Dr. Joanes Atela is an accomplished executive with over 15 years of experience in research and providing technical support to African governments in natural resource management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and knowledge management. Currently serving as the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), he excels in developing strong evidence-based actions and strategies that are adaptable and well linked to national, regional, and international climate change initiatives.

Joanes previously served as the Director Partnerships and Impact and the Head of the Climate Resilient Economies Programme at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) to become one of the best in the world, ranking third globally and the best in Africa according to the 2016 ICCG rankings based on research and policy work. He has been extensively involved in academia and research, serving as an Associate at the Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi, and as a Research Fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the United Nations University.

Joanes has published widely in international journals, books, media and blogs focusing on resilience, knowledge systems as well as international politics with over 1000 citations on Google Scholar. He has successfully led the design and implementation of numerous funded projects. He played a pivotal role in synthesizing key community-based adaptation initiatives across the world which provided significant evidence towards the establishment of the Locally Led Adaptation Agenda within the global climate action arena.

Joanes is particularly passionate about making science work for the local vulnerable communities. He has particular interest in strengthening the Science-Policy Interface in Africa. He founded the Grassroot Impact Centre- an initiative operating and empowering local communities including girls, youth, women with knowledge on resilience and innovation and seeks to develop models in which research can better align and support the needs of local communities.

At the strategic level, Joanes is a member of several high-level technical boards. He is the Lead Expert in the development of the African Union Green Innovation Framework, which guides member states in accelerating green growth actions; the Lead expert for developing the First Kenya’s Innovation Outlook Framework and a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for the UK Research and Innovation Fund (UKRI). Joanes also served as a Scientific Advisory Panel Member of Stockholm at 50+ and Advisory Committee Member to the Resilience Evidence Forum alongside serving in several global Advisory Committee.

He has won various awards including the Young Scientist Ward by the European Meteorological Society, the Exceptional Achievement Delegate in the Model United Nations Forum among others. Dr. Atela holds a Ph.D. in Environment and Development from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, MSC in Natural Resource Management from Bonn University Germany (First Class) and BSc in Environmental Science, Maseno University- Kenya (First Class Honours).

Kennedy Mbeva is the Secretary to the Advisory Committee, CO-Convernor of  the  African Research and  Impact Network(ARIN). He is currently a Research Associate at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS). He is also a PhD candidate, and a Research Associate at the Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne. His PhD project examines the design of environmental standards in Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs).

Kennedy’s broader research interest is in the political economy of low-carbon transition, and his previous professional experiences include international climate diplomacy. He has an extensive research publication profile; please see an extensive list here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uj7GUIoAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Reuben Makomere LL.B (Hons) P.G.D Law (KSL)  is a legal adviser at ARIN and a doctoral researcher at the University of Tasmania, Faculty of Law. His current research is focused on governance for addressing ocean acidification through regulation of its response strategies.

He has previously worked as a non-resident research fellow at the intergovernmental policy think tank, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Africa Sustainability Hub (ASH) focusing on climate resilient economies and natural resource economies.

He completed his master’s research at the UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development in Shanghai, China. He is also an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

His research interests cover a variety of areas including climate change and marine governance, international law and international environmental politics.

PhD student in Sustainable Urban Development at the Regional Center of Excellence on Sustainable Cities in Africa (CERViDA)/ University of Lomé. CEA- World Bank

