Urban Development Practitioner Working in Emergencies at Norwegian Refugee Council / NORCAP
Ukraina • Politika/Tarptautiniai santykiai, Mokslas, Valstybės tarnyba
Elena Archipovaite is an urban reconstruction and development expert. Currently she is part of Norwegian Refugee Council / NORCAP expert roster, her last deployment was with UNHCR in Ukraine as Senior Localisation and Liaison Officer focusing on long term housing solutions.
For the last seventeen years she has been actively engaged in architecture and urban planning practices. Elena is trained as architect and urban ecological planner. She practiced as an architect for six years and the last twelve years her focus has been shifted towards sustainable development, humanitarian emergency response and reconstruction in urban and rural settings. She has been deployed to the emergency missions, work with local and national governments and has been teaching and conducting research in: Norway, Ukraine, Uganda, Kenya, Brazil, India, Lebanon, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, ROC, Angola, DRC, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Lithuania with focus on: humanitarian assistance in emergency shelter and settlement planning; coordination and development of city strategies in emergencies; development of national territorial strategic planning frameworks; working for Lithuanian government on long term vision 2050 and comprehensive territorial planning 2030, by leading and coordinating governmental, multifunctional, multidiscipline technical experts teams (30-100 staff); facilitating design and co-creation processes of affordable, incremental housing strategies; engaging in research projects based on publicness of space in informal settlements and participatory planning approaches; mediating conflicts and stakeholders' engagement at various levels and stages of the urban development projects.
Hobbies: Climbing, sailing, scouting
Labiausiai galėčiau padėti: Profesinis tobulėjimas
Pageidautinas komunikacijos būdas: Online