Photo above: participants in a stakeholder workshop to discuss the reform and funding of Mali's EIA system, 2006.
Æquilibrium Consulting's experience: Africa
Selected projects and activities implemented or led by Æquilibrium Consulting's Principals include:
(Note: we are planning to update below project list soon. Meantime, please contact us for further information)
Country
Year
Project
Client
Mali
2006
Elaboration of options for Financing the EIA process and related Environmental Investments in Mali. Senior Environmental Finance Expert and Team Leader for this USAID funded project aimed at developing a financing mechanism to support implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment process and related environmental investments. Includes a review of lessons learned at relevant funding mechanisms in other transition/developing countries, fact-finding/study mission to Mali and recommendations for designing, establishing and operating a new funding mechanism.
IRG, Ltd., USAID
Morocco
2004
Consultant to GTZ to present international experience and international good practice in operating eco-funds at a conference “Enviromaroc” co-organized by GTZ. Provided advice to GTZ and the Moroccan State Secretariat for the Environment related to discussions on establishing a new Moroccan Environmental Fund.
GTZ
Egypt
2001 - 2002
Preparation of the Egyptian Environmental Protection Fund’s first Annual Report and advice on revenue-raising mechanisms.
IRG Ltd., USAID
Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Serbia and Montenegro, Tunisia
2000 - 2001
Preparation of a questionnaire and methodology paper for a survey on the use of economic and financial instruments for combating land-based pollution to coastal areas of the Mediterranean region. Also chaired a conference on the use of economic and financial instruments for combating land-based pollution to coastal areas of the Mediterranean.
PAP/RAC - UNEP
Swaziland
2000
Review of draft legislation for a new National Environmental Fund in Swaziland.
UK DfID, ERM
Note: Æquilibrium Consulting was founded in the year 2000. In the above list, all projects starting in 2000 or later were carried out under Æquilibrium Consulting. Projects started earlier were carried out by Æquilibrium Consulting's Principals for those clients (or employers) indicated in the column "Client".