Supra-category: Academia
Bizualem Admasu
Bizualem Admasu Nesir is a senior urban land and cadaster executive with 16+ years’ experience, leading national land reforms and major donor-funded projects, specializing in land administration, cadaster systems, policy development, and urban land governance.
Elnazir Ramadan
Dr. Elnazir Ramadan has over 20 years of academic experience, teaching and conducting research in land use planning, spatial development, and sustainable urbanization. With expertise in geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing, Dr. Ramadan has applied these technologies extensively in urban and regional planning. His recent research focuses on Cites resilience and adaptation to climate change integrating spatial information within national, regional, and global policy frameworks, with a particular emphasis on mapping Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to social, economic, and environmental challenges. Before joining the United Arab Emirates University, Ramadan held teaching positions at Juba University in Sudan, Qatar University, and Sultan Qaboos University, contributing significantly to the advancement of urban planning education and research. In addition to his teaching roles, Dr. Ramadan has a distinguished research portfolio, with numerous publications featured in prominent international journals, as listed on his Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science profiles. His research is widely recognized for its focus on urban planning, environmental resilience, and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on the GCC region. He has played an instrumental role in postgraduate education. He has supervised and examined numerous Master’s and PhD theses that proves his leadership in postgraduate education
Kennedy Manduna
I am an interdisciplinary scholar-activist with a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, specialising in mineral resource governance, neoextractivism, racial capitalism, and energy justice in Africa and the Global South. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of South Africa and the author of Extractive Industry Indigenisation in Zimbabwe (Routledge). My work combines academic research, public scholarship, and policy engagement on resource governance, inequality, and development.
Loretta Alethea Pope Kai
Loretta is a Liberian activist with extensive experience in forestry, environmental education, conservation, fundraising, and community organizing. She has over 15 years of experience in the natural resource management sector, where she has consistently promoted gender justice and inclusive governance.
Over the years, Loretta has been a strong advocate for improved forest management and land tenure reforms, contributing to the passage of Liberia’s Land Rights Act and the establishment of the Women’s Land Rights Task Force. She has worked closely with communities to develop Community Forestry Management Plans, with a strong focus on women’s inclusion in decision-making processes.
Her work emphasizes how benefits from natural resources can serve the collective interests of communities, support rural livelihood development, and advance sustainable outcomes through integrated land-use planning and collective customary land formalization.
Nathaniel Ovabor
Nathaniel Ovabor is a governance, land rights, and policy & law expert with extensive experience in anti-corruption, transparency, and public sector accountability. He is a legal practitioner and prosecutor with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), where he provides legal advisory support on governance reforms, institutional transparency, and compliance mechanisms.
His expertise spans land governance, digital cadastre systems, and the protection of land and property rights, with a strong focus on evidence-based policymaking and the use of data, digital tools, and institutional monitoring frameworks to improve public administration outcomes. He has worked on strengthening Anti-Corruption Transparency Units (ACTUs) across government institutions through data-driven monitoring and evaluation.
Nathaniel holds a Master’s degree in International Law and has specialized training in digital forensics, government analytics, and behavioral insights. He has contributed to national and international policy discussions aligned with global and regional agendas, including the SDGs and African Union governance frameworks. His work emphasizes legal empowerment, transparency, and sustainable land governance to promote inclusive development and public trust in institutions.
DIEF DANAEL GATCHOU KOUKEU
Je suis un jeune environnementaliste passionné par la conversation et la restauration de notre planète. Cela implique plusieurs mesures à prendre pour y parvenir. Mon expérience dans cette chaîne est mes interventions dans a tout les niveaux de ce processus.
Rahel Hailu
Deputy Project Manager for the Support to Responsible Agricultural Investment (S2RAI) project at the German Cooperation for International Development (GIZ)-Ethiopia and has over 20 years of experience in the land administration sector in Ethiopia. Prior to joining GIZ, Rahel worked in the Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure in various positions ranging from expert to managerial and contributed to the establishment of urban cadastre. Her focus is on land registration and administration, land information system and land governance in general.
Daniel Behailu
Daniel Behailu, PhD, is a senior land governance & policy adviser and component manager at GIZ Ethiopia, as well as a former associate professor of law. He specializes in a broad spectrum of land governance topics, with expertise in drafting and advising on land law and policy, land consolidation regulations, community land rights, land and climate change, land and investment, and women’s land rights.
Dr. Behailu has extensive experience in research, teaching, and policy advising for both international development organizations and governments, making him a recognized authority in the field. He has played a pivotal role in drafting land legislation and policy frameworks, with a strong emphasis on equity, gender, climate, and sustainability.
In addition to his core focus areas, Dr. Behailu has contributed significantly to the understanding of land issues among Indigenous communities, the relationship between land and the rule of law, land-related conflicts, land-based corruption, and informal land transactions. His interdisciplinary work also encompasses agricultural, environmental, water, and forest laws, demonstrating a comprehensive and context-sensitive approach to addressing complex land governance challenges.
Micheal James Kasozi
I have worked as a Fisheries Officer at Mityana District, Consultant-Aquaculture Scientist at NARO, Principal Science Officer-Bio-Sciences and Bio-economy at Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and currently as Principal Fisheries Inspector-Licensing at Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Mr. Abdullahi Ahmed
I specialize in land economics in Somalia, where I assess and evaluate land resources critical for development. My expertise includes analyzing local market trends, examining land use policies, and conducting economic impact studies to promote sustainable land management and enhance economic growth in the region.