Curriculum Vitae
NAME: James (Jim) B Williams
POSITION: Freelance Consultant with ‘the NR Group’ (http://www.thenrgroup.net); Director Ararat Associates Ltd.
SPECIALISM: Knowledge Services: Environmental and institutional aspects of development and change management in a globalised world, including programme development, resource mobilisation, strategic planning and performance evaluation, knowledge management, decision support and environmental monitoring (agriculture, climate change, water resources, remote sensing).
NATIONALITY: British. DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 25.03.48, Wallasey, UK
ADDRESS: Mount Ararat, Cave Hill, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6DX, UK. tel +441622755022
Email:
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KEY EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Programme Development: Preparation of funded programmes to meet development needs at local to continental scale: thematic preparation with stakeholder consultation and resource mobilisation (as ClimDevAfrica for AfDB, AMESD for AUC/EC, PUMA for EC).
Change Management: Institutional development in relation to evolving needs, new technologies, available knowledge and global context; including strategic planning, knowledge management and decision support.
Management of Environmental Knowledge: Development of practical approaches to management of environmental information for policy, planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Management of Research Programme and projects encompassing agro-physical environment, applied remote sensing, practical climatology, water & environmental security.
Extensive overseas experience in teams assessing development potentials and opportunities, and hands-on experience with managing local change & community development.
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QUALIFICATIONS (Including Membership of Professional Bodies)
B.Sc. (Hons) Physics, University of Sussex, UK.
Ph.D in Environmental Physics (agro-hydrology), Nottingham University, UK.
Member of the Royal Meteorological Society and Tropical Agriculture Association.
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Languages Speaking Reading Writing
English (Mother Tongue) Excellent Excellent Excellent
French Good Good Fair
Arabic Fading - -
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2001- present
Independent consultant with the NRGroup; based in UK
1972 -2001
Environmental Physicist with the Natural Resources Institute and its various predecessor organisations. Manager of Resource Assessment Research Programme, 1989-1996.
1968-1972
Environmental Physicist / Research Assistant, Nottingham University, School of Agriculture.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Programme Development and Resource Mobilisation: Many projects and programmes developed from first ideas to operational programme at appropriate scale (local to continental). Much experience with engaging financing partners (donors) for specific and generic development proposals, especially in Africa.
Knowledge/Information Management/Institutional Development: Difficulties in engaging decision makers with new environmental monitoring services stimulated analysis into factors affecting uptake and effective use of information and knowledge. Specific aspects were developed including strategic reform of traditional ‘data managing’ institutions. This was taken further in a study of changing ‘Information Needs in Rural Development’ consequent on structural adjustment programmes and developed further in many consultancies since.
Project Development: Many problems and related ideas developed into proposals and successful projects over a wide range of environmental domains (including land use, climate change, water resources, wildlife, national park management) for improved environmental monitoring, real-time early warning systems and managing knowledge in rural development.
Research Management: Successful management of demand-led adaptive research programme pulling together techniques available ‘off the shelf’ and transferring them for uptake and use by people in developing countries. This included pioneering the combination of low-cost and robust hardware [satellite receivers and PCs] and dedicated software for local real time reception and application of data for natural resource management, early warning systems and environmental protection in developing countries.
Project Evaluation. Experience with project evaluation procedures in West and Southern Africa, Brazil, India, and EC Research proposal evaluation in Europe.
Presentations: well practised at engaging less-technical and more participatory audiences through presentation of material towards a focus.
Long-term field work in country teams in Africa and the Middle East. Short-term consultancies in many others.
2008-9: Consultancy support to EC to provide document on Climate Change and Infrastructure in Developing Countries.
Niamey, Niger2008: Revision of strategic plan and funding strategy for African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development.
Europe2008: Contributor to NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector. Contribution on institutional framework for interdisciplianry working.
Africa and Europe2006-8: Consultancy support to AfDB, AUC, UNECA, DfID and GCOS with development of Africa-wide Adaptation to Climate Change programme (ClimDevAfrica) including stakeholder consultation, programme design and donor liaison. Several visits to Addis Ababa.