Lindah Fatuma Kakai holds a Master degree in Research and Public Policy from Egerton University (Kenya), Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental Science from Chuka University (Kenya), and a certificate in Contested Governance from the University of Freiburg (Germany). She is a qualified National Determined Contribution Financing Expert and also Environmental Impact Assessment expert. She is currently working with African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS) supporting the Agriculture Food and Nutrition Security (AFNS) programmes. She has previously worked with International Support Network for African Development (Isnad-Africa) as a Programme Associate, African Researchers Consortium as a Research Assistant, Kenya Climate Innovation Center as Sustainability Initiatives Officer and Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute. She is a Member of Young African Research Scholars (YASA) and Environmental Institute of Kenya. Ms Kakai is also  a Policy Fellow at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Climate Change Education Expert & Environmental Sustainability Manager
Serve policymakers with science-based advice on adaptation and mitigation to climate change impacts and environment management. Advise institutions to achieve more efficient results in the design and implementation of development strategies and projects. Continuous and sustained research on learning opportunities and skills to enrich and facilitate dialogue among stakeholders to achieve the best possible results in their cooperation, help to conduct change and transformation within an enterprise and to help accelerate progress towards inclusive economic growth; fight against poverty and the resilience of vulnerable populations as well as the promotion of good governance.

Peter holds a Master’s Degree in Economics (Distinction) from the University of Mauritius and a Bachelors Degree in Economics (First Class Honours) from Kenyatta University in Kenya. I am currently pursuing my PhD at the University of Nairobi. He is a Senior Economist at the National Treasury, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Department. He joined the National Treasury in August 2013. At the National Treasury, he works mostly on policy formulation and policy analysis and formulation in Public Finance Management matters and issues related to Climate Finance, especially for the County Governments.He was recently engaged in developing the Green Fiscal Incentives Policy which is aimed at helping Kenya to achieve her Nationally Determined Contributions. He is liaison person in the department on all matters relating to climate Finance. He is currently supporting the county governments to move towards climate change action through the Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program (A World Bank Programme).

Prior to joining the National Treasury, he worked as a Credit Operations Officer at the NIC Bank in Kenya for one and a half years

Christian KALINDE RIZIKI is a biologist with expertise in biodiversity conservation, protected area management and climate change. He holds a master’s degree in management, Access and Conservation of Species in Trade. He also earned different short course certificates in Climate change and Biodiversity Conservation, Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Climate Change Diplomacy, Managing and Leading Conservation Project, Evaluating and Managing for Sustainable Development Impact…

Currently he is working for USAID/Congo DR Mission, through the Central Africa Regional program for Environment (CARPE) office, as the Climate Change Advisor. He is responsible for the overall direction of all activities related to climate change, providing a full range of expert advice on climate change and analytical and technical support to the CARPE office, Support program priorities that build local resilience to climate change and forest protection; and liaising with other mission programs to identify synergies…

KALINDE is also a former “Policy Fellow” for the Africa Climate Change Fellowship Programme, a Mentor for the MyCOE/SERVIR Fellowship Program on climate change, agriculture and food security in East Africa and a member of the “REDD-Climate Working Group” (GTCR) for DRC Civil Society.

She has a degree in biology (Option: Ecology), with a Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology, a PhD candidate in the field of the Structural, Cell and Molecular in Germany. She is passionate about nature. She has many years of experience in research assistant in microbiology laboratory and applied nutrition, and NGO involved in conservation by 6 months of training and a point or two weeks on academia and market garden women, housewives and farmers, training of one year (2012-2013) to Zschortau (Germany) under the ILT project “Strengthening of young professional staff capacity in the area of deforestation in the Congo Basin”.

