CURRICULUM VITAE
Address: 11609 NE 29th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98686
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 360 719-2250
1. Name:
Weinstock, Joseph Aaron
2. Date of birth:
23 October 1952
3. Passport Holder:
USA
4. Residence:
USA
5. Education:
Institution
College of Agriculture & Life
Sciences, Cornell University, USA
Michigan State University, USA
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained (dates):
PhD, Rural Sociology (1983)
MS, Rural Sociology (1979)
BA, Anthropology (1976)
6. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
English
Indonesian / Malay
Reading
1
Speaking
Mother tongue
1
Writing
1
7. Membership of professional bodies:
 Society for Economic Botany; IUFRO – Environmental Law Group
 International Society of Tropical Foresters
8. Other skills: Fully computer literate
9. Present positions: See information below for current and on-going positions
10. Key qualifications:
 Lead for Indonesia, Evaluation of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative,
2016.
 Environmental Safeguards Specialist, Design for Pakistan Schools Construction and
Rehabilitation Programme - including climate change / disaster resilience (DFID),
2014.
 Climate Change - Forestry & Disaster Expert, Post Evaluation of JICA-AFD Indonesia
Climate Change Programme (2008-2010) (AFD), 2012.
 Climate Change Scoping Mission for Pakistan (EU), 2011.
 Environmental Adviser, ASEAN Environment and Disaster Management Unit, ASEANUS Technical Assistance and Training Facility (USAID-RDMA), 2006-07.
 ADB Senior Environment Specialist, (professional staff) covering environment and NRM
throughout Asia-Pacific from islands of the Pacific to mountains of Central Asia, 1997-2010.
o Senior Sustainable Development Specialist, (ADB staff) concurrent 1997-2000.
o ADB Focal Point for Disaster Rehabilitation, (ADB staff) concurrent 2000-05.
11. Specific experience in the region:
Country
Indonesia (AFD, USAID, MCC & Norad)
Pakistan (EU & DFID)
Liberia & Kenya (USAID)
Georgia, Azerbaijan & Armenia (EU)
ASEAN member countries (ASEAN & USAID)
ADB Asia-Pacific member countries (ADB staff)
Indonesia & Southeast Asia (various aid agencies)
Asia-Pacific (East-West Center)
Date
July 2012 – current
Nov. 2011 – Aug. 2014
Dec. 2013 – Jan. 2014
Sept. - Dec. 2009
Oct. 2006 – Dec. 2007
Sept. 1997 – Oct. 2010
Oct. 1985 – Aug. 1997
Jan. – Sept. 1984
12. Professional experience
Date from Date to
2015-17
(on call)
Location
Company &
Reference
AECOM Spain
Position
10/15 –
6/16
-intermittent
Homebased & DC
Social Impact
Inc., Liz Naro,
lnaro@socialimp
act.com
Team
Leader
11/15 –
12/15
Bangladesh
IBTCI, Katherine
Labombarde,
klabombarde@ib
tci.com
4/15 – 5/15
Homebased
Global Green
Growth Institute,
Timothy Jessup,
timothy.jessup@
gggi.org
NRM,
Environment
and Climate
Change
Adviser
Proposal
Writer and
Editor
1/15 – 9/15
(intermittent
on-call)
Indonesia
5/14 - 8/14
Pakistan
Social Impact
Inc., Sabreen
Alikhan,
salikhan@sociali
mpact.com
IMC Worldwide,
Monica Inkpen,
Monica.Inkpen@
imcworldwide.co
m
National
Resource
Management
Senior
Analyst
Environment
al
Safeguards
Specialist
11/13 –
3/14
USA, Liberia
& Kenya
Evaluation
Specialist
8/13 –
10/13
Indonesia
IBTCI, Elif
Senvardarli,
esenvardarli@ibt
ci.com
Mercy Corp
Andry
Napitupulu,
andry.napitupulu
@gmail.com
Global Indonesia
Team
Member &
Team
Leader for
Indonesia
Evaluation
Specialist
Description
Framework agreement for the real-time evaluation of The Government of Norway’s International Climate
and Forest Initiative (Norad)

Framework contract (2 years) for “on-call” evaluations of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative
(NICFI) in multiple countries to address global, national and local activities financed by NICFI since its launch in
December 2007.

