Last updated: 2024/08/29

Liteboho Makhele

Johannesburg, South Africa
Institution/Employer
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH: South Africa
Claim/Job description
Country Coordinator: Natural Resources Stewardship Programme II (NatuReS II), South Africa
Language skills
English

Liteboho is a seasoned Sustainability Specialist and Programme Manager with 20 years’ experience working across public and private sector organisations on applied research, education and community buildings, urban regeneration, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation.

She is currently the Country Coordinator for the Natural Resources Stewardship Programme II (NatuReS II) at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in South Africa. Her role is on fostering collaborative multi-stakeholder stewardship partnerships between public, private and civil society actors for the efficient and sustainable use and management of natural resources in special economic zones, industrial parks and areas, Cities and catchments. 

In her previous role as Programme Manager: Sustainable and Resilient Cities at the South African Cities Network, she focused on climate change adaptation, water resilience, energy diversification and integrated waste management in the metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. Liteboho’s work also placed emphasis on the institutional shifts and governance arrangements required for the acceleration of sustainability transitions in cities.

She is a Salzburg Global Fellow for Parks for the Planet Forum, a mentor on the Emerging Urban Leaders (EUL) Program co-convened by Salzburg Global Seminar and World Urban Parks and is a Danida Fellow for Environmental Governance. Liteboho is also an external moderator of the Sustainable Cities module of the Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Development at the University of Stellenbosch.

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