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Saliem Fakir

Saliem is an independent writer and columnist for SACSIS based in Cape Town.

He is currently active in the sustainable energy field and works for the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Saliem was previously a senior lecturer at the Department of Public Administration and Planning and associate Director for the Center for Renewable and Sustainable Energy at the University of Stellenbosch (2007-2008) where he taught a course on renewable energy policy and financing of renewable energy projects.

Saliem previously worked for Lereko Energy (Pty) Ltd (2006) an investment company focusing on project development and financial arrangements for renewable energy, biofuels, waste and water sectors. He also served as Director of the World Conservation Union South Africa (IUCN-SA) office for eight years (1998-2005).

Saliem has served on a number of Boards. Between 2002-2005 he served as a chair of the Board of the National Botanical Institute. He also served on the board of the Fair Trade in Tourism Initiative, and was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative, based in Amsterdam.

He currently serves on the advisory board of Inspired Evolution One, a private fund involved in clean technology.

Saliem's qualifications are: B.Sc Honours molecular biology (WITS), Masters in Environmental Science, Wye College London. He also completed a senior executive management course at Harvard University in 2000.

Latest Articles By Saliem Fakir

Articles: « Page 1 2 3 ... 7 8 9 »

What We Should Really be Learning from China and India (31 Aug 2010)
Ailing Climate Negotiations and the Future of Coal (11 Aug 2010)
The Media, the State and their Love-Hate Relationship (26 Jul 2010)
Reforming South Africa's Fat Cat Parastatals for Better Social Ends (13 Jul 2010)
A Story of David Versus Goliath (2 Jul 2010)
South Africa's Future will be Determined by How We Solve Our Politics, Not by the World Cup (24 Jun 2010)
Currency Fixing and Economic Development: Are They One and the Same Thing? (7 Jun 2010)

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