Jean-Roger Mercier

CyberOustal, Argeles sur Mer, France

Jean-Roger is an expert in environmental assessment. He served for 12 years as a lead specialist in environmental assessment at the World Bank where he led their internal ‘structured learning programme’ in Strategic Environmental Assessment. He was also a key player of the World Bank Review of Environmental Assessments of Large Infrastructure Projects in Africa (1994-2000) and Latin America (2004-2005).

He has also authored/co- authored several publications on sustainable development, contributed his expertise in over 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, and helped shape Morocco’s national environmental strategy as well as safeguard and gender requirements for the Development Bank of Southern Africa.