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- Personal data
- Year of Birth
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- TAA Member No
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- Title
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- Forenames:
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- Surname:
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1941 |
954 |
Mr |
Keith James |
VIRGO |
- Record of posts and assignments
- Year
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- Job Title
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- Organisation
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- Country
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- Responsibilities
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2006-7
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Documentation Spec
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IDRC
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India
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Assisting IFAD-funded project in
reporting and documentation. |
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2006 |
Team Leader PCR |
ADB |
Sri Lanka |
Staff Consultant preparing Completion
Report for Upper Watersheds Project. |
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2005 |
Watershed Specialist |
Agrisystems Ltd |
Afghanistan |
Western Basins Water Resources Project
preparation (ADB-TA), community-based watershed management
proposals. |
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2004 |
Team Leader |
IPP France |
Egypt |
EC Final Evaluation Mission for Bustan
Ag Dev Project |
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2004- ongoing |
Tourism Consultant |
Private Co |
India |
Director of Community-based Responsible
Tourism company (www.villageways.com) focused on walking
holidays and improving livelihoods in Himalayan villages. |
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2002 |
Watershed/Agriculture Specialist |
IFAD |
India |
Member of IFAD formulation mission for
Livelihood Improvement Project for the Himalayas, covering
Meghalaya & Uttaranchal States. |
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2002 |
Team Leader |
URS Corp Ltd |
India |
Team Leader of Mid Term Review of the
EC-funded Transfer of Technologies for Sustainable
Development. A poverty reduction rural community
development project implemented by BAIF in five States. |
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1999-06 |
Consultancy Team Leader |
WS Atkins |
India |
Team Leader of consultancy team
supporting the Western India Rainfed Farming Project –
Phase II, under DFID funding. Co-ordination of
multi-discipline consultancy team assisting the NGOs GVT
and IFFDC in implementing a process-driven, participatory
village development programme in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,
Rajasthan. |
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1992-01 |
Technical Assistance
Team Leader |
WS Atkins |
India |
Team Leader on Doon Valley Watershed
Management Project (EC-fund), Uttaranchal state.
Participatory programme based on village communities. |
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1999 |
Mission Leader |
WS Atkins |
Egypt |
Leader of EC Review Mission of Al Bustan
Agricultural Dev. Project in New Lands.. |
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1994-96 |
Land Resources/ Agric. Planner |
WS Atkins |
Thailand |
Mun Basin Water Master Plan (EC);
preparation of agricultural plans for basin. |
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1987-93 |
Resource Planner/ Assistant Coordinator
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WS Atkins |
Nepal |
Koshi Hills Development Programme (DFID
funding); participatory development of hill areas |
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1991 |
Consultancy Coordinator |
WS Atkins |
Sri Lanka |
Southern Province Development Project,
ADB TA; responsible for coordinating team and report
preparation. |
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1988-89 |
Agriculture & Land Resources
Consultant |
WS Atkins |
Oman |
Southern Region Development Plan;
irrigated agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
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- Skills, expertise and qualifications
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- Principal Discipline
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- Project
Management / Agriculture
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- Subsidiary fields
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- Development Planning; Eco-tourism; Institutions/Organisation;
Land Evaluation/Land use Planning; Land Husbandry; PRA Techniques;
Procurement; Project preparation/Appraisal; Publications/Publicity; Rural
Development; Soil & Water Conservation; Training Needs;
Village/Community Participation; Watershed Management
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- Higher education
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- 1962 BSc Agri (Hons) Wye College, Univ. of London;
1964 MSc Soil Science, Univ. of Aberdeen;
1976 Diploma in Agric. Engineering, Silsoe College, University of Cranfield
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- Countries worked in
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- Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Barbados, China PR, Cote d’Ivoire,
Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen,
Zaire (Congo), Zimbabwe
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- Languages
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- French, Arabic, Thai
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- Webpage
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- http://www.keithvirgo.com
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