The Africa Sustainability Hub

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE COUNCIL (ISSC) PATHWAYS

WORKSHOP

8th -10th October, 2018

Venue: Sentrim Elementaita Lodge and Kenya School of Monetary Studies

The African Centre for Technology StudiesP.O Box 45917-0100,Nairobi, KenyaWebsite: www.ash-net.orgwww.acts-net.org

Tel: +254 207126894/95+254710607210+254737 916566

Design and Layout:Fiona ImbaliF.Imbali@acts-net.orgfionaimbali@gmail.cominfo@acts.net.org

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Contents

A brief on the workshop 2

ISSC Pathways Workshop Organisers 2

Programme: 8th-10th October 2018 5-8

Panelists Details 9-14

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About the event:International Social Science Council (ISSC) pathways workshop hosted by the Africa Sustainability Hub is part of the ISSC funded ‘Pathways’ Network which is part of the STEPS global consortium, STEPS Centre at the University of Sussex - UK. The event brings together scholars from the global consortium which is led by outstanding organisations and individuals with an open and democratic governance structure. The secretariat and the Impact Engagement and Communications Unit is currently hosted by the STEPS centre.The 5 hubs are North America: at Arizona State University, Temple U.S.A; Latin America at Fundacion Cenit, Buenos Aires Argentina; Europe: at Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden and the STEPS centre at the Insti-tute of Development Studies and Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex. (U.K)Africa: a networked hub based at the African Centre for Technology Studies with ATPS and SEI Africa Nairobi, Kenya. In China: Beijing Normal University and in South Asia: At Jawaharlal Nehru University; New Delhi, India.The event will be held from 8th – 9th October at the Sentrim Elementeita Lodge and 10th at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies will mark the end of four years since the launch of the STEPS global consortium and the end the first year of the ‘transition’ phase, which focuses on transformations. This shall subsequently lead to three more years of work across the consortium.

ASH:The Africa Sustainability Hub (steps-centre.org/about/global/ africa-hub/) brings together leading research and policy think tanks on sustainability in Africa, including the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), the STEPS Centre at the University of Sussex, the Africa Centre of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS). ASH is part of the STEPS Global Consortium which comprises six ‘hubs’ based in leading academic/research institutes across the globe in Africa, South Asia, China, Europe, Latin and North America as it seeks to contribute to African sustainable development agenda through nurturing excellence and innovative research impact through a vibrant research platform supporting evidence-based policy making. ASH is currently hosted at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS).

STEPS Centre:The ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre carries out inter-disciplinary global research uniting development studies with science and technology studies to reduce poverty and bring about social justice. The STEPS Centre is hosted in the UK by the Institute of Development Studies and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex. Our main funding is from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council.The STEPS Centre and Global Consortium are focusing on four annual themes. The first theme, in 2018, is Transformations. The Centre is part of a Global Consortium with hubs in Africa, China, Europe, Latin America, North America and South Asia. The research projects, in many countries, engage with local problems and link them to wider concerns. The Centre’s pathways approach links theory, research methods and practice to highlight and open up the politics of sustainability. The Consotrium focuses on complex challenges like climate change, food systems, urbanisation and technology in which society and ecologies are entangled. These are varied, chang-ing and unpredictable. They are political because people can disagree on both what the problems are, and what the solutions might be. The transdisciplinary approaches applied take seriously different forms of knowledge beyond academia, and connect research to action.

Organisers:

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Programme

Venue: Sentrim Elementaita Lodge Contact: F. Imbali@acts-net.org / +254722260805

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October Arrival of the Hub members in Nairobi Sunday morning leave for the Sentrim Elementaita Lodge

(Afternoon visit Lake Nakuru National Park) Day 1- 8th October 2018:

Internal reporting and reflection on the ISSC Pathways Network project. Time Activity Facilitator 08:15-08:30 Registration Fiona/Victoria 08:45-09:00 Welcome remarks Prof. Migun Ogada

0900-0930 Introductions and Recap What has happened so far? What have we achieved? Why are we here?