Juriste spécialisée en Environnement et changements climatiques, j ai une expérience professionnelle de huit (8) acquise dans des institutions telles que l Agence Nationale de Gestion de l environnement (ANGE), le cabinet DÉCISIONS et le cabinet JAT CONSULTING SARL ou j exerce actuellement en tant que Formatrice, Consultante en Évaluations Environnementales et Études de Développement. Je suis par ailleurs en dernière année de Doctorat sur :”la mise en oeuvre du régime international du climat en Afrique de l ouest, cas du TOGO, Niger et Burkina Faso” et Attachée Temporaire d Enseignement et de Recherche (ATER) à la faculté de Droit de l université de Lomé. Ambassadrice du programme ouest africain de leadership climatique pour les femmes WAfriCLP et Alumni du Centre régional de Leadership Yali Dakar dans le cadre de la Formation des jeunes femmes du secteur de l énergie en Afrique, j ai participé à la réalisation de plusieurs missions de consultation telles que l analyse de l effectivité des législations environnementales du Togo; l élaboration de la politique minière du TOGO ; l évaluation de l état des lieux des textes juridiques et du cadre institutionnel en vue de la proposition des normes environnementales au Togo; l analyse du cadre juridique et réglementaire et préparation des textes d application dans le contexte de la REDD+ au Togo; l élaboration d un projet de décret sur les évaluations environnementales, sociales et stratégiques…J ai également participé à la réalisation de plusieurs études d impact et audits environnementaux de projets miniers, énergétique, d industries plastiques, agroalimentaire, etc. De 2019 a ce jour, je coordonne le projet “Information Éducation Communication et initiatives sociétales pour la biodiversité et la cohésion sociale dans la zone d influence de SCANTOGO “. Sur le plan associatif, je suis membre du secrétariat international francophone pour l évaluation environnementale (SIFEE); du Réseau des Femmes de l Enseignement supérieur du TOGO (REFEST) et présidente du Réseau des Femmes Engagées pour le Développement Durable (REFEDD).

Economiste de l’environnement: Expert national Adaptation et finance climat et aussi spécialiste de la planification, le suivi et l’évaluation des projets et programmes climatiques et des politiques nationales dans le domaine de l’environnement et du développement durable. J’ai participé à l’élaboration de la Troisième Communication Nationale sur les changements climatiques du Burkina Faso en tant qu’expert national chargé de l’analyse de la vulnérabilité et de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques du secteur de l’Agriculture. J’ai participé également à l’élaboration du Premier Rapport Biennal Actualisé (PRBA) du Burkina Faso en charge des circonstances nationales. J’ai aussi été chargé par le Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) en tant que qu’Expert Finance Climat d’élaborer une note conceptuelle de projet sur la promotion des énergies renouvelables et de l’efficacité énergétique qui est soumis au Fonds Vert pour le Climat au profit de Coris Bank International SA. J’ai participé également au processus de révision de la CDN actuelle du Burkina Faso.

Actuellement, j’occupe le poste d’Expert Sénior en Planification, Suivi Evaluation et Apprentissage d’un projet d’influence des politiques climatiques au Burkina Faso au Secrétariat Permanent des Organisations Non Gouvernementales (SPONG)

Bosibaori is environmental enthusiastic with an interest in Climate Resilience and Water Resources Management at Pegasys International Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Hasaan is Civil Engineer  and Certified NDC climate finance

Immanuel is a Project Engineer at Liberia’s Ministry of Public Works. With over 7 years of professional experience, he has worked on public infrastructures ranging from roads and bridges to sanitary latrines and water supply systems. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Liberia and a master’s degree in water supply engineering from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands.

Combining his passion for engineering and education, he is also a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Liberia. In this role, he contributes to preparing the next generation of Liberian engineers. Furthermore, he actively supports females in engineering by volunteering with the Liberia Society of Women Engineers (LWSE) to mentor female students

Ruth Onkangi is an environmental chemist, researcher and writer. She is a nature enthusiast with a key focus to enhance understanding of the nexus between environmental sustainability and economic development in the global South. Her environmental research work focuses on sustainable consumption and production of resources, climate change, pollution and policy.

Ruth has contributed to various policies such as the National Environmental Action Plan (2016-2022), Mid-term review of the National Climate Change Action Plan, the Green Mark Standards for Green Buildings and the Biodiversity chapter in a number of issues of the State of the Environment Report –Kenya.

She is a member of Friends of Nairobi National Park, Environmental Institute for Kenya, Kenya Green Building Society and Women in Real Estate.

Ruth has a passion in research and writing for advocacy, nature conservation and gender inclusivity. She is currently a research officer with the National Construction Authority-Kenya.

