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ALAN C. BIRD, Environmental Planner
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Contact information
- In UK: 51 Victoria Park, Cambridge, Cambs CB4 3EJ, England,
UK Tel (44) (0) 1223 352541 Fax c/o (44)
(0) 1223 367442
- Email: alan.bird@which.net
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page last updated
02 Jan 2006
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Alan Bird is an Environmental Planner with extensive experience of land
and water development programmes in developing countries. His main areas
of expertise include:
Environmental Planning and Management
- Major studies and implementation programmes addressing the human and
physical environmental implications of land and water resources development,
including dam, reservoir and irrigation development as well as flooding,
drainage, canal navigation, rural and urban water supply provision, urban
waste-water treatment and integrated rural development programmes.
- Large scale forced resettlement from reservoirs and land reallocation
programmes for irrigation rehabilitation and construction.
- Specialist experience in EIA methodologies along with land and water
legislation and management at national and project level, including training
programmes.
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Leading integrated multi-disciplinary teams carrying out EIA programmes,
including involving village level public participation, at all stages of
project development.
Resource Surveys and Census Data Collection
- Designing resource assessment data collection programmes, and training
and supervising field teams in carrying these out.
- Remote Sensing, Mapping and Surveying: Extensive experience in land
and water resources assessment using ground survey methods, along with
airborne and satellite remote sensing techniques, including mapped outputs
and cartography. Significant surveying and remote sensing training experience.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. candidate, Water Engineering Development Centre, Loughborough
University of Technology UK. Dissertation: EIA for water resources
development in developing countries. Registered 1993, passed January 2001
subject to minor amendments.
Chartered Engineering Surveyor (MinstCES) 1983
BA (Hons) 1979, Geography and Ancillary Economics, Cambridgeshire College
of Arts and Technology (now Anglia Polytechnic University), Cambridge,
UK
LANGUAGES
Spoken : English, French. Written : English
OVERSEAS WORK EXPERIENCE
North & Sub-Saharan Africa: Algeria, Libya, Chad, Somalia,
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Cameroon, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
(since 1991), Lesotho. Middle East: Egypt, Jordan. Asia:
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, China, Philippines. Europe: Albania.
HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT AND ASSIGNMENTS
| 1991 - Present |
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INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
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| 2003 |
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Environment Specialist, Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II -
Bangladesh (Asian Development Bank Funded)
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| Responsible for environmentally
screening 1500km of proposed road for reconstruction and then carrying out an
overall Initial Environmental Examination of selected 500km across the
southern part of the country.
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| 2002-2003 |
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Environment Specialist, Watershed Management and Flood Forecasting and
Warning System for the Agusan River Basin, Mindanao - Philippines (Japanese
Government Funded)
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| Responsible for identifying the main
environmental issues to be addressed when drawing up a long term water
resources management strategy for a large river basin containing over one
million people. Key issues included mercury and cyanide pollution from gold
mining and management of the most important Ramsar listed freshwater wetland
in the Philippines. Drew up an environmental management strategy for the basin
and carried out a strategic environmental assessment of the 15 potential
interventions that were identified. Presented the results at regional level
workshops.
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| 2002-2003 |
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Environmental Specialist, Bridge Replacement Project - Bangladesh (DFID UK
Funded)
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| Responsible for setting up the
framework for environmental assessment for the study, design and
implementation of 36 replacement bridges in the south west and north west of
Bangladesh. The work included drafting of an overall Environmental Management
Plan for the project and designing and presenting formal training sessions and
informal training on site.
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| 2000-2002 |
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Environmental Impact Specialist, Water Resources Management Project, Liaoning
Integrated Environmental Programme - China (EU funded)
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| Responsible for carrying out a strategic
environmental assessment of a proposed integrated water resources management
strategy for a large catchment in north east China with complex issues of low
surface water flows and heavy industrial pollution. Also assisted in drawing
up a model reservoir catchment management plan for use across the ten large
reservoirs in the study area. The work was presented at two international
conferences in China. Also prepared an outline management strategy for a
degraded wetland area of international importance.
