Jil Amine

Functional Title: Economic Affairs Officer (Sustainable Development)
Institution: ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address: jil.amine@un.org
Phone Number: +961 76 928 538

Bio
Mr. Jil Amine is an Economic Affairs Officer (Sustainable Development) with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) working on sustainable development and renewable energy projects and policies. He joined ESCWA with prior work and management experience with the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement in Lebanon, UNDP Lebanon, and EnWin Utilities in Canada where he worked in the energy policy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy distribution sectors. Jil graduated from the University of Windsor Canada with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 2012 and a master’s degree in renewable energy in 2013.

Environment

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Environment field: Climate Change, Energy Transition and Management
Additional fields of expertise: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Power

Technology and Data

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Technology and Data field: Statistics

Social

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Social field: Education, Inequality, Job Creation and Entrepreneurship, Poverty Reduction, Youth Empowerment

Years of experience 11-15 Years
Urbanization field: 1

SDGs Expertise:
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
GOAL 4: Quality Education
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
GOAL 13: Climate Action
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal


Countries of Expertise:
Arab region
Jordan
Lebanon
Tunisia


  • Capacity building
  • Communication
  • Data analysis
  • Project management
  • Resource mobilization
  • Strategic planning
  • Team management
Degree Title University Graduation Date
Bachelor of Applied Science Honours Electrical Engineering Co-operative Education with Distinction University of Windsor 2012-10-13
Master of Engineering Electrical Engineering University of Windsor 2013-10-19
Title Completion Date
International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV 2015-12-06
Title URL Author/Co-Author
Wind Farms in Lebanon Challenges and Opportunities https://www.executive-magazine.com/economics-policy/wind-farms-in-lebanon Author
Energy and climate change https://www.executive-magazine.com/economics-policy/energy-and-climate-change Co-Author