Dapilah is a Lecturer at Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies

Adetokunbo Alase is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Law, International Centre for Ocean Governance at the Western Sydney University. Prior to this, he lectured at the Faculty of Law, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria (2013-2019). He has a Masters in law at the University of Westminster, London and is an Associate member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators(UK). Adetokunbo’s research interests are majorly within the areas of environmental law and dispute resolution. His background coupled with a short stint in the corporate industry set the tone for his commitment to corporate and natural resource governance.

M. Lamoussa KOALA est Inspecteur des Eaux et Forêts et titulaire d’un Ingéniorat du Développement Rural, option Eaux et Forêt et d’un Certificat d’Expert en Financement des Contributions Déterminées au niveau National (CDN) de la Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Il est actuellement Chargé de la Gouvernance Forestière du Projet Weoog Paani “Nouvelles Forêts” à l’ONG Tree Aid Burkina Faso. Il capitalise neuf (09) années d’expériences dans le développement rural dont 7 ans dans le domaine agro-sylvo-pastoral, halieutique et faunique et particulièrement dans la gestion des ressources forestières et fauniques et l’appui-conseil des collectivités territoriales et plus de 2 ans dans la coordination des politiques sectorielles agricoles. Il a une connaissance pratique dans la revalorisation énergétique des sous-produits des filières riz (balles de riz) et anacarde (coque d’anacarde) sous forme de briquettes combustibles. Expert du développement rural, il est passionné des questions d’énergies renouvelables, de ressources forestières & fauniques, des changements climatiques notamment la finance climatique. Il est bilingue et parle couramment le Français et l’Anglais en plus de 2 langues locales dont le Moore et le Dioula

Ann Nabangala Obae is a Programme Officer Climate Change at  the Water Sector Trust Fund,a parastatal under the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation.  She holds a Master of Science in Project Management- International Irish University through Digital Advisory and Learning Centre (DALC) Education. Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management, – Cambridge Association of Managers (CAM) and a Bachelor of Science -Natural Resource Management from Egerton University. She has experience of 14 years working with national and international civil and government institutions in rural and urban areas  on issues Water and natural resources management, Climate change and food security.

She is a Core member to the Ministry of Water Sanitation and Irrigation on Greening and Climate Change  Unit. Supporting the Hon of Africa on Ground Water Resilience as Environmental safeguards specialists. Ann is Team Leader of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)- Upper Tana Natural Resources Management Project (UTaNRMP).  She has previously experiences working with farming communities on sustainable agriculture and participatory forest management in Kenya. Coordinating the East Africa Living Network under the Global Nature Fund and Water access projects in Nigeria and Kenya working with the Japan Water Forum.

Through her leadership she supported the National Task force on development of Climate Change Learning strategy  for Kenya. Supported concept development on “Enhanced financing for green water and sanitation Technologies in Kenya” for the Green Climate Fund.  Spearheaded technical assistance to WSTF on feasibility study of Catalysing Low carbon & green technologies for effective water services delivery in Kenya from the Climate Technology Innovation Centre- CTCN Denmark

Obed Kissi Asamoah: NDC Fellow

Obed Kissi Asamoah hold a Master of Science in Environmental Science, Policy and Management and a current PhD candidate at the Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies at the University of Ghana. He has over 10 years’ experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods consulting for high level projects funded by international organizations such as ELRHA-Humanitarian Innovation Fund (UK), UNESCO Ghana, Plan International Ghana and STAR-Ghana Foundation. He is part of an Inter-Governmental Technical Data Advisory Committee working to streamline and improve data collection and collation as well as information management within the climate change and WASH sector. Mr. Asamoah has enormous experience in action research, development advocacy, organizational change and development, project management and stakeholder mapping. He has been a focal person with Green Climate Fund in South Korea since 2019 working towards the development and uptake of climate change research. As the Head of Programs of the Research and Grant Institute of Ghana, Mr. Asamoah has acted as a focal person for development partners, notably DFID on research, education and development issues in Ghana. His research interest is in the areas of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Financing for SMEs, Circular Economy, Environmental Management and Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction

Blaise BANGABUTU NGAMBO est licencié (Bac+5) en économie de Monétaire de l’Université de Lubumbashi. Puis a fait des spécialisations en ligne en finance de développement (finance verte, finance agricole et finance digitale).

