Full First Name(s)
Elvin
Title (honorific)
Dr
Academic Qualifications
PhD (2013, The Open University, United Kingdom); MA (2005, University of Nairobi, Kenya); BEd (1998, Kenyatta University, Kenya)
Brief Biography (English)

Dr Elvin Nyukuri is a researcher in Environmental governance, Climate resilience and Natural Resource Conflicts. She is also a Lecturer in Environmental Diplomacy at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP) at the University of Nairobi. She actively engaged in multi-disciplinary research including environmental governance and policy, climate change, and food security while working at African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) for nearly a decade. Dr Nyukuri a PhD in International Development Policy and Practice from The Open University and a Master’s Degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from University of Nairobi.

Dr Nyukuri served as a programme committee member of the Leading Integrated Research Agenda for Africa, 2030. She has also served as a reviewer of the Climate Impacts Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement programme (CIRCLE) by Department for International Development (DFID). She has consulted for International Organizations including International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), One Day International (ODI), Practical Action, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Agro-forestry Centre, Pegasis and International Universities: Institute of Development Studies (IDS)-Sussex, University of Reading, London School of Economics (LSE), and University of Life Sciences-Norway. She continues to inform policy through research and teaching.

Job Title
Lecturer
Primary Organisation
University of Nairobi
Website Address for Primary Organisation
African Country
Kenya
African Region
East Africa

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