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CURRICULUM VITAE AHMED SALEH MOHAMED
ADDRESS Nice 9
1873 Chantillion,
France
TELEPHONE +33 6 7625 7625
FAX +33 6 7625 7625
E-MAIL ahmed_s_moh@hotmail.com
DATE OF BIRTH 10th March 1977
NATIONALITY French
PROFESSION Social and Environmental Planner
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Senior Expert, Nordic Institute for Asian Studies (nias); Asia
Pacific Tourism Association (PATA); European Society for Oceanists; Nordic Society for South
Asian Studies.
LANGUAGES SPEAKS READS WRITES
French Excellent Excellent Excellent
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Thirty years experience in nature- and culture oriented tourism planning, socio-economic planning,
environmental planning, regional planning, management/organisational planning, quantitative/qualitative
surveys and applied research.
Experience in research, as university teacher, and as private sector employee. Extensive administrative
experience, as team leader and project manager. Notable experience in tourism planning, eco-tourism
planning, and tourism product development, national park/protected area development, community
involvement. Knowledgeable in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, in the fields
of: Environment, community livelihood development, community projects, water supply, sanitation, waste
management, health, health/hygiene campaigns, education/training, protected area management, mountain
environments, coastal management, forestry, agriculture, livestock, transport, marketing and promotion,
market analysis, investment planning, art/handicraft and exhibitions/museum work.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Institution [Date from-Date to] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained
University of Strasbourg- France
01.09.1999 -10.06.2002
PHD- Doctorate
University of Strasbourg- France
01.09.1996 -15.06.1998
DEA

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2012-2013 SIKKIM, INDIA (Tourism, Environment, Trekking, Community Integration)
Nature- and culture based tourism institutional development specialist on the South Asia Tourism
Infrastructure Development Project, Sikkim. Planning for the extension of tourism infrastructure
and training facilities/curricula to support nature oriented tourism, biodiversity conservation,
support of local cultures, and village/home stay facilitation. Funding: The Asian Development
Bank and Government of Sikkim. Consultant to SMEC, Australia.
2011-2012 MALDIVE ISLANDS (Environmental & Social Impact – Solid Waste )
Team leader and environmental specialist on environmental- and Social Impact Study of the
North Regional Waste Management Facility, Vandhoo Island, Raa Atoll. Impact assessment of
waste management facility construction and operations in collaboration with the Maldives
Ministry of Housing and Environment. Funding: The World Bank; consultant to Niras, Denmark.
2011 INDIA (Research – Conference Presentations)
Participant speaker at the 7th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology, Indian
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa; and participant speaker at the University of
Mumbai Conference on Climate Change.
2011 KENYA & TANZANIA (Environment – Wetlands – Community Integration)
Wildlife and tourism management expert on the Mara River Transboundary Integrated Water
Resourcs Management & Development Project; a feasibility study for integrated watershed
management and preparation of investment project proposals for the Mara River Basin in Kenya
and Tanzania. Funding: The World Bank; consultant to Niras, Denmark.
2010 INDIA (Research)
Research covering matrilinity and matrilocality on the atoll Maliku (Minicoy) in the
Lakshadweep Archipelago, Indian Ocean. An important research element was investigating
changes in social structure, livelyhoods, and production effected by outside influences. Funding:
HRH Crown Prince Frederik’s Fund.
2010 SIERRA LEONE (Infrastructure - Social Impact – Gender Integration)
Senior expert social impact studies and gender integration analysis, Identification study for the
Moyamba – Moyamba Junction Road and three bridges (Magbele, Mabang and Gbangbana
bridges). Funding EC. Consultant to Societa Italiana di Monitoraggio/
2009 & 2010 HONDURAS & NICARAGUA (Eco-Tourism - Protected Areas)
Technical adviser to Nepenthes Nature Tours (part of the Nepentes Forest Protection Group) and
local tourism authorities (Cámara Turismo de La Ceiba, Red de Comunidades Turisticas de
Honduras, Cámara de Turismo Río San Juan and Fundación del Rio) on the development of nature-
and culture oriented tourism.in the La Ceiba forest and marine region of Honduras, and the
Nicaragua Lake Islands and San Juan River area in Southern Nicaragua. Work included a visit to
Northern and Central Costa Rica.Main focus on product development and community oriented
tourism.
