Expertise Area: Governance Expert
Sharon Nakaluzwe Mulenga
I am a valuation Surveyor with vast experience in administration, infrastructure development and Project Management. I have over a decade of experience advancing customary and statutory land rights, policy implementation and stakeholder coordination across Government and private sector programs to strengthen tenure security, development outcomes and sustainable land use.
Mor N’Doye Diop
J’ai 11 dans la gouvernance foncière et la sécurisation des droits du patrimoine fonciers des communautés locales.
La conduite des projets de développement relatifs au foncier, à l’agro écologie et la consolidation de la paix
Abebe Mengaw Wubie
Abebe has teaching and research experience since 2007. He served as lead/senior GIS/land expert with FINN MAP International (Finland), IAK Agrar Consulting (Germany), GOs and NGOs on land information development, land use planning and land consolidation projects. He is currently Director of Research at Bahir Dar University.
Abebaw Abebe Belay
Abebaw Abebe has over a decade of experience in land governance, serving as a land law expert and team coordinator, contributing to law drafting, leading research on land governance and women’s land rights, and actively engaging in land policy platforms.
Djomba Mara
Land rights in mining sector
Land governance policy and environmental management
Stakeholder engagement
project management and development
Eva Abugabe
Security and development expert with a decade of experience in governance, gender, conflict management, and inclusive community development. Currently a Border Security Researcher for Ghana’s government since 2021, implementing policies that enhance national security and foster resilient border communities.
Federica Acquaviva
Currently working as UN Habitat’s Inclusive Land Governance Expert for strengthen regulatory frameworks and building digital LIS in Somalia.
Dr. Abdihakim Osman
I have a PhD in Peace, Governance, and Development along with Master’s degrees in Urban Management and Disaster Resilience Leadership and Humanitarian Action. A recognized thought leader in his field, he is an active member of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) and the Urban Affairs Association (UAA).
I have nearly two decades of multi-sectoral experience across civil society, the public sector, NGOs, and UN system. Over the last 13 years, I have held senior leadership roles pertinent to the local governance including land administrations. I was was the founding Dean of the Center for Local Governance at the Civil Service Institute and the first Head of the Local Government Institute (LGI). I have an extensive history in supporting and working on the UN flagship Joint Programme on Local Governance (JPLG) and held various positions within UN-Habitat. Currently, I am a Senior Manager of Dowlad-kaab, UN-Habitat’s largest local governance programme in the Eastern and Horn of Africa region.
I am an advocate for strengthening land governance through policy reform and technological innovation. My recent research into the Somali land market serves as the foundation for my current efforts to systematically transform market conditions and land administration in the Somali peninsula.
Adv. Matseliso Mota
I am a Legal practitioner with over a decade’s experience in the public sector and civil society in Lesotho. I am currently in the employ of Land Administration Authority, delivering legal and policy advisory services in land governance and administration, legislative drafting, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution and land tenure reform.
Ifedayo Grace Malachi
Social scientist specialising in conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and translocal governance. Research focuses on mobility, integration, and well-being among Indigenous, marginalised, and conflict-affected communities. Uses mixed but participatory, and policy-engaged methods to bridge sociology, governance, and peace studies, with expertise in local diplomacy, land governance, resilience, and community-based policymaking. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, knowledge translation, and designing collaborative platforms to strengthen inclusive governance, evidence-informed decision-making, and institutional capacity