Working for 25 years in the area of clean technology, energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change and development as program officer (for a number of UN organizations) and as consultant (for institutes and company and since 2003 as independent expert).Sustainable energy and climate changeo Access to energy and rural energy; energy and development nexuso Renewable energy (RE; solar PV and thermal, hydro, biomass, wind, biogas; waste);o Energy efficiency (EE) and clean technologies (buildings and appliances; transport; industry)o Climate change, Kyoto Mechanisms, low-carbon strategies and NAMAs Types of activities and services:o Analytical and advisory services (background studies; sectoral assessments; impact analysis)o Project management and implementation o Techno-economic assessment of investment projects; public-private partnerships o Project design and formulation o Project monitoring and evaluationo Training and knowledge management Regional experience:o Longer-term assignments (Zambia, Mexico, Thailand, Peru)o Short-term assignments in Africa: Botswana, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, ZambiaEast and South-East Asia: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, VietnamSouth Asia: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,Pacific: Fiji, Marshall Islands, SamoaEurope/CIS/Middle East: Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Poland, Tajikistan, TurkeyLatin America and Caribbean: Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean region, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Ascendis
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Independent Consultant And OwnerAscendis Sep 2003 - PresentNetherlandsConsultancy in the area of sustainable energy, transport and green urban development with assignments in GEF projects (design and evaluation/mid-term review) of about 80 projects for UNDP, UNIDO, UNEP), project management and implementation (Technical Advisor in UN projects; UNDP RTA Eastern and Southern Africa; team leader/coordinator in EU project) and analytical work (policy studies, feasibility and GHG analysis for UNDP, development bank; various clients). More details are in www.ascendis.nl
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Independent ConsultantAscendis Sep 2003 - Apr 2007Westerhoven (Netherlands); Lima (Peru)
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Key Expert, Eu ProjectSofreco Jan 2015 - Nov 2016Home-BasedEU Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) SE4All – Latin America, Caribbean, Pacific, Asia, Neighborhood, Central Asia
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Regional Technical AdvisorUnited Nations Development Programme Apr 2007 - Apr 2009Southern And Eastern AfricaManagement of portfolio of UNDP climate change mitigation and energy access projects in E&S Africa; identification and formulation of CDM projects with investment analysis (for UNDP MDG Facility)
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Consultant / Staff MemberEcn (Netherlands) And Etc (Netherlands) Mar 1996 - Feb 2001NetherlandsConsultancy and research on sustainable energy (renewables, energy efficiency), climate change (mitigation, flexible mechanisms) and development. Team leader of various projects (EU ALURE project in Peru; public-private partnership projects, e.g. energy-saving lamps with Philips)
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Program Officer / Expert On EnergyVarious Un Organizations 1991 - 1996Mexico; ThailandProgram officer. Periods 1991-1996 (UNDP.UNIDO) and 2001-2003 (UNDP). Administration and monitoring of projects; knowledge management
J. Van Den Akker Education Details
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International Technology Management
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