Hanna Kidane
Expertise: Climate justice activist Hanna Kidane is a feminist climate justice champion in Ethiopia who dreams of a world where girls and women are cushioned against the impacts of climate change. Hana believes that the rights to education, heritage and employment are key to making this a reality and that it’s not too late to […]
Dr. Vera Songwe
Expertise: Climate Policy, Macroeconomics Dr. Vera Songwe is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the 9th serving Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Following her appointment, she became the first woman to lead the institution in the organisation’s 60-year history and the highest ranking United Nations regional official. As Executive Secretary, Dr. Songwe, […]
Akefetey Ephraim Mamo
Expertise: Researcher, Agroforestry, Climate change adaptation Akefetey Ephraim Mamo is an Ethiopian National with background and education on Rural Development, International Affairs as well as Environmental Management. Her particular interest is in peasant-farmer solutions towards mitigating climate change. Beyond eucalyptus woodlots: what’s on the agroforestry menu for communities around Virunga? https://www.worldagroforestry.org/blog/2015/11/05/beyond-eucalyptus-woodlots-whats-on-the-agroforestry-menu-for-communities-around-virunga Communities of Practices – […]
Tatenda Muponde
Expertise: Environmental law Tatenda Muponde is an environmental lawyer, and holds an LLB (with distinction) and an LLM in Environmental Law (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand. Tatenda’s LLM dissertation focused on artisanal and small-scale mining and the notion of equitable access to mineral resources in the South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources […]
Birguy Lamizana-Diallo
Expertise: Ecosystem and water resource management Birguy Lamizana-Diallo is a broad-based development professional with more than 20 years working experience. She has an extensive knowledge of ecosystem and water resource management, environmental impact assessments, and community involvement, and has capacity building skills as a Training of Trainers for decision-makers on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). […]
Masego Madzwamuse
Expertise: Climate change adaptation, natural resource management Masego Madzwamuse is Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Africa Trust which has the mandate to strengthen the agency of the poor in regional policy processes. Over the course of her career, she has worked on the rights of communities in conservation and has supported social movements advocating […]
Claire Nasike Akello
Expertise: Environmental activist Claire Nasike is a Food For Life Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa, the third awardee of the Wangari Maathai scholarship and the founder of the Hummingbird Foundation, an initiative that connects school children to nature by establishing organic food and botanical gardens. Punitive Government Policies Jeopardise Kenya’s Food Security https://www.theelephant.info/data-stories/2021/06/21/punitive-government-policies-jeopardise-kenyas-food-security/ Cutting the Hand […]
Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi
Expertise: Conservationist ,Agriculture, Climate Change Mitigation Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi has a 20 year work experience in Forest and Biodiversity Conservation right on the grassroots in Uganda. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Makerere University, A Masters in Rural Development Planning, A Masters in Gender and Women Studies both from Makerere University. In […]
Sheona Shackleton
Expertise: Academic researcher Sheona Shackleton is the Professor and Deputy Director: African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is Honorary Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University (RU). She is an internationally renowned expert on rural livelihoods, and more recently also on rural vulnerability and […]
Dorothy Nalubega
Expertise: Environmentalist, Politics, Advocacy Dorothy Nalubega is the Executive Director of Ecological Party of Uganda, African Coordinator of the Global Greens Women’s Network and the Chairperson of the East African Green Women. She is also the Secretary in charge of Women, Children and Vulnerable Groups on the Executive Committee of the East African Greens Federation. […]
Wanjira Mathai
Expertise: Environmental activist Wanjira Mathai is a Kenyan environmentalist and activist. She is Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In this role, she takes on global issues including deforestation and energy access. She was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans by New […]
Rose Mutiso
Expertise: Materials scientist, Energy expert Rose M. Mutiso is the Research Director for the Energy for Growth Hub and co-founder and CEO of the Mawazo Institute, which supports the next generation of female scholars and thought leaders in East Africa. Previously, Ms. Mutiso was a Senior Fellow in the Office of International Climate and Clean […]
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye
Expertise: Climate activist Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a Ugandan climate and environmental rights activist who founded Uganda’s Fridays for Future movement. She also advocates for greater gender equality and racial diversity in the climate change movement. One of her environmental concerns is saving Lake Victoria, which connects Uganda to neighbouring countries. As part of her […]
Leah Namugerwa
Expertise: Climate activist Leah Namugerwa is a youth climate activist from Uganda. She is known for leading tree planting campaigns and for starting a petition to enforce the plastic bag ban in Uganda. Following inspiration from Greta Thunberg, she began supporting school strikes in February 2019 with fellow Fridays for Future Uganda organizers. Ms. Namugerwa […]
Vanessa Nakate
Expertise: Climate activist Vanessa Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda. She was the First Fridays For Future climate activist in Uganda and founder of the Rise up Climate Movement, which aims to amplify the voices of activists from Africa. Her work includes raising awareness to the danger of climate change, the causes and the […]
Kaossara Sani
Expertise: Climate justice activist Kaossara Sani is the founder of Africa Optimism and Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Act On Sahel Movement. She is working hard to promote peace through her climate actions. She is also a Global Climate Justice Leader. She is working to promote peace in the Sahel region with the Act-On […]
Fatou Jeng
Expertise: Climate activist , Conservation Fatou Jeng is a youth climate activist in Gambia, focused on education, conservation and planting trees. She is internationally recognized as an organizer of youth climate action in the country, including hosting the National Youth Conference on Climate Change, country coordinator and global board member for Plant-for-the-Planet, and a Friday […]
Fatima Jibrell
Expertise: Environmental activist Fatima Jibrell , she founded African Development Solutions (ADESO), then known as Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization in the early 1990s. She is also the coordinator of the Resource Management Somali Network (RMSN), which includes environmental groups throughout the Horn of Africa. She was also instrumental in creating the Women’s […]
Nisreen Elsaim
Expertise: Climate Activist Nisreen Elsaim is an environmental and climate activist and junior negotiator at intergovernmental climate change platforms with experience across a range of environmental topics. She was part of the social movement that brought about democratic change in Sudan and is the current Chair of the UN Secretary General Youth advisory group on […]
Patricia Kombo
Expertise: Climate activist Patricia Kombo is a young social entrepreneur and climate activist, passionate about encouraging children to contribute to environmental conservation and to instill the values of sustainability from an early age. She is best known for her tree planting initiatives as part of her nonprofit PaTree Initiative. Ms. Kombo has been recognized as […]