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Mr. Abro has a Masters degree in Rural Regional Development Planning from the Human Settlements Development Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, with five years of experience in the social development sector. He has worked as a Sociologist for Raasta Development Consultants and the RWSS for Sukkur and Larkana districts in Sindh. He has organized workshops on the RWSS project in conjunction with the Government of Sindh and UNICEF. Mr. Abro was also a socio-economist on the Secondary Impact Evaluation study of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) Stage-1 project, commissioned by joint donors including the World Bank and the Swiss Development Corporation. Currently, he is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Sindh. His areas of interest are rural & urban environment management, induction of environment-friendly technologies, eradication of poverty, and sustainable development.

Mr. Buzdar holds a Masters degree in Botany from the University of Balochistan and another Masters degree in Human Settlements Development with a specialization in rural and regional development planning from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Mr. Buzdar has been working with the European Commission’s Rural Social Development Program (RSDP) since Sept. 1998 as a Deputy Program Coordinator. RSDP providestechnical assistance to six high ranking national umbrella NGOs involved in the socioeconomic development of rural and semi-urban communities of Pakistan. His responsibilities include planning, monitoring, and assessment of the program as well as organizing technical assistance inputs in organizational development and targeted sectors in social development for NGOs. Prior to this, he served in different positions with the World Bank, GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) and ICIMOD-- funded projects. He has attended a number of workshops and participated in training regarding rural appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, social organization and various environmental and developmental issues.

Dr. Hasan graduated from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, and holds a M.Phil. degree in Microbiology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. She is also a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Previously, Dr. Hasan worked at the Clinics of Medicine and Surgery and in the Department of Animal Reproduction at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Currently she works for the Save the Children Fund in Sialkot. She has also been employed with the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) in Gilgit. She is a member of WWF-Pakistan and the Environment Protection Club at Quaid-i-Azam University.

Mr Khan is a graduate Civil Engineer with Masters in Environmental Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London.  He started his career as an irrigation engineer in 1990 with a World Bank TATeam associated with Balochistan Minor Irrigation & Agriculture Development Project (BMIADP).  In 1994 he joined Balochistan Rural Support program (BRSP) as head of the Engineering Section. After his masters program, he worked for World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan, from 1995-2000, as Director Northern Areas and Environment Pollution Unit.  His work included development of legal, policy and implementation framework for sustainable resource use initiatives in Northern Areas in association with Forest & Wildlife Department, IUCN and AKRSP.  He also worked on urban and industrial pollution control projects and building the capacity of industry and other stakeholders for environmental management.  In March 2000 he joined Premier KUFPEC Pakistan B.V. and worked as Manager Environment & Community Relations.  He played a key role in the s the successful management of the first environmentally sensitive hydrocarbon exploration project in Khirthar National Park, Pakistan. The project was an international case study for employing pioneering environmental management techniques and stakeholder communication tools. The project also achieved ISO 14001 & Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OSHAS) 18001 accreditation in July 2004.  Since August 2004 he has been an advisor to Premier Oil-India, based in New Delhi, regarding environmental management of petroleum exploration in tropical forests with sensitive primate species.  In April 2005, he started advising MOL Pakistan Oil & Gas Co. B.V. on the management of community relations and development portfolio.  He is an avid cyclist, a keen trekker and loves the outdoors.

Lt. Col. A. M. Khan has a Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. He also has a Masters in Economics from the same university. Currently, he is working for the Pakistan Army in their Combat Development Directorate, at the General Headquarters. He is the head of the Cost-Benefit Analysis Cell and, with his ability to integrate his knowledge of engineering and economics, he has gained expertise in project evaluation, economic feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis. He has published articles dealing with economics and aerospace/mechanical engineering. Lt. Col. Azhar has been working on means of linking the military with issues of sustainable development and environment protection. He has conceived a model in this regard and hopes that LEAD training will help him test the practical impacts of this concept.

Possessing a Masters in Economics from Punjab University, Mr. Khokhar has over seven years of experience in working with various international NGOs. These include the Population Council and Hagler Bailey Inc. (energy and social sector research and development consultancy) for whom he undertook operational research on issues of population dynamics and family planning in Pakistan. He has also worked on a number of research studies funded by USAID, the World Bank and UNICEF. Since 1995, Mr. Khokhar has been associated with the Ghazi Barotha Development Organization as Program Officer. His work includes the provision of advocacy to the affected communities for their land compensation and resettlement rights. In addition, his work involves monitoring, evaluation and report writing on social and environmental issues. Mr. Khokhar also coordinates with other agencies to ensure the implementation of mitigation plans and works for the promotion of participatory development for the sustainable social and environmental uplift of communities, focusing particularly on vulnerable social groups. He hopes to strengthen his understanding of national and global environmental issues and increase his knowledge of related subjects. As a result, he will be able to expand his responsibilities and involvement in hydropower projects, resulting in the improvement of its impact on environment and development in a particular area.

