Environment and Energy in Europe & CIS

Mr. Juerg Staudenmann

UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre
PSPD: Energy and Environment: Water Governance Advisor

Summary: Juerg Staudenmann is Policy Advisor for Water Governance. His work comprises development and implementation of multi-country projects, the facilitation and support of the "Water Community of Practitioners", as well policy advice and support for programme development to country offices and other clients in Europe, CIS and other regions.
A major focus of his work concentrates on knowledge management; besides active knowledge codification, dissemination, and promotion, and the promotion of networking and experience exchange amongst water-practitioners, the development and piloting of innovative approaches to KM is in the forefront. Inter alia, Juerg Staudenmann stands behind the development of "WaterWiki" (http://WaterWiki.net), an innovative Wiki-based knowledge base and on-line collaboration platform around water and UN-related themes. Besides provision of technical advise and support, Juerg Staudenmann is leading the development of new strategic partnerships and resource mobilization.
Before assuming his current assignment in Bratislava, Juerg Staudenmann was working in UNDP headquarters New York as Evaluation Specialist, after his initial assignment for UNDP (2001) as Environmental Programme Officer within the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) in Jerusalem. Before coming to UNDP, Juerg Staudenmann was working in Applied Research on Water and Resources Recycling (aquaculture management). He holds a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (1994) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH). In 2003, he completed postgraduate studies on Development Countries (NADEL/ETH).

Languages: English, French, Spanish, German

Grosslingova 35 811 09, Bratislava
SLOVAKIA

Expertise: Energy & Environment, Effective water governance, Europe & CIS

Responsibilities/specialization: Water Governance, Environment and Natural Resources Management; M&E.