Mr. Samwel Sudi

 Mr. Samwel Sudi

  Nationality: Tanzania

  Institution: United Nations Office for Project Service/NDC Partnership

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Bio:

Samwel Sudi is a climate change and climate finance expert, currently serving as NDC In-country Facilitator for Tanzania, embedded within the Division of Environment of the Office of the Vice President. Samwel has more than 10 years of experience in providing technical support to government institutions, private sector actors, and civil society organizations on sustainability, climate change, biodiversity conservation and climate finance. Samwel has been involved in supporting the Government of Tanzania to kick-start UNFCCC process of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Through, this process Samwel was able to support the Vice President’s Office – Division of Environment in updating the INDC to NDC. Additionally, Samwel supported Ministries of Health and Water to develop the “National Health Adaptation Plan to Climate Change 2018 – 2023”, and review the “Water Resources Management Strategic Interventions and Action plan for Strategic Intervention - 2012” respectively. At sub-national level, Samwel supported three water supply and sanitation authorities of Songea, Mbeya, and Morogoro to mainstream climate change into its planning and operations, through development and implementation of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans. On Climate Finance, Samwel has supported accreditation process of Tanzania’s National Environment Management Council (NEMC) to Adaptation Fund an access funds amounting to USD 3 Million. In addition, Samwel has supported numerous local NGOs to access more than 2 Million Euros from the International Climate Initiative (IKI). Samwel was also involved in launching of accreditation process of Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance accreditation process to Green Climate Fund. Samwel, holds Masters in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, also he is a certified climate finance trainer, with a focus on climate adaptation project design. Samwel is based in Dodoma, Tanzania and speaks Swahili and English.

Relevant skills on climate change adaptation:

Development and review of adaptation plans; formulation of adaptation projects; steering community-based adaptation planning; development of capacity-building programmes on climate change adaptation, sustainability, climate finance; and facilitating climate change adaptation planning.