In Focus: Africa’s Perspective on Climate Change and its impact on Natural Resources
In Focus: Africa’s Perspective on Climate Change and its impact on Natural Resources
Podcast: In this episode, we delve into the Africa’s Perspective on Climate Change and Its Impact on Natural Resources with Prof. Youba Sokona, Special Advisor for Sustainable Development at the South Centre, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Prof. Youba Sokona
SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SOUTH CENTRE
Prof. Youba Sokona is currently the Special Advisor for Sustainable Development at the South Centre, in Geneva, Switzerland. With over 35 years of experience addressing energy, environment and sustainable development in Africa, Prof. Sokona has been at the heart of numerous national and continental initiatives. He coordinated the scoping, framing and development of the “Africa Renewable Energy Initiative”. Reflecting his status, Prof. Sokona was elected Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in October 2015.
Prior to this, Prof. Sokona was Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III on the mitigation of climate change for the Fifth Assessment Report after serving as a Lead Author since 1990. In addition to these achievements, Prof. Sokona has a proven track record of organisational leadership and management, for example as Inaugural Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) and as Executive Secretary of the Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS).
Prof. Sokona’s advice is highly sought after, and as such, he is affiliated with numerous boards and organisations, including as a Member of the Board for the Institute of Development Studies, as a Honorary Professor at the University College London (UCL), Member of African Academy of Sciences, Member of Science Advisory Committee of the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) and as a Special Advisor to the African Energy Leaders Group, Member of the Advisory Board of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines, USA.
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In Focus: Africa’s Perspective on Climate Change and its impact on Natural Resources
Podcast: In this episode, we delve into the Africa’s Perspective on Climate Change and Its Impact on Natural Resources with Prof. Youba Sokona, Special Advisor for Sustainable Development at the South Centre, in Geneva, Switzerland.