Europe2006-7: Consultant to European Commission through MWH to lead production of programme documents for AUC/REC based continent-wide environmental monitoring programme entitled ‘African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development’ (AMESD).
Africa and Europe2006: Consultancy support to Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, Tunis in terms of programme direction, resource mobilisation and knowledge mangement
Europe, USA and Africa2005-ongoing: Consultant to IRI: Resource mobilisation and strategy development for the Africa programme at International Research Centre in Climate and Society.
Europe and Africa2005-6: Consultant to GCOS: Resource mobilisation contracts with UNDP to obtain donor support for the Global Climate Observing System’s Regional Action Plans in Africa.
Africa and Europe2005: Consultant for UK Met Office to assist African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development with resource mobilisation strategy.
Europe2005: Contributor to NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Climate Variability. Contribution on practical use of climate forecasts.
Europe and Africa2004-6: Consultant to European Space Agency to help develop the CEOS TIGER Initiative into a well funded, practical and effective programme for integrated water resource management in Africa. Programme development and support, stakeholder organisation, workshop delivery, strategic planning and donor engagement.
New York, USA2004-5 Europe: Development of a African Climate Position Paper as basis for resource mobilisation and partner publicity material for for International Research Centre in Climate and Society. Consultancy,
UK:1992-ongoing: Community development in and around Maidstone UK; Parish councillor and founder member of VCS conservation group; Trustee and lead in development of communication strategy for Action with Communities in Rural Kent; instigator of novel traffic management partnership project with District and 14 Parish Councils, etc.
Delhi, India2004 GCOS: Development and presentation of Resource Mobilisation paper at GCOS workshop to assist South Asian weather services seek funds to sustain regional observation networks. Met Office UK Consultancy with GCOS, World Meteorological Organisation.
Almaty, Kazakhstan2004 GCOS: Development and presentation of Resource Mobilisation paper for GCOS to assist Central Asian weather services seeking funds to sustain regional observation networks. Met Office UK Consultancy with GCOS, World Meteorological Organisation.
Nairobi, Kenya2004 ACMAD; Contributor in ARCADIA 2 skills development workshop assisting 20 Meteorological Service Directors from Anglophone Africa, to cope with a rapidly changing world through institutional development and resource mobilisation to meet national development priorities. Met Office UK Consultancy.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2004 WHO: Development of a proposal with WHO and the Muli-Disease Research Centre to the Global Fund for Epidemic Malaria Project in 8 Sahelian countries.
New York, USA2003-4 Europe: Development of a European resource mobilisation strategy for International Research centre in Climate Prediction. Consultancy, including assistance at Epidemic Malaria workshop in Bamako Mali.
Santiago, Chile2003 GCOS/South America; Development and presentation of Resource Mobilisation paper for GCOS to assist South American weather services seek funds to sustain observation networks. Met Office UK Consultancy.
Niamey, Niger2003 GCOS/ACMAD; Development and presentation of Resource Mobilisation paper for GCOS to assist West and Central African weather services seeking funds to sustain observation networks. Met Office UK Consultancy with Global Climate Observing System, World Meteorological Organisation.
Niamey, Niger (and Nairobi, Kenya)2003 ACMAD; Contributor and group leader in ARCADIA skills development workshop assisting 20 Meteorological Service Directors from Francophone West and Central Africa, to cope with a rapidly changing world through participative preparation of strategic plans to enable institutional development and resource mobilisation to meet national development priorities. Met Office UK Consultancy.
Europe and Africa:2003: Project coordinator to assist ACMAD with management of RETIM pilot project demonstrating efficacy of RETIM technology for African meteorological services and seeking resources for future funding: French, British and Spanish support. Met Office UK Consultancy.
Rabat, Morocco2002 EURISY: Technical adviser assisting with preparation of EURISY workshop addressing role of environmental satellites for informing the resource management decision cycle in Africa.
Ciudad Real, Spain:2001 Contribution to EC training workshop on use of Earth Observation data for decision support through real time local capture and use of satellite data. Sub-contract from GEOSYS.