Ms. Nizami did her Bachelors and Masters in Forestry from Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Her specialization was in Social Forestry (Farm and Energy Forestry Management, Agroforestry and economics). In 1993, she joined Balochistan Rural Support Programme, previously Pak-German Self Help Project, as Programme Specialist Agroforestry. Her major focus was on Northern Balochistan with occasional support provided to the Southern parts of the Province. In BRSP, she streamlined Social Forestry Sector and prepared a Social Forestry Master Plan, which received funding from USAID and Environment & Urban Affairs Division Government of Balochistan. She also introduced and implemented Range Management and forestry training Programmes in Balochistan. During her job she worked closely with rural men and women, often dealing first hand with poverty illiteracy and issues like conflict management in NRM in the region. After serving BRSP for four years, she joined Enterprise and Development Consulting (EDC) as Assistant Manager Natural Resources. She was assigned to work as M&E Consultant for the Dutch funded Social Forestry Project Malakand-Dir up in the North NWFP. Later she served DHV Consultants BV on the same position. She studied effects of the project interventions (extension, forestry, institutional development) in the target areas. She also developed computerized monitoring programmes and trained the people. During her three years consultancy in SFPMD she developed seven working papers on various studies. In 1999 she joined Swiss Development Cooperation – Inter-Cooperation as National Programme Officer NRM. Her responsibilities in SDCIC include NRM programme development, provide backstopping to programme mandate and management. She has had an informal association with the Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan in the past. Her favourite thematic areas of work are desertification, poverty, institutional reforms, community forestry, livelihood based NRM, stakeholders analyses, NRM conflict management. She is a member of cohort 4 in LEAD Pakistan and participated in trainings in Costa Rica, Japan and Zimbabwe. She also represented LEAD Delegation in World Science Conference UNESCO/ICSU) in Budapest, Hungary. She is now serving as a Director at Board of Governors LEAD Pakistan since 1999. Born in 1971, married in 1998 and has one daughter.

Mr. Palijo is a lawyer by profession, a writer and activist by interest and an engineer and researcher by qualification. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, and a graduate of law from Sindh University, Jamshoro. Mr. Palijo received his M.Sc. in Rural Development from Wye College, University of London, under the SU-Wye link program. He has nine years experience with the Irrigation & Power Department, the Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority (SAZDA), Oxfam, Legal Practice and the largest provincial monthly magazine Subuh Theendo. He has been holding the responsibilities of Chairman of the Sindh Research Council (SRC) and the General Secretary of the Sindh Intellectual Forum for several years, and has been contributing to the advocacy and research initiatives of SRC, the Awami Intellectual Forum, Subuh Theendo and Sindhorg List in the fields of development, environment, human rights, legal aid and conservation. As a SRC Researcher, he has been monitoring the National Drainage Programme and Kirthar oil exploration and its effects on wildlife and the environment. He has written extensively on environment, politics, education and gender issues in five daily newspapers of Sindh: Kawish, Ibrat, Jago, Sawal & Sach and the English daily Dawn. He has also written four books and hundreds of columns and travelogues of the USA, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, UAE, Singapore & Hong Kong. Recently he launched the first and the largest circulated development and environment related email list of Pakistan, SINDHORG, and has initiated a free legal aid structure for the needy. Mr. Palijo was recently elected as a member of a Consultative Group for the World Commission of Dams for South Asia.

Mr. Rafiq holds a Masters degree in Irrigation & Drainage from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Currently, Mr. Rafiq is currently working as a Program Officer in the Global Environment Facility unit of the United Nations Development Program Pakistan (UNDP-Pakistan). Prior to joining UNDP, he was working as a consultant with the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (NESPAK). Mr. Rafiq has been involved in the planning and designing of the Dera Ghazi Khan Integrated Drainage and Irrigation Project, the Drainage Sector Environmental Assessment Study, the National Drainage Program and the Muzaffargarh Canal Command Project.

