Barbara Schreiner CURRICULUM VITAE Company name Pegasys Institute Present position Director Proposal position Years of experience 20 years Citizenship South African Date of birth 22 November 1958 Language English Qualifications Advanced Project Finance and Financial Modeling Techniques, IP3, 2011 MPhil (Environmental Science) with distinction, UCT, 1993 MA, Lancaster University, 1987 BA (Hons), University of Natal, 1980 BA, University of Natal, 1978 Economics 1, University of South Africa Other training and positions Specialisation Finance for Non-Financial Managers, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Witwatersrand Executive Learning Network, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Witwatersrand Barbara is a Director at Pegasys Consulting, Executive Director of the Pegasys Institute, Chairperson of the Water Research Commission of South Africa, member of the IWMI Board, and member of the CGIAR Aquatic Agricultural Systems Programme Oversight Panel. She is an experienced manager and consultant with highly developed strategic leadership and communication skills (written and oral), and considerable expertise in research, policy, strategy, regulation, financial governance and institutional issues, particularly in the public sector. She also has expertise in the translation of policy and legislation into implementation. She has written extensively on issues of water, gender Barbara Schreiner CV 1 and poverty. She worked in the NGO sector and at a senior level in government prior to becoming a consultant. She was a member of the Global Water Partnership Steering Committee for several years and a Board member of the Challenge Programme on Water for Food. She has chaired finance and audit committees of various institutions. She has excellent management, research, communication and strategic expertise, and considerable experience in working in diverse project teams. Professional Experience Period Employer and Position Summary of activities performed 2013- date Executive Director, Pegasys Institute Establishment, strategic leadership and management of the Institute 2008 – date Director, Pegasys Strategy & Development Project management, Institutional management, Specialist in WRM, institutional arrangements, climate change; 2007 - 2008 Senior Consultant, Pegasys Strategy & Development Project management, Institutional management, Specialist in WRM, institutional arrangements, climate change, 2002 – 2007 Deputy Director General , Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 1998 – 2002 Chief Director: Water Use and Conservation, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry 1995 – 1998 Advisor to Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry Policy and Regulation Responsible for 9 direct senior reports with a staff of over 400 (largely professional and technical) and a budget of over $50 million. Forestry, water resources and water services policy and strategy development, including policy and strategy related to the implementation of the National Water Act and the Water Services Act. Responsible for authorization of water use and water trading, management of water quality, establishment of catchment management agencies and water user associations, and water conservation Involved in the drafting of the White Paper strategy on a National Water Policy for South Africa and the drafting of the National Water Act, as well as the development of policy on forestry and gender Barbara Schreiner CV 2 Professional Experience Period Employer and Position Summary of activities performed 1995 Head of Environmental Unit, Gauteng Provincial Government 1994 Member of Strategic Management Team, Department of Development Planning and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government Establishment of the new Department of Environment 1993 – 4 Materials Development Officer and Environmental Co-ordinator, Planact Development of publications and reports on environment and urban development as well as on gender issues Establishment and management of the new Department of Environment Project Experience Integrating Climate Change in Water Resources Monitoring 2015 Development of technical input for regulations under the Water Act 2011, Zambia Project Manager Client: GFA, WARMA Enhancing institutional arrangements for integrated water, energy and food security through improved planning and implementation in Kenya 2015-16 An examination of the current institutional arrangements and challenges regarding integrated water-energy-food planning and decision making in Kenya, within the context of the new Constitution and the tensions regarding powers and functions between national and county level government and identification of opportunities for improved vertical and horizontal integration n in decision-making to support inclusive climate compatible development with a particular focus on the poor and women; and the role of private sector and local entrepreneurs in enhancing implementation of integrated and sustainable governance. Project manager Client: CDKN CIRF Techno-economic Analysis of InterbasinTransfers in South Africa 2014 Analysis of the technical and economic implications of major inter-basin transfers in South Africa with reference to lessons for India and other countries. Project manager Client: International Water Management Institute, India Support to the Development of a Transboundary Water Resources Management Unit, Malawi 2014 - 2015 Organisational development of TWRMU, development