Meet the Team
The Centre for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
Dr. Jan Henning SOMMER
Programme Manager, CABES
Senior Researcher, ZEF,
University of Bonn, Germany
Dr. Isimemen OSEMWEGIE
Programme Coordinator, CABES
Senior Researcher, ZEF,
University of Bonn, Germany
Ms. Sarah VERLEYSDONK
Assistant Project Coordinator,
Budget & Financial Administrator, CABES, ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany
Mr. Saheel AHMED
Research Assistant, CABES, ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany
Ms. Noémi RUPPERT
Student Assistant, CABES, ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany
University of Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB), Côte d'Ivoire
Prof. Dr. Souleymane KONATÉ
Coordinator, SPIBES MSc. prog., West Africa Senior Lecturer & Researcher, UFHB, Côte d’Ivoire
Assoc. Prof. N'golo A. KONÉ
Coordinator, SPIBES MSc. prog., West Africa, CABES,
Senior Researcher & Lecturer,
UFHB (African Center of Excellence WASCAL/CCBAD) & University Nangui Abrogoua (UNA)
Dr. Kouakou KOUADIO
Asst. Coordinator, CABES, SPIBES MSc. prog., Côte d’Ivoire, Senior Lecturer & Researcher, UFHB (African Center of Excellence CCBAD)
West Africa Science Service Center on Climate Change & Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Burkina Faso
Dr. Da Sylvestre SIÉ
Coordinator, Regional Experts Platform, CABES Scientist, WASCAL, Burkina Faso
University of Lubumbashi (UNILU), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Prof. Dr. Mylor N. SHUTCHA
Coordinator, CABES Experts Platform & SPIBES MSc. prog., Central Africa Director, Research Unit in Ecology, Restoration Ecology & Landscape (EREP), UNILU, DRC
Dr. Paul K. KAZABA
Asst. Coordinator, CABES Experts Platform & SPIBES MSc. prog., Central Africa Lecturer, Research Unit in Ecology, Restoration Ecology & Landscape (EREP), UNILU, DRC
Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre & Network (HoA-REC&N), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Prof. Dr. Merkuria ARGAW
Coordinator, CABES Experts Platform & SPIBES MSc. prog., East Africa
Executive Director, HoA-REC&N
Prof., Environmental Science,
College of Natural & Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Mr. Mekonnen B. HAKE
Senior Project Officer, CABES Experts Platform & SPIBES MSc. prog., East Africa, Ethiopia
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mr. Abisha MAPENDEMBE
Project Manager, CABES National BES Platforms, Senior Programmed Officer, UNEP-WCMC, United Kingdom
Ms. Lara LEBLEU
Associate Programme Officer, UNEP-WCMC, United Kingdom
CoKnow Consulting (CoKnow), Germany
Dr. Jennifer HAUCK
Senior Programme Officer, CABES Capacity Development Programme - CCDP for professionals, CoKnow, Germany
Mr. Christian TODOTA
E-learning Portal Manager, CABES Capacity Development Programme - CCDP for professionals, CoKnow, Germany