Dr. Said received his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Punjab University, Lahore. After working on the quality control of Packages Limited in Pakistan, he went on to earn his Ph.D. from Sheffield University in the UK. His doctoral work focused on the benefaction of high ash coals. Dr. Said currently works in the Department of Research and Development at Packages Limited.

Mr. Shaikh received his Masters degree in Urban Planning and Environmental Management from the Asian Insititue of Technology in Bangkok. He is a development professional, an architect and an urban planner with experience in program development and management and working with grass roots communities, donors and the public sector. Presently, he is working with the Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) as Program Officer, NGO Enhancement and the Counterpart to the CIDA – Pakistan Social and Institutional Development Program Coordinator. Mr. Shaikh has previously worked for the Trust for Voluntary Organizations (TVO), the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) – Research & Training Institute, Arif Hasan & Associates, the Urban Resource Centre, and on assignments with Raasta Development Consultants for AKF – NGO Resource Centre (NGORC) and UNICEF. Most recently, directly contributing to all management aspects of an integrated development program, he has served the AKF – funded "Building and Construction Imporvement Program" (BACIP) as the Deputy Program Director and as the Acting Program Director from 1997-99.

Dr. Uzma holds a Masters degree in Public Health in Developing Countries from the University of London, UK. She received her MBBS degree from Fatima Jinnah Medical College. Dr. Uzma was previously working as a Basic Health Specialist in the UNDP-sponsored Area Development Program, Balochistan. Here she was responsible for preparing consultancy reports on various environmental issues. Previously, she worked on rural development projects with the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP). Dr. Uzma has done freelance consulting for WWF-Pakistan. She was a Community Development Specialist with the Northern Areas Project for Halcrow-Pakistan and a Women in Development Specialist for the UNDP. She has participated in a number of trainings and workshops dealing with management, public health issues and human resources. Dr. Uzma has recently relocated to Canada.

Aftab-ur-Rehman Rana

Executive Director-Young Explorers Division

Adventure Foundation

Cohort 8

Mr. Rana received his B.Com from the University of Punjab. He is currently Executive Director - Young Explorers Division of the Adventure Foundation. Mr. Rana’s job entails the planning and operation of various kinds of national, regional and international nature study camps, wilderness explorations and adventure expeditions, such as the Nanga Parbat Mountain Clean-up Expedition. In addition, he has received a number of awards including the Trainer of the Year Award from the South Asia Tourism Human Resource Development Program (SATHROP). He also was the author of the first guide book on environment-friendly trekking and mountaineering in Pakistan. Mr. Rana has published a number of articles in leading newspapers and journals.

Previously, Mr. Rana was an Eco-tourism Advisor on the Lehri Nature Development Park Development Project funded by the UNDP. Mr. Rana was also a Recreational Advisor and a member of the WWF-Pakistan’s team working on the management plan of the Hazarganji National Park.

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Mr. Sikander undertook his Masters in Anthropology from the University of Peshawar with a focus on rural socio-economic patterns. Currently, Mr. Sikander is a Field Program Officer with the World Conservation Union (IUCN). He joined the Sungi Development Foundation as a Field Coordinator in 1994, as their Zonal Coordinator from 1994-97, where he was responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of Sungi's field and advocacy programs in district Abbottabad. During his time with Sungi he served as the focal point for a British High Commission Project on environment and development in the remote highlands of Circle Bakote. His work was focused upon developing integrated and sustainable natural resource management practices through irrigation, drinking water supply, latrine, plantation and village infrastructure schemes. Mr. Sikander has participated in numerous institution-building initiatives including a NGOs and development training conducted through the Development Studies Program at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. His future plans include developing the capacities of social organizations to address livelihood and environmental needs through participatory involvement in community-based development initiatives.

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Fauzia Bilqis Malik

Project Officer Agriculture

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Cohort 7

Ms. Malik is currently Project Officer, Agriculture for Catholic Relief Services. Previously, she was a Social Survey Officer for Halcrow Rural Management. She has undertaken the monitoring and evaluation of an on-farm water management project, to improve the standards of living and agricultural yields of small holders by improving irrigation agronomy efficiency and water availability. She has also worked as a Social Organizer with the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and as a Participatory Rural Appraisal Specialist with ABB on the Marala Ravi Link Canal Improving Project. She holds a Masters degree in Forestry from Peshawar University and a Masters degree in Botany from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. She is a member of WWF-Pakistan and the Pakistan Tree Farm Society.