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| 2002 |
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Environmental Impact Specialist, Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project -
Bangladesh (Asian Development Bank Funded)
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| Responsible for drawing up the environmental
assessment framework for a proposed rural infrastructure development programme
in the south west of the country. The proposed interventions included roads,
markets, ferries and bridges. The work included preparation of an overall
initial environmental examination of the intervention elements and three
selected pilot sub-projects.
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| 1999-2000 |
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Environmental Advisor, Agricultural Services Innovation and Reform Project -
Bangladesh (DFID funded)
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| Responsible for providing short term
technical assistance to the project with the aim of main-streaming
environmental issues into the Department of Agricultural Extension. This
includes general environmental awareness raising over the use of new
agricultural technologies and also setting up the procedures and institutions
for screening environmental concerns in the project portfolio of the
Department based upon a review of legislation and sector policies. Also
responsible for expanding such work into an integrated extension approach with
the forestry, fisheries and livestock sectors.
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| 2000 |
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Environmental Specialist, Second National Irrigation and Drainage
Rehabilitation Project - Albania (World Bank loan)
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| Responsible for drawing up the approach
and methodology for environmental assessment of scoping studies for irrigation
and drainage rehabilitation across the country to address the requirements of
the World Bank and the Albanian Government. Also drew up special studies for
assessment of potential downstream impacts on a coastal lagoon which is a
registered Ramsar site.
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| 1998-2000 |
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Environmentalist, National Water Master Plan - Bangladesh (World Bank loan)
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| Responsible for drawing up and
supervising the production of regional environmental profiles of the whole
country to allow scoping and identification of key environmental issues
affecting the water sector. Also responsible for reviewing and classifying
possible types of intervention for the water sector and analyzing their
environmental outcomes so that key environmental components and linkages can
be identified. Reviewed the legal framework which defines the responsibilities
of government departments under the national environmental legislation, so
that a framework could be established at ministry level for compliance.
Drafted two major Topic Papers, one outlining the national situation with
regard to environmental concerns and the other on how to manage water related
environmental issues in the country.
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| 1999 |
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Environmental Planner, PROSHIKA - Bangladesh (DFID funded)
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| Reviewed the next five year plan for a
very large multi-sector national NGO and carried out a preliminary
environmental screening for one of the donors.
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| 1999 |
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Land Registration Specialist, Land Tenure Reform Programme - Uganda (DFID
funded)
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| Carried out a review of the recently
enacted Land Act and draft Survey Regulations and Land Regulations. Advised on
amendments to the regulations and was a member of the redrafting team.
Assessed the institutional capacity for implementation of the Act and
regulations in six Districts which were visited in the field.
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| 1997-8 |
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Environmental Specialist, Meghna Estuary Study - Bangladesh (Danish and
Dutch funded)
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| Responsible for drawing up the baseline environmental profile
covering the islands and adjacent mainland of the Ganges/Brahmaputra delta,
including socio-economic data for 8 million inhabitants, as well as erosion
and accretion analysis using time series satellite imagery. Carried out
Environmental Impact Assessments for three Feasibility Studies and three
Pre-Feasibility studies for a variety of proposed interventions including
cross dam and embankment construction, river bank protection, drainage
and integrated rural development.
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| 1996-9 |
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Environmental Mapping Specialist, Inland Water Transport III,
Environmental Monitoring and Control Project - Bangladesh (Japanese funded
through World Bank)
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| Responsible for collecting all relevant
environmental data for entry into a GIS for use in environmental management of
inland water transport in the whole country. Data included national water
quality sampling, industrial discharge types and locations, human population
numbers and density, erosion and accretion mapping from satellite imagery, as
well as dredging requirements, navigation routes, navigation facilities and
traffic loads, fertilizer distribution and fisheries resources plus catch
levels.
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| 1998 |
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Environmental Training Specialist, Road Sector Training Programme, UK -
Bangladesh (DFID funded)
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| Drew up and presented a series of
lectures on Environmental Management and Impact Assessment, including detailed
case studies, for a group of senior government officers from the Planning
Commission, Ministry of Communications and Department of Roads and Highways of
Bangladesh on a DFID assisted programme at the Centre of Development Studies,
University of Wales, Swansea.
