EmiAfrica SARL

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About EmiAfrica SARL

EmiAfrica SARL is a multidisciplinary company and one of the global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions. We deliver advice and support from a network of offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Burundi and Mauritius.

Reliability

Achievement

Continuous
Development

Creativity

Courage

Inclusiveness

We are an employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in environmental science and management, climate change assessment, training education and scientific research. Our team takes pride in partnering with clients to provide committed, collaborative and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects.

We have given much consideration to our purpose as a business – why we do what we do. We have thought long and hard about what success means to us, and how we measure it.

Success to us means that the best organizations put us at the top of their list of consultants they want to work with. We recognize that financial success only occurs when we add significant value to our clients’ businesses. Our vision of success is that the clients we serve will respect us, enjoy working with us and view us as trusted partners.

Our people have a deep desire to help and guide our clients in ways that will make them successful. We do that through what we know best – the application of science, technology and management for our clients’ needs both now and in the future. We are guided by our duty to our clients, our communities and ourselves.

Empowering Passionate People to Create Better Solutions

At EmiAfrica, we empower passionate professionals within a collaborative, innovative, and caring environment as we work with clients to co-create insightful solutions to whatever challenges they may be facing. Our ability to anticipate, understand, and provide deep insights into the environmental and sciences needs of our clients results in both sustainable outcomes and long-term partnerships. Our commitment to individual empowerment and ongoing development enables us to not only best service our clients, but better influence our own destinies as we shape the future of the communities and great world around us.

Balancing the Opportunities of Today With The Needs Of Tomorrow

Our vision is to be known and sought out for our ability to bring elegant, simple, and sustainable solutions to our clients’ most compelling opportunities and complex challenges. Having earned the trust to be daring in execution, our people will be recognized for their success in balancing competing priorities to maximize the possibilities of today without compromising the potential of tomorrow. We will be at the leading edge of people development in order to achieve this vision.

At EmiAfrica, our shared expectations and beliefs bind us. Our culture and values are critical to our success as an employer, a service provider and corporate citizen. We have captured our core values within six key themes:

  • Reliability
    Words that results in action build trust.
  • Achievement
    Do the work to hit the target.
  • Continuous Development
    Always learning, always adapting, always growing.
  • Creativity
    Discover new opportunities.
  • Courage
    Do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard.
  • Inclusiveness
    Enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

Meet Our Team

At EmiAfrica SARL we take pride in working closely with our clients to help them meet their business objectives and develop new projects. In collaboration with our clients and industry experts, we seek to constantly improve the value of our service. Our team serves with great dedication to help make the greatest possible impact.

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M Kalumba

Managing Director

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S Lunda

Director

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R Madiya

Compliance Specialist

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S Luboya

Biodiversity Specialist

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D Mizibu

SE Specialist

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L Nzeyimana

Regional Manager

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R Chimbokaila

Regional Manager

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A Ngangole

Technical Director

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N Chilando

SE Specialist

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G Kaombe

Geologist

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D Mutomb

NVB Specialist

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M Kalumba

HSE Advisor

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Merimee Kalumba

(Managing Director)


Merimee Kalumba is the Managing Director of EmiAfrica DRC and has worked for EmiAfrica Group in a variety of roles for 8 years. He has 12 years’ professional experience and has worked extensively on projects in the DRC and other African Countries. He has experience in undertaking ESIAs and compilation of ESMP; and stakeholder engagement. Merimee’s strengths include critical analysis, report writing and review, engagement with clients, authorities and stakeholders and project management in a range of different and challenging situations. Merimee is a fellow of MIEnvSc (UK).  
 
Merimee has managed and delivered IFC compliant Environment Social Health Impact Assessments (ESHIAs) for project developers seeking finance from EP Financial Institutions. Merimee main disciplines are GHG emission calculation and climate change assessments and project management of Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments for Project Finance – related projects. Merimee provide guidance to private sector (Mining and Energy) with Climate Risk and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) programs.

Sarah Lunda

(Director)


Sarah, a social specialist based in DRC. Sarah is experienced in advising developers and financial institutions on the management of social risks and impacts. Her project experience extends throughout central Africa, and she has been extensively involved in the successful development and execution of the expansion of the company within Zambia and into Burundi, and various other African countries. She currently serves as project director in these various countries across multiple work streams.