Il a travaillé au début comme analyste de crédit PME. Puis il travailla comme consultant auprès de plusieurs organismes : Adam Smith International/Elan RDC, FPM (Fonds pour l’inclusion financière), NSEEBA INKLUZION, GLPGP, GIZ/ProFI.

Je travaille actuellement comme expert en Microfinance auprès de l’UNCDF dans le Programme de consommation durable et de substitution partielle au bois énergie.

Financé par l’Initiative pour les forêts d’Afrique centrale (CAFI) à travers le Fonds National REDD+ de la RDC (FONAREDD), le Programme est structuré autour de trois principaux sous-secteurs énergétiques : Foyers améliorés ; Gaz de Pétrole Liquide ; Micro-Hydro Électrique. Il vise à contribuer à la mise en place d’un marché durable de la cuisson propre à travers (i) un environnement favorable et (ii) un programme d’incubation pour le secteur privé afin de développer des mécanismes de financement et d’assistances sur la chaine de valeurs des différents sous-secteurs ci-haut.

Mes attentes sont de mieux cerner comment mobiliser le secteur privé, chacun dans son domaine, à participer au financement des CDN

Born and raised in Ouessè, in the Republic of Benin, ATCHADE Assouhan Jonas holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Natural Sciences obtained respectively in 2012 and 2013 at the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of the University of Abomey-Calavi (FAST/UAC). Today, he holds another master’s degree in climate change and sustainable development from the AGRHYMET Regional Center in Niger/Niamey. He is pursuing his doctorate in the sustainable urban development program with an urban ecology option, financed by the World Bank at the Regional Center of Excellence on Sustainable Cities in Africa (CERViDA/UL) in Togo. Trained as a Certified NDC Finance Expert at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, ATCHADE has worked in the past in several local NGOs (PJUD-Benin and Evrgreen ONG) and in governmental structures in charge of agriculture such as the Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Bénin.

Expert en Politiques et Projets Climatiques, 14 ans d’expérience professionnelle dont 8 ans en matière climatique.

Spécialiste en Changements Climatiques/Adaptation, Jean Douglas ANAMAN est titulaire d’un diplôme d’Ingénieur Agronome Agronomie, option Eaux et Forêts, d’un Diplôme de Master en Sciences et Gestion de l’Environnement, d’un Certificat d’Expert en Finance de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques et d’Un Certificat en d’Expert en Financement des CDN.

Monsieur Jean Douglas ANAMAN, a successivement occupé le poste d’Assistant Technique en charge de la stratégie REDD+ (2013-2017), de Point Focal du Fonds pour l’Adaptation (2015-2018). Il a activement contribué à l’élaboration de la stratégie nationale de lutte contre les changements climatiques (2015-2020) en assurant le suivi quotidien des activités de consultations. Mr. Jean Douglas ANAMAN a occupé les postes de Point Focal du Fonds pour l’Adaptation (2015-2018), de Point Focal du processus du Plan National d’Adaptation (2015-2019), de Coordonnateur du Projet d’Amélioration de la Résilience de Populations pour un meilleur accès à l’Information Climatique, financé par la BAD (2017-2019), de Point Focal Facilité Adaptation, financée par l’AFD (2018-2019), de membre du comité de pilotage du NAP Global Network (2018 à ce jour).

Actuellement, Mr Jean Douglas ANAMAN est Coordonnateur du Projet d’intégration de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques dans la planification du développement en Côte d’Ivoire, au PNUD (2020 à ce jour).

Caroline is a Climate Change and Development specialist with 13 years of practical working knowledge and experience in the sector. She has successfully contributed to programme development, implementation and administrative support for large scale donor funded projects, working with multi-stakeholders including county governments, private sector actors and communities. She is currently working with Practical Action as a Climate and Resilience Specialist. Her main role is to provide thought leadership in the development and delivery of the Climate and Resilience strategy.

She hold a Master’s Degree in International Relations/Development from United States International University; Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies from Management University of Africa and diploma in Project Management from Kenya Institute of Management.

She is passionate about making a contribution to the development of climate adaptation and resilience solutions and implementing actions to respond to the impacts of climate change. She is working towards engaging with the different levels national and international stakeholders to advocate for fulfilment of climate change actions and commitments communicated through the NDC’s. She is glad that the NDC Financing Fellowship has contributed to building my knowledge and skills that are useful in this respect. I am grateful for this opportunity.

Mouhamadou Lamine NDIMBLANE is environmental economist and geomatician, PhD student of the West African Science Service Center on Climate change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) research programme in Economics of Climate Change from Senegal. He is graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Management (FASEG) of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar.

After two years of higher education at the university,  passed the entrance exam to the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technical Development (CEDT/G15) where he followed a two-year training course in Geomatics, with a specialisation in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. At the same time, he continued further studies and obtained Bachelor’s degree in Economic Analysis and Policy in 2015 with honours and BTS in Geomatics the following (2016) with honours.

At the end of 2016, He was selected for the Interuniversity Postgraduate Programme in Economics, the PTCI which is a programme of the Conference of Institutions for Economic and Management Education and Research in Africa (CIEREA). Through this programme of excellence, he graduated with a Master of Advanced Study in Applied Economics in December 2018 with honours and as a specialisation Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, following the Common Campus of Optional Courses (CCCO) in 2017 at the University Marien Ngouabi in Congo Brazzaville.

In September 2019, following a rigorous selection process, he joined the WASCAL Climate Change Economics research programme where he is pursuing my under the theme of Climate Risk Management and Financing Mechanisms for Farming Households in West African Countries.

In 2021, he was selected for the NDC Finance Fellowship Programme (NDC – FFP) organised by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the African Research Impact Network (ARIN) and funded by the International Development Research Institute (IDRC).

Dr. MATCHINDA est titulaire d’un PhD en Sciences de Gestion, option Microfinance. Elle est par ailleurs Experte Certifiée en Financement de CDN. Elle est Enseignante permanente à l’Université Evangélique du Cameroun depuis octobre 2020 et occupe le poste de Chef Service du Suivi des Affaires Académiques. Elle est nantie d’une bonne expérience dans la recherche scientifique à travers la conduite des études dans le secteur de la microfinance, les études de marché, le développement des nouveaux produits, avec un attrait particulier sur le financement de la stratégie de lutte contre le changement climatique et le développement durable. Comme autres Expertise professionnelle, elle est formatrice des acteurs du secteur de  microfinance et Consultante Junior en Suivi-Evaluation des projets depuis 2019 au sein du cabinet MICROPAR (Microfinance Panafrican

Dr Fama Gueye est titulaire d’un doctorat en économie et changement climatique de l’Université de Dakar et d’un master en économie et politique agricole de l’Université Ouaga 2 (Burkina Faso). Ses travaux de recherche portent sur le développement durable, l’économie de l’environnement et des ressources naturelles, l’agriculture, l’économétrie, entre autres. Elle est chargée de cours en économie et développement durable à l’Institut des politiques publiques (IPP) de l’Université de Dakar (UCAD), au Sénégal. Elle est également la coordonnatrice académique du programme WASCAL de l’UCAD. Elle a récemment effectué une résidence de recherche à la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC/Bonn) dans le cadre du programme Mécanisme de développement durable (MDP) / Unité de développement réglementaire et à l’Université de Virginie (USA).