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| 1997 |
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Environmental Monitoring Expert, Strengthening Land Use Policies -
Mongolia (Asian Development Bank funded)
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| Responsible for assessing and drawing up an environmental
monitoring and management component to the national land reform programme
for setting up a land registration system for the country to allow individual
rights to land. Included assessment of the implications of increased pastoralism,
privatisation of state wheat farms, expansion of mining operations and
urban land use.
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| 1997 |
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Environmental Training Specialist, Bangladesh Training Programme, UK (ODA
funded)
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| Drew up and presented a series of lectures on
Environmental Management and Impact Assessment, including detailed case
studies, for a group of government officers from Bangladesh on an ODA/British
Council assisted programme at the Centre of Development Studies, University of
Wales, Swansea.
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| 1995-6 |
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Environmentalist, Jamalpur Project Refinement Study - Bangladesh (French and
EC funded)
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| Responsible for setting up and co-ordinating the data collection
programme for a full Environmental Impact Assessment of a proposed flood
control, irrigation and drainage programme for an area of 92,000ha containing
a population of 900,000. Data collection programmes included water quality,
soils, flora, fauna, health, nutrition, women's issues and waterborne navigation.
Specific responsibility for formulating the conceptual approach, detailed
planning, monitoring and post construction evaluation for a flood proofing
trial and pilot programme for unprotectable areas covering 900 households
implemented by NGOs. Drew up the outline plan for expansion of the programme
to 20,000 households.
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| 1996 |
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Land Tenure Specialist, Land Tenure Reform Programme - South Africa (ODA,
Danish and EC funded)
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| Responsible for drawing up the detailed framework of the
Operational Manual for implementing a national Land Reform Programme with
components for Land Restitution, Land Redistribution, and Tenure Reform.
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| 1996 |
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Public Participation Specialist, Jamalpur Project - Bangladesh (French and
EC funded)
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| Responsible for drawing up a methodology for public participation,
to be implemented jointly with NGO's, for the planning of a flood management
programme covering 1 200 000 people on 180 000ha of the Brahmaputra flood
plain.
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| 1996 |
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Environmental Impact Assessment Training Specialist, Masters Degree
Course in Development - UK
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| Drew up and presented a training workshop on Environmental
Impact Assessment for Developing Countries with an emphasis on practical
case examples. The participants were Masters level students from a wide
variety of technical backgrounds, experience and countries at the Centre
for Development Studies of the University of Wales, Swansea.
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| 1995 |
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Environmental Planner, Naga Hammadi Barrage Project - Egypt (German funded)
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| Led the field team of three expatriate and seven Egyptian
environmental specialists carrying out an integrated Environmental Impact
Assessment for a new hydro-power barrage across the river Nile. Specific
issues included land acquisition, resettlement and compensation, the implications
of increased river levels on groundwater rise and resulting induced impacts
on health, sanitation and irrigated agriculture along with problems of
fisheries loss and weed control.
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| 1995 |
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Environmental Training Specialist, Bangladesh Training Programme -
UK
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| Drew up and presented a series of lectures on Environmental
Management and Impact Assessment,including detailed case studies, for a
group of government officers from Bangladesh on an ODA/British Council
assisted programme at the Centre of Development Studies, University of
Swansea.
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| 1995 |
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Environmental Specialist, Naur Wastewater Treatment Works - Jordan
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| Responsible for carrying out an Environmental Assessment
for a proposed wastewater treatment plant serving part of south west Amman
until the year 2020. Analysis included a comparative environmental assessment
of four alternative sites and different treatment processes. Significant
issues included water quality implications of treated effluent disposal
into a downstream irrigation reservoir.
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| 1995 |
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Environmental Specialist, Rehabilitation of Dakawa Irrigation Project
- Tanzania
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| Responsible for carrying out an Environmental Assessment
for the proposed rehabilitation and extension of an existing mechanised
irrigated rice farm. Issues addressed included problems of land acquisition
from Maasai pastoralists, downstream impacts of water abstraction, water
quality, likely socio-economic impacts of turning the scheme over to smallholders
and setting up procedures for public participation in planning and operating
the scheme.
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| 1994 |
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Environmental Specialist, South Sumatra Inland Waterways Project -
Indonesia
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| Carried out an Initial Environmental Assessment for a proposed
project aimed at transporting large volumes of coal for thermal power generation.