Lead for Indonesia program evaluation (6/16 – 12/16)
Evaluation of the OES Lacey Act Foreign Assistance Programming (U.S. Dept. of State)

Evaluation of the outcomes of the programs of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs (OES) implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment (2008) on illegal timber.
Accelerated Capacity for Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh (USAID)

Monitoring activities and technical assistance to USAID Mission on global climate change, livelihoods, natural
resources management, fisheries, conservation, clean energy and other environmental issues.

Provide capacity building to implementing partners and USAID.
MCA – Indonesia Green Knowledge Grant (MCC)

Write and edit the GGGI proposal for a Green Knowledge Grant under the MCA – Indonesia Green Prosperity
program.

Objectives: green (environmentally sustainable) knowledge dissemination, capacity building and technical
assistance, including response to climate change and reduction of GHG.
MCA – Indonesia Program Evaluation (MCC)

Assist in preparation of the survey and impact evaluation design and provide TOR for data collection activities.

Advise on issues surrounding natural resources management, land administration and permitting processes.

Initiate Phase I Work Plan and assist in preparation of Phase II Work Plan, prepare baseline analysis report.
Schools Construction and Rehabilitation Programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab (DFID)

Environmental and social safeguards for school construction and rehabilitation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and
Punjab provinces, including development of an Environmental and Social Management Plan.

Conduct training and stakeholder consultation on environment and social safeguards requirements.

Ensure climate change / disaster resilience of schools and integration into district disaster management.

Conduct training and stakeholder consultation on environment and social safeguards requirements.
Land Tenure and Natural Resources Management Program (USAID)

Post Evaluation of the LTRM global program implemented 2008-2013 in USAID-Washington and various
USAID missions / countries. Responsible for evaluation of the Property Rights and Resources Governance
component or the program.
Stakeholder Coordination, Advocacy, Linkages and Engagement for Resilience Program (USAID Climate
Change – Disaster program in Indonesia)

Final evaluation of approach and lessons learned from the three year program
2
9/12-10/13
(5 months
intermittent)
Pakistan
7/12-12/12
(20 days
during this
period)
Indonesia
11/1112/11
Pakistan
2/11– 2/12
(intermittent
on-call)
12/10– 6/12
(4 months
intermittent)
Pakistan
9/09 –
12/09
South
Caucasus
(Georgia,
Azerbaijan
and
Armenia)
Philippines
(for ADB
Asia-Pacific
member
countries)
1/08 –
10/10
(2010 early
retirement
- see note
below for
1997-2008)
10/06 12/07
Indonesia
(covering 10
ASEAN
member
countries)
AHT
Juergen
Rambow
[email protected]
AETS
Rémy NAUDE,
remy.naude@ae
ts-consultants.
com
AGEG
Angela Kirchherr
[email protected]
I.M. Systems
Group
Sean Lam,
[email protected]
FINCON /
NSUSC
Abid Hussainy ,
abid.hussainy@
gmail.com
REC-Caucasus
Lela Janashia,
lelajanashia@ho
tmail.com
Asian
Development
Bank
Dr. Steven Tabor
[email protected]
Environment
al Expert
Climate Change Adaptation and Impact Assessment for Munda Dam, Pakistan (EU)

Environmental impact assessment study of the Munda dam for flood control, irrigation and hydropower.

Improvement of the resilience of the Munda dam project to climate change

Integrated watershed management, disaster risk management and biodiversity conservation
Climate
Change –
Forestry
Specialist
Joint Evaluation of JICA/AFD Indonesia Climate Change Programme Loan (AFD)

Independent evaluation of the Joint JICA-AFD Indonesia Climate Change Programme Loan, 2008-2010

Forestry sector evaluation, including reforestation and social forestry programs of Min. of Forestry and foreign
donor REDD+ programs.