Farhan Sami

Cohort 7

Mr. Sami has a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington, USA. Presently, he works for Euroconsult Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. as an Environmental Specialist. His main responsibilities include policy development, proposal formulation and making cost estimates of projects in the areas of environment, development, natural resources and engineering disciplines. Previously, he worked for WWF-Pakistan as Senior Environmental Officer where his duties involved developing awareness about environment problems in the public and industrial sector and solving problems by proposing economical and efficient treatment technologies. He has also worked with the industrial sector in the USA, where he implemented environmental regulations and pollution control measures. As Chief Editor of NEEDs at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, he wrote articles on engineering, humanity, social anomalies, environment, entertainment and news. He has also delivered lectures and presentations on environmental and sustainable development issues.

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Hammad Naqi Khan

Director Environmental Pollution Unit

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF)

Cohort 7

 Mr. Khan attended the University of Birmingham, UK, where he earned a M.Sc. (engineering) degree in Water Resources Technology and Management. He currently works as Senior Environmental Officer for the Environmental Pollution Unit at WWF. His responsibilities at WWF include the preparation, implementation and supervision of field-based projects, which address major environmental issues of Pakistan. Mr. Khan is also responsible for the review of environmental policies, legislation and environmental impact assessment reports. Curriculum development, the management of training programs for the corporate sector, and the development of informative and educational materials for both the print and electronic media on local and global pollution issues all fall under his responsibility. Mr. Khan has compiled and co-edited WWF-Pakistan’s EMAS Resource Book and co-authored the Environmental Guide Book. He has also written articles on environment and pollution issues in newspapers and magazines. Prior to joining the WWF, he worked for seven years with the Irrigation and Power Department, Government of Punjab.

Huma Mustafa Beg

Managing Director

Serendip Productions

Cohort 8

Ms. Beg received her BA (Hons.) in Psychology, Education and Persian from the Islamabad College for Girls and another BA (Hons.) in Graphic Design from the London College of Printing. She is currently the Managing Director of Serendip Productions. Clients of Serendip Productions include UNICEF, UNFPA, DIFID, Save the Children, the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and Pakistan Television (PTV).

Ms. Beg is a producer and director who has produced programs such as "Imran Khan: The Untold Story," for the BBC and "The Clean Gang" which won a British Medical Award. Ms. Beg has produced the film "Harnessing People’s Potential" which deals with poverty alleviation. In addition, she produced the film "Extra Time" which deals with child labor. Previously, Ms. Beg was a director and designer with Channel 7, an advertising agency in Pakistan.

Mrs. Halima Saeed received dual Masters degrees in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. She is currently working as a Training & Women in Development Coordinator with the Asian Development Bank-funded Barani Area Development Project (BADP), Peshawar. As a project-based employee of Environment Development Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., she works for the BADP and coordinates two departments of Training and Women's Development, which includes coordination between the Barani Development Office and the implementing line agencies of BADP. Ms. Halima is also responsible for monitoring, reviewing and planning development activities in various sectors of agriculture extension, livestock extension, horticulture extension, forestry and range, rural infrastructure and village level development. She is an active member of the Swat Environmental Protection Society and has arranged a number of seminars and walks for environmental awareness. She is also working for the Society of Human Rights and Child Labour, and has organized workshops in collaboration with the International Labour Organization. Her future goal is to form an integrated rural development NGO for Swat, which is her native region. Through this NGO she would like to work with local institutions and government departments to give input for accelerating the process of sustainable development.

Mr. Zaidi is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. He is currently Deputy Editor of News and Current Affairs for Geo TV, a regional satellite channel in the process of being launched. Previously, he worked for five years with the monthly newsmagazine Herald as its Features Editor. Two of his stories for the Herald won the All-Pakistan Newspapers Society award for journalistic excellence. He also has experience in the NGO sector, having worked earlier for the NGO Resource Centre in Karachi and a rural development program in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. He recently co-authored an UNICEF-published book on the evolution of a rural development organization in the Thar Desert of Sindh. In addition, he has worked as a volunteer teacher with displaced Mozambican children in Zimbabwe in 1991. Mr. Zaidi has a number of short films and documentaries to his credit, including "Blueprint for Change" (on the Faisalabad-based Anjuman Samaji Behbood, 1999), "Mast Qalandar" (on qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1997) and "The Simplest of Ideas" (on the pioneering community development initiative the Orangi Pilot Project, 1996). He also served as director of photography and editor of "Manzilein Aur Bhi" (a drama dealing with women's rights and literacy, 1994).

