Dr. Nasir Javed is a seasoned expert in urban and regional planning, with a distinguished track record in infrastructure development, sustainable urbanism, and institutional reform. His deep expertise spans across policy formulation, municipal governance, stakeholder engagement, and project oversight. Over the years, he has successfully led and contributed to numerous initiatives funded by leading multilateral donors including ADB, World Bank, JICA, UNDP, and others.
Key Areas of Expertise:
Urban & Regional Planning Strategy
Land Use & Infrastructure Development
Sustainable Cities & Smart Urbanism
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Urban Policy & Regulatory Frameworks
Municipal Governance & Institutional Reforms
Stakeholder Engagement & Negotiation
Financial & Project Oversight
Multilateral Donor Engagement (ADB, WB, JICA, UNDP, etc.)
Member Directing Staff: National School of Public Policy (NSPP): (Oct 2018-Mar 2019)
Chief Executive Officer, The Urban Unit (2005-2018)
Consultant, Various Multilateral Organizations (2019-Present)
Project Oversight & Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainability and Smart City Initiatives
Developed Pakistan’s National Urban Policy for climate-resilient cities.
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI): National Solid Waste Management Specialist for Sectoral Study for the Waste Sector in Pakistan under the SPAR6C Project. (6 months intermittent input).
Earnest & Young Pakistan 2024: (World Bank Project): Team Lead for the WB sponsored project of mass valuation of residential properties in District Nowshera (KP).
Earnest & Young Pakistan: 2023: (World Bank Project): Team-lead for a project for Institutional and regulatory assessment of Katchi Abadies (Slums) in Karachi.
ADB: 2021-23 International Team lead for the 24 months assignment of Institutional Review and Capacity Building consultancy team, heading a team of 28 International and national consultants, for the ADB financed 680m USD project on Solid waste management, water and sanitation and other urban services. The Project includes Design and Management of five sanitary landfill sites and waste segregation / treatment plants, with the goal of full resource recovery, and minimum GHG emissions, in line with the INDCs under Paris Agreement.
ADB: 2022-23 Deputy team lead for the Solid Waste Management Master planning & Detailed design for collection and treatment / disposal facilities, leading to minimum landfilling / GHG emissions and maximum resource recovery; for Sahiwal & Sialkot cities, under the ADB financed Intermediate cities improvement project.
Earnest & Young Pakistan: 2023: (WB Project): Team-lead for a 15-month project for development of IDAMP (Integrated Development and Asset Management Plan) framework for Municipalities and drafting plans for 16 cities in Punjab. This is a World Bank funded project, under Punjab Cities Program.
UNICEF: Dec 2022: Resource person for designing, conducting, and reporting on the 3 days International Workshop on National Urban Sanitation Workshop; Challenges and Opportunities.
ITC (UN): Short term consultancy on drafting the Sindh Domestic Commerce Policy and strengthening of the Department of Commerce, Sindh Govt. (Jan-May 2023)
ADB: Resource Person for WASH Sector in the Damage Needs Assessment Report for Floods 2022. (Sep-Dec 2022)
ITC (UN): Developed the draft Baluchistan Industrial Development and Regulation Act 2023. (Sep – Dec 2022)
CGPI: 2022-23 Short term consultancy on developing / revising the SWM monitoring indicators for the clean and green Pakistan Initiative, in the context of Circular Economy.
FCDO[1]: Financed project of Sub National Governance (II); Short term consultancy on developing a report on the Need Assessment for Solid Waste Management in Kasur City (2021)
FCDO: Short term consultancies on Urban Development, under the FCDO financed Sustainable Energy & Economic Development Program. (2020-continue)
FCDO sponsored Subnational Governance Program: Team-lead for a year long assignment on GIS enabled property valuation for the Urban Properties in KP Province.
ADB: Solid waste management specialist for for Solid Waste Management Sector: A Roadmap for Reform for Policy Makers, (published by ADB at: https://www.adb.org/publications/solid-waste-management-pakistan-road-map
Waste Sector Inclusion in the Revised Nationally Determined Contributions of Pakistan: ADB 2022; https://www.adb.org/publications/waste-sector-inclusion-revised-ndcs-pakistan
Urban Sector Inclusion in the Revised Nationally Determined Contributions of Pakistan : ADB 2022; https://www.adb.org/publications/urban-sector-inclusion-ndcs-pakistan
Government of KP: Team lead for the Master Planning & system design, including Project preparation for Solid waste Management in Peshawar, Mardan, Abbottabad, Kohat & Mingora cities; including collection, transport, recycling, Biogas generation, RDF etc. and Land fill design.
[1] Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. (Previously DFID)
Govt of Punjab 2020: Team lead for the Transaction Advisory Services for the outsourcing of Solid Waste Management in Lahore, including System design, financial modeling & procurement of contractors.
Government of AJK: Team lead for design of the Solid Waste Management system for the city of Muzaffarabad, including Waste characterisation studies and Materials Recovery Facility design.
ADB 2020: Short term consultant for developing the Climate Resilient National Urban Policy. (Feb-Aug 2020)
World Bank: Short term consultancy as institutional development Specialist, supporting Board of Investment in developing a strategy paper and implementation plan for developing Pakistan Business Portal.
IGC / CDPR: Short term consultancy for developing Project document for Baluchistan Spatial Strategy.
UNOPS 2019: Short term consultant as a Public Sector Liaison Specialist for UNOPS Pakistan. (Sep 2019- Oct 2021)
ADB 2019: Short consultancy on Spatial Data Analysis as part of a team of consultants, working on development of the Industrial, Trade & Tourism Policy for the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.
ADB 2019: Short term consultancy as Senior Economic Specialist for Economic Corridors Development (Decision Support System) project.
USAID: 2012-13 : Worked as the team lead at a 6 months consultancy for the detailed institutional design of the Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar, a corporate entity, merging the 6 existing water & Sanitation utilities;
ADB 2004 – 2005: Worked as Capacity Development Specialist at the Decentralization Support Program, providing technical assistance to the Local Governments, under the devolved system of PLGO 2001.
UNDP Nov 2003 : Worked as Team Leader for the TUGI Report Card assessing the municipal services at sub district level, Tehsil Jaranwala, Faisalabad.
Aug 2002 – Sep 2003: Working as an Institutional Reform Specialist, developed the Gender Reform Action Plan for the province of Sindh, Pakistan. ADB Funded Project
WWF 2002-4: As a capacity Development Specialist for the Environmental Management activities of WWF. Have authored a manual on Urban Waste Management for TMAs and one on Hospital Waste Management for professionals and administrators.
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