Disaster management sector evaluation
Scoping Mission for Climate Change in Pakistan (EU)

Assess and identify areas of possible EU intervention to assist the Govt. of Pakistan achieve the expected
results in integrating climate change concerns in relevant policies and strategies, strengthen research
institutions, cope with climate change crises, and address climate change and disaster risk reduction.
Project Design and Proposal Preparation

Organize consortia, partnerships and staffing, as well as design project proposals on environment, climate
change, disaster, natural resources, water and rural development.
Climate
Change
Specialist
Senior
Environment
al
Consultant
Environment
al
Safeguards
Adviser
Environment
al Adviser
Senior
Environment
Specialist,
Central-West
Asia Dept.
(CWRD)
Environment
al Adviser –
ASEAN
Environment
and Disaster
Management
Unit
Program Management and Implementation Support for North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (ADB)

Reviewed environmental reports (IEE and EIA) for ADB loan subprojects and advised on revisions to meet ADB
environment safeguards for water and sanitation subproject.

Institutional capacity building training on environmental assessment and management
Sustainable Land Management for Mitigating Land Degradation and Reducing Poverty in the South
Caucasus Region (EU)

Environmental Adviser for EU funded project for sustainable land management of trans-boundary watersheds
in Georgia-Armenia and Georgia-Azerbaijan.

Identification and rapid assessment of key environmental issues, including disaster management, and provided
advice for sustainable land management.
ADB Professional Staff

Environmental safeguards monitoring for ADB projects in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Senior Environment Specialist for ADB feasibility, design and missions.

Member of CWRD Climate Change Team for country projects and regional climate change program.

Designed and implemented environmental safeguards training program.

Supervised preparation and evaluation of EIA / IEE and EMP for projects, as well as environmental frameworks
for multi-tranche programs.
ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility (USAID-RDMA)

Adviser to ASEAN Environment and Disaster Management Unit.

Initiated ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action for Water Resources Management through development of 6 priority
Project Concepts, including climate change extreme events.

Supported ASEAN Committee for Disaster Management (ACDM) and advised on establishment of ASEAN
Humanitarian Assistance Centre for Disaster Management (AHA Centre).

Organized ASEAN-Civil Society Organizations Forum for Environmental Protection and Sustainable
Development to develop ASEAN-CSO regional strategy and partnership.
3
9/97 –
10/06
Returned
to ADB on
1/1/2008
after 14
months at
ASEAN –
see above
Philippines
(for ADB
Asia-Pacific
member
countries)
Asian
Development
Bank
Senior
Environment
Specialist
(staff)
Focal Point
for Disaster
(concurrent
2000-2005)
1/95 –
12/97
USA
Univ. of
Minnesota
6/97 – 7/97
Indonesia
Dev. Associates
10/96 –
8/97
Indonesia
BCEOM
Environment
al Adviser
8/96-10/96
Indonesia
Hoff &
Overgaard
Environment
al & Social
Impact
Analyst
3/96 – 6/96
Indonesia
SEATEC
Mangrove
Forestry
Legislation
and
Institutional
Analyst
Adjunct
Professor,
Forest
Resources
Rural
Sociologist
ADB Professional Staff

Senior Environment Specialist on ADB feasibility and project design missions throughout Asia-Pacific.

Environmental impact assessments (EIA, IEE & SEA), monitoring and safeguards for ADB projects throughout
Asia (water and sanitation, forestry, irrigation and agriculture, fisheries, marine, rural development,
environment, roads and other infrastructure) (2000-2006).

Designed Regional Cooperation on Sustainable Mountain Development in Central Asia

ADB rep. for Regional Environmental Action Plan for Central Asia (ADB-UNEP-UNDP-ESCAP).

Supervised preparation of Southeast Asia Subregional Report for the World Summit on Sustainable
Development and Central Asia Subregional Report for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Institutional capacity building for natural resources / environmental management for member countries.

Environment and biodiversity strategy and policy for ADB member countries.

ADB Country Environment Programming for South Asia (1999-2000).

Designed, implemented and coauthored Bangladesh: Toward an Environment Strategy (2000 pub.).

ADB Sustainable development policy and practice (1997-99).

ADB Focal Point for Disaster (2000-2005) including responses to 2000 Cambodia floods, 2001 India
earthquake, and 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.