The work included an environmental comparison of rail and navigation canal
construction options as well as assessment of large scale coal mining operations,
thermal power generation and a proposed deep water harbour.
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| 1993 |
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Training Specialist, Small Scale Irrigation Projects - Ethiopia
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| Designed, prepared and presented two specialist training
courses on surveying, mapping and construction setting out for small scale
farmer managed irrigation developments for participants from throughout
Ethiopia. Allied issues covered included planning procedures, farmer participation,
remote sensing techniques, cadastral surveys and environmental aspects.
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| 1992-3 |
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Environmental Planner, Coastal Protection Embankment Rehabilitation
Project - Bangladesh
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| Responsible for identification, minimisation and management
of the direct construction impacts and drawing up the approach and methodology
for the post construction environmental management for reconstruction of
over 200km of coastal protection embankments required as a result of severe
cyclone damage.
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| 1992-3 |
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Environmental Co-ordinator, Noakhali North Drainage and Irrigation
Feasibility Study, South East Regional Study (FAP 5) - Bangladesh
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| Responsible for drawing up the approach and methodology
and then implementing the EIA component of a sub-regional land and water
management feasibility study. The study area covered some 140 000ha of
low lying land with severe drainage problems and under tidal influence.
The work required the identification of both the natural and human environmental
issues raised by a proposal to assist monsoon season drainage and dry season
irrigation. Detailed study of hydrology, water quality, aquatic and terrestrial
ecology, fisheries, soils, land resources, sociology and a public participation
component were carried out along with a comparative assessment of the spatial
and social differentiation of likely impacts.
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| 1992-3 |
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Environmental Co-ordinator, Gumti Phase II Feasibility Study - Bangladesh
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| Responsible for drawing up the approach and methodology
and then implementing the EIA component of a sub-regional land and water
management feasibility study. The study area covered some 140 000ha of
complex riverine flood plain and provided baseline environmental assessment
to allow past proposed intervention strategies to be reviewed and appropriate
ones to be put forward for detailed study. The assessment included detailed
studies of hydrology (particularly the production of flood extent, depth
and duration maps under with and without intervention conditions), water
quality, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, fisheries, soils, land resources,
sociology and a public participation component.
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| 1992-3 |
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Team Leader, National Char Land Study (under FAP 16 for USAID) -
Bangladesh
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| Responsible for the design, training, implementation, data
presentation, interpretation and report preparation of an inventory of
natural and human resources along the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers in
Bangladesh. This included considerable field survey questionnaire work
for collection of data concerning land and population resources along with
time series analysis of satellite imagery for the study of the dynamics
of land resources assessment, including flood and erosion risks. All this
data was then been entered into databases and interfaced to digitised maps
to produce a large GIS system intended to form a baseline environmental
planning tool.
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| 1992 |
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Remote Sensing Specialist, UNDP/Lake Chad Commission Hydrological
Study - Chad
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| Responsible for the assessment of the remote sensing requirements
and capabilities of the Lake Chad Basin Commission for providing flooding
data input into a computer model of Lake Chad and its catchment. This included
field ground-truthing in the catchment throughout southern Chad.
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| 1991-3 |
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Environmentalist, Jamalpur Priority Project Study - Bangladesh
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| Responsible for the instigation and co-ordination of the
overall environmental assessment of the first detailed sub-regional project
study under the countrywide Flood Action Plan. The main study area was
originally bounded by the Jamuna and Old Brahmaputra Rivers and the assessment
included all natural and human environmental considerations, their interactions
and likely induced changes to these. Policy options cover a wide range
of flood preparedness and protection measures from purely institutional
approaches, such as flood warning and evacuation, through increasing levels
of engineering intervention and management of water and land resources
including construction and operation of full flood protection embankments
and surface run-off drainage. The study area was extended to include assessment
of a 120 000ha reach of the Jamuna Char lands in the context of likely
increased flood risk as a result of water management interventions on the
mainland. Reviewed proposed National Guidelines for Environmental Assessment
and Peoples Participation for Bangladesh.
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| 1991 |
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Environmental Planner, Zaire/Chad/Niger Water Transfer Programme -
UK
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| Carried out a technical review of differing proposals for
this very major scheme then under consideration. This included an assessment
of data and mapping requirements.
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| 1991 |
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Environmental Planner, Yemen Flood Preparedness and Mitigation Programme
- UK
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| Assisted in the preparation of a technical proposal for
a major national programme addressing severe flooding occurrences in the
country. This included evacuation and disaster relief issues and an assessment
of data and mapping requirements for detailed planning.
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| 1991 |
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Environmental Planner, Proposed Water Transfer, Dam and Reservoir Scheme
- UK
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| Prepared an environmental assessment proposal for a major
water resources transfer scheme in East Anglia with significant human and
natural environmental impacts including forced resettlement.
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| 1991 |
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Guest Lecturer in Remote Sensing, University of Botswana
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| Prepared and delivered an introductory training course
in remote sensing for Botswana Government Officers. Participants included
technical staff from Departments engaged in resource assessment, including
land administration, range and wildlife management as well as surveying
and mapping.
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| 1991 |
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Environmentalist, Botswana Joint Upper Limpopo Basin Study
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| Responsible for the preliminary assessment of the likely
human impacts of the construction of dams on the Limpopo River. This included
the comparative assessment and resource loss mapping of 11 potential dam
and reservoir sites leading to the preparation of initial compensation
cost estimates. It also entailed a review of legislation for land acquisition
on both sides of the river which comprised a then sensitive International
Boundary.
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| 1991 |
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Environmental Planner, Batoka Gorge Dam Project - Zimbabwe
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| Prepared the detailed technical submission of the Environmental
Impact Assessment for a large concrete arch dam on the Zambezi River. This
included both likely human and ecological aspects and the data collection
and mapping requirement for study of these.
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| 1975-1991 |
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MOTT MACDONALD GROUP (formerly Sir M MacDonald & Partners)
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| 1990 |
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Topographe-Expert Etudes Fonciers, (Surveyor-Land Tenure Survey Specialist)
Mitidja Plain Irrigation Rehabilitation Study - Algeria
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| Responsible for the design and supervision of a detailed
utility cadastre and asset survey covering 100,000ha of intensive agriculture
of which 15,000ha are an existing buried pipe irrigation system. Trained
eight enumeration teams and supervised the production of 120 detailed cadastre
maps as well as advising on land management aspects of the proposed development.
The contract and management working language was French.
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| 1989 |
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Topographe-Expert Etudes Fonciers, (Surveyor-Land Tenure Survey Specialist)
Bas Cheliff Irrigation Rehabilitation Study - Algeria
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| Responsible for the design and supervision of a detailed
utility cadastre and asset survey covering 6 100 ha of existing surface
irrigation to be rehabilitated and a further 14 300 ha to be extended under
sprinkler irrigation. Trained 8 enumeration teams and supervised the production
of 36 detailed cadastre maps as well as provided advice on land management
aspects of the development. A large computerised cadastral data base was
constructed and the contract and management working language was French.
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| 1989 |
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Compensation, Resettlement and Land Tenure Specialist, Motloutse Dam
Environmental Impact Study - Botswana
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| Responsible for assessment of the likely human environmental
impacts of the construction of a major dam flooding 2000 ha of land
and associated proposed downstream irrigation covering 1 000 ha. This included
preliminary enumeration and valuation of likely lost fixed assets and the
identification of major human constraints to the development of the proposed
programme. He was also responsible for the acquisition and interpretation
of digitally derived SPOT 1:25,000 colour multi-spectral satellite imagery
for land resources planning including detection of a major heavy metal
pollution source.
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| 1988 |
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Quality Assurance Scheme Assessment of Archive Requirements
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| As part of the firm's quality assurance scheme undertook
a review of its archive arrangements particularly with regard to liability
and contractual obligations. Reorganised storage of the firm's paper archives
covering the period 1974 - 1988 and drew up proposals for rationalisation
of these and guidelines for all future archiving including the use of a
computer data-base and the appointment of a professional archivist.
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| 1988 |
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Mapping Co-ordinator SADCC Surface Water and Groundwater Mapping Project
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| Responsible for liaison with a large international map
printer and cartographer for the production of a major series of high quality
maps at various scales covering water resources of eight southern African
countries. Acquisition of hard copy infrared satellite imagery covering
the whole of Southern Africa was also supervised.
