Sadiki Lotha Laiser

Chief of Party

Sadiki Lotha Laiser has 17 years of experience in environmental, natural resources management, livelihoods & wellbeing, policy planning, and governance. He has led departments, units, consultants, and experienced teams that delivered science-policy and decision-making interfaces across…

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Nik Steinberg

Senior Advisor, Climate Risk

Nik Steinberg is a climate risk and adaptation specialist with over a decade of experience in applied climate research. As part of the Climate Group at Chemonics, he delivers actionable, user-centric climate information while designing analytical…

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Nature-based Solutions for Scaled Impact

Luis Fernando Jara, Chemonics’ Chief of Party for the USAID Páramos and Forests Activity, explains how the project is supporting the Colombian government’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions 51% by 2030.
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Building Resilience into a River Basin

This success story provides an overview of how the Resilient Waters program improves transboundary natural resources management by targeting local municipalities around the Limpopo River and Okavango basins.
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USAID Indonesia Sustainable Environmental Governance Across Regions (SEGAR)

The Sustainable Environmental Governance Across Regions activity ensures Indonesia makes progress toward meeting its development objectives by promoting biodiversity conservation and integrating inclusive economic development with sustainable land use.
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Luis Fernando Jara

Chief of Party, USAID Páramos and Forests Activity

Luis Fernando Jara is a forestry and climate change expert with 40 years of experience in project design and management, capacity building, and development of the forestry sector across the climatically diverse regions within Colombia, Costa…

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Alejandro Arrivillaga

Chief of Party, Guatemala Biodiversity Project

Alejandro Arrivillaga is a biologist with more than 25 years of experience with complex, multi-country biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource management projects, in government and non-governmental settings. Alejandro has a proven scientific record and experience with…

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Carlos Morales

Chief of Party, Guatemala Biodiversity Program

Carlos Morales has over 20 years of experience implementing USAID and other donor funded projects in Latin America. He worked for over than ten years in the Guatemalan food industry, developing an exhaustive understanding of the…

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Páramos and Forests Activity

With progressive policies and private sector and community engagement, Colombia is turning its international greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitments into action.
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Resilient Waters Program

Improved natural resource management and increased access to safe drinking water and sanitation are essential to addressing human and ecosystem challenges in southern Africa.
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