Southern Africa

Zimbabwe
Sherpard Zvigadza
ZERO  Regional Environment Organisation
Expertise: Environmental/ Natural Resources Management, Environmental; Electronic and print documentation; Climate Change Adaptation; Energy.  
Email: shepard@zeroregional.com; szvigadza@gmail.com
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies

Professional Experience: Sherpard Zvigadza is currently a Programme Manager within ZERO Regional Environment Organisation. Over the last two years he has been working as a National Focal Point for Sustainability Watch, a loose coalition of national civil society organisations in 15 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa set up to monitor Sustainable Development, particularly Environmental Sustainability implementation  (using MDGs) on their commitments to the Millennium Development Goals.  This network will also be focusing on Climate change as one of its major areas of focus in its third phase. Sherpard also actively participated in the training of the three CLACC fellows based in Malawi , Mozambique and Zambia .  He also helped in the coordination of Climate Change and Health Studies by three CLACC fellows.  Sherpard has also carried out studies on the contribution of Wetlands Cultivation to food security.  He has vast experience in documenting Climate Change adaptation issues including Natural resources/Environmental issues in electronic and print formats. He has worked in Environmental and Sustainable Development policy lobbying an advocacy initiatives including the MDGs leading in different CSO networks.  Sherpard is a member of the Ministry of Environment/ Civil society’s  International and national  Special days planning committee.He has good experience working with local and regional media experts pushing for awareness raising on Sustainable Development issues.

Zambia
Mr. George Kasali
Energy and Environmental Concerns Zambia (EECZ)
Expertise : Microbiology
Email: kasali_george@yahoo.com; eecz2002@yahoo.com 


Education: PhD from the University of Strathclyde
Professional Experience: George Kasali is a Microbiologist by profession. He has served as a research scientist for the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR). Currently, he is a researcher with Energy and Environmental Concerns (EECZ), Zambia.

Malawi
Khumbo Chakanika Joseph Kamanga
Coordination Unit for Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE)
Expertise: Environmental and Natural Resource Management, wildlife conservation, Agriculture and community mobilisation
E-mail: kjkamanga@yahoo.co.uk


Education: Msc in Fisheries Science and Bsc in Agriculture from University of Malawi at Bunda College of Agriculture.

Professional experience: Mr. Kamanga is currently the Capacity Development Officer for the Coordination Unit for the Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE). He has experience with financial and economic appraisal of biodiversity conservation projects and monitoring and evaluation. With the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Malawi, he worked as a Research Officer as well as an Extension and Environmental Education Officer. He coordinated initiatives on collaborative wildlife management using participatory methodologies. He has carried out studies in Wildlife resource mapping, human-wildlife conflicts, and produced environmental impact assessments and animal population estimates. He also managed environmental education and outreach projects as well as crop protection, biodiversity and wildlife utilization. Mr. Kamanga is also well experienced in assessments of economic feasibility and sustainability of wildlife farming.

   Mozambique
     
Lina Evaristo da Silva  
ABIODES – Associação para Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Association for Sustainable Development)
Expertise: Ecology and Natural Resources management. 
E-mail:linaevaristo@gmail.com, abiodes.biodiversidade@tvcabo.co.mz, abiodes@tvcabo.co.mz

Education:  
2006: Honors degree in Biology Science – University Eduardo Mondlane - Mozambique
Short courses in:
2010: Project Management Programme – ABIODES and Solidaridad NGOs – Mozambique
2009: Climate change in Mozambique – Action Group for Renewable Energy in Mozambique (GED) - (2 days)
2008: The population, Environment and Development Nexus- LEAD, UNFPA and University of Free State – South Africa (two weeks).

Professional experience:  
Lina da Silva is working for the environment and biodiversity programme at ABIODES since 2005. She has experience with formulation, implementation and management of projects in biodiversity area (for example, Prevention and control of erosion, Conservation of African wild dog, Awareness of local community about environment conservation, Social and economic rights for the local community in forest plantation). She also holds experience for elaboration of the narrative and financial reports of the projects, but also has been involved in projects with some link with food security and advocacy of environmental issues. Lina has also experience in planning and management of human, material and financial resources once she uses to support the administrative area of ABIODES. She also holds experience in rural and environmental development as party of multiprofessional team, has participated in studies of human and elephant interaction around several provinces of Mozambique. This experience was acquired as collaborator at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique in partnership with CERU University from South Africa. As a university collaborator, Lina played a great role in studying the human – wildlife conflict, with special emphasis on the impact of elephant in development in general and on food security of the rural population. In her final work of honors degree, Lina drove a research that included desk and field work about the determinants of Human Elephant Conflict in Cabo Delgado province - Mozambique, analyzing the causes, impacts and possible solutions.

Previous Fellows:

Malawi
Everhart Nangoma
EU, Malawi
Expertise: Climate Change adaptation, Natural resources

Email: e_nangoma@hotmail.com

Education: Bachelors Degree in Environmental Studies and Demography from the University of Malawi , Chancellor College

 

Zimbabwe

Johannes Chigwada
ZERO  Regional Environment Organisation
Expertise: Sustainable Development, Renewable energy, bio fuels, community mobilisation, project development, implementation, monitoring evaluation, Climate change and results based management
Email: johannes@zero.org.zw 
Education: Bsc major in Chemistry and Botany form University of London

 

Mozambique
Ms. Albertina Bambaige
Nacala Port and GED Mozambique 
Expertise: Environmental management systems and climate change adaptation

Email: tynnaa@hotmail.com
Education: MA degree in Environmental Policy and Planning from the University of Zimbabwe and BA in Economics from the Catholic University of Mozambique.

     
Silene Issufo Sérgio Bila  
Action Group on Renewable Energies and Sustainable Development (GED)
Expertise: Wildlife Management, Climate Change Adaptation. 
E-mail: silenebila@gmail.com or sileneissufo@yahoo.com.br

Education:  
2008: Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Management at College of Africa Wildlife Management, Tanzania .
2004: BSc (Honours) degree in Forest Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, Mozambique.1998: Conclusion of the secondary school at Colégio Delta, Mozambique.

Professional experience:  
2006 (January/February): Served as apprentice at the Ministry of Tourism, National Directorate for Conservation Areas.
2005 up to now: Working at GED (Action Group on Renewable Energies and Sustainable Development) in the area of Adaptation to Climate Change.