Niamey, Niger2001 ACMAD; Team leader in developing concept and drafting proposal for Climate Change Toolbox for all countries in Africa. Submitted to EC Environment Budget line: Met Office UK Consultancy.
Niamey, Niger2000 ACMAD; Team leader in drafting of Implementation Plan for operational phase of the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development, Met Office UK Consultancy.
UK:
2000: Research Development Manager: Working with colleagues to review, re-orientate and reinvigorate the home and overseas based research strategy and activities in NRI, UoG.
Europe and Africa
1999-2000 MSG Transition: Production of Financing Proposal, Appraisal report and tenders for the EC Supported Meteorological Transition in Africa project enabling some 45 countries with access to Meteosat Second Generation, and work as an organic network. Visits to Niger, Kenya, Uganda and RSA. Consultancy to DG Development.
Europe
1998-2000 COCONUDS: EU Concerted Action with Dutch, Spanish and UK partners exploring the potential for a European CO-ordinated CON-stellation of User Defined Satellites. DG Research Contract
India
1998 Proposal for an Indian satellite remote sensing and GIS project to monitor progress and evaluate effectiveness of several DFID social watershed projects in India, through observations of plant biomass change. Consultancy for DfID.
Europe and Africa
1998: EUMETSAT: Analysis of questionnaire and presentation of initial proposals for a project to assist national meteorological services in Africa to benefit from the transition to Meteosat Second Generation: presentation in Morocco. Consultancy for EUMETSAT
Europe
1998: Evaluation of CEO Framework Programme 4 research proposals. EC-DG Research
Africa
1997 Presentation on merits of direct satellite data reception for water resource management at workshop on Management of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Invitation by FAO.
Indonesia
1997 Follow up visit to Indonesian Environment Monitoring Project exploring potential for direct high resolution satellite data reception. DfID Project.
Africa, [Ghana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe]
1997 Leader of multi-disciplinary research team exploring changing Information Needs in Rural Development consequent on structural adjustment and decentralisation. DfID Project
Europe
1997. Contribution to EU DGXII Environment and Climate research proposal evaluation procedures for Framework Programme 4
Europe
Steering Group for CTA/ITC workshop on use of GIS in rural development.
Europe and Africa
1996-7 COPINE: Reformation of project proposal for transformation of rural development in 10 African countries through introduction of satellite telecommunication facilities. Consultancy for European Space Agency, Swiss Development and Co-operation Agency, NORAD, IICD, STAKES, BNSC, University of Namibia and University of Dar es Salaam.
China,
1996 Invited presentation on ‘Training and Education Issues for improved use of space systems in National Development Processes in Developing Countries’ at the UN/IAF Workshop in Beijing. UNOOSA.
West Africa [Ivory Coast, Ghana]
1996 Contribution to review of UNDP/UNIDO Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem Project.
Europe
1996. Contribution to a] EU DGXII research proposal appraisal procedures for FP4 Centre for Earth Observation call, and b] Belgian national equivalent..
Europe
1996. Contribution to preparation of European Space Agency project proposal towards improved communication infrastructure in Africa using satellite links for remote areas.
Europe
1995-6-7. Member of Thematic Co-operation Group addressing Earth Observation and Developing Country issues towards more effective inclusion of developing countries in DGXII EO for Environment and climate research activities in FP4 and FP5.
Indonesia
1995-6-7. Oversight and direction of UK Indonesian Environment Monitoring Project Phase I and preparation of Phase II, including testing of prototype PC high resolution satellite receiving station, and workshop in April 1996.
Indonesia
1993/5: Continuation 1995/8: Oversight of Forestry Research Project [ODA-OFI] pioneering uptake and use of forest fire detection data obtained by direct reception from satellite.
Southern Africa [Botswana. Malawi, RSA Zimbabwe]
1995 Assessment for ODA and World Bank, of potential for use of seasonal forecasting for improved Drought Risk Management in southern Africa: team leader and institutional specialist. Consultancy for ODA/World Bank
Africa
1989-1996. Management of the ODA Resource Assessment Programme saw the development of PC based METEOSAT and NOAA satellite receivers for a wide range of local, real-time environmental monitoring activities in LDC’s. Such systems are deployed for in-country monitoring of a variety of environmental variables towards better management of natural resources. Such work has comprised activities in: Algeria, Botswana, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Namibia, RSA, Sudan, Somalia, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The research programme was replaced after ODA refocus, in 1996.