Née en 1993 à Parakou au nord-Bénin Maanzou BOUKARI est Ingénieur agronome. Il est spécialiste en Sécurité alimentaire et en protection des végétaux.  Ayant des expériences dans le domaine des Changements Climatiques, il est très engagé dans la lutte pour l’atteinte des ODD à l’horizon 2030. C’est ce qui l’a poussé à candidater pour le programme NDC-FFP pour pouvoir aider son pays dans la mobilisation des ressources pour améliorer ses indicateurs d’atteinte des objectifs.

Maanzou BOUKARI est Conseiller Technique en Changement Climatique et Développement Durable à AGRICULTURAL EXPERTISE CENTER, une ONG qui accompagne les agriculteurs et éleveurs du Bénin pour améliorer leurs rendements et rendre leurs exploitations plus résilientes au climat.

Depuis 2016, il a été consultant dans plusieurs projets et programmes sur des thématiques d’agriculture, de nutrition ou d’énergie et de restauration des forêts et de changement climatique commandités par des organismes internationaux.

Maanzou BOUKARI milite dans plusieurs organisations auxquelles il appartient tels que le BENIN YALI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION qui travaille à la formation de la jeunesse pour l’amélioration des conditions de vie de nos communautés. Il est également représentant départemental du Club UEMOA pour l’intégration, une organisation qui travaille aussi pour l’atteinte des ODD à l’horizon 2030.

Missi Missi Philippe is a climate change and development expert – on experience in Project Design, Climate Finance and Review of Transparency Reports. He has a B.Sc. in Computer Science in University of Douala and M.Eng. in Social Sciences for Development in University of Maroua. Civil Servant, he is currently Research Engineer N°1 of Climate Follow-up in the Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development of Cameroon and member of the UNFCCC Roster of Experts. In this context, he was involved in the assessment of the Biennial Reports of New Zealand and Japan, as well as the Biennial Updated Reports of Mauritania and India.

Missi Missi Philippe is in charge of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Monitoring of climate change activities in his administration. He is a Certified Expert in Financing NDCs trained by the Frankfurter School of Finance and Management. He has a strong desire to see massive development in Africa and believes that tackling climate change through a Water, Energy and Food (WEF) nexus would lift many Africans out of poverty.

Monsieur NDALA NDUMBI Serge est membre du Secrétariat Technique de l’équipe de mise en œuvre de la CDN en République Démocratique du Congo et Négociateur dans le processus de la CCNUCC. Il travaille comme Expert en charge de la Transparence (Accord de Paris) au Ministère de l’Environnement et Développement Durable. Il est l’Assistant Principal de l’actuel Président du SBSTA (Organe Subsidiaire de Conseil Scientifique et Technologique), le bras technique de la Convention-Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques (CCNUCC), et consultant pour la Legal Response International (LRI) du Royaume-Uni. Il est titulaire d’une Maîtrise en Etudes Internationales, Développement International et Coopération et d’un diplôme d’études approfondies en Finances et Politiques Fiscales de l’université de Corée.

Après son coup de foudre pour la protection de l’environnement, Norma GUITINZIA a promu une association de droit centrafricain « le Global Ecovillage Network (GEN – RCA) », qui lui permet de militer pour la participation et l’inclusion des groupes minoritaires et marginalisés notamment les femmes, les jeunes et les peuples autochtones.

Pour parfaire son expertise, Norma a bénéficié de plusieurs sessions de renforcement de capacités. Nous pouvons citer entre-autres : la formation des formateurs en protection de l’environnement grâce au Center for International Development and Training (CIDT) basée en Angleterre et sur le financement des CDN soutenu par le Frankfurt School en Allemagne.

Depuis sa reconversion, elle a eu à diriger quatre (04) projets de sensibilisation dans la gouvernance forestière boostant la participation des femmes dans les différents processus et la planification locale de l’Agenda 2030 des Nations-Unies (objectifs de développement durable ODD).

Elle a participé activement à plusieurs campagnes de sensibilisation, information et formation des groupes vulnérables sur la lutte contre le changement climatique, l’importance des forêts communautaires et le développement des éco-villages ainsi que des points focaux genre des départements ministériels sur les techniques de communication lors des plaidoyers faits en faveur de la protection des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement.

