapest, Hungary. McShea, W. J., S. L. Monfort, S. Hakim, J. Kirkpatrick, I. Liu, J. W. Turner, Jr., L. Chassey, and L. Munson. 1997. The effect of immunocontraception on the behavior and reproduction of white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 41:560-569. Hakim, S., W. J. McShea, and J. R. Mason. 1996. The attractiveness of a liquid bait to white- tailed deer in the Central Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 32:395-398. Hakim, S. 1994. Home range and habitat selection by white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia. Conference of science of abundance Proceed.: The unmanaged deer populations. Smithsonian Institution. Front Royal, Virginia. Hakim, S. 1994. Current Environmental Problems of Sudan. A conference on: Sudanese Issues and Culture Proceed. Boston, Mass. Hakim, S. 1992. Home range and habitat selection by white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia. Ph.D. dissertation. The University of Montana, Missoula, MT. USA. Hakim, S. 1991. A new environmental philosophy to protect the African elephant and enhance development. Conference on African Environmental Issues Proceed. Stillwater. Oklahoma. Hakim, S. 1985. The wildlife of Dindir National Park and its habitats. Environmental Degradation Proceed. University of Khartoum and Clark University. Khartoum. Hakim, S. 1985. The role of protected areas in wildlife conservation. Wildlife Management in Sudan. Proceed. GTZ. Khartoum. Hakim, S., M. Nimir and A. Ahmed. 1985. Wildlife research in relation to conservation and management. Wildlife Management in Sudan Proceed. GTZ. Khartoum. Hakim, S. 1984. The wildlife of Gedarif Region, Sudan. Indicators of environmental change Proceed. University of Khartoum and Clark University. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1982. The role of wildlife on the economy of Sudan. Sudan First National Economic Conference Proceed. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1981. The potential of wildlife as a source of animal protein in Sudan. Food production in Sudan Proceed. Gezira University and The University of Nevada. Wad Medani, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1981. The wildlife of Jonglei and the impact of the proposed canal. A consulting study for Jonglei Corporation, Sudan. 19
  • 20. Hakim, S. 1981. The impact of oil discoveries on the future of wildlife in Sudan. Conference on the impact of oil discoveries on natural resources Proceed. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1980. Sudan country report. The African Wildlife Conference Proceed. The African wildlife Society. Nairobi, Kenya. Hakim, S. 1980. Introduction and reintroduction of wildlife species into Alkouf National Park, Libya. A consulting study for the Arab Center for the Study of Dry and Arid Lands. The Arab League. Damascus, Syria. Hakim, S. 1980. The impact of fire on the on the natural habitats in Diner National Park, Sudan. Wildl. Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S., and N. Awad. 1979. Changes in the composition of shoreline vegetation in response to drying and filling of lake Ras Amir, Dinder National Park, Sudan. Wildl. Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1978. The impact of livestock trespass on Dinder National Park, and other management problems. Wildl. Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S., and M. Nimir. 1977. The problems of land use in Sudan. UNESCO workshop in physical perception of the environment. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1977. Wildlife populations and natural habitats of Radom National Park, Western Sudan. Wildl. Res. Cntr. Tech. Rep. Khartoum, Sudan. Hakim, S. 1975. Range condition in Three-mile Game Range, Western Montana. M.S. Thesis. The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA. I hereby certify that all the information I provided here is correct and accurate. And I have no objection to the verification of any information I provided from the parties concerned. 20