Ramel Madiya

(Legal & ESIA Compliance Specialist)


She has legal experience specialising in human rights, investment law, dispute resolution, and environmental law. His project experience includes dealing with risk identification, analysis and mitigation, legal compliance for ESIAs in the DRC.

Selva Luboya

(Biodiversity Specialist)


Selva Luboya has a BEng in agricultural science with specialisation in biodiversity. He has undertaken biodiversity studies throughout various regions of DRC, with a focus on floristic and fauna biodiversity according to IFC PS6 and AfDB OS. He has also worked on impact studies, mitigation and rehabilitation plans for various projects within DRC.

Didier Mizibu

(Socio-Economic Specialist)


Didier has experiences specialized in socio-economic survey, RAP/LRP, in stakeholder engagement, and in triple bottom line studies in the fields of Environment, Energy, Transportation, Mining, Oil and Gas, Waste management, Agriculture, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Forestry.

Liliane Nzeyimana

(Regional Manager – Burundi)


Liliane is the Regional Manager of Burundi. She is a manager with over 11 years of experience in project management. She joined EmiAfrica Burundi in June 2023 as a Junior Project Manager.  
 
Liliane is a highly motivated and versatile individual and has a proven ability to work effectively with people of all levels. She has significant experience in project management, design, and hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of catchments and water transfer structures; and site investigations.

Richard Chimbokaila

(Regional Manager – Zambia)


Richard is the Regional Manager of Zambia. He is a manager with over 8 years of experience in project management. He joined EmiAfrica Zambia in 2019.  
 
Richard is a highly motivated and versatile individual and has a proven ability to work effectively with people of all levels. He has significant experience in project management, design, and hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of catchments and water transfer structures; and site investigations.

Adam Ngangole

(Technical Director)


Adam is a professional engineer with over 20 years of experience in the consulting industry. His project work has included marine and coastal projects, hydrologic and hydraulic assessments, stormwater management planning and design, and water and wastewater projects. His project involvement has included the roles of project manager and coordinator, technical reviewer, lead hydrologic and hydraulic modeler, stormwater system designer, and construction observer.  
 
Adam was a Part time Lecturer at Apex University, Lusaka and DMI St Eugene University. His professional interests include ESIA reporting for Mining, linear, energy and large infrastructure projects, strategic environmental reporting, ESDD’s for development financing institutions, social impact assessment and resettlement planning, environmental performance and compliance monitoring. At EmiAfrica, Adam is responsible for the management of projects and specialist teams and support staff, the preparation and monitoring of project budgets in excess, as well as being responsible for the de technical direction of the EmiAfrica Lusaka, Zambia office. Adam has gained extensive environmental and social baseline study experience through the various projects involved in to date that have resettlement implications, alternatively, those that potentially impact on large numbers of people.

Natasha Chilando

(Socio-Economic Specialist)


Natasha Chilando, social professional currently working for EmiAfrica as a consultant. My geographical experience covers southern Africa and I am responsible for managing environmental and social sustainability issues for energy projects by undertaking risk assessments, management and monitoring. I assist clients to adopt and implement socially & environmentally responsible management practices included in the safeguard standards of international financial institutions (e.g. IFC) and the Equator Principles (EPs).  
 
Prior to joining the EmiAfrica, her role was to advise decision makers within the bank on various lending and investment proposals irrespective of the sector (i.e. agriculture, financial institutions, energy, infrastructure etc.) He also worked in the non-governmental undertaking a series of research projects.
Country work experience: DRC and Zambia.

Gad Kaombe

(Geologist)


Gad is experienced in GIS and working on ESIA as well as geological input on various projects in the DRC. Gad specialises in environmental monitoring systems and environmental management, EMP formulation and protocol and ECO auditing specifically water. He has worked on EIA at varying capacities for projects.

Dieudo Mutomb

(Noise, Vibration & Traffic Specialist)


Dieudo is experienced in Noise and working on ESIA as well as traffic input on various projects in the DRC. Dieudo specialises in environmental monitoring systems and environmental management, EMP formulation and protocol and ECO auditing specifically vibration. He has worked on EIA at varying capacities for projects.

Malaika Kalumba

(HSE Advisor)


Malaika has a deputy roles and responsibilities in environmental career required her to apply skills and competencies in the following areas; Environmental Monitoring and Auditing, Development and Management of Environmental Management Systems(ISO 1400), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), prospecting applications, Mining permit and right applications, IFC Standards implementation and monitoring, Waste Management, Water Quality, Information and Communication Management, Policy Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Knowledge Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Document Management Systems.