Norma a aussi contribué à la publication sur la « Foresterie communautaire : opportunité ou chimère pour les femmes du Bassin du Congo ?» en 2019 sous le leadership de l’organisation internationale Fern.

Son engagement en faveur de la préservation de l’environnement n’est plus à démontrer. Ce qui lui vaut une réelle mobilisation dans le processus de lutte contre le changement climatique en République Centrafricaine, notamment dans le cadre des Contributions Déterminées au niveau National (CDN) revues et validées en 2021, où elle participa activement au processus de réactualisation

Caxton Gitonga Kaua is an environmental and natural resources governance and management, and climate resilience expert focused on the resilience and sustainability of ecosystems and communities. He has extensive experience and expertise in conceptualizing, planning and managing development and environmental projects and programs, ensuring flexible responses which adapt to the needs of local people in complex, volatile environments. Caxton possesses vast knowledge of the political economy and socioecological context of Africa’s landscape and has undertaken extensive research on environmental and development issues.

Caxton worked at the Food and Agriculture and Organization of the United Nations where he managed land and natural resources management and governance programs. He also worked at the Laikipia Nature Conservancy where he led sustainable management of the conservancy and community development projects, and at the Greenbelt Movement where he designed, planned and implemented community based conservation and livelihoods improvement projects. In addition, Caxton worked as a consultant at Ecomove Services Limited where he addressed development, environmental and projects management issues for private and public sector clients.

He worked as the Regional Coordinator of the Eastern African Secretariat of the African Union led Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOAI) where he coordinated the initiatives activities in the Eastern Africa region. He is currently a program manager at Grassroots Sustainability Solutions an initiative that aims to build the resilience and sustainability of ecosystems and communities in Africa.

He studied a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science at Egerton University and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Planning and Management at the University of Nairobi. Moreover, he studied and graduated with a PhD. Degree in Environmental Governance and Management at the University of Nairobi.

Mr. Ousseynou NDIONE est, actuellement, l’Adjoint au chef de la Division Régionale de l’Environnement et des Etablissements classés de Kaffrine/Direction de l’environnement et des Etablissements Classés (DEEC) au sein du Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement durable du Sénégal. Auparavant, il était assistant Technique à la Division Changement Climatique de la DEEC, entre 2015- 2020, où il a participé à l’élaboration de la CDN du Sénégal et du suivi du processus d’élaboration du Plan National d’Adaptation (PNA) aux changements climatiques.

Mr. NDIONE a fourni ses services de consultance sur les études de vulnérabilités et des risques liées aux changements climatiques à plusieurs organisations. Il a élaboré le document de soumission du Sénégal à la CCNUCC pour la DEEC sur l’analyse des lacunes et les besoins en renforcement de capacités du Sénégal pour accéder au financement de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques en 2019. Il a participé à l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité et des risques liés au changement climatique sur le territoire des villes de Pikine et Guédiawaye dans le cadre du Projet Planification Intercommunale Sensible au Changement Climatique et à l’Energie (PICEP) en 2020.

Mr. Ousseynou NDIONE est Géographe-Climatologue, titulaire d’un Master en Ressources-Environnement et Développent, option climatologie au Département de Géographie de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar.

Caroline is a communication practitioner experienced in the production of information material tailored for target audiences. She holds a master’s degree in Development Communication from the University of Nairobi and a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Moi University. She is enrolled for Ph.D. in Communication and Media Studies at Kenyatta University.

In her practice as a communicator, she has worked with publications whose primary role is to link researchers to knowledge users by stepping down technical knowledge generated from research, into usable content. Her experience in delivering this mandate has brought to the realization that ineffective communication is a major factor undermining interventions uptake by the target populations. As such, her research interests lie in understanding the knowledge transmission frameworks in various research contexts, the effectiveness of communication strategies employed in knowledge dissemination, and how they enhance or impede research contribution to development.