Adrian & Anabel

0930-1030

Sharing insights across the hubs about ISSC transformations work - 3 hubs make presentations. All hubs will be given 15 minutes to present & 5 minutes for Q&A. However this is seen as the opportunity to raise questions that will be discussed throughout the day. Guiding questions about what should be presented in this session are outlined in the

document circulated by Paddy on 5th September. These are provided so that presentations can be schematic, comparable (identifying similarities and differences) and lead on to deeper exchanges. Importantly, all participants are asked to read the preparatory work (e.g. T-lab reports and blogs) in advance to maximise the utility of the time spent together.

Anabel

1030-1100 TEA/COFFEE BREAK GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

1100-1200

Sharing insights across the hubs about ISSC transformations work (continued). Next 3 hubs present

Anabel

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1200-1300

Poster session - each hub will produce a poster according to the guidelines provided by the Argentina team on 20th September. Hub representatives by posters for continuing small group

mode. Colleagues are invited to identify themes for ongoing and future work and volunteer to

Anabel

1300-1400 LUNCH

1400-1530

with conceptual areas for discussion defined in advance (volunteers to host tables will be required). These may relate to transformative spaces (?), methods (e.g. Lakshmi?), T-labs (Laura?) and other themes that have arisen in the morning. The proposal is ncludes three rounds of 20 minutes and a report back from each table host at 15.00.

Anabel

15:30-16:00 TEA/ COFFEE BREAK

1600-1730

Transformations and the Pathways Approach Andy Stirling will chair a discussion to identify the key contributions that the ISSC project work has made, is making

starting with a provocative presentation and facilitated discussion.

- Review of our learning trajectory, theoretical synergies/ problems

- What problems does our empirical work throw up? What are next steps?

Andy Stirling

1730-1900 FOOTBALL MATCH GLOBAL CONSORTIA VS UK /STEPS HUB

1900-2000

approximately 20 people)

DAY TWO: Tuesday 9th October 2018: Global consortium (vision, prospects, ideas for the future)

0800-0900

Internal - Revisit day 1 outputs, recap on ongoing ISSC-related tasks going forward, plan for emerging issues and break-out discussions over the coming two days.

Anabel Marin

0900-11:00

The ISSC network and the wider STEPS Consortium Reflections and Evaluation exercise on what has worked and not worked (at the level of the ISSC project & consortium)

Looking back to 2006 Who are we now? What do we take forward from our past experience?

Marina Apgar

1100-1130 TEA/COFFEE BREAK

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1130- 1300

Strategic planning How do we visualise the consortium going forward? Roles and responsibilities? Seeking support for future work Moving toward the thematic foci for 2019-2021

Andy Stirling

1300-1400 LUNCH

1400:1500 Immediate Planning - How do we make the most of day 3? To be continued after the trip back to Nairobi if necessary.

Joanes Atela

1530-1800 Travel back to Kenya School of Monetary Studies (using the opportunity to discuss emerging issues)

1900-2000 Evening meal (including some invited guests who might be attending day 3 up to 30 people)

K.S.M.S

DAY THREE: Wednesday 10th October 2018: Pathways To Sustainability Global Consortium meeting: KENYA SCHOOL OF MONETARY STUDIES NAIROBI.

Activity Speaker

08:00-08:30 Arrival of Guests and registration/ ISSC policy messages shared on registration

Fiona/Victoria

08:30-08:45 Welcome and introductions Dr. Joanes Atela

08:45-09:00

Opening remarks by the Dean college of Scholars at ACTS

Prof. Shem Wandiga - Chancellor, Egerton University

09:00-09:30 Key Note Address

Hon.Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi The C.A.S Ministry of Environment

09:30-09:50 Key challenges

Dr.Ochieng Odero. Team Lead DFID EA Research Fund and Trustee NRF).

09:50:10:10 - The role of research and partnerships

Dr. Richard Munang - United Nations Environment Africa Regional Climate Change Programme Coordinator

10:10-10:30 Plenary discussions Dr. Joanes Atela

10:30-10:50 TEA BREAK/ PRESS CONFERENCE

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10:50-11:40 The STEPS Global Consortium activities and key policy messