Curriculum Vitae
Anne C. Woodfine (née Anne C. Messer) B.Sc., Ph.D.
Nationality: British
A tropical natural resources management and sustainable land management expert with over 35 years post-doctoral experience working at increasingly higher levels of responsibility in teams and independently with rural people and their environments on sustainable agriculture, renewable natural resources management, livelihoods and protected area projects / programmes, increasingly including resilience and adaptation to climate change (24 countries in Africa, also in over 20 countries across Asia, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Central America and Europe). Furthermore skilled in desk research, writing & editing.
Professional Summary
B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography, University of Edinburgh, 1980 Class II(1)
Ph.D. (Influence of environmental factors on rates and patterns of soil development), Uni. of Wales, 1984
English (mother tongue), French (good reading, comprehension and speaking skills, fair writing).
Member, Tropical Agriculture Association
Member, Overseas Development Group, University of East Anglia
Associate, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich
Associate, Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, University of Coventry
Founder Member + Director, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (https://csayouthnetwork.wordpress.com/)
Member, UNDP Roster of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Management Experts
Key Skills
SLM / Rural Livelihoods: Extensive practical experience (based on a deep understanding of soils) planning, developing and implementing a wide range of sustainable agriculture / natural resource management & livelihoods projects to restore functioning agro-ecosystems, including conservation agriculture, silvopastoralism, agroforestry, assisted natural regeneration and protecting & valuing wild and agro-biodiversity, using participatory / people-centred / farmer field school approaches and ensuring equitable access for women.
Coastal Resource Management: Worked in S.E. & South Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands and the Caribbean on projects and programmes to improve sustainable management of all types of coastal resources.
Climate Change: Skilled in assessing situations, vulnerabilities and risks then developing projects / programmes to ensure that local communities (with a particular focus on gender and youth) can adapt to increasing weather variability / climate change, including elements for disaster risk management and also contribute to CC mitigation.
Spatial Information Management: Developed and implemented applications using remotely sensed imagery & GIS for environmental monitoring, evaluation and research in developing countries.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Experienced in designing and leading project / programme evaluations, including for GEF projects and an MDG-F country programme. Also from April to Dec 2015 led a stocktake of TerrAfrica Strategic Investment Programme (40 projects in 29 countries from 2008 - present) for World Bank (directly working for FAO).
Designing Projects and Programmes:
Networking: Extensive network of colleagues across SSA, including senior Government officials & Ministers, UN agency staff, university & government researchers and donors.
Communication, Training, Facilitating Workshops: Experienced in training and education, also organizing and leading workshops. Skilled in researching / analyzing data, writing / editing materials for a wide variety of audiences.
Career History
April 1996 – present
Independent Expert in Tropical Natural Resources / Sustainable Land Management
Oct.1989 - March 1996
Senior then Principal Environmental Scientist, Natural Resources Institute
Oct.1988 – Sept.1989
Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Lancaster.
Feb.1987 - Sept.1988
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
1986
Consultant to Resource Management & Research Ltd on a project with DHL to set-up a computerised database information system to assist planners of the Lake Basin Development Authority, Kenya. (see http://www.rmrkz.com/Businesshistory.html)
Sept. 1984 - Jan. 1986
Scientific Officer, National Countryside Monitoring Scheme, Nature Conservancy Council, Edinburgh.
Oct.1980 – Sept. 1984
PhD research - investigating the influence of environmental factors on rates and patterns of soil development and vegetation succession on recently deposited terrain.
Notable Overseas Project Experience
South Pacific (UK based) - Climate Change Expert to the South Pacific Community - 2020 - undertaking technical study on the link between climate change, food security and transboundary plant / animal biosecurity threats for Pacific Island countries and territories
Cambodia (UK based) - International Consultant / Team Leader to FAO - 2020 - Leading the Terminal Evaluation of the “Strengthening the adaptive capacity and resilience of rural communities using micro-watershed approaches to climate change and variability to attain sustainable food security in Cambodia” project.
Tunisia (UK based) - International Consultant to World Bank - 2020 - Designing project Concept Notes to mobilize Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund support to co-finance a $50 million World Bank loan project in Tunisia
Tunisia (UK based) - International Consultant to UNCCD - 2020 - Supporting the design of a GEF LD / BD project for Tunisia
Sri Lanka - International Consultant / Leader to FAO - 2019 - Mid-Term Review of Global Environment Facility "Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Land in Central Highlands " project
Tonga - International Consultant / Leader to FAO - 2019 - Mid Term Review: Integrated Land and Agro-ecosystem Management Systems (ILAMS) project
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga - 2017-2018: FAO - Developer for 2 Green Climate Fund projects (biosecurity and climate smart agriculture)
Lesotho - 2017 to 2018: UNDP - Chief Technical Adviser to UNDP Lesotho project " Reducing vulnerability from climate change in Lesotho's foothills, lowlands and the Lower Senqu River basin"
South Pacific - 2017: FAO - International Consultant / Team Leader to FAO - Final Evaluation of the GEF project “Forestry and protected area management in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue”
Botswana - 2016: UNDP - International Consultant leading the Mid-term Review of the GEF "Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management in Rangeland Areas of Ngamiland District Landscapes for Improved Livelihoods" project
Burundi - 2015 - 2016: FAO - International Sustainable Land Management Specialist - for PPG of GEF Integrated Approaches Pilot “Support for sustainable food production and enhancement of Food security and Climate Resilience in Burundi's Highlands”
Uganda - 2015-2016: UNDP - International Sustainable Land Management Specialist - for PPG of GEF Integrated Approaches Pilot “Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Karamoja sub region”
Ethiopia - 2014: UNDP - International Consultant leading development of the GEF project "Mainstreaming Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation in the Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy"
Rwanda - 2014: Rwanda Environment Management Authority Landscape Ecologist and Project Design Consultant - GEF project "Landscape Approach to Forest Restoration and Conservation
Swaziland - 2013-2015: UNDP Technical Adviser - GEF project “Adapting national and transboundary water resources management and climate change”, Swaziland
Ethiopia - 2013: UNDP
Consultant, leading Final Evaluation of MDG-F Enabling Pastoral Communities to Adapt to Climate Change and Restoring Rangeland Environments Programme in Ethiopia
Seychelles - 2012: UNDP
Terminal Evaluator for Govt of Seychelles / UNDP / GEF SLM project
Lesotho – 2012 and 2013: UNDP
Consultant supporting national Country Team in developing climate-resilient Sustainable Land and Water Management Investment Programme
Malawi – 2012: UNDP
Consultant, developing UN Programme to Support Government of Malawi on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Uganda – 2011 to 2013: UNDP
Senior Technical Adviser - Territorial Approach to Climate Change Project, Mbale Region (see http://taccmbale.org/)
Uganda – 2011: UNDP
International Consultant – team leader formulating UNDP project to up-date / develop policies & strategies for sustainable NRM, CC adaptation & mitigation and disaster risk management in Uganda
Seychelles – 2010: UNDP
Mid-Term Evaluator for Govt of Seychelles / UNDP / GEF SLM project
Sierra Leone – 2010: IFAD
International Sustainable Land Management / Climate Change Adaptation Consultant, leading team preparing full project document for LDCF (GEF) project “Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Agricultural Production and Food Security in Sierra Leone”. Endorsed Nov 2010.
Malawi – 2010: FAO and World Bank
International Sustainable Land Management Consultant – contributing to the formulation of the Shire River Basin Management Programme.
Circum-Sahara Countries – 2009: EC / AUC
Team Leader for the “AU-EU study to assess the scope and feasibility of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative”, including visits to government and academic institutions, NGOs and field projects in Burkina Faso, Niger, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Senegal.
Swaziland – 2008: IFAD / GEF
International SLM Consultant on the GEF Project Preparation Grant, preparing full project document for GEF component of Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project, Swaziland (under GEF Land Degradation, Climate Change mitigation and Biodiversity Focal Areas). Endorsed May 2009.
Mauritius – 2007: UNDP / GEF
International Consultant on the GEF-funded Capacity Building Project for Mauritius and Rodrigues.
Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda – 2003-2006: FAO / GEF
International Natural Resource Management Consultant for FAO on UNEP Transboundary Agro ecosystem Management Programme for the Kagera Basin (PDF-B). The project will protect the integrity of the ecosystem of the basin and to harness global benefits through ensuring the productive and sustainable use of the agro/biodiversity resources and agricultural ecosystems. Endorsed 2009.