India et al. [Indonesia, Philippines, Brazil, Nicaragua and 10 countries in Africa]
1994-5. Technical Direction of a multi-institute EU DG XII competitive contract to analyse the constraints and opportunities of Earth Observation in developing countries [With EOS Ltd, NLR and IICT].
Uzbekistan
1994. Presentation and proposals for cost effective environment monitoring of Aral Sea Basin towards better resource management (Subsequent project started 1995).
Europe
1994. Contribution to a working group addressing the future role of the European Space Agency vis a vis the need of developing countries for Earth Observation capability.
Brazil
1994. Contribution to CEOS Meeting addressing the role of CEOS vis a vis developing countries.
Indonesia
1994. Proposals for a cost effective inter-ministerial environment monitoring system (Anticipated start January 1995) and contribution to FAO OLIVIA reconnaissance mission.
Namibia
1993. Management and technical support to national Park Resource Management Project.
Nicaragua
1993. Consultancy visit and proposals for national fire monitoring and forest management using locally received satellite data (1994 project start).
Chile
1993. Consultancy visit and proposals for ozone depletion and natural environment (forest, marine, meteorological) monitoring by satellite (project started in 1994).
Paraguay
1993. Visit and proposals for monitoring and management of rangeland through low cost satellite data reception.
Costa Rica
1993. Visit and proposals for forest resource monitoring by direct satellite reception.
Brazil
1993. Review of ABRACOS project assessing climatic effects of Amazonian deforestation.
Indonesia
1992. Adaptive research project to incorporate real-time satellite forest monitoring into Provincial Forest Department practices in central Kalimantan.
Ivory Coast
1992. Project with EC Joint Research Centre to demonstrate the utility of real-time NOAA satellite data for forest management.
Botswana
1992. Review of Natural Resources Sector of UK aid programme:.
Zambia
1992. Preparation for contribution to integrated pest management / tsetse habitat monitoring.
Namibia
Rainfall/drought monitoring and wildlife / park management.
Malawi
1991 / SADC. Fishery resource assessment in Lake.
Ethiopia
1989. National early warning system.
Zimbabwe
Applied meteorological research.
Algeria
Locust habitat: rainfall monitoring and desert vegetation development.
Jordan
Rainfall (and vegetation) monitoring for locust habitat.
Somalia
1989-1991. Rainfall monitoring / Early Warning System.
Botswana
1989-1992. Meteorological aspects and prototype testing.
Tunisia/Morocco
1988-1990. Rainfall monitoring for desert locust habitat development.
Sudan
1988-1991. Rainfall monitoring / Early Warning System.
Other Overseas Activities Include:
Vanuatu
1988. Visit and proposal for agro-meteorology project.
Belize
1989. Participation in Stann Creek Land Resource Survey.
Egypt
Visit and proposals for agrometeorology support.
Zimbabwe
1988-1992. Proposal and execution of computer project to support CLICOM data processing in the Meteorology Department.
Botswana
1987-1993. Professional and technical support to SACCAR Regional Land and Water Management Project, researching water harvesting potential.
Yemen Arab Republic
1985. Proposals for reinforcement of survey unit of Agricultural Research Authority.
Madagascar
1979-1984. Agroclimatologist on secondment to the National Meteorological Service to assist with reorientation of the service towards agriculture and development of a crop yield forecasting system.
Yemen Arab Republic
1975-1978. Environmental physicist in multi-disciplinary Montane Plains and Wadi Rima project team. Investigation of soil-water-crop interactions under irrigation systems to determine possibilities for increasing water-use efficiency in traditional agriculture.
The Gambia
1972-1975. Environmental physicist in multi-disciplinary Land Resource Survey team. Detailed study of soil-water behaviour in traditional agricultural systems.
