Josef, an Austrian national joined the Climate and Chemicals team as a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expert through the JPO program of the World Bank. Josef supports the work being carried out in the climate change mitigation cluster.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Josef belonged to the arsenal research (OFPZ Arsenal) for over 3 years. He managed projects on development, testing, standardization and dissemination of solar thermal applications in various national and international (EU, IEA) activities in the department for renewable energy technologies. From 2004 to 2005, in Nairobi, Kenya, as a Program Assistant at the Kenya Water for Health Organization, Josef broadened his technical knowledge on rural and semi-urban water supply and sanitation.

Josef holds a M.Eng. (Dipl.Ing.) in environmental engineering from the University of Leoben, Austria.