Sri Lanka; August - October 1995 - 1997; SEADD
Coastal Resource Management Expert: Assessing the feasibility and scope of a proposed integrated coastal management framework for environmental protection, beneficial use of the coastal zone and to support EIAs, developing the proposal with local scientists, preparing a monitoring and evaluation programme and starting implementation.
British Virgin Islands; 1991; ODA
Coastal Zone Management Expert: Managed production of a coastal resource atlas (with University of Newcastle), using aerial photo, interpreting the images then “field” checking and developing a GIS (ARC/INFO).
Namibia; 1990 - 1994; ODA
Team Leader / Remote Sensing and GIS Expert: Manager of project to assist in the more sustainable management of Etosha National Park for Etosha Ecological Research Institute (using remote sensing and GIS for vegetation monitoring).
Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Indonesia; 1989 - 1996; ODA
Remote Sensing and GIS Expert: NRI project leader for the Local Applications of Remote Sensing Technology (LARST) components, developing systems to monitor crop growth, rangeland status, for forest fire detection and detection of lake temperatures / phytoplankton assist in sustainable fisheries management.
Indonesia; October 1989 - July 1992; ODA
Environmental Scientist: North East Sumatra Prawn Project. Environmental impact assessment of prawn tambaks on surrounding mangroves using LANDSAT and ARC/INFO, providing a classification of the coastal environment of NE Sumatra regarding suitability for aquaculture.
Kenya; 1986; Government of The Netherlands
Consultant to Resource Management and Research Ltd: Working with local counterparts and trainees on a joint project with Delft Hydraulics Laboratory to set-up a computerised information system to assist planners in the Lake Basin Development Authority, Kenya using demographic, socio-economic and hydrological data.
Nationality: British
A tropical natural resources management and sustainable land management expert with over 35 years post-doctoral experience working at increasingly higher levels of responsibility in teams and independently with rural people and their environments on sustainable agriculture, renewable natural resources management, livelihoods and protected area projects / programmes, increasingly including resilience and adaptation to climate change (24 countries in Africa, also in over 20 countries across Asia, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Central America and Europe). Furthermore skilled in desk research, writing & editing.
Professional Summary
B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography, University of Edinburgh, 1980 Class II(1)
Ph.D. (Influence of environmental factors on rates and patterns of soil development), Uni. of Wales, 1984
English (mother tongue), French (good reading, comprehension and speaking skills, fair writing).
Member, Tropical Agriculture Association
Member, Overseas Development Group, University of East Anglia
Associate, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich
Associate, Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, University of Coventry
Founder Member + Director, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (https://csayouthnetwork.wordpress.com/)
Member, UNDP Roster of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Management Experts
Key Skills
SLM / Rural Livelihoods: Extensive practical experience (based on a deep understanding of soils) planning, developing and implementing a wide range of sustainable agriculture / natural resource management & livelihoods projects to restore functioning agro-ecosystems, including conservation agriculture, silvopastoralism, agroforestry, assisted natural regeneration and protecting & valuing wild and agro-biodiversity, using participatory / people-centred / farmer field school approaches and ensuring equitable access for women.
Coastal Resource Management: Worked in S.E. & South Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands and the Caribbean on projects and programmes to improve sustainable management of all types of coastal resources.
Climate Change: Skilled in assessing situations, vulnerabilities and risks then developing projects / programmes to ensure that local communities (with a particular focus on gender and youth) can adapt to increasing weather variability / climate change, including elements for disaster risk management and also contribute to CC mitigation.
Spatial Information Management: Developed and implemented applications using remotely sensed imagery & GIS for environmental monitoring, evaluation and research in developing countries.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Experienced in designing and leading project / programme evaluations, including for GEF projects and an MDG-F country programme. Also from April to Dec 2015 led a stocktake of TerrAfrica Strategic Investment Programme (40 projects in 29 countries from 2008 - present) for World Bank (directly working for FAO).
