FATOU NDEYE GAYE
Minister of the Environment, Parks and Wildlife


CURRICULUM VITAE

Managerial Duties

  • Re-assigned as Minister of the Environment, Parks and Wildlife 30th January 2013 to date

  • Minister of Forestry and the Environment 8th February 2012 to 30th January 2013

  • Principal Climate Change Officer January 2011 to Feb. 2012

  • Senior Climate Change Officer and the Gender Focal Point November 2008 to January 2011

  • National Inventory Team Leader on Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Department of water Resources, January 2006 to December 2008

 

Article 6 of the UNFCC Convention

  • Article 6 Focal Point of The Gambia to the UNFCCC, 2003 to February 2012

  • National Climate Change Committee representing Department of Livestock Services and NADA 1997 to 2008.

 

Technical Duties

  • Nominated by the Government of The Gambia to contest for the position of the Independent Chair of the Food and Agriculture (FAO) in Rome, Italy in October 2009

  • Agriculture expert reviewer for Individual Annual Review of greenhouse gas of Annex 1 parties of the UNFCCC June 2006 to Date

 

Gender

  • Participate in relevant issues both in and outside the country. Participated at the Women Colloquium held in Liberia in March 2009.

  • Reviewed and commented on The Gambia Women's Bill 2008

  • In 1994 to 1997, coordinated the UNDP women in Development (WID) programme for Women livestock farmers and coordinated farmer participation in country, regional and sub-regional levels

 

Livestock

  • Principal Livestock Officer September 2007 to November 2008

  • Livestock Superintendent (Senior Livestock Officer) and Livestock Officer 1998 to September 2007

  • Livestock Officer and Rabies control officer 1993 to 1994

  • Acting Divisional Veterinary officer, Upper River Division, The Gambia - 1991-1993

  • Assistant Divisional Veterinary officer, Yorro Beri Kunda, The Gambia - 1990-1991

  • Senior Livestock Assistant Yundum, The Gambia 1985-1987

  • Livestock Assistant, The Gambia, 1981-1983

  • Livestock Inspector 1979-1981

 

Education

  • Diploma - Animal Health, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya, August 1987 to 1990

  • Diploma - International Poultry Husbandry, Barneveld College, the Netherlands, 1996 to1997

  • Diploma - International Animal Feed Training Programme, Barneveld College,the Netherlands, February to May 1997

  • Diploma - Gender and Development, Management Development Institute, The Gambia, September 2004 to July 2005

  • Certificate - Animal Health, Animal Health Industry and Training Institute (A.H.I.T.I.), Kabete, Kenya, 1983 to1985

  • Certificate - Local Management of Trees and Forests for Sustainable Land Use. International Agricultural Centre, Wageningen, the Netherlands, September 2001 to November 2001

  • Certificate - Animal Health and Production, Livestock Training School, Abuko, The Gambia, 1978 to 1979

 

Management Training, Management Development Institute (MDI), Gambia 1995-1996

  • Advanced Management Programme for Senior Officers

  • Supervisory Management Course for Civil Servants

  • Management Training for Senior Officers

 

Membership in International Committees on Climate Change

  • Member of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board December 2011 to Date

  • Chair Small Scale Working Group (SSC-WG) of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board December 2011 to February 2012

  • Vice-Chair Small Scale Working Group (SSC-WG) of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board February 2012 to Date

  • Designated National Authority (DNA) of The Gambia since October 2008

  • Member of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (JISC) of the UNFCCC December 2005 to December 2011

  • Vice Chair Accreditation Panel of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee June 2006 to February 2009

  • Chaired the JISC from May 2007 to February 2008

  • Chaired the Joint Implementation Accreditation Panel February 2009 to December 2011

  • Presented the report of the JISC and the JISC management plan to the COP/MOP in Bali December 2007

  • Presented a power point of the activities of the JISC at a side event in Bali December 2007

  • Participated in a one-hour press briefing with the executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and the Chair of the CDM Executive Board, to journalists in Bali December 2007

  • Participated in Question and sessions of the JISC at SBS and COPS/MOPS since 2006 to December 2011

 

Membership of organizations

  • Professional Gambian Women Association, 1986 to 1990

  • Foreign Students Association {Kenya}, 1987 to 1990

  • Agricultural Natural Resource Working Group {ANR}, 1985 to 1992

  • Environmental Education and Communication Working Group, 1990 to date

  • Peri – Urban Small Scale Poultry Producers Association, 1994 to 2005

  • National Climate Change Committee, 1997 to February 2012

  • Informal advisory group on the UNFCCC Article 6 clearing house, 2003 to date

 

Professional skills and Expertise International

  • Certificate Proficiency Exams - 29th July 2010 Greenhouse Gas Information Management Systems, Basics of Project level GHG Accounting (BPLA)

  • Certificate of Proficiency Exams - 20th August 2010, Setting up Greenhouse Gas Information Management Systems for Organizations

  • Diploma 10th July 2009 Sixth University of Joensuu – UNEP course on International Environmental Law Making and Diplomacy

  • Training on the review of Annex 1 Countries Inventory under the Kyoto Protocol, on the Agriculture sector, and on National System, National Registries, and Assigned Amounts.

  • Developments of a UNFCCC SBSTA work programme on article 6 of the convention, June 2002, Bonn, Germany

  • Rabies Laboratory Diagnoses, Veterinary Laboratory, 7th March - 7th April 1994 Surrey, United Kingdom,

  • UNFCCC Technical Workshop on Mechanisms under Articles 6, 12 and 17 of the Kyoto Protocol, April 1999 Bad-Godesburg, Germany

 

Professional skills and Expertise National

  • Internet and Microsoft Excel Training Workshop, April 2002, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Training course on Balance of System and PV Application Technologies May 2001, Banjul, The Gambia

  • CDM Project Identification, Screening and Evaluation, October 2000, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Economic Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures and Projects, August 2000, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Regional Training and Thematic Workshops on Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change, July, 2000, UNEP Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya

  • Project Design, Screening, Evaluation and Implementation, June 2000, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Scooping meeting on Development of National Climate Strategy and Action Plan, November 1999

  • Workshop on Action Plan of Possible Mitigation Measures, February 1999, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Greenhouse Gas Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, March 1999, Banjul, The Gambia

  • National Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures and Policies, February 1999, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Training Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Assessment November 1998, Banjul, The Gambia

  • National Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories, October 1998, Banjul, The Gambia

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), August 1997, Kemoto Hotel, The Gambia

  • Knowledge, skills and experience from different parts of The Gambia, sub-region, regional and international levels

  • Over 30 years of both field and administration experience, worked with various traditional production systems as well as new, improved and tested technologies.

  • MS Office applications, (word processing, Excel, Power point and other applications of IT)

  • Assessment and Control of African Trypanosomiasis, FAO/ITC, March 1993, Kerr Serigne, The Gambia

  • Methods of diagnosis, design and on-farm experimentation in Farming Systems Research and Extension (FSRE), April 1986, Banjul, The Gambia

  • On farm experimentation by the Farming Systems Support Project (FSSP), May 1985, Banjul, The Gambia