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A clinical psychologist with a doctorate in environmental and organisational psychology, Minu was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Saarbruecken, Germany, 1992-1998. Since 1998, she has been working as a self-employed advisor and programme coordinator with international agencies; governments; NGOs; women's organizations; and corporations. Areas of work include participation of stakeholders in policy-making; communication and collaboration of stakeholder groups (multi-stakeholder dialogues and partnerships); women/gender and sustainable development (e.g. climate change; tourism; consumption; land rights); information tools and capacity development. Minu has regularly participated at UN Summits and Commission meetings since 1996, covering sustainable development, social development, urbanisation, and gender issues. She also co-coordinated the Women's Caucus to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development from 1999-2001, and is a leading member of the Women's Caucus at climate change negotiations. Minu was closely involved in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (South Africa, August 2002), and the discussions on multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development in the Summit process. She coordinated the 'Implementation Conference: Stakeholder Action For Our Common Future', held immediately prior to the UN Summit in Johannesburg. This multi-stakeholder process and event resulted in 25 partnership initiatives in the areas of freshwater; energy; food security; and health. Since 2002 developing and implementing the Seed Initiative (Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development), designed to support locally driven, entrepreneurial partnerships for sustainable development. Also engaged in advising organisations, process design and facilitation with a variety of partners (projects). Latest publications include articles and reports on gender & sustainable development issues, stakeholder participation in policy making and collaboration of stakeholders. Her book “Multi-Stakeholder Processes for Governance and Sustainability - Beyond Deadlock and Conflict” was published by Earthscan, London, in January 2002.
My Goals: Contribute to sustainable development, good governance, and gender equity at the international, national and local levels; through
My Skills: Sustainable Development. Extensive knowledge of sustainable development issues and processes; wide experience with participating and taking leadership roles in relevant fora of governments, intergovernmental bodies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, representing multi-stakeholder partnership initiatives, NGOs, women's organizations, governments. Stakeholder Participation and Multi-stakeholder Partnerships. Wide experience with multi-stakeholder partnerships and participatory processes, including their design and facilitation, with excellent people skills across cultures and interests. Gained a leading role in the ongoing international debate on and practice of multi-stakeholder processes. Gender / Intergroup Relations. Social scientific expertise in intergroup relations, women's / gender studies, networking, mentoring, people and environment interactions. Proven skills of translating empirical research into effective input for policy-makers. Programme Development and Implementation. Proven ability to initiate and implement programmes, manage small and large scale activities within tight timelines, raise funds from a variety of donors, and maintain effective external relations. Team Membership and Leadership. Wide experience as an effective, reliable team member in non-government, academic, and multi-stakeholder settings; accomplished as a leader of small and large teams of global and diverse membership. Writing and Presenting. Accomplished as an author and speaker in a variety of settings.
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Contact: minu@minuhemmati.net |
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