of technical briefs and website, and training of officials in transboundary water resources management issues and negotiation skills Project manager Client: Department of Water, Malawi Mid-term review of SADC RSAP III and Evaluation of Protocol 2013-14 Barbara Schreiner CV 3 Mid-term review of the implementation of the SADC RSAP III and an evaluation of the implementation of the SADC Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses. Project manager; development of review methodology and tools, site visits, interviews, analysis of findings, report writing, client liaison. Client: SADC Water Division and GIZ Water Resources Expert Member of Committee of Enquiry to review and advise the Minister of Water Affairs on the business process review/re-engineering of the Department of Water Affairs 2012-13 Convenor of Mandate, Strategy and Future Water Challenges workstream. Member of Institutional Arrangements Workstream and report writing team. Client: Minister of Water Affairs, South Africa Institutional Realignment and Reform project 2012 Institutional realignment of Catchment Management Agencies and institutional arrangements for national water resources infrastructure for DWA, South Africa Task leader and institutional expert Client: Deloitte and PDG Development of a Climate Change Strategy for Water Resources in South Africa 2012 Project manager Client: Dept of Water Affairs, South Africa Project to Revise the Pricing Strategy for Water Use Charges and Develop a Funding Model for Water Infrastructure Development and Use and a Model for the Establishment of an Economic Regulator 2012 - 2013 Project manager and team leader Client: Dept of Water Affairs, South Africa Training programme on new water allocation process for Zambia 2011 Development and implementation of a training programme for water officials in Zambia on the new water allocation procedures Project Manager Client: WRAP Programme, Zambia External Review of Waternet 2011 External independent review of Waternet Project manager Client: Waternet Board Support for the Revision of the Water Legislation 2011 Provision of support to the Department of Water Affairs in the revision of the National Water Act and the Water Research Act Task leader: Revision of the National Water Act Client: Dept of Water Affairs, South Africa IFC study on water related risk in Sub-Saharan Africa 2011 Barbara Schreiner CV 4 Assessment of water related risk in Sub-Saharan Africa Expert team member Client: IFC Development of a Small Grants Fund for the Pungwe Basin 2011 Development of a Small Grants Fund to disburse funds for IWRM projects at community level in the Pungwe Basin Institutional expert Assessment of the Status of Water in Six Countries in Southern Africa 2011 Assessment of the state of water and water management in six countries in Southern Africa Researcher and author Client: ASSAF Development of an Improved Water Allocation System for Zambia 2010 Development of 3 options for improved water allocation, and the selection of one option to provide an improved allocation system to guide decisions on the use of water for productive or environmental purposes, appropriate to the conditions pertaining in Zambia. Team leader Client: WRAP Programme, Zambia DFID Assessment of Corporate Engagement in Water, 2010 Team member on an assessment of the poverty eradication and climate resilience implications of the emerging corporate initiatives and engagement in the water sector, including interviews and reviews of the current trends at a global level and engagement by individual companies. Development of AMCOW Workplan 2010 Provision of technical and specialist support to AMCOW in the drafting of their workplan for 2010-2012 Technical support Client: AMCOW Secretariat Strategic and Technical Support to WWF-India on basin planning in the Ganga Basin 2010 Provision of strategic and technical support to WWF-India in engaging with the Indian government on basin planning in the Ganga Basin, including the collation and editing of a position paper on the matter. Technical specialist Client: WWF India High level Technical Advisor to develop a focus area on water and payment for ecosystem services within the Grasslands Programme 2009-10 Development of pilot projects, and institutional and financing arrangements for the promotion of PES in South Africa Project manager and institutional expert Client: South African National Biodiversity Institute China International Expert Advisory Panel on River Basin Master Plans 2009-10 Barbara Schreiner CV 5 Team member of an international expert panel to advise the Chinese Ministry and General Institute (GIWP) on international approaches to IWRM and River Basin Planning as input the current River Basin Master Plan review, responsible for review of specific international experiences in basin planning and allocation. Review of National IWRM Planning in SADC 2009 Coordinating and synthesising national consultant reviews of IWRM planning and national strategy development and implementation for GWP-SA, and drafting report on lessons and guidance for the region and partnership in rolling-out IWRM planning in SADC Team leader and author of synthesis report Client: GWP SA Towards a Water Resources Regulatory Framework for South Africa 2009-10 Examination of institutional options, regulatory impact assessment, and a regulatory framework for a pro-poor water resources regulation in South Africa Project manager and primary researcher Client: Water Research