Address University of Nairobi, Chemistry Department P. O. Box 30197 Nairobi KENYA Telephone 254-722387827 Fax 254-2-4446138 Email: cmirikau@uonbi.ac.ke Charles Wakhu Mirikau Summary Mr. Chares W. Mirikau holds a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Chemistry from University of Nairobi. He has been working in the field for over 15 years focusing on environmental pollution issues. He has been involved in various programs at the national level that have addressed this matters. He also has interest in organization and management of chemical information. Bio-Data Nationality: Kenyan Marital Status: Married with three children Date Of Birth: 30 th August 1963 Languages English (Fluent spoken/written) Swahili (fluent spoken/written)
Education 1987-1989 University of Nairobi, MSc (Environmental Chemistry) 1984-1987 University of Nairobi BSc (Chemistry) Other Specialized Training May 2009 Regional Chromatography Training and Vendor exhibition October 2008 Setting up websites for the management and exchange of chemical August 2007 Nov, 1996 Sept. 1992 Sept. 1990 July 1990 Mar. 1990 information using Chemical Information Exchange Network (CIEN). Advanced Techniques in POPs analyses One month study visit at International Center for Chemical Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia, focusing on development, setting up and maintaining of information systems for scientific data. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Two week training organized by UNESCO/DSE: Advanced course on Training of Trainers of bibliographic textual database systems, CDS/ISIS, Bonn Germany Two week training organized by UNESCO/DSE; Advanced course on setting bibliographic database systems using CDS/ISIS. Berlin Germany Two week training on microcomputer operating systems: Nairobi, Kenya One-week basic training on setting up bibliographic database systems using CDS/ISIS, Nairobi, Kenya Work Experience Jan. 2003 to date Jul. 1996-Dec 2002 Jan. 1990-Jun.1996 Lecturer University of Nairobi, Chemistry Department Tutorial Fellow University Of Nairobi, Chemistry Department Graduate Assistant University of Nairobi, Chemistry Department Consultancies Undertaken: Period Nature of Work Jan 2004 March 2005 UNEP: Kenya National Inventory of Persistent Organic Pollutants (Pops) Under The Stockholm Convention
Period Nature of Work Jan March 2005 UNEP (Nairobi Kenya), Training UNEP DEWA staff on basics of cataloguing and management of information June 2004 Special Court, Sierra Leone (Freetown, Sierra Leone). Training court staff in the use of CDS/ISIS Designing and setting up a library database in Winisis March 2004 ILO (Nairobi, Kenya) consultant Training Ministry of Local Government staff in the use of CDS/ISIS Designing and setting up a library database in Winisis February 2004 IDRC (Nairobi, Kenya) consultant for setting up a library database and network of Winisis October 2003 Training library staff of International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda on WINISIS, Arusha, Tanzania Redesign and optimizing operations of existing databases in network environment August 2003 Training of UNEP library staff on use of WINISIS Modifying the design structures of existing databases June 2002 Transferring of WINISIS data into ACCESS database system for UNCHS, HABITAT March 2002 IDRC (Nairobi, Kenya) Upgrading of ISIS software Converting and importing of bibliographic records from MSWORD in Winisis September 2001 Resource person at a seminar on use of internet as a source of Information organized by Kenya Library Association June 2000 Training library staff at FEMNET on use of WINISIS Design and setup of databases for documentation unit November 1999 Converting CDS/ISIS databases to WINISIS for UNESCO library Modifying of design structures of the library s CDS/ISIS databases to incorporate new features of WINISIS October 1999 Converting CDS/ISIS DOS databases into WINISIS for UNEP Modifying of design structures of the library s CDS/ISIS databases to incorporate new features of WINISIS Training library staff on WINISIS December 1998 November 1998 August 1998 Training of Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) on use of computers in information management. Areas covered, Operating systems, word-processing, CDS/ISIS Training of UNEP/ROA staff on CDS/ISIS Setting up databases for management of documents Designing on CDS/ISIS databases for UNEP library
Period June, 1997 April 1997 October 1996 July 1996 June 1996 June 1996 January-June 1995 September 1994 February-June 1994 October December 1993 January 1993 March 1992 August 1991 April 1991 September December 1990 August 1990 January-July 1990 Nature of Work Training of AMREF library staff on how manage electronic databases Setting up CDS/ISIS databases Consultant with British Council training of Mombasa Municipal Council Workers on use of computers in information management Training of African Center for Communication Education staff in the use of computers in information management Resource person at CDS/ISIS training course organized Kenya Micro CDS/ISIS user group Resource person at seminar on modern information management methods organized by Kenya Library Association Consultant With British Council, training Kenya Agricultural Research Institute staff on use of computers in information processing and management Setting up of databases using CDS/ISIS Production of NGO directory for HABITAT using CDS/ISIS Resource person at UNESCO/DSE/UNEP training course for CDS/ISIS in Anglophone Africa, UNEP, Nairobi Design and implementation of information systems for Environment and Economics Unit, UNEP Setting up of databases for IUCN, for management of information for Plant resources unit. Training of UNEP library staff on design and set up of databases using CDS/ISIS Consultant with HABITAT setting up documents management system for HABITAT library Resource person at CDS/ISIS training course organized by Kenya Micro CDS/ISIS Reviewing and Modifying various CDS/ISIS databases at HABITAT Setting up databases for management of projects undertaken by UNEP Setting up of a consultants information database Resource person a CDS/ISIS beginners course organized by Kenya Micro CDS/ISIS user group Setting up a database for management of information of NGO s in the area of human settlement at HABITAT
Research Projects: Aug 2005 June 2006 Nov-2007 Mar 2009 Jan-2009 Aug 2009 Nov 2008 Oct 2009 Nairobi River Basin Project Phase III; Water Quality and Assessment Deskstudy (Physico-Chemical Analysis): UNEP Global Monitoring Plan For Persistent Organic Pollutants Under The Stockholm Convention Article 16 On Effectiveness Evaluation: First Regional Monitoring Report: Africa Region: UNEP Dioxin emissions from brick kilns in developing countries Small Scale Funding project of for the development of a Water Quality Monitoring program for Nairobi River Basin: UNEP Workshops/Conferences Member, Kenya Delegation to Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal Eight meeting. Nairobi, 27 November 1 December 2006 First Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases, Geneva, Switzerland, 13 15 December 2006 Regional Workshop On Monitoring Of Persistent Organic Pollutants-29th- 31stoctober, 2007 Second Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases, Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 7 December 2007 Biodiversity Conference 10th 12th September 2008. Nairobi, Kenya Third Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Dioxin and Furan Releases, Geneva, Switzerland, from 3 to 5 December 2008 Sustainable Water Conference, 25 28th August 2009 Nairobi Kenya SAICM Project Planning and Inception Workshop and National Chemicals Management Profile Planning Workshop 16-17 September 2009 Membership of Committees Chairman, Kenya Bureau of Standards Technical committee on Glossary of Terms Relating to Chemical and Radiation Hazards, 2009
Member of Technical Committee preparing Kenya s position paper to Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal Eight meeting. Nairobi, 27 November 1 December 2006 Member of Technical committee preparing Kenya s position paper to 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNEP-Linked Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (COP4 - Geneva, 6 May 2009) Member of Technical committee preparing Kenya s position paper to Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention. (COP3 Dakar, Senegal, from 30 April to 4 May 2007