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Kimbowa Richard

Programme Manager - Programmes at Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development / Renewable Energy CSO Network | Kampala , Uganda

Subjects:
Environmental sciences, Agriculture and food systems
Spoken languages:
English, French, Swahili
Status:
Open to collaboration.

Work

Subjects:
Environmental sciences, Agriculture and food systems
Research Keywords:
sustainable energy, renewables, local action, inclusion, environment and natural resources
Collaboration interests:
Sustainability, renewables, inclusion, planetary SDGs
Biography:
I am a development manager by training and have been working with Civil society for more than 25 years, including being National Focal Point for the East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy and Climate Action (2019-23), the Regional Coordinator for the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMPII) Civil Society Watch Project (Nov. 2012 - May 2015) under the East African Sustainability Watch Network; and the Project: Promoting Implementation of the Paris Agreement in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) - with a pro-poor focus (Jan. 2017 - June 2018); In the run up to 2030, keenly following implementation of the SDGs with interest in perspectives from the Global South and Africa's Agenda 2063. Currently Chairman of the Renewable Energy CSOs Network Network in Uganda; and for the International Network for Sustainable Energy - East Africa. I have also been part of the Africa Sustainability Practitioners Fellowship (May - Sept 2024) by Impact Africa Consulting Limited; member of the International Association of Facilitators; Member of the Global South Climate Experts' Platform & Advisory Board member - NAAM Festival #JusticeForLakeVictoria. Key publications • Catalogue of 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions-East Africa. Collection of successful cases of sustainable energy and climate solutions in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania (November 2023 Kimbowa Richard, Chief Editor with contributions from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania & Denmark) • 100% Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan by 2050 (January 2023) as part of the East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy and Climate Action) Kimbowa Richard & David Nkwanga; Gunnar Boye Olesen - Editors) • Environment, development, and sustainability: Perspectives and cases from around the world (2009) (Gordon Wilson, Pamela Furniss and Kimbowa Richard - Editors), Oxford University Press
Profile website:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbowarichard/
Curriculum Vitae:
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