About

My background

I’m an urban planner and GIS/remote sensing specialist with experience in preparing and implementing urban infrastructure projects covering, among others, social housing, urban transport, and WASH in South and South-East Asia (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank).

In my last job, I was the Project Coordinator for the European Space Agency-funded Urban Sustainability activity under the Global Development Assistance program. Here a consortium of European EO/GIS companies led by GAF AG assisted the World Bank, ADB and AfDB in making use of geodata for urban projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, covering assets (e.g. buildings, infrastructure, green spaces) and hazards (e.g. urban heat, floods, subsidence), transport and urban growth modelling, nature-based solutions, and more.

Before that, I provided policy advice on solid waste management in Nigeria for the World Bank and affordable housing/resource efficiency in buildings for UN-Habitat (HQ and Delhi Office).

I hold a PGDip in Public Financial Management (SOAS, University of London), a Masters in Planning and Sustainable Development (University College Cork) and an MSc in Geographic Information Systems (Ulster University).

My motto: Patience and Partnership

These two words encapsulate my vision for this line of work.

Development work can be messy and sometimes frustrating, especially when things don’t move quite at the speed we would like them to. Whenever this happens, it’s important to stay calm, be patient and remember that we’re all working towards a common goal – at eye level with each other. Every voice has something to contribute, especially those whose places and communities are affected by what we do.