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| 1988 |
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Report Co-ordinator, Liberia National Rural Water Programme - UK
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| Responsible for compiling and editing a major multidisciplinary
report on the formulation and implementation of a country wide programme.
This included a summary final report for the funding agency and a practical
policy and implementation report plus a loose leaf manual for the Liberian
agency responsible for the programme. Aspects included an inventory of
all existing rural water points, water resources and rural water supply,
as well as hand pump selection, provision, maintenance and training. In
addition major considerations were given to social factors including health
education and village level management and maintenance of the supply points.
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| 1988 |
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Remote Sensing Specialist, Pre-Feasibility Study of the Agricultural
Potential of the Chobe Enclave - Botswana
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| Responsible for the acquisition, field calibration and
interpretation of satellite imagery of an extremely complex 100,000 ha
wetland area. In addition eight time series infra-red Landsat images covering
a 15-year period were analyzed to identify flooding patterns.
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| 1988 |
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Team Leader and Land Use, Cadastre and Topographic Surveyor, Environmental
Impact and Resettlement Study, Bokaa Dam, Gaborone - Botswana
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| Led the team carrying out the detailed study for the inundation
of a 1,100 ha reservoir in a complex wetlands area. Aspects included
detailed enumeration, assessment and valuation of lost assets and provision
of alternative replacement livelihoods. Upstream and downstream impacts
were also assessed and environmentally sound management proposals put forward
to utilise the reservoir area in a sustainable manner. This required production
of detailed cadastral maps and orthophotos, the training of counterpart
staff and the presentation of a training session for the UNEP. In addition,
was required to draft new national compensation guidelines for the central
government ministry to be used for all new work in the country.
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| 1987 |
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Topographic and Cadastral Survey Specialist, Farahaane Irrigation Rehabilitation
Project - Somalia
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| Led the team responsible for data collection over 6 000
ha of smallholder irrigated land to be rehabilitated within the existing
land tenure framework. This included a trial utility cadastre survey and
the production of a manual of operation to be used for such subsequent
work in the country.
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| 1987 |
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Survey Specialist, Cameroon Rural Water Supply Project - Cameroon
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| Surveying specialist for a large multi-disciplinary team
engaged in collecting detailed field survey data for 500 settlements in
an area of 220 000 km2 for an assessment of existing rural water supply
provision. The working language in the field was French.
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| 1986-7 |
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Remote Sensing Specialist, UK
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| Responsible for providing remote sensing expertise to the
firm's operations in the UK and worldwide. Data included SPOT and Landsat
(TM and MSS sensors) multi-spectral and panchromatic satellite imagery
data in both digital and photographic (colour and panchromatic) formats.
Interactive digital analysis was also carried out on image processors to
provide density sliced and classified imagery for field use. In addition
both natural colour and panchromatic air photography data were utilised
for a wide range of water resources projects. During this time work was
carried out for the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Somalia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Yemen Arab
Republic, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Philippines, Spain,
England, Scotland.
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| 1984-6 |
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Survey Engineer, Ain Zada Dam - Algeria
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| Responsible for all setting out of a 50 m high complex
rockfill dam, a 4 000 m3/s spillway and a 50 m high inlet tower. In addition,
was responsible for the precise setting out of all the electrical and mechanical
works, as well as calculating all the excavation and fill quantities on
the £70 million contract. Also provided assistance in the resettlement
programme for 40 families displaced by the reservoir.
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| 1983 |
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Senior Surveyor, Lesotho Highlands Water Project - Lesotho
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| Responsible for drawing up a detailed survey work programme
for a 35 year project comprising three dams in excess of 100 m high, three
smaller dams, a hydropower station plus a network of deep hard rock tunnels
and access roads.
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| 1983 |
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Senior Surveyor, Jowhar Sugar Estate - Somalia
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| Responsible for collection and updating of survey data
of a 13 000 ha sugar estate for a major irrigation rehabilitation programme.
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| 1982-3 |
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Team Leader, Dadin Kowa Land Tenure Survey - Nigeria
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| Led a 45 person team carrying out a 25 000 ha utility cadastre
survey of a proposed irrigation scheme. A summary report including land
management guidelines was prepared.
