Dr. Olufunso Somorin Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

• Strategic Leadership: 1. Regional lead on implementing the Bank strategy on mainstreaming climate change and green growth in all policies and operations in the13 countries of the Eastern African region. 2. Directly involve in the design, appraisal and implementation of climate-proofed investment projects (public and private) across agriculture, energy, water, transport and social sectors in 13 countries. 3. Coordinate the Bank’s policy engagement with countries and partners on climate… Show more • Strategic Leadership: 1. Regional lead on implementing the Bank strategy on mainstreaming climate change and green growth in all policies and operations in the13 countries of the Eastern African region. 2. Directly involve in the design, appraisal and implementation of climate-proofed investment projects (public and private) across agriculture, energy, water, transport and social sectors in 13 countries. 3. Coordinate the Bank’s policy engagement with countries and partners on climate change/green growth strategies, policy frameworks and plans across the region. 4. Represent the Bank in high-level (inter)national events and policy dialogues with government, donors, private sector, civil society and academia. • Technical Advisory: 1. Develop and train staff and clients on tools and methodologies for mainstreaming adaptation and mitigation and greenhouse gas accounting in investment projects 2. Manage the Bank’s capacity development program for regional countries, institutions and private sector on climate finance, green growth and SDGs. 3. Coordinate the Bank’s knowledge generation and dissemination on latest thinking on climate change and green growth in the East African region.• Resource Mobilization & Fund Management: 1. Responsible for managing regional access modalities to several climate funds (GEF, GCF, ACCF, SEFA, CIF, AF) through proposal development 2. Manage the tracking of climate finance in projects and increase regional access to external climate finance. 3. Report to senior management on regional operation and performance. Show less

Nairobi, Kenya

• Strategic Oversight and Policy Dialogue: 1. Lead the Bank’s strategic engagement with the Horn of Africa countries on addressing fragility and building resilience within the region. 2. Contribute to the Bank’s work on capacity development, PFM, debt/arrears clearance, economic governance and infrastructure development in Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Sudan. 3. Engage in policy dialogues with national/regional governments on social and economic issues, peace- and… Show more • Strategic Oversight and Policy Dialogue: 1. Lead the Bank’s strategic engagement with the Horn of Africa countries on addressing fragility and building resilience within the region. 2. Contribute to the Bank’s work on capacity development, PFM, debt/arrears clearance, economic governance and infrastructure development in Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Sudan. 3. Engage in policy dialogues with national/regional governments on social and economic issues, peace- and state-building goals, regional integration, food security and climate change and inclusive growth. 4. Co-manage the development of country strategy paper for Sudan and Somalia to guide Bank’s engagement over a 3 year period.• Program Management: 1. Manage the design, appraisal and implementation of a portfolio of projects in Somalia (USD 82 million), Sudan (USD 200 million) and across the region (USD 1.72 billion) on capacity building, institutional strengthening, PFM, drought resilience, and infrastructure development. 2. Closely monitor the application of fragility lens as well as innovative approaches for resilience building into project design and implementation within the region.• Partnership and Donor Coordination: 1. Support the development of new partnerships with donors, civil society, knowledge centers, practitioner networks and regional institutions on addressing the political, economic, social and environmental drivers of fragility within the Horn of Africa region. 2. Represent the Bank in many high-level strategic events; make presentations on the Bank’s strategies, policies and operations.• Knowledge Management: 1. Actively involved in many relevant analytical works such as fragility assessments. 2. Manage knowledge works on thematic issues such as: Natural Resources in Fragile States in Africa, Infrastructure Needs Assessment and Action Plan, Climate Change and Fragility in Africa, etc. 3. Monitor the uptake of generated knowledge to inform operation design. Show less

Tunis, Tunisia

- Support Bank’s project task managers on the use of the climate risk screening tool for climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation options.- Contribute to the Bank's work on REDD+ and NAMAs, and implementation capacity of African countries;- Support the Bank’s tasks on Green Growth Strategy, the post Rio+20 processes and the future of climate policy in Africa.

