Bally Kragbe Dominique Franck KPOKRO

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT

Senior consulting professional with proven ability to drive strategic initiatives and deliver impactful results. Strong focus on team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and ensuring reliable performance. Expertise in project management, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, combined with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Known for integrity, reliability, and dedication to achieving organisational goals.

• Achieved national policy documents development by completing chemicals inventories and local experts training with accuracy and efficiency.
• Supervised team of 13 staff members.
• Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.

• 2023, Study Australia Experience Industry Programme, Practera, Australia
• 2022, Student accelerator, Surrey Business School – University of Surrey, UK
• 2022, Steering Complex Project, Cambridge Judge Business School – University of Cambridge, UK
• 2019, Training on Local Economic and Social Development in Extractive – Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, University of Queensland, Brisbane and University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Australia and Ghana
• 2016, Training on Managing Mine Closure, University of Murdoch, Perth and Northwest University Potchefstroom, Australia and South Africa
• 2014, Training Certificate in Classification and Labelling of Chemicals according to the GHS, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Geneva-Switzerland
• 2021, Training Certificate on new POPs inventory, United Nations for Industrial Development Organization, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
• 2012, Advanced training Certificate in Climate Change, Adaptation and Mitigation, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrology Institute, Norrköping- Sweden
• 2012, Training Certificate in Environmental monitoring of mining activities impacts on Biodiversity, International Union for Nature Conservation, Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso

• 2024, Co-author of the Article 'Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework', https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-024-02747-x
• 2019, Author of the oral presentation on 'Minamata Convention on Mercury in achieving the SDGs in ASGM: opportunities and weaknesses/challenges' delivered at EX4DEV conference at Surrey University – UK
• 2018, Co-author of the article 'Linking science and policy to support the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury', https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-1003-x
• 2017, Co-author of the poster 'Mercury vapour measurement during amalgam removal in dental clinics'
• 2017, Author of the oral presentation 'Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Côte d’Ivoire: mercury estimates and contrast with local regulations' presented at ICMGP 2017 in Providence, Rhodes Island, Maine – USA

• 2017, NAP for ASGM in Guinea Republic, USD 598,000
• 2020, NAP for ASGM in the Republics of Côte d’Ivoire and Togo, USD 875,000
• 2022, planetGOLD Congo, USD 2,700,000
• 2023, planetGOLD Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea, USD 6,802,880

• Date of Birth: 10/27/80
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Ivorian

• 2023, Republic of Djibouti, Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and General Directorate of Environment and Sustainable Development, 02/23/23, 03/22/23, International Expert on Environmental Chemistry, Reviewer of the Minamata Initial Assessment Djibouti national report to comply with UN standards.
• 2022, United Kingdom, Company Hilson BAIDOO LLP, 12/01/22, 02/28/23, Field Research Coordinator, Develop a comprehensive understanding of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activities within and surrounding the Simandou Project for SimFer – RIO TINTO.
• 2021, United Nations for Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), 04/15/21, 08/31/21, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Development of the Project Preparation phase for the GEF Gold plus Programme for the formalization of the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Madagascar.
• 2019, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA), 02/20/19, 06/30/19, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Trainer of national experts on mercury issues and develop Minamata Convention implementation roadmap for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• 2019, United Nations for Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Austria, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Development and review of the Project Implementation Form for a regional GEF FSP project in the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) subregion.
• 2017, United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), Kenya, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Training of country experts on mercury emissions and releases inventory using the UNEP toolkit., Finalization of mercury inventory report and designing of mercury emissions scenario in Burundi, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Central Africa Republic and Gabon.
• 2018, The GLOBAL INITIATIVE against Transnational Organized Crime, Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Field Expert, Development of a study to enhance a coordinated implementation of the Minamata Convention in the ECOWAS region, with a focus on most relevant trade regulation for the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector.
• 2017, Africa Institute for the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and Other Wastes, South Africa, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Training of country experts on mercury inventory in ASGM, Development of the National Synopsis of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector and elaboration of National Action Plan on mercury reduction/elimination in ASGM in Burundi, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Uganda, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
• 2017, Republic of Madagascar, Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests, General Directorate of Environment, International Expert on Environmental Chemistry, Training of country experts on mercury inventory in ASGM, Development of the National Synopsis of ASGM sector and elaboration of National Action Plan on mercury reduction/elimination in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM).
• 2017, Republic of Djibouti, Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and General Directorate of Environment and Sustainable Development, International Expert on Environmental Chemistry, Training of country experts on mercury emissions and releases inventory, Finalization of mercury inventory report and designing of mercury emissions scenario.
• 2016, United Nations for Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry on the project of national inventory of mercury in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Côte d’Ivoire., Consultant in Environmental Chemistry and Trainer on mercury baseline estimates and inventory in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Mali.
• 2016, COWI A/S, Denmark, Sub-Consultant, Diagnosis of mercury trade in sub-Saharan Africa funded by World Bank.
• 2016, Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), USA, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Trainer on Mercury general inventory for the Minamata Convention on Mercury Initial Assessment in Chad.
• 2014, United Nations for Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry on the project of national inventory of mercury in ASGM in Côte d’Ivoire.
• 2014, World Health Organization (WHO), Consultant in Environment and Health, Elaboration of public health strategies on risks related to chemicals in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sites.
• 2012, Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), Consultant in Environmental Chemistry, Consultant in Environmental Chemistry on the project of mercury reduction in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Burkina Faso funded by UNIDO and SAICM.