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Lars S.
Lars S. Principal Investigator, author, Partner and Adviser, Founder; Chair, Governing Board/ and Natl. Coordinator, Expert on Land Degradation/ Accredited to
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Last update: Jan 24, 2025
Lars S. Principal Investigator, author, Partner and Adviser, Founder; Chair, Governing Board/ and Natl. Coordinator, Expert on Land Degradation/ Accredited to
Last update: Jan 24, 2025
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Citizenships:
Norway
Languages:
Bengali, Danish, Bangla, English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Highest Degree:
Masters
Experience:
44 years
Salary:
Countries:
Australia, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, USA, Vietnam, Yemen
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Sectors:
Rural Development, Civil Society & NGOs, Social Development, Conflict, Regional Integration, Inst. Devt. & Cap. building, Decentralization & Local Development
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About

I am an anthropologist with 30+ years of experience in development cooperation and investment operations, in developing and transition economies in Eastern Europe, Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. I live in Norway and Bulgaria, and are a Norwegian citizen.

Vision: "Partnerships - for, with, and by local people". Details: Project management, social/institutional analysis, and capacity building – with local people, for local people and by local people – towards addressing local needs and perceived problems at local, regional and global levels. The aim being to foster public participation and community empowerment, and through this contribute to social and environmental sustainable development.

Core competencies: Capacity development, Climate change adaptation, Community-based natural resource mgmt. (CBNRM), EIA, M&E, Project mgmt., Quality assurance, Resettlement, Safeguard policies, Social/institutional analysis.

In terms of project management I cover the complete project cycle. I have substantial experience with World Bank and EU policies, regulations, and projects in several areas and sectors.

Major clients: DFID, Dutch Aid, EU, GEF, Govt. of Norway, Govt. of Sweden, GIZ, IFAD, IFC ILO, Norad, Sida, UNDP, UNOPS, USAID, and World Bank. In addition comes the private sector and NGOs.

Country experience (selected): Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, Viet Nam, and Yemen.

Websites and social media:
- Personal: linkedin.com/in/supras, facebook.com/soeftestad, https://supras.academia.edu/Lars
- Supras (Norway & Bulgaria): supras.biz, supras.bg, linkedin.com/company/supras, facebook.com/SuprasLtd, twitter.com/supras, vimeo.com/supras, www.flickr.com/supras
- Bulgarian Monitoring and Evaluation Network: facebook.com/EvaluationBG/, evaluation.bg
- Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM): linkedin.com/company/CBNRM, linkedin.com/groups/CBNRM, facebook.com/CBNRMNet.

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