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Dr.-Ing. Kerstin Bark

Selected current references

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
Water and wastewater management, transboundary water resources management, climate change adaptation

  • Appraisal/ planning of a follow-on project ‘Transboundary water cooperation in the lower Mekong basin’, Lao, Cambodia and Thailand (GIZ, 01.-06.2018) - mission leader
  • Final evaluation of the ‘Wastewater Management Program (WMP)’ in Vietnam (GIZ, 11.-12.2017) - mission leader
  • Appraisal/ planning of the merger of two project modules ‘Support to the Lake Chad Basin Commission - LCBC’ (Organisational development and climate change adaptation) in Chad (GIZ, 04.-05.2017) - mission leader
  • Project progress review with planning of a cost-neutral prolongation of the groundwater management program at the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), Niger (BGR, 08.-10.2017) - mission leader
  • Coordination and steering of a technical assistance/ consultancy project at the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), India (GIZ, 06.2015 - 08.2016)
  • Appraisal/ planning of a follow-on project ‘Integrated water resources management’ in Morocco (GIZ, 02.-06.2016) - mission leader
  • Appraisal/ planning of a follow-on project ‘Support to the national wastewater management program’ in India (GIZ, 08.-10.2015) - mission leader
  • Continuous support (operational planning, capacity WORKS instruments, technical consultancy) to the water and sanitation program in Benin (GIZ, since 06.2015, on-going)
  • Appraisal/ planning of a follow-on project ‘climate change adaptation in the North-eastern Region of India (GIZ, 01.-05.2014)
  • Study ‘Identification and removal of bottlenecks for the reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation and other purposes’ in the five MEDA countries Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco (AHT Consultants/ EIB, 2008 - 2009)

Environment
Environmental protection and resource efficiency, municipal solid waste management/ circular economy, climate change mitigation

  • Project progress review with planning of a cost-neutral prolongation of a program for the diversification of the mining/ raw material in Mauretania (BGR, 05.-06.2017) - mission leader
  • Final evaluation with appraisal/ planning of a new project on solid waste management/ circular economy in Serbia (GIZ, 02.-06.2017) - mission leader
  • Assessment of project proposals for climate change mitigation submitted to the international climate initiative of the German Ministry for Environment, India (GIZ, 07.-09.2015)
  • Appraisal/ planning of a follow-on project for ‘the Indo-German Environmental Partnership Program (IGEP)’ for a sustainable, environment-friendly and resource-efficient industrial production in India (GIZ, 09.-11.2014) - mission leader
  • Coordination and steering of a project for the introduction of the instrument ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)’ in India (BfN/ GIZ, 11.2012-06.2014)
  • Continuous technical support of the Environmental Funds Lebanon (EFL) for the implementation of measures for an improved waste and wastewater management in Lebanon (GFA, 2008-2013)

Moderation and training

  • Moderation of operational planning workshops for projects in Benin (2015, 2016, 2017), Chad (2017) und Morocco (2017)
  • Development and implementation of a training program for ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)’ for public and private stakeholders in India (BfN/ GIZ, 06.-12.2014)
  • Moderation of a series of teambuilding workshops in India (GIZ, 2012 - 2014)
  • Development and implementation of an interactive training program with a training-of-trainers concept for the Strategic Alliance of GIZ with VAG-Armaturen GmbH, Sewerin and Hamburg Water on the subjects water loss reduction and pressure management, Germany, Lebanon and Burkina Faso (GIZ, 2010-2015)
  • Appraisal/ planning of a Capacity Development Program in the fields of environment, development and climate change adaptation in India (AiZ, 06.-09.2012)
  • Development and implementation of training courses for ‘Sustainable management in economic and ecologic responsibility’ for experts leaving to developing countries at the Academy for International Cooperation (AiZ), Bad Honnef, Germany (2009 - 2012)
  • Development and implementation of training programs for sensitizing personnel of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in dealing with civil society requests in Luxemburg, Poland und Austria (2005 - 2010)
  • Development and implementation of training programs for chemical management in small and medium-sized companies in India, Bangladesh and Vietnam (2003 - 2008)
  • Adaptation and implementation of training programs for Profitable Environmental Management (PREMA®) in the Philippines, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, China, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Macedonia, Bulgaria und Rumania (1999 - 2008)
     
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