Designing Projects and Programmes:
- eight GEF projects (for the land degradation focal area, Kagera River Basin - FAO; land degradation, biodiversity and climate change (adapt & mit) for the Lower Usuthu, Swaziland - IFAD; scaling-up SLWM in Mali – World Bank; forest conservation / restoration and climate change, Rwanda – World Bank; biodiversity conservation, Ethiopia - UNDP); IAP Uganda (LD and BD); IAP Burundi (LD and BD); GEF Tunisia (LD and BD)
- a LDCF project (to implement Sierra Leone NAPA) - IFAD;
- a UNDP Uganda country programme project on NRM / CC (adapt. and mit.) / DRM;
- a UNDAF programme to support Gov of Malawi on CC, including in each the design of an M & E system;
- Team Leader on EC-funded Feasibility study for the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel;
- aa Adaptation Fund project for sustainable oases management, Tunisia
- a GCF Fund project for sustainable oases management, Tunisia.
Networking: Extensive network of colleagues across SSA, including senior Government officials & Ministers, UN agency staff, university & government researchers and donors.
Communication, Training, Facilitating Workshops: Experienced in training and education, also organizing and leading workshops. Skilled in researching / analyzing data, writing / editing materials for a wide variety of audiences.
Career History
April 1996 – present
Independent Expert in Tropical Natural Resources / Sustainable Land Management
Oct.1989 - March 1996
Senior then Principal Environmental Scientist, Natural Resources Institute
Oct.1988 – Sept.1989
Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Lancaster.
Feb.1987 - Sept.1988
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
1986
Consultant to Resource Management & Research Ltd on a project with DHL to set-up a computerised database information system to assist planners of the Lake Basin Development Authority, Kenya. (see http://www.rmrkz.com/Businesshistory.html)
Sept. 1984 - Jan. 1986
Scientific Officer, National Countryside Monitoring Scheme, Nature Conservancy Council, Edinburgh.
Oct.1980 – Sept. 1984
PhD research - investigating the influence of environmental factors on rates and patterns of soil development and vegetation succession on recently deposited terrain.
Notable Overseas Project Experience
South Pacific (UK based) - Climate Change Expert to the South Pacific Community - 2020 - undertaking technical study on the link between climate change, food security and transboundary plant / animal biosecurity threats for Pacific Island countries and territories
Cambodia (UK based) - International Consultant / Team Leader to FAO - 2020 - Leading the Terminal Evaluation of the “Strengthening the adaptive capacity and resilience of rural communities using micro-watershed approaches to climate change and variability to attain sustainable food security in Cambodia” project.
Tunisia (UK based) - International Consultant to World Bank - 2020 - Designing project Concept Notes to mobilize Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund support to co-finance a $50 million World Bank loan project in Tunisia
Tunisia (UK based) - International Consultant to UNCCD - 2020 - Supporting the design of a GEF LD / BD project for Tunisia
Sri Lanka - International Consultant / Leader to FAO - 2019 - Mid-Term Review of Global Environment Facility "Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Land in Central Highlands " project
Tonga - International Consultant / Leader to FAO - 2019 - Mid Term Review: Integrated Land and Agro-ecosystem Management Systems (ILAMS) project
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga - 2017-2018: FAO - Developer for 2 Green Climate Fund projects (biosecurity and climate smart agriculture)
Lesotho - 2017 to 2018: UNDP - Chief Technical Adviser to UNDP Lesotho project " Reducing vulnerability from climate change in Lesotho's foothills, lowlands and the Lower Senqu River basin"
South Pacific - 2017: FAO - International Consultant / Team Leader to FAO - Final Evaluation of the GEF project “Forestry and protected area management in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue”
Botswana - 2016: UNDP - International Consultant leading the Mid-term Review of the GEF "Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management in Rangeland Areas of Ngamiland District Landscapes for Improved Livelihoods" project
Burundi - 2015 - 2016: FAO - International Sustainable Land Management Specialist - for PPG of GEF Integrated Approaches Pilot “Support for sustainable food production and enhancement of Food security and Climate Resilience in Burundi's Highlands”
Uganda - 2015-2016: UNDP - International Sustainable Land Management Specialist - for PPG of GEF Integrated Approaches Pilot “Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Karamoja sub region”
Ethiopia - 2014: UNDP - International Consultant leading development of the GEF project "Mainstreaming Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation in the Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy"