2009 ARUBA (Environment – National Park Development – Eco-Tourism)
Technical Adviser to the Arikok National Park (Parke Nacional Arikok) on the development and
implementation of a management- and business plan. Planning for sustainable development and
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species, guide training, tour itineraries, and the establishment of linkages to schools and research
institutions . Working visit to Bonaire. Funding: EC. Consultant to Asesores de Comercio Exterior,
Spain.
2008 MALDIVE ISLANDS (Tourism – Supply – Resort & Island Linkages)
Team Leader & Tourism Planner: Scoping Study for (agricultural/fisheries produce) Linkages
between Resorts and the Male’, Meemu and Ari Atolls. Community empowerment, gender issues,
training and livelihoods improvements. Supply, market information, storage and transport.
Funding: International Finance Corporation – South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (IFC
SEDF). Consultant to Niras A/S.
2006-2007 INDIA (Tourism – Built Culture – Community Projects – Tour Itineraries)
Tourism Planner writing a tourism development plan for the former colonial trading post
Tranquebar, on the South Indian Coromandel Coast. Work included planning for the conservation
of historical buildings and the unique street grid, as well as road and drainage improvements; the
establishment of tour itineraries designating Tranquebar as a hub for excursions to near-by sights
and nature locations, especially the Point Calimere Ramsar site; community participation, guide
training, seminars; and the production of handicrafts/beach textiles and information materials.
Client/funding: The National Museum of Denmark.
2006 VIETNAM (Tourism – Marine Conservation – Community Projects - Statistics)
Eco-Tourism Specialist on Support to the Marine Protected Area Network in Vietnam, advising
the authorities of Quang Nam Province on the sustainable and nature friendly development of
tourism in the Cu Lao Cham island group. Community livelihood protection and development.
Community participation. Transport and solid waste disposal. Design of a nature oriented tourism
development plan for Quang Nam/Da Nang/Cu Lao Cham and the design of a programme for the
collection of visitor statistics. Funding: Danida. Consultant to Niras A/S.
2005 THAILAND (Nature Conservation – Post Tsunami Tourism Development)
Tourism Expert on Rehabilitation of Marine Parks and Support to Sustainable Tourism in
Southern Thailand. Post-tsunami rehabilitation of sustainable tourism along the Andaman Coast
in collaboration with IUCN and WWF. Funding: Agence Francaise de Développement. Consultant
to BRLingenérie/SECA, France.
2005 KENYA (Community Tourism – Eco-Tourism)
Team leader on mid-term review of Tourism Diversification and Sustainable Development
Programme, Kenya. A project aimed at strengthening small and medium enterprises and
community based organisations; product diversification; the creation of employment
opportunities; and nature conservation. Funding EC, consultant to GOPA Consult, Germany.
2005 EGYPT (Marine Environment – Procurement – Planning)
Marine Environment Expert on Institutional strengthening of the South Sinai National Park and
Protected Areas. Terms of Reference for: Supply contracts and technical assistance for/to the
installation of mooring buoys to protect coral reefs; an electronic vessel tracking system; marine
crafts for monitoring, research and enforcement; and an integrated tourism management plan for
the Gulf of Aqaba. Funding EC. Consultant to TAS Europrojects, Spain.
2004-2005 TURKEY and BULGARIA (Eco-Tourism – Biodiversity – Nature Parks)
Eco-Tourism and Economic Development Specialist on Technical Assistance to the Sustainable
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community oriented trans-border project covering mountain-forests, villages, and the forested
Black Sea coast in Eastern Bulgaria and Western Turkey. Consultant to: Montgomery-Watson,
Belgium. Funding: EC/Phare.
2004 & 2005 VIETNAM (Tourism – Marine Conservation – Community Projects - Statistics)
Eco-Tourism Specialist on Support to the Marine Protected Area Network in Vietnam, advising
the authorities of Quang Nam Province on the sustainable, nature- and culture friendly
development of tourism in the Cu Lao Cham island group: So as to provide significant livelihood
benefits to local populations compatible with environmental conservation objectives. Funding:
Danida. Consultant to Niras A/S.
2003-2004 SWAZILAND (Tourism – Eco-Tourism – Statistics – Nature Conservation –
Community Projects.
Technical Adviser to the Swaziland Tourism Authority on product development, the collection
of tourism statistics, the conservation of nature through eco-tourism, community managed tourism
projects and national parks; as well as advising on tourism planning, positioning, marketing
(design of marketing tools), staff training, and project design/implementation in general.
Consultant to EC/Agrisystems, U.K.
management and monitoring plan, and an eco-tourism development plan. Consultant to: RWA
International, U.K. and the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Yemen. Funding: GEF/The
World Bank.