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PUBLICATIONS and Major Reports
WILLIAMS J B and BOULAHYA M S [2007] Draft Programme Proposal for donor support to ClimDev Africa.
WILLIAMS J B and FLASSE S [2006] Financing proposal for EC support to African Monitoring of Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD)
WILLIAMS J B [2005] Sustainable Development: Is the Climate right? Position paper for International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
WILLIAMS J B [2004] Strategy for Developing the ESA TIGER research programme using remote sensing satellites to assist integrated water resource management in Africa
WILLIAMS J B [2000] COCONUDS final report of the Concerted Action to EC: a contribution with SSSL, GEOSYS and NLR, October.
WILLIAMS J B [2000] Financing proposal for EC Support to Meteorological Transition in Africa Project (MSG/PUMA) June.
WILLIAMS J B [2000] Drought Risk Management in southern Africa: Developing Institutions to Transform ‘Belated Disaster Response’ into ‘Informed Preparedness’ Article No 41 in Drought Volume II Edited by D A Wilhite, Routledge Hazards and Disasters Series, p168-177
WILLIAMS J B [2000] Assessment of User Needs for EO Services that might be obtainable from future Constellation of Micro-Satellites, Incorporated in BNSC Space Foresight Report, User Defined Micro-Satellites, produced by SSSL, SSTL, BURS & NRI.
WILLIAMS J B [1999] Micro Solutions to Macro Problems in the Information Society, Proceedings Remote Sensing Society, From Data to Information, Cardiff ,
WILLIAMS J B [1999] European Remote Sensing: A bad case of not seeing the wood for the trees? Policy implications of a Foresight Research Project, Science and Public Affairs, British Association, September.
WILLIAMS J B AND SEAR C B [1998] Requirement for Meteosat Second Generation Preparatory Activities in Africa. Report for EUMETSAT, May 1998, published as The Use of METEOSAT in Africa; Issues raised by the transition to MSG, Third EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa: Rabat, 21-25 September 1998.
WILLIAMS J B, [1998] Towards a Co-ordinated Constellation of User Defined Satellites, Remote Sensing Society Meeting, September 1998 Chatham UK,
WILLIAMS J B, [1998] METEOSAT and NOAA Second Generation Transition: An opportunity for strengthening International Co-operation in Environmental Monitoring. Remote Sensing Society Meeting, September 1998 Chatham UK
WILLIAMS J B , VASS P, and LOOYEN, W, [1998] Sustainable Satellites for Sustainable Development. 27th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Tromso Norway, June 1998.
WILLIAMS J B, [1998] COPINE: A Co-operative Information Network based on an Afro-European Partnership: Harnessing new communications technology to meet the challenge of poverty elimination in Africa. Report supported by BNSC, May 1998.
DOWNEY I D, WILLIAMS J B , ARCHER D J, STEPHENSON J R, STEPHENSON R, LOOYEN, W, [1998] Promoting local user access to remote sensing data: RAPIDS- a practical and affordable ground station for developing countries. EARSel Symposium, Enschede, 11-14 May 1998.
WILLLIAMS J B, [1997] COPINE : Project Proposal part 1 (of 3): COPINE/PGB(97)1, Windhoek and London, Supported by a consortium of interested parties, June 1997
WILLIAMS J B, [1997] Changing Information Needs in Rural Development. Options for Change: Ghana and Zimbabwe. ODI Discussion Meeting, London, June 1997.
WILLIAMS J B, [1997] Education and Training needs for improved effectiveness of GIS and remote sensing in rural development. Contribution to CTA seminar on GIS/RS as tools for rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa, ITC Enschede, Sept 23-26 1997.
DOWNEY I D, WILLIAMS J B, STEPHENSON J, STEPHENSON R, [1997] Direct EO reception for environmental management: Local observations for local interactions: a growing opportunity for academia in the community. Proceedings UK Remote Sensing Society, Reading, September 2-4.
STEPHENSON J, STEPHENSON R, DOWNEY I D, and WILLIAMS J B, [1997] The importance of local X-band data reception for improving customer service and reducing EO system costs, Proceedings, Second International Symp.on Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations, Oxford, 21-23 July.
