Aaron Zazueta is a social anthropologist and was until recently the Chief Evaluation Officer and the team leader on impact evaluation for the GEF. He joined the
GEF in 2002 and was responsible for the GEF Annual Performance Report. He has
carried out evaluations on international waters, climate change and biodiversity in
East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America. Prior to joining
the GEF, he was part of the team that evaluated the World Bank’s 1991 Forest
Policy and the application of the Bank’s Indigenous People’s Safeguards and
conducted project evaluations for the World Bank. He was also the lead advisor
for the Inter-American Development Bank Strategy for Citizen Participation.
Between 1990 and 1996, he was Regional Director for Latin America at the
World Resources Institute, where he worked with governments, NGOs and community groups on the formulation of environmental policies in Latin America. He
also served as a strategic and policy advisor to several governments in Latin
America. His previous publications are on issues related to environmental policy,
citizen participation and sustainable development. He holds a Ph. D in Anthropology from the University of California.
Robert Zougmore ´ is an agronomist and soil scientist with a PhD in Production
Ecology & Resources Conservation, University of Wageningen. He is based at
ICRISAT Bamako where he currently leads the CGIAR research program on
climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) in West Africa. His work
focuses on the development of climate-smart agriculture technologies, practices,
institutions and policies for better climate risk management in West Africa. Before
joining CCAFS, he was a senior staff within the Sahara & Sahel Observatory
(Tunisia) where he was focused on: (1) Desertification, land Degradation and
Drought (DLDD) including environmental surveillance, monitoring and evaluation
of DLDD, drought early warning, etc.; (2) climate change adaptation in Africa
(analyzing adaptation strategies of vulnerable populations in arid and semi-arid
zones, etc.). He has published more than 50 papers and book chapters on soil
erosion, integrated soil, water and nutrient management options and their economic
benefits, and climate change.
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GEF in 2002 and was responsible for the GEF Annual Performance Report. He has
carried out evaluations on international waters, climate change and biodiversity in
East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America. Prior to joining
the GEF, he was part of the team that evaluated the World Bank’s 1991 Forest
Policy and the application of the Bank’s Indigenous People’s Safeguards and
conducted project evaluations for the World Bank. He was also the lead advisor
for the Inter-American Development Bank Strategy for Citizen Participation.
Between 1990 and 1996, he was Regional Director for Latin America at the
World Resources Institute, where he worked with governments, NGOs and community groups on the formulation of environmental policies in Latin America. He
also served as a strategic and policy advisor to several governments in Latin
America. His previous publications are on issues related to environmental policy,
citizen participation and sustainable development. He holds a Ph. D in Anthropology from the University of California.
Robert Zougmore ´ is an agronomist and soil scientist with a PhD in Production
Ecology & Resources Conservation, University of Wageningen. He is based at
ICRISAT Bamako where he currently leads the CGIAR research program on
climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) in West Africa. His work
focuses on the development of climate-smart agriculture technologies, practices,
institutions and policies for better climate risk management in West Africa. Before
joining CCAFS, he was a senior staff within the Sahara & Sahel Observatory
(Tunisia) where he was focused on: (1) Desertification, land Degradation and
Drought (DLDD) including environmental surveillance, monitoring and evaluation
of DLDD, drought early warning, etc.; (2) climate change adaptation in Africa
(analyzing adaptation strategies of vulnerable populations in arid and semi-arid
zones, etc.). He has published more than 50 papers and book chapters on soil
erosion, integrated soil, water and nutrient management options and their economic
benefits, and climate change.
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