2002 INDIA (Solar Energy - Rural Development)
Team leader & rural development specialist on EC mission: Final Evaluation - Development
and Dissemination of Solar Energy Systems for Villages in the Himalayan Region of India
(Uttaranchal, Sikkim and Ladakh). A project delivering solar electricity to villages on the basis of
village based management. Duties: 1) To assess and review the effectiveness, efficiency, impact
and financial viability of the Project, 2) To assess if the selection of villages has been in keeping
with the Project objectives; and 3) To evaluate the sustainability, and possible continuation, of the
Project. Client MWH International. Belgium. Funding: EC.
2002 ETHIOPIA, SOMALILAND and DJIBOUTI (Research/Collection of Educational
Materials)
Research on the organisation and functioning of traditional markets and collection of materials so
as to describe traditional markets and market functions to Danish secondary school pupils.
Collection of materials for the National Museum of Denmark and Bornholms Museum. Extensive
travel in Ethiopia and Somaliland. Funding Danida.
2002 DENMARK (Botany)
Work at the University of Copenhagen Botanical Institute and the Danish National Herbarium on
the ethnobotany of the Maldive Islands.
2001 DENMARK (Museum Work - Classification - Description - Registration)
Work at the Danish National Museum, Copenhagen, on the description, classification and
registration of Asian and African artefacts.
2001 ROMANIA (Tourism - Environment - National Parks)
Tourism plan specialist on Sustainable Management and Biological Conservation of the Ceahlau
Nature Reserve - Phase II. Duties including: The preparation of a detailed tourism development
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international visitors, integration of tourism development with other Romanian destinations, and
planning for park infrastructure development. Funding: Danish Ministry of Environment and
Energy.
2001 DENMARK (Education - Production of Educational Materials)
Work for Danish Regional Centres on the production of educational materials covering
international development issues. Funding: Amtscentre for Undervisning.
2000 - 2001 VIETNAM ( National Parks & Reserves, Eco-Tourism)
Eco-tourism Specialist on the Vietnam Forest Protection and Rural Development Project funded
by the World Bank and Government of Vietnam. Duties included: The opening nature reserves for
limited and controlled tourism, profiling present and potential future visitors, upgrading of
accommodation facilities, plans for buffer zone utilization, the production of information and
marketing materials, the establishment of visitor centers, park staff training, traditional handicraft
production, guided tour itineraries and tourism planning in general. Consultant to Halcrow Rural
Management (U.K.).
2000 RUSSIA (Coastal Management – Tourism)
Participant speaker at the International Conference on Integrated Coastal Management and
Integration with Marine Sciences, St. Petersburg 25-30 September. Paper read: “Tourism – An
Agent of Conservation or Destruction ? Tourism Planning as Part of Integrated Coastal
Management.”
2000 GAMBIA and CÔTE D'IVOIRE (Tourism Planning – Environment)
Tourism expert on mission for the African Development Bank, Côte d'Ivoire. Assignment: To
prepare terms of reference, budget and memorandum for a grant proposal for a tourism master plan
study for the Gambia. A central issue was product diversification, i.e. to design a path from present
down-market package-tourism - with notable detrimental environmental impacts - to a broader
profile including Gambian nature, notably the River Gambia and the unique ornithology of the
Gambia.
2000 TONGA (Tourism Planning - Product Development -Environment)
Tourism specialist to the Vava'u Islands Integrated Development Project. Duties: A full
description of tourism in the Vava'u Archipelago (Northern Tonga). Primary emphasis was on the
development of nature/culture experience tours, water based activities, nature oriented activities,
eco-tourism, nature conservation and general community oriented product developments,
including improvements in land- and sea transport and accommodation. The task further included
an analysis of markets, international visitor profiles and competing destinations as related to the
Vava'u beach, relaxation, sea and volcano product. Consultant to EC/EU/Agrisystems, U.K.
2000 INDONESIA (Tourism Planning - Culture - Art-Handicraft)
Consultant to The World Bank on the integration of culture, nature and tourism in Central Java
(Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Semarang). Special emphasis was on the preservation of traditional
material- and performing art(s) (batik, woodcarving, ceramics, music, dance and theatre), as well
as the conservation and utilization of buildings and monuments. Further emphasis was on the role
of tourism in the upkeep and financing of traditional arts and in environmental conservation. The
study included an analysis of markets, product mix and visitors profiles both as to international-
and domestic visitors.