FLASSE S P, CECCATO P, DOWNEY I D, NAVARRO P, RAIMADOYA M A,AND WILLIAMS J B [1996] Remote Sensing and GIS tools to support Vegetation Fire Management in Developing Countries. 13th Conference on Fire and Forest Meteorology, Lorne Australia, 21-31 October .
WILLIAMS J B and C Conroy (1996) Training and Education Issues for Improved Use of Space Systems in National Development Processes in Developing Countries. UN/IAF Workshop, Beijing China, 3-6 October. [Proceedings in Press]
WILLIAMS J B (1996) Cheaper, Faster, Smaller, Better: Can Big Space Business ever meet the Real Needs of Small Users. Keynote address to Remote Sensing Society Meeting, Durham UK, 11-14 September.
WILLIAMS J B (1996) Low cost direct reception of NOAA POES data for environment monitoring and resource management in developing countries: Experiences of the Local Application of Remote Sensing Techniques [LARST] Approach. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Satellite Direct Broadcast Symposium for NOAA POES, Annapolis, USA June 10-12
GIBBERD V, ROOK J, SEAR C B,and WILLIAMS J B, (1996) Drought Risk Management in Southern Africa: The potential of long-lead climate forecasts for improved drought management. A report for ODA and the World Bank.
EOS, NRI, NLR and IICT (1996) Analysis of the Constraints and Opportunities for Cost effective Implementation of Earth Observation Techniques in Developing Countries. Final Report and Summary for EU DGXII:
DOWNEY I D, CECCATO P, FLASSE SP, NAVARRO P, TRIGG S N, WILLIAMS J B, (1995) Real-time Monitoring of Active Forest Fires for Better Natural Resource Management in Developing Countries, Proceedings EARSeL International Workshop Remote Sensing and GIS applicatios to Forest Fire Management. Alcala de Henares, Spain, September 7-9 1995. (EARSEL Advances in Remote Sensing vol 4 no 4 )
WALKER S, DIRKSE S, LANGENHOVE G V, SEAR C, WILLIAMS J B (1995). Use of Meteosat Cold Cloud duration to improve water resource management in Namibia. Remote Sensing Society
DOWNEY I D and WILLIAMS J B (1995). Local satellite data reception and GIS for real time resource management. AFRICA-GIS 95 “Integrated Geographic Information Systems Useful for a Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Africa”, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, March 1995.
CONNOR S J, THOMSON M C, MILLIGAN P and WILLIAMS J B (1995). Geographic Information Systems in Support of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: Low cost remote sensing and GIS: their role in malaria risk assessment. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Natural Resources Institute, Chatham. Africa GIS-95, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 6-10 March 1995.
WILLIAMS J B (1994). Local Application of Remote Sensing Techniques (LARST). The transfer of practical and cost-effective remote sensing techniques for real-time environment monitoring and resource management in developing countries. Presentation to FAO, November 1994 in support of the Olivia Programme.
DOWNEY I D, FLASSE S P, TRIGG S N and WILLIAMS J B (1994). Information Requirements for Sustainable Forest Management: the Role for Remote Sensing. Contribution to World Bank Workshops, Africa Forest Strategy Paper, Nairobi & Abidjan, April 1994.
WILLIAMS J B (1994). Real-time Monitoring of the Changing Environment of the Aral Sea Regions, the role for low-cost, local reception of satellite data. Workshop paper. NATO Advanced Research Workshop Critical Scientific issues of the Aral Sea Basin Tashkent. Uzbekistan, May 2-5, 1994.
WILLIAMS J B (1994). Local Applications for Remote Sensing Techniques: Local High Resolution Satellite Data Reception and use in Developing Countries. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham. Report for BNSC.
SEAR C B, GRIGGS D J, WOOSTER M, WILLIAMS J B, BUDGET P and TRIGG S N (1994). Enhancing African Meteorological Services with MDD. Meteorological Applications 1:99-101.