Commission Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Transboundary Basins and Aquifers in Africa, 2009 Review and analysis of climate change predictions and their implications for transboundary river basins in Africa. The intention of the project was to produce a high level report identifying the key transboundary basins and aquifers in Africa that are most at risk as a result of climate change, and in this manner, identify areas for action as input to the AMCOW position for COP15. Project manager, policy analysis, technical and institutional assessment Client: UNEP Establishment of a SADC Groundwater Management Institute 2008-09 Planning and establishment of SADC GMI for the coordination, information sharing, training and drought response around groundwater in SADC, including the identification of an appropriate host country-institution, the legal establishment, financing strategy and business plan. Project Manager Client: GIZ and SADC Water Division Review of the International Architecture for Transboundary Basin Management 2008-09 Review and evaluation of legal instruments and institutional arrangements supporting transboundary river basin management at the global, regional, basin and national levels, leading to the development of possible options for the strengthening of the international architecture, for WWF-UK and DFID Team member Client: WWF-UK/DfiD Water services pricing and financing study 2008-09 Scoping study of water services pricing and financing in South Africa Project leader Client: Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa Feasibility Study for a Mechanism to Fund Catchment Conservation in the Orange Senqu River Basin 2008-09 Barbara Schreiner CV 6 Identification of conservation issues in a project investigating the development of a funding mechanism for ORASECOM to plan and implement conservation measures, including a review of funding arrangements, conservation issues and institutional mandates, leading to a business case for the fund Task leader Client: ORASECOM Review of the Involvement of National Institutions and Civil Society in International Water Agreements 2007-09 Project to investigate the roles and relationships of water sector institutions at the national, provincial and local spheres of government with international water agreements and transboundary water institutions. Task leader Client: Water Research Commission Reality Check on Water Resoures Management in South Africa 2008-09 Author of paper for the Development Bank of Southern Africa on the implementation challenges relating to the National Water Act of South Africa Client: Development Bank of Southern Africa South African 2012 World Water Forum Bid Concept Paper 2009 Lead author of Concept Paper for 2012 World Water Forum Bid by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Client: Dept of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa Masibambane III NEC Contract 2008-11 Member of consortium management team and leader of WC/WDM project looking at institutionalisation of WCWDM in the Department of Water in South Africa, development of regulations promoting water conservation, and support to municipalities for water conservation and demand management Client: Dept of Water Affairs and Forestry Development of a Strategic Framework on Water for Sustainable Growth and Development 2008 Drafting of a pro-poor draft Strategic Framework on Water for Sustainable Growth and Development Project Leader Client: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Development of a Toolkit for Establishing Water Rights 2009 Toolkit for Establishing Water Rights for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels to assist biofuels developers to ensure sustainable, equitable and fair use of water Project manager and key author Client: Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Development of an Integrated Catchment Management Plan for the Metolong Catchment in Lesotho 2008-9 Project manager for the development of an integrated catchment management plan for the Metolong catchment in Lesotho Client: Commissioner of Water of Lesotho. National Groundwater Strategy 2008 Provision of strategic input and support to the development of the National Groundwater Strategy Barbara Schreiner CV 7 Client: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa Drafting of an HIV and AIDS strategy for the Water Sector 2008 Specialist responsible for the final drafting of the HIV and AIDS strategy for the Water Sector in South Africa Client: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Development of a Water Allocation Plan for the Inkomati Water Management Area 2007-8 Part of a specialist team to develop a plan for the reallocation of water within the Inkomati Water Management Area to achieve equity and poverty alleviation, meet international obligations and meet the requirements for the ecological reserve. Client: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa Development of a Water Conservation Revolving Fund and Economic Instruments for Water Use Efficiency 2007-8 Project manager on the evaluation and recommendation on the development of a fund for WCDM, including the institutional options, strategic objectives, financing arrangements and socio-economic consequences of the fund and charge. Client: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describes my qualifications, my experience and me. 20th March 2014 Signature of Staff Member or Authorised Representative of Firm Date (Day/Month/year) Barbara Schreiner CV 8