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| 1981-2 |
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Senior Surveyor, Dadin Kowa Resettlement Project - Nigeria
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| Responsible for the drawing up of a planning approach for
the resettlement of 24 000 people displaced by the flooding of 35 000 ha
of prime riverine land by the construction of a dam. Designed and supervised
detailed enumeration surveys and the physical demarcation of the 650 km
perimeter of the lake. Involved in the preparation of a major planning
report for the area including development proposals and provision of alternative
livelihoods.
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| 1979-81 |
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Senior Surveyor, subsequently Team Leader, Land Tenure Survey, Bakolori
Project - Nigeria
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| Led a team of over 50 staff in a utility cadastre survey
of 24 700 ha covering 92 000 farm plots. Plot registers and over 280 plot
boundary maps were produced for the purpose of designing reallocation plans
of farmers land to be returned to them following the construction of the
irrigation scheme.
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| 1977 |
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Field Manager, Saakow Barrage Project - Somalia
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| 1975-6 |
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Senior Surveyor, Somalia Juba Sugar Project Jowhar Sugar Estate
Mogadishu Oil Refinery and Power Station
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| 1971-4 |
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J.A. STORY & PARTNERS
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| 1974 |
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Road Surveyor, Eastern Sahara Major Road Survey
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| 1971-4 |
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Assistant Surveyor, Various Projects - UK
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Member of the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, 1985
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1983
- Member of the Institute of British Geographers 1983
- Associate Fellow of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Society, 1977
PUBLICATIONS
"The Bakolori Agricultural Project MRT Land Tenure
Survey, an account of a survey for land reallocation purposes". National
Conference on land use and land conservation at the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka, August 1980. Published in Igbozurike U.M. (Ed) "Land Use and
Conservation in Nigeria", University of Nigeria Press, Nsukka, 1981.
"The land issue in large scale irrigation projects,
some problems from Northern Nigeria." Workshop on Irrigation in Tropical
Africa: Problems and Problem Solving, University of Cambridge, African
Studies Centre, March 1983. Published in Adams W.M. and Grove A.T. (Eds)
" Irrigation in Tropical Africa -Problems and Problem Solving,"
African Studies Centre, Cambridge, 1984.
"La participation des fermiers dans la planification
et la mise en oeuvre de programmes a grande echelle des resources du Nigeria.
Comparaison des projets d'irrigation de Bakolori et de reamenagement de
Dadin Kowa". Published in Conac G.(Ed) "Les Politiques de l'eau
en Afrique", Economica, Paris, 1985.
Letter to the editor of the "Geographical Magazine"
1985 on the impact of large scale irrigation schemes in Northern Nigeria.
"Contract Research, a view from the clients side",
in AREA Vol 18 No 1 March 1986, published by the Institute of British Geographers.
Presented at the conference on African Refugees, Queen Elizabeth Hall,
Oxford, 1988.
Review of "The Wheat Trap" by Andrea and Beckman
for the Overseas Development Institute. ODI Irrigation Network Review,
December 1986.
"Remote Sensing" Annex K of the "Booker
Tropical Soil Manual" Ed. J.R. Landon, 2nd Edition, Longman, 1991.
"The Jamalpur Priority Project", Dhaka Courier,
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1993.
PRESENTATIONS
"Land acquisition problems at Bakolori Irrigation
Project". Lecture to staff and students on the MSc Land Administration
Course at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, October 1983.
"Farmer Participation in the Planning and Implementation
of Nigerian Large Scale Water Resources Schemes. Bakolori Irrigation Project
and Dadin Kowa Resettlement Project Compared". Paper prepared for
a seminar on "Development Agricole et Participation Paysanne"
at the Universite de Paris; Pantheon Sorbonne, October 1983.
Guest lecturer on "Remote Sensing for Water Resources
in the Less Developed World" for CEFIGRE, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Preparation and presentation of 6 hours of lectures, September 1986, as
part of the course on "Water Resources Assessment and Development".
"The role of consultants in decision-making for project
planning in Africa". Lecture to the African Studies Centre, University
of Cambridge, October 1986.
