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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]