Coordinated review and revision of ADB Policy on Disaster and Emergency Rehabilitation

ProVention Consortium (global disaster inter-agency consortium) Steering Committee.

Led ADB delegation to World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) and member of Session 1 (Hyogo
Declaration and Hyogo Framework for Action), 2005.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota

Advisory Council, U of M Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agricultural Management.

State of Minnesota Agroforestry Coalition.
Transmigration Evaluation Project (DANIDA)

Evaluation of DANIDA fishing community resettlement program.

Prepared evaluation of fisherman settlement on Buru Island, Indonesia.
Institutional Strengthening for Environmental Management Project (World Bank)

Environmental strengthening of Indonesia Directorate of Highways.

Evaluation of institutional procedures and practices to improve environmental management.

Provided training in Environmental / Social Impact Assessment (EIA / SIA).
Regional Roads Transport Priorities Analysis Study (World Bank)

Improve Indonesia Directorate of Highways regional transportation network planning and development.

Identified socio-economic and environmental issues related to road network extension and capacity expansion
within integrated transport development.

Evaluated procedures for land acquisition, involuntary resettlement, impact on indigenous / isolated peoples
and community consultation.
Sulawesi Mangrove Rehabilitation and Management Project (ADB)

Feasibility study and design for proposed ADB financed project

Analysis of forestry, land & environmental legislation for mangroves & coastal zones.

Identified issues for legislative changes and prepared recommendations for sustainable management.

Analysis of government institutions and community participation in rehabilitation sustainable management of
mangroves and coastal zones of Sulawesi Island.
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7/94 –
10/94
&
1/96 – 2/96
Indonesia
BCEOM
Environment
al Impact
Assessment
12/92 –
6/94
Indonesia
ANZDEC
Team
Leader,
Mangrove
Conservatio
n Specialist
4/92 –
10/92
Indonesia
Chemonics
8/90 – 2/91
Indonesia
DAI
Rural
Sociologist,
Mangrove
and Coastal
Zone
Management
Rural
Sociologist
10/90 –
12/90
Vietnam
DAI
Rapid Rural
Appraisal
Trainer
1/89 – 1/90
Indonesia
FAO Forestry
Dept.
Team
Leader
9/ 1988
Costa Rica
PACT
Consultant
10/85 –
7/88
Indonesia
RMI
Team
Leader &
Management
Advisor
Sumatra Irrigated Agricultural Development Project (ADB)

Prepared Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for 6 irrigation schemes – 2 each in West Sumatra, Jambi
and Riau Provinces (1994).

Prepared final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for entire project (1996).
Mangrove Conservation Project (World Bank)

Managed 13 person multidisciplinary international team preparing 3 conservation management plans:
1) Integrated Mangrove Conservation and Land Use Management Plan: The Solo-Brantas Deltas Region,
East Java Province.
2) Integrated Mangrove Conservation and Land Use Management Plan: The Pantai Timur Nature Reserve,
Jambi Province.
3) Integrated Mangrove Conservation and Land Use Management Plan: The Sembilang Wildlife Reserve,
South Sumatra Province.
Sustainable Mangrove and Coastal Zone Management Project for Sulawesi Island (ADB)

Legislative and Institutional analysis of Indonesia Forestry Department management of mangroves and coastal
zones.

Assessed tenure/usufruct rights to mangroves ecosystems.

Identified resource utilization and conflicts.

Identified opportunities for integrated mangrove and coastal zone management.
Feasibility Study for Nias Island Irrigation Agricultural Development Project (JICA)

Feasibility study and design for JICA financed irrigated agricultural development of Nias Island.

Analysis of population, administration, land tenure, transportation & communication, cultural and historical
aspects of society.

Identified constraints for development of irrigation agriculture and watershed management.
Sweden - Vietnam Forestry Sector Co-operation Programme (SIDA)

Preparations for new Sweden-Vietnam forestry cooperation program.

Provided training on Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) theory, methods and practices to Upland Forestry Farming
Research Centre.