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Iftikhar Ahmed Durrani

Program Coordinator

Oxfam

Cohort 8

Mr. Durrani received his B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He is currently Program Coordinator for Oxfam’s Balochistan program. Some of Mr. Durrani’s responsibilities entail facilitating project reviews and audits, and planning, coordinating and implementing projects throughout Balochistan with the help of NGOs and CBOs. He also represents Oxfam in different forums conducted by the IUCN, the Women in Development Network and DAPRC (Islamabad). In addition, he provides technical advice for Oxfam’s agriculture-related projects. He is currently involved in the preparation of Oxfam’s Country Strategic Plan. Mr. Durrani has attended a number of workshops that have furthered his understanding of environment and participatory development.

Previously, Mr. Durrani served as Assistant Agricultural Engineer in the Department of Agriculture with the Government of Balochistan. He has participated in a number of workshops that have furthered his understanding of participatory development programs, environmental communication and education, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act of 1995, and the Balochistan Conservation Strategy for sustainable development. Mr. Durrani has prepared a number of technical and financial papers for Oxfam and the European Union.

Ms. Khattak is currently doing her Masters in Environmental Management and Auditing from the University of Tasmania, Hobart, where her special fields of interest are environmental auditing and the implementation of the ISO 14000 series. Ms Khattak received her first Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Peshawar. She is keenly interested in the role of environmental ethics in our day to day lives and its impacts both at the local and the global levels. Ms. Khattak has worked as an Assistant Director in the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency, for 6 years where she reviewed environmental impact assessments of public sector development projects. She has worked as a Scientific Officer in PCSIR labs for 5 years where her specific field of interest was in projects related to environmental pollution control. Ms. Khattak has also worked with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as Provisional Coordinator for a year looking after the rehabilitation and welfare of Afghan women. She has participated in conferences and seminars on environment related topics in Pakistan and abroad where she has also presented papers.

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Dr. Javaid Afzal

Dr. Afzal obtained his Ph.D. in Irrigation Systems Management from Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedford, UK. He also holds a Masters degree in Irrigation and Drainage and a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Engineering. He currently works as a Water Quality Modeler, at National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. Here he is involved in the development of a salt water model which aims at predicting the impact of the proposed disposal of drainage into the River Indus from agricultural lands. Also included in the project are the existing practices of drainage and disposal, which cause pollution. His Ph.D. project was: "An Irrigation Management Model: Optimizing the Use of Different Quality Water by Alternative Irrigation." He has written extensively on environment and development issues.

Mr. Das has Masters degrees in Public Administration from the University of Sindh and in Rural Development from Wye College, University of London. Presently he is working as a Program Officer with the Save the Children Fund (UK). Previously, he was a Program Coordinator for Oxfam. Mr. Das has also worked with IUCN as Coordinator Community Development, where his work included developing strategies for community participation in natural resource management, particularly in mangrove forests in the coastal areas of Karachi.

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Liaqat Ali Sheraifi

Free Lance Consultant

Cohort 8

Mr. Sheraifi received his BA in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, Lahore. He is currently a Communications and Media Specialist with the Balochistan Community Irrigation and Agriculture Project. He is responsible for designing and assisting the production of printed materials for training, producing audiocassettes for distance learning programs, and producing video films for public relations and training. Previously, Mr. Sheraifi worked for the Balochistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) were he designed awareness campaigns for farmers and artisans and conducted trainings in communication, presentation, community participation and community mobilization. He has also served as a consultant for projects sponsored by the FAO, UNDP, and the WWF. Mr. Sheraifi has conducted a number of workshops on the role of the media in the effective dissemination of information, and the preparation and use of training aids. He has participated in a number of workshops and seminars on community participation and development, international art and communications.

Mr. Lal Muhammad holds two Masters degrees in Economics and History from the University of Balochistan. He is currently working with the Institute for Development Studies and Practice (IDCP). His work includes promotions managing and the establishment of the institute. He is also responsible for the coordination of the institute with national and international centres of research and learning. He assists the board in policy making, future planning, and the design and implementation of training courses. Mr. Lal is an advocate of female education and has done several projects for the government of Balochistan, local NGOs, and Community Based Organizations in setting up financially sustainable projects. He has also worked on the capacity building of NGOs and Community Based Organizations and government line departments, often through community participation. Mr. Lal has also visited Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka for the study of community participation.

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Mohammad Rafi Ghaus

Divisional Incharge, EIA, EA, Environmental Studies and Operations

Ms. Mamoona Wali Muhammad

Lecturer

Pakistan Forest Institute