Professor Cliff Sibusiso Dlamini (Ph.D.) Executive Director and Head of Mission

Full Names
Professor Cliff Sibusiso Dlamini (Ph.D.) Executive Director and Head of Mission
Email address
cdlamini@ccardesa.org
Gender
Male
City
Gaborone
Sector affiliation
CCARDESA
Country
Botswana
Education level
PHD
Area of Specialisation
Forestry
Education
Academic and Professional: Academically, he holds the following mix of nine (9) university degrees: a Ph.D. Forestry (Stellenbosch, RSA), M.Sc. Sustainable Development (Sussex, UK), MPhil. Environmental Law (UCT, RSA), Executive MBA (Quantic, USA), Master of Development Finance (Stellenbosch, RSA), MSc. Forest Science (Stellenbosch, RSA), MPhil in Applied Business Leadership and Management (UCAM, Spain), B.Sc. Hons Forest Science (Stellenbosch, RSA), and B.Sc. Agriculture (UNISWA). Further, Cliff is finalizing his Doctorate in Management (studying liquid biofuels and the green and circular economies in South Africa). In addition, he was appointed Associate Professor Extraordinary at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) in 2022, where he had served as research fellow since 2014. Cliff has attained the status of Chartered Development Finance Analyst (CDFA) with the Chartered Institute of Development Finance (CIDEF). Dlamini was offered appointment to the rank of Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Natural Resources, Department of Range and Forest Sciences, at the Botswana University of Agriculture (BUAN) in April 2024. Dlamini has just been appointed Professor Extraordinarius at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences with the University of South Africa (UNISA) in October 2024. Professor Dlamini has massive research experience in agriculture, biodiversity, forestry, development finance, environmental law, sustainable development, business administration and business leadership.
Professional Experience

Strategy Development and Implementation (over 26 years); Strategic Planning, Strategic Plan Formulation, Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation (over 26 years); Financial Planning (Determination of Funding Requirements and Identification of Funding Sources)-over 26 years; Financial Management and Budget Controls (over 26 years); Programmes and Projects Formulation, Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Re-Design (over 26 years); Fund Raising and Resources Allocation, and Monitoring (over 26 years); Development and Implementation of Sustainable Financing Models (over 10 years); Team Building, Team Leadership and Performance Management (over 26 years); Human Resources Management and Development (over 26 years); Partnership Building and Maintenance (over 26 years); and Collaboration and Networking with Strategic Alliances (over 26 years).

Professional Networks
CCARDESA DGroups
Working language
English
Short Biography
Management and Leadership: Cliff is the Executive Director of CCARDESA. He is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary expert with specializations in agriculture, biodiversity, forestry, climate change, development finance, environmental law, sustainable development, business administration and business leadership and management (1993-date). Cliff has held several technical and executive leadership positions in Eswatini, Zambia, South Africa and Botswana where he has interacted with the Board, staff, multi-stakeholders, partners and funders. He comes with 30 years of strategy development and execution. Professor Dlamini is a well-established international expert and consultant in forestry, climate change, agriculture, environmental law, biodiversity, sustainable development and development finance.
Position in organisation
Executive Director
Organisation
CCARDESA
Address and contact details

Ground Floor, Red Brick Building, Plot 4701 Station Exit Road

Mailing Address: Private Bag 00357, Gaborone, Botswana

Funding Partners