Provided training in principles of rural development and recommendations for training needs.
Forestry Studies Project (World Bank)

Conduct a review and evaluation of shifting cultivation on forest lands throughout Indonesia

Managed 7 person team and coordinated Indonesia study on shifting cultivation populations and forest land.

Evaluated government programs for sedentarization of shifting cultivation.

Reviewed rural credit programs, and prepared study of land and forestry laws.

Implemented multidisciplinary field investigations throughout Indonesia.

Developed options for stabilization of shifting cultivation.
Evaluation of NGO Agroforestry

Reviewed community agroforestry projects, cooperative nurseries, species & secondary forest trials.
Provincial Area Development Program (USAID)

Improve the livelihoods of the “poorest of the poor” through decentralized integrated rural development

Managed multidisciplinary technical assistance team.

Advised West Java provincial and six district planning boards (BAPPEDA) on management of decentralization
rural development program.

Evaluation of 100s of sub-projects on upland farming, irrigated agriculture, fisheries, agroforestry, soil
conservation and watershed management, livestock, small industry, cooperatives and rural credit.

Coordinated budgets, implementation and monitoring of all activities.
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1/84 –
10/84
12/79 –
7/81
6/78 – 8/78
USA
(covering
Asia and the
Pacific)
Indonesia
Environment &
Policy Institute,
East-West
Center
Cornell
University
PostDoctoral
Fellow
Indonesia
Cornell
University
Project
Evaluator
Doctoral
Researcher
Environment and Policy Research
Research on Asia-Pacific environmental policies for agroforestry, land tenure, land and forestry law, upland
agriculture and natural resource management.

Prepared publications on land/forest law & policy, land tenure, agroforestry, and agroecosystems.
Social and Environmental Research in Indonesian Borneo

Social and environmental change among shifting cultivators in Kalimantan.

Fulbright-Hays & Cornell University International Agriculture research grants recipient.
Project Luwu (USAID)

Evaluation of USAID integrated rural development program.

Trained Hasanuddin University faculty on methodology for project / subproject evaluation

13. Other relevant information conferences, seminars, publications: (Selected publications)

The Future of Swidden Cultivation, in Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change: Indigenous People, Agriculture and Forest Conservation, (Malcolm
Cairns, editor), Earthscan, United Kingdom, 2015.

Environmental and Social Safeguards Training Program (CD), ADB, Manila, 2008.

Reducing Disaster Risk: New Directions for Asian Development Bank, in Know Risk, United Nations, Tudor Rose publishers, UK, 2005.

A Region in Crisis: The Toll of Disasters on Asia and the Pacific, ADB, Manila, 2005

Regional Environmental Cooperation in Central Asia, ADB, Manila, 2002.

Southeast Asia Subregional Report for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (coordinated stakeholder consultations and publication), ADB,
Manila, 2002.

Central Asia Subregional Report for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (coordinated stakeholder consultations and publication), ADB,
Manila, 2002.

Bangladesh: Toward an Environment Strategy, coauthored with Michael Mastaller and Roger Montgomery, ADB, Manila, 2000.

Sustainable Development Asian and Pacific Perspectives, Regional Consultative Meeting on Sustainable Development, 10-12 November 1998, Manila,
Philippines, UN-DESA & ADB, Manila, 1999.

Integrated Mangrove Conservation and Land Use Management Plan: (3 reports)
i. The Solo-Brantas Deltas Region, East Java Province, Ministry of Forestry & World Bank, Jakarta, 1995.
ii. The Pantai Timur Nature Reserve, Jambi Province, Ministry of Forestry & World Bank, Jakarta, 1995.
iii. The Sembilang Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Province, Ministry of Forestry & World Bank, Jakarta, 1995.

Tenure in Traditional Indonesian Society: The Case of Nias Island, Forest Law and Related Legislation, Vol.5, IUFRO, Switzerland, 1992.

Review of Shifting Cultivation in Indonesia, co-authored with Satywan Sunito, Indonesia Ministry of Forestry and FAO, Jakarta, 1989.

Social Organization and Traditional Agroecosystems. Chapter 8 in Traditional Agriculture in Southeast Asia: A Human Ecological
Perspective, Westview Press, 1986.
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