Mr Silas Ochieng | Climate Change |  Best Researcher Award

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning Director at  DT Global,  Kenya

Silas Ochieng, a Kenyan national, is a seasoned Market Systems Development and Evaluations Practitioner with over 16 years of experience. He specializes in designing and implementing programs in financial inclusion, resilience programming, value chain development, and climate change adaptation.

Profile:

• Google Scholar

Education:

• Ph.D. in Socio-Economics (February 2020 – Present)
  Maseno University
  Research Topic: Influence of Covariate Shocks on Determinants of Resilience Capacities Among Rural Fishing and Aquaculture Households in Kenya.
• M.Sc. Research Methods and Applied Statistics (August 2009 – December 2011)
  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
  Thesis: Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Status in East Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
• B.Sc. Agriculture (2004 – 2009)
  Moi University

Professional Experience:

Director – Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (Deputy Chief of Party)

DT Global, Somalia (September 2022 – Present)

• Managed the $65M MSD-Inclusive Resilience in Somalia (IRiS) program, focusing on fisheries, livestock, and agriculture.
• Developed and implemented the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (AMELP).
• Ensured quality assurance for program deliverables and led learning events and strategic reviews.

Regional Monitoring & Results Measurement Manager

NIRAS Africa (FCDO Funded) – Uganda, Malawi, Nepal (June 2019 – August 2022)

• Designed MEL systems for the $32M Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness program.
• Developed business plans for six value chains across three countries.
• Led data management, quality assurance, and adaptation learning sessions.

Monitoring & Results Measurement Manager

Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), Somalia (January 2015 – April 2019)

• Delivered the $16M Promoting Inclusive Markets in Somalia (PIMS) program.
• Achieved consecutive high ratings (A) in annual reviews.

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Manager

FSD Kenya (USAID Funded) (February 2012 – December 2015)

• Designed and implemented value chain finance strategies.
• Led FinaAccess surveys and data monitoring systems.

Certifications & Training:

• Market Systems Development Programming – Springfields, Bangkok (July 2018)
• Inclusive Markets Training – Swiss Contact (April 2019)
• DCED Standards for Results Measurement – MDF, Netherlands (August – September 2017)
• Outcome Mapping/Outcome Harvesting – Outcome Mapping Community, Nairobi (April 2023)
• Applied Statistics – University of Reading (July 2010)
• Trainer of Trainers in Agricultural Value Chain Financing – FAO UN (April 2013)

Key Skills:

• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Systems
• Market Systems Development Programming
• Mixed Methods Program Evaluation (Outcome Mapping, Outcome Harvesting)
• Database Development and Mobile/Web-Based Monitoring Tools (SurveyCTO, ODK, CommCare, Kobo Toolbox)
• Value for Money Measurement
• Theory of Change, Log Frame, and Results Chain Development

Professional Affiliations:

• Member, Global BEAM Exchange
• Contributor, DCED Forums for Results Measurement
• Member, Market Systems Resilience Community of Practice

Citations Overview:

• Total Citations: 1,984
• Citations Since 2020: 1,182
• h-index: 20 (16 since 2020)
• i10-index: 27 (18 since 2020)

Publication Top Notes:

• The uptake of the ecosystem services concept in planning discourses of European and American cities
  R. Hansen, N. Frantzeskaki, T. McPhearson, E. Rall, N. Kabisch, …
  Ecosystem Services, 12, 228–246 (2015) – 357 citations
• Key insights for the future of urban ecosystem services research
  P. Kremer, Z. Hamstead, D. Haase, T. McPhearson, N. Frantzeskaki, …
  Ecology and Society, 21 (2) (2016) – 260 citations
• Waste picker organizations and their contribution to the circular economy: Two case studies from a global south perspective
  J. Gutberlet, S. Carenzo, J.H. Kain, A. Mantovani Martiniano de Azevedo
  Resources, 6 (4), 52 (2017) – 147 citations
• Ecosystem services in urban land use planning: Integration challenges in complex urban settings—Case of Stockholm
  A. Kaczorowska, J.H. Kain, J. Kronenberg, D. Haase
  Ecosystem Services, 22, 204–212 (2016) – 144 citations
• Beyond residential segregation: A spatiotemporal approach to examining multi-contextual segregation
  Y.M. Park, M.P. Kwan
  Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 71, 98–108 (2018) – 106 citations
• Management of complex knowledge in planning for sustainable development: The use of multi-criteria decision aids
  J.H. Kain, H. Söderberg
  Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 28 (1), 7–21 (2008) – 97 citations
• Bridging weak links of solid waste management in informal settlements
  J. Gutberlet, J.H. Kain, B. Nyakinya, M. Oloko, P. Zapata, M.J. Zapata Campos
  The Journal of Environment & Development, 26 (1), 106–131 (2017) – 88 citations
• Exploring local consequences of two land-use alternatives for the supply of urban ecosystem services in Stockholm year 2050
  J.H. Kain, N. Larondelle, D. Haase, A. Kaczorowska
  Ecological Indicators, 70, 615–629 (2016) – 77 citations
• Socio-environmental entrepreneurship and the provision of critical services in informal settlements
  J. Gutberlet, J.H. Kain, B. Nyakinya, D.H. Ochieng, N. Odhiambo, M. Oloko, …
  Environment and Urbanization, 28 (1), 205–222 (2016) – 66 citations
• Using role-playing games to broaden engineering education
  J.R. McConville, S. Rauch, I. Helgegren, J.H. Kain
  International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 18 (4), 594–607 (2017) – 61 citations