Guest Lecturer for Cambridgeshire College of Arts and
Technology BA(Hons) course in Geography: "Applied Remote Sensing"
for geographical techniques course 1987, 1988. "Large Scale Water
Resources Development" and "Economic Aid to Africa" for
the Less Developed World course, 1983, 1986 and 1987.
"Bokaa Dam Environmental Impact Study". Lecture
for UNEP, Gaborone, 1989.
Guest Lecturer, University of Botswana and Ministry of
Local Government and Lands, Botswana. Preparation and presentation of 16
hours of lectures and practical in "Remote Sensing for Land Resources
Assessment, Management and Development in Botswana". April 1991.
"EIA for the Gumti Phase 2 Feasibility Study, Bangladesh".
Presentation for the World Bank Flood Action Plan Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
1993.
"Environmental Issues in Bangladesh". Exhibition
of photographs and presentation, La Galerie, Dhaka, Bangladesh, October
1993.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for the Water Sector
in Botswana". Presentation to visiting delegation from American Universities,
Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Gaborone,
April 1994.
"Environmental Issues for the North-South Carrier
Pipeline", presentation to the Botswana Institution of Engineers,
University of Botswana, Gaborone, July 1994.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries",
presentation to the Eighth Annual Workshop of the International Centre
of Landscape Ecology, Loughborough, UK, April 1995.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for Bangladesh",
Series of lectures and case studies for the Centre of Development Studies,
University of Wales Swansea, UK, April 1995.
"Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant at
Naur, Amman, Jordan", Amman, Jordan, May 1995.
Presentation of Doctorate research work "Environmental Impact Assessment
for Water Resources Development for Developing Countries", Open lunchtime
research seminar, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UK,
January 1996.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries",
Series of lectures and case studies for the Centre of Development Studies,
University of Wales Swansea, Wales, UK. February 1996.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for Bangladesh", Series of
lectures and case studies for the Centre of Development Studies, University of
Wales Swansea, UK, May 1996.
"Environmental Issues in Bangladesh". Exhibition
of photographs and presentation, Sammarkand, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1996.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for Bangladesh",
Series of lectures and case studies for the Centre of Development Studies,
University of Wales Swansea, UK, May 1997.
"Environmental Management for the Land Reform Programme
in Mongolia", Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, July 1997.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for
Bangladesh", Series of lectures and case studies for the Centre of
Development Studies, University of Wales, Swansea, UK, 1998.
"Environmental Aspects of the Meghna Estuary
Study", Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 1998.
"Environmental Aspects of the Meghna Estuary
Study", Islamic Development Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999.
"Land Registration Methodologies for Land Reform in
Uganda", Masaka, Uganda, 1999.
"Environmental Issues for the National Water Management
Plan", Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 1999.
"Environmental Impact Assessment for the Bridge
Replacement Project", Roads and Highways Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May
2002.
"Dahoufang Reservoir Water Quality Protection"
Shenyang, China, March 2002.
"Dahoufang Reservoir Water Quality Protection",
presented at the International Conference on Urban Reconstruction, Dalian,
China, September 2002.
"Environmental Aspects of the Agusan River Basin",
Butuan and also Davao Cities, Mindanau, Philippines, February 2003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Graduate Dissertation: "The use of satellite imagery
for assessing the potential agricultural resources of the Juba River Valley,
Somalia, with particular reference to the Juba Sugar Project". Awarded
a first class grade.
Courses Attended: "Remote Sensing Applications in
Water Resources Management". University of Southampton, 1983.
"Pressure Control and Leakage Control Application",
Advanced Water Technology Consulting Service, Water Research Centre, Swindon,
1987.
Research Work: At the request of the Sorbonne, Paris,
Mr Bird assisted in a major research programme concerning land and water
rights in irrigation schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa. He was responsible
for the overall programming and co-ordination of the northern Nigerian
part of the work which was planned to result in a series of workshops in
Africa and culminate in a major publication. Unfortunately, due to lack
of appropriate funding Mr Bird was unable to participate directly in the
programme.
Since 1993 Mr Bird has been carrying out part time research work
at WEDC into the planning and implementation of Environmental Impact Assessments
for water resources projects in Africa and Asia.
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