Another key appointment SASSCAL made recently is that of a Programme Officer at the Namibia National Node. An environmental practitioner by profession, Ms. Klaudia Amutenya joined SASSCAL on 1st November 2023. Ms. Amutenya brings to the Namibian Node over seven years of extensive knowledge and experience in project management with a special focus on sustainable natural resources management.
Prior to her new assignment, she worked on various concepts including climate change adaptation, community forestry, bush control and biomass utilization, stakeholder engagement, community development, knowledge management, donor fund management (EU, GIZ, Sequa, and UN), financial management, and project monitoring and evaluation. Her previous roles include Project Liaison Officer for the Sustainable Management of Namibia’s Forested Lands (NAFOLA) Project, an initiative funded by the United Nations Development Programme and implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism; Project Officer, Senior Administration and Technical Officer as well as Project Manager for the Namibia Biomass Industry Group, a non-governmental organization that advocates for and promotes sustainable bush control and biomass utilization to address bush encroachment.
Ms. Amutenya holds a BSc (Honours) Degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Namibia (UNAM), a Master of Natural Resource Management from Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), which was fully funded by SASSCAL, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation Methods from Stellenbosch University.
