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November 2006 |
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Meet Mehrunissa Bashir
Mehrunissa has joined the GEF Secretariat as an Operations Officer in the Corporate Team.
Since joining the World Bank in 1999, she has worked as an Advisor to the Executive Director for Algeria, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Ghana, Pakistan and Tunisia at the Board. In this capacity she advised on economic, human development, environment and sustainable development policies as well as GEF Council related issues. Since then she has held several positions at the Bank. She was the Special Assistant to the Managing Director for Human Development and Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Networks and coordinator for the Country Management Network (Operational Policy and Country Services (OPCS) network) which provides policy support to the Country Directors, Country Program Coordinators and Country Managers.
Mehrunnisa's operational field assignments have included Timor Leste, Pakistan, and Iraq. Mehrunnisa has a master's degree in International Relations from Villanova University.
Mehrunnisa will be working on country relations, with a focus on strengthening relations with the GEF Council and Focal Points. She will also manage the Council Member and Country Support Programs.
Meet Ibrahima Sow
Ibrahima Sow has recently joined the GEF Secretariat as an environmental specialist in the Climate Change and Chemicals Team, to strengthen the work on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Ibrahima, a chemical engineer, is the former director of the Basel Regional Center for francophone Africa, and comes to the GEF Secretariat with 20 years of experience gained in the Senegalese Ministry of Environment, as well as the Secretariat of the Basel Convention in Geneva and as a Senior Special Fellow for UNITAR.
He has been an active participant in the international negotiations leading to the adoption and implementation of the chemicals and waste conventions and agreements, including the Stockholm and Basel conventions.
New GEF Publications - November 2006
Linking Adaptation to Development (14 pages)
Adaptation Fact Sheets - These one-page fact sheets offer at-a-glance information on the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund for project proponents.
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