Dr. Jozef Embrechts

Internation free-lance consultant in natural resources management, rural development, project monitoring, project finances, contractual and procurement procedures, strategic regional planning

Mid-Term Review of the Community Development for Environmental Management Programme (CDEMP) in Kenya, aiming at poverty reduction., including a Capacity Building Facility and the Grant Based Community Environmental FacilityHe ad of a team of 4 consultants.

Results-Oriented Monitoring of Programmes and Projects (including GBSs and SPSPs) funded by the EC in Asia and Central Asia: monitoring in the Philippines of the ASEAN Biodiversity Conservation Project and the GreenPhilippines Project aiming to reduce hazardous emissions into the environment by SMEs in two economic zones.

Smallholder Livestock Production Programme. Internal Procedures . Setting up of the programme’s Results-Oriented Monitoring and Management Information Systems. Project Finances. Procurement planning and preparation of tenders for services and supplies and of calls for proposals for grants. Preparation of a Contribution Agreement with an international organisation. Supervising 5 local consultants and support staff in administration and monitoring, training of 30 government employees in participatory project

Preparation of a concept Paper for External, Results-Oriented Monitoring (ROM) of Sector Policy Support Programmes (SPSPs) financed by the Commission. Head of a team of 2 consultants (Belgium)

Support to the National Authorising Officer (NAO) for the preparation of the Joint Annual Report on the execution of the CSP-NIP. Preparing the Mali Government for further General Budget Support and Sector Policy Support Programmes (SPSPs). Training of 3 government employees.

Introduction to EC Project Cycle Management Principles for external (ROM) Project and Sector Policy Support Programme (SPSP) Monitors (short course) for 100 future monitors (Belgium)

EU Delegation to Egypt, Social Development Section. Project Cycle Management. Financial Monitoring. Procurement evaluation. Preparation of conception papers for EC Rural-Urban Development and Water Sector Strategies. Management of the Social Development Fund. Portfolio: 180 million Euros. Guiding about 20 people in the implementation of 2 projects on a permanent basis and in 3 projects occasionally.

Central Cordillera Agricultural Programme (CECAP, Phase II, Philippines): Revision of the Project Monitoring System and the Management Information System. Reconciliation between Project Monitoring and Finance. Design of the tools for Programme Impact Assessment. Supervising and coaching 7 international consultants and 5 government employees.

Upland Development Project in Southern Mindanao (UDP), Philippines: Agro-Ecological Zoning, Community-based watershed management planning in ethnic minority areas, farming systems analysis and development, participatory soil and water conservation. Training and capacity building of Local Government Units in watershed management planning. Collaborating with 10 consultants and training about 150 government employees.

Preparation of a Source Book on 'Proven Soil Fertility Management and Soil and Water Conservation Technologies' for Sub-Saharan Africa; Team of 2 international consultants.

Monitoring of 12 ongoing projects: revision of project log-frames, planning of further disbursements. Supervision of 1 international consultant.

Koper Regional Socio-Economic Development and Action Plan (Slovenia): comprehensive, participatory, strategic Urban-Rural planning. Adviser on strategic planning methodology. Supervision of 2 international consultants.

Chief Technical Adviser (R.D. Congo) in charge of the daily management of the National Programme for Agricultural and Rural Rehabilitation; launching and follow-up of tenders; preparation of ToRs for consultants; final responsibilities for project finances. Project budget: 30 million USD. Supervising a team of 10 international consultants, 15 national consultants and support staff; about 500 government employees on the project’s payroll. End of project due to civil war.

Daily company management including follow-up of portfolio of acquisitions and contract awards, public relations with financiers, preparation of project proposals, short term consultancies. Assignments in Cameroon (Dutch Co-operation), Burundi, Senegal, Rwanda, Bangladesh (UNDP), Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Czech Republic (PHARE), Algeria (FAO, WB), Ethiopia, Laos, Burundi (FAO), Uganda (EDF), Lebanon (WB), Latvia, Slovenia (Flemish Government)

Liepaja Regional Socio-Economic Development and Action Plan (Latvia): comprehensive, participatory, strategic planning using participatory SWOT analysis in an international harbour town and its rural hinterland involving public (local governments, harbour authorities) - private (industries, NGOs). Value chain analysis for high value agricultural commodities (crops, wood, fishery products). Conception paper on the National Policy for Regional Socio-Economic Development

Feasibility study for the rehabilitation and modernisation of 30 small and medium sized irrigation schemes (Lebanon): technical and financial analysis of irrigated farm enterprises, crop diversification, soil and water conservation and use, market and value chain analysis for fruits, field crops and vegetables for the local and export markets; collaboration to the financial and economic feasibility of the irrigation schemes.

Multidisciplinary study for the Banana sub-sector for preparation of the National Indicative Plan (NIP), Uganda. Value chain analysis for bananas and banana products for local consumption and for export markets. Team leader of 3 international consultants.

Reforestation of the villages of the North West of the Peanut Basin (Senegal): soil and water conservation; participatory community planning, farming systems analysis, reforestation for soil and water conservation, rapid rural appraisals.

Inter-regional project on participatory uplands conservation and development (Burundi): Rapid Rural Appraisal for participatory watershed management – regional socio-economic development planning, soil and water conservation, farming systems analysis and development.

Tropical Agriculture

Spatial Plannng

Soil Physics, Irrigation and Drainage