Catherine Kannam

Chief Operating Officer

Catherine Kannam is Chemonics’ chief operating officer. Prior to this role, she was the senior vice president (SVP) for Chemonics’ Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan region as well as the SVP for Chemonics’ Gender, Equality, and…

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Mario Kerby

Chief of Party, USAID’s Fiscal Reform for a Strong Tunisia (FIRST)

Mario Kerby has 37 years of experience in environmental management, integrated water resources management, agriculture and rural development, and public financial management. He is currently serving as the chief of party of the Tunisia FIRST project.…

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Brian App

Senior Climate Services Director

Brian App is an international natural resource management specialist with over 20 years of experience working in the climate and environmental sectors. Brian currently serves as a Senior Climate Services Director in Chemonics’ Climate Group where…

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Kule Chitepo

Director

Kule Chitepo, formerly the chief of party on a transboundary cooperation for resilience-building project in Southern Africa, is a leading expert in the development of world-class policy and practice for transformative integrated natural resource management. With…

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Maria Olanda Bata

Maria Olanda Bata is a former Chief of Party.

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Coastal City Adaptation Project (CCAP)

Mozambique’s coastal cities, which are some of the areas most vulnerable to climate change in Africa, must adapt to extreme weather and become more resilient.
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Final Report: Southern African Regional Environmental Program

USAID’s Southern African Regional Environmental Program worked with partners and stakeholders related to the Okavango River Basin, to forge relationships that allowed a large portion of the people of the basin to have better lives, now and in the future.
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Expanding Access to Water in Haiti

USAID and the Haitian government are partnering to help farmers increase their crop yields through better access to irrigation.
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Final Report: Maldives Global Climate Change Project

The primary objective of USAID’s Enhance Climate Resiliency and Water Security in the Maldives Project — also referred to as Maldives Global Climate Change — was to build the resiliency of island residents in response to the significant challenges brought on by climate change.
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News: Haitian President Sees Agricultural Improvements in Action

Demonstrating his commitment to improving agriculture in Haiti, on February 16, 2012, Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly toured local farmers’ associations to see first-hand the positive impact farmer training and new irrigation systems are having on Haitian farmers.
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