Dr. Clément Repussard has 18 years of experience as expert social development issues and resettlement for large industrial and infrastructure projects. Areas of expertise and experience cover:
· Public consultation and participation
· Community development programmes
· Land Acquisition and Resettlement planning
· SociEal Baseline & Social Impact Assessment studies
· Gender issues in project formulation, procurement process, construction works and industrial operations.
· Institutional capacity building in various settings (implementing agencies for large technical projects, municipalities, regional development agencies), including frameworks for quality management
· Training programs for different target groups (e.g. administrative bodies, private businesses, income generation in rural areas, vulnerable groups)
· Due Diligence audits and Compliance assessment against the IFC PS and the World Bank Policies
· Rural sanitation and water supply in low income environments including programs for awareness raising
Sectors of experience include Power production (Hydropower and Thermal) and Transmission Line, Transport, O&G and Mining, Water supply & sanitation, Waste Management.
Countries of experience: Georgia, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Qatar, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Greece, France, New Caledonia.
Prior to joining SLR Consulting France in 2014, Clément worked for SKM France (now JACOBS), as Principal, Social & Resettlement Expert for 2 years, and POYRY France (now NALDEO), as Principal Social expert for 2 years. From 2005 to 2010, Clement lived and worked in Senegal, where he was working in an NGO on Community waste management and water utilities projects un rural and urban areas.