CONNOR S J, THOMSON M C, FLASSE S P, WILLIAMS J B (1994). The Use of Low Cost Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems in identifying and monitoring the environment factors associated with vector-borne disease transmission. International Workshop on Geographic Information Systems for Health and the Environment. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 5-10th September 1994.
CONNOR S J, THOMSON M C, MILLIGAN P, FLASSE S P, WILLIAMS J B, SERVICE M W. (1994). Space based Monitoring in Tropical Disease Research. Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, Portland Place.
WILLIAMS J B (1994). Direct Reception of satellite data for in-country warning, monitoring and mitigation of natural disasters in the developing world: the LARST approach. Royal Society: International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Meeting: 8/9 March 1994.
WILLIAMS J B (1994). Presentation on Direct Reception and Use of Satellite Data: CEOS Workshop on Developing Country Activities INPE, Brazil 16-18 May 1994.
WILLIAMS J B, TRIGG S N, ANDERSON I, SEAR C B, WOOSTER M, NAVARRO P (1993). Monitoring Land Use Change: the potential of realtime AVHRR information for range land management. Proceedings of the 6th AVHRR Data Users Meeting, Belgirate, Italy.
WILLIAMS J B and NAVARRO P (1993). Fire monitoring in Nicaragua: visit report and project establishment proposals.
WILLIAMS J B and NAVARRO P (1993). Ozone monitoring in Chile: Consultancy Report and Project Establishment Proposals.
WILLIAMS J B and STEPHENSON J (1993). Transfer of Appropriate Techniques for Sustainable Application of Remote Sensing: LARST Experiences in Africa and Europe. Proceedings 25th International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change,Graz Austria. [ERIM]
WILLIAMS J B and STEPHENSON J (1993). Local High Resolution Satellite Data Reception for Environmental Monitoring: Implications for Data Policy and Satellite Management. Poster: 25th International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change,Graz Austria. [ERIM].
SEAR C B, WILLIAMS J B, TRIGG S N, WOOSTER M and NAVARRO P (1993). Operating Satellite Receiving Stations for Direct Environmental Monitoring in Developing Countries. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Operationalisation of Remote Sensing. Enschede, Netherlands.
WILLIAMS J B and ROSENBERG L J (1993). Operational Reception, Processing and Application of Satellite Data in Developing Countries: Theory and Practice. Remote Sensing Society: Annual Conference 1993, Towards Operational Application. Chester College.
SEAR C B, GRIGGS D J, WOOSTER M, WILLIAMS J B, BUDGEN P and TRIGG S N (1993). Enhancing African Meteorological Services with MDD. First European Conference on Meteorological Applications,Oxford.
WILLIAMS J B (1993). Local Application of Remote Sensing Techniques for Environment Monitoring and Management of Renewable Natural Resources in Africa. Presentation to the ESA International Relations Committee: Space Applications in the Context of the Developing World. October 1993.
TRIGG S, SEAR C B AND WILLIAMS J B (1992) Experiences with PC based satellite Receiving Systems for Environmental Monitoring in Developing Countries. British Computer Society Colloquium: Managing IT-enabled change in Developing Countries.
WILLIAMS J B, STEPHENSON J, D’SOUZA G D and MILFORD J R (1992). Sustainable remote sensing: a Major Improvement for Real-time Resource Management and Disaster Early Warning in Developing Countries. Proceedings European ISY Conference: Space in the Service of the Changing Earth, Munich.[ESA
WILLIAMS J B and WOODFINE A C (1991). Development of a low cost NOAA HRPT station for use in developing countries. Poster at 5th AVHRR Data Users Meeting. Tromso, Norway .
DUGDALE G, MILFORD J R, STEPHENSON J and WILLIAMS J B (1989). Operational installation of the Bradford-Reading Meteosat PDUS in Africa. 15th Annual Conference, Remote Sensing Society, Bristol.
HYATT S, STEPHENSON J, WILLIAMS J B and ZAHRAN (1988). A PDUS for rainfall estimation over Sudan. Madrid 7th METEOSAT Scientific Users Meeting, Madrid. [Eumetsat Proceedings].
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