Svein Stoveland

Dr S. Stoveland is a Sanitary Engineer and Policy and institutional expert. He has his technical research background from Imperial College, London University (M.Sc., Ph. D) on biological wastewater treatment and analytical methods for heavy metal analysis in wastewater sludges.

Stoveland has worked for about 15 years in Africa in various capacities working with national governments. Initially, the assignment was supervising the operation and maintenance of 60 wastewater treatment facilities. He later established an applied research division for water and wastewater facilities for local applications.

He has worked with central governments in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Afghanistan (6 yrs) as a strategic planner, policy development adviser, and national coordinator for the water and wastewater sector. In Norway, Stoveland has led the development of wastewater and environmental plans for more than ten local authorities in southern Norway to reduce pollution loads on receiving waters.

While working with NORPLAN, Stoveland has been the focal point on international projects in the water and environmental sector – in Uganda, Rwanda, Afghanistan, India, Malawi, Palestine, Kenya and other places. Many of the projects overseas are funded by the UN, World Bank or multilateral donor agencies. Thus, Stoveland has experience undertaking projects under regulations set by such international agencies.