Rwanda - 2014: Rwanda Environment Management Authority Landscape Ecologist and Project Design Consultant - GEF project "Landscape Approach to Forest Restoration and Conservation
Swaziland - 2013-2015: UNDP Technical Adviser - GEF project “Adapting national and transboundary water resources management and climate change”, Swaziland
Ethiopia - 2013: UNDP
Consultant, leading Final Evaluation of MDG-F Enabling Pastoral Communities to Adapt to Climate Change and Restoring Rangeland Environments Programme in Ethiopia
Seychelles - 2012: UNDP
Terminal Evaluator for Govt of Seychelles / UNDP / GEF SLM project
Lesotho – 2012 and 2013: UNDP
Consultant supporting national Country Team in developing climate-resilient Sustainable Land and Water Management Investment Programme
Malawi – 2012: UNDP
Consultant, developing UN Programme to Support Government of Malawi on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Uganda – 2011 to 2013: UNDP
Senior Technical Adviser - Territorial Approach to Climate Change Project, Mbale Region (see http://taccmbale.org/)
Uganda – 2011: UNDP
International Consultant – team leader formulating UNDP project to up-date / develop policies & strategies for sustainable NRM, CC adaptation & mitigation and disaster risk management in Uganda
Seychelles – 2010: UNDP
Mid-Term Evaluator for Govt of Seychelles / UNDP / GEF SLM project
Sierra Leone – 2010: IFAD
International Sustainable Land Management / Climate Change Adaptation Consultant, leading team preparing full project document for LDCF (GEF) project “Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Agricultural Production and Food Security in Sierra Leone”. Endorsed Nov 2010.
Malawi – 2010: FAO and World Bank
International Sustainable Land Management Consultant – contributing to the formulation of the Shire River Basin Management Programme.
Circum-Sahara Countries – 2009: EC / AUC
Team Leader for the “AU-EU study to assess the scope and feasibility of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative”, including visits to government and academic institutions, NGOs and field projects in Burkina Faso, Niger, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Senegal.
Swaziland – 2008: IFAD / GEF
International SLM Consultant on the GEF Project Preparation Grant, preparing full project document for GEF component of Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project, Swaziland (under GEF Land Degradation, Climate Change mitigation and Biodiversity Focal Areas). Endorsed May 2009.
Mauritius – 2007: UNDP / GEF
International Consultant on the GEF-funded Capacity Building Project for Mauritius and Rodrigues.
Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda – 2003-2006: FAO / GEF
International Natural Resource Management Consultant for FAO on UNEP Transboundary Agro ecosystem Management Programme for the Kagera Basin (PDF-B). The project will protect the integrity of the ecosystem of the basin and to harness global benefits through ensuring the productive and sustainable use of the agro/biodiversity resources and agricultural ecosystems. Endorsed 2009.
Sri Lanka; August - October 1995 - 1997; SEADD
Coastal Resource Management Expert: Assessing the feasibility and scope of a proposed integrated coastal management framework for environmental protection, beneficial use of the coastal zone and to support EIAs, developing the proposal with local scientists, preparing a monitoring and evaluation programme and starting implementation.
British Virgin Islands; 1991; ODA
Coastal Zone Management Expert: Managed production of a coastal resource atlas (with University of Newcastle), using aerial photo, interpreting the images then “field” checking and developing a GIS (ARC/INFO).
Namibia; 1990 - 1994; ODA
Team Leader / Remote Sensing and GIS Expert: Manager of project to assist in the more sustainable management of Etosha National Park for Etosha Ecological Research Institute (using remote sensing and GIS for vegetation monitoring).
Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Indonesia; 1989 - 1996; ODA
Remote Sensing and GIS Expert: NRI project leader for the Local Applications of Remote Sensing Technology (LARST) components, developing systems to monitor crop growth, rangeland status, for forest fire detection and detection of lake temperatures / phytoplankton assist in sustainable fisheries management.
Indonesia; October 1989 - July 1992; ODA
Environmental Scientist: North East Sumatra Prawn Project. Environmental impact assessment of prawn tambaks on surrounding mangroves using LANDSAT and ARC/INFO, providing a classification of the coastal environment of NE Sumatra regarding suitability for aquaculture.
Kenya; 1986; Government of The Netherlands
Consultant to Resource Management and Research Ltd: Working with local counterparts and trainees on a joint project with Delft Hydraulics Laboratory to set-up a computerised information system to assist planners in the Lake Basin Development Authority, Kenya using demographic, socio-economic and hydrological data.