Tunis, Tunisia

- Front Office Administration: Part of an advisory team assisting the Vice President with the day to day management of 9 African regional departments and 4 corporate departments, including policy, resource mobilization and procurement.- Preparation and quality assurance of management briefs and intelligence reporting on thematic issues and development trends in African countries- Part of the climate change team on mission to Malawi for the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2013-2017.

Kenya

2022 Africa Program Eisenhower Fellowships

Nairobi, Kenya

• Policy relevant research and analysis on mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation into national development policies of the Congo Basin countries (Cameroon, CAR and DRC). • Analyzed the development of national/regional policy strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Support development of methodologies for climate-related forest and development policies.• Investigated governance and institutional systems of community forestry, SFM, REDD+, CDM in the Congo… Show more • Policy relevant research and analysis on mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation into national development policies of the Congo Basin countries (Cameroon, CAR and DRC). • Analyzed the development of national/regional policy strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Support development of methodologies for climate-related forest and development policies.• Investigated governance and institutional systems of community forestry, SFM, REDD+, CDM in the Congo Basin forest sector, and the sustainable livelihood systems of forest-dependent communities.• Produced scientific papers, policy briefs relevant for informing both regional stakeholders and global community on research activities and findings in the Congo Basin.• Coordination and management of project work packages in two international projects on climate change (CoFCCA and COBAM); supervising researcher officers, interns, consultants, graduate students to deliver research goals and project outputs.• Provided technical support to Ministry of Environment on their REDD+ process in Cameroon.• Participated, organized and coordinated many related workshops and meetings, supporting other staffs and team mates, to stimulate discussion with government and civil society on REDD+ issues. Show less

- Provided overall leadership on project sourcing, design and implementation across the globe- Led the team to provide technical services on international environmental/climate policies especially in many developing countries.- Led the management team in designing and implementing new business models and preparing business proposals to attract new clients. Liaising with other partners to take advantage of business opportunities in new environments.

Netherlands

- Research on the economic and environmental cost-benefit analysis of biological containment strategies for transgenic crops in the EU. - Liaising and building synergies with partners (especially in Sweden and Denmark) and other collaborators in data management and the technical aspect of the research.- Organization and coordination of an international workshop for preliminary result presentation and experts’ feedback on the research subject.

Rome, Italy

- Researched and synthesized a report to be used as a working paper on “Impacts of Climate Change on the forest-dependent rural livelihoods of Africa, and their Adaptation strategies.”- Participated in many meetings and conferences, notably UNFCCC and FAO workshops on Adaptation Strategies and Capacity Building for developing countries under the UNFCCC Nairobi Work Programmes.- Contributed to a FAO publication on “Integrating Climate Change into the Policy and Legal Framework of… Show more - Researched and synthesized a report to be used as a working paper on “Impacts of Climate Change on the forest-dependent rural livelihoods of Africa, and their Adaptation strategies.”- Participated in many meetings and conferences, notably UNFCCC and FAO workshops on Adaptation Strategies and Capacity Building for developing countries under the UNFCCC Nairobi Work Programmes.- Contributed to a FAO publication on “Integrating Climate Change into the Policy and Legal Framework of the Forest Sector” for UNFCCC COP 13, Bali, Indonesia. Show less

• Research on the Assessment of the Policy Success (Failure) of the UNFF National Forest Programmes: a case study of 8 selected countries.• Active participation in all seminars, meetings and events of the Policy Group

• Coordinated and participated in many research projects in Natural Resource Management and Community-based developmental projects, to support the livelihoods of the rural people.• Teaching and coordinating core subjects such as Mathematics, Biology, Integrated Science, Agricultural Science and English Language at the local high school.• Actively participated as a Supervisor of many Enumerating Areas (EAs) in the 2006 National Population and Housing Census.

Phd, Environmental Policy

Msc, Forest And Nature Conservation Policy (Minor In Environmental Policy)

Msc, Agriculture And Forestry

Activities and Societies: European Commission Erasmus Mundus Scholar

Bsc, Forest Resources Management

• EU & BAT Biodiversity Partnership Scholarship for Tropical Biology Assoc. Field Course in Uganda. 2005. • Emeritus Prof. S.K. Adeyoju.