Gunnar Andersson

Gunnar Andersson of SALAR International – part of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions - is a Senior development practitioner with over 23 years of international experience in individual, organizational and institutional development at local, regional and central government levels. He holds a Master’s Degree in Peace and Development Studies from Göteborg University with complementary academic studies in Ireland and China. Gunnar has an excellent track-record of designing and leading large scale governance and local service delivery programmes in complex and changing policy settings, including in Afghanistan, Albania, Iraq, Lebanon, Mongolia, Rwanda, Turkey and elsewhere. He has also served on the board of several prominent Sweden-based Civil Society Organisations, is an experienced trainer, and is furthermore a competent scribe of educational materials and reports in a wide range of fields.