Dr. Tom Obaseki, was the Pioneer Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edo State Flood, Erosion and Watershed Management Agency (EDOFEWMA). Before then, he was the Project Coordinator, Edo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, (NEWMAP), a World Bank assisted project responsible for flood and gully erosion remediation domiciled in the Ministry of Environment of the Edo State Government.
As lead of NEWMAP, Tom expertly steered the affairs of the Project, which culminated in Edo State placing as the top performing State of the 23 States participating in NEWMAP.
Earlier, between 2009 and 2016, Dr. Tom Obaseki served as the Technical and Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Environment and Public Utilities, in Edo State Government. His experience in environmental management in Edo State Government spans over 14 years. Tom, also possesses expertise in infrastructural and environmental development anchored on socio-economic, cultural and gender inclusiveness, and, procurement and supply chain management.
Dr. Tom Obaseki who was, in 2018, on Residency to the Environment Centre, Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, is also a Recirculate “Ambassador”, a Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) supported project through Lancaster University, which was geared towards a circular water economy for Africa. Since 2020, he has been involved in the UK Innovate® funded project, ECOSMART, an innovative Project anchored on a circular economy model that integrates optimized anaerobic digestion (AD) with solar technology to provide renewable electricity, gas, soil amenders and liquid fertilizer.
Tom is a Certified Executive Public Leader from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston Massachusetts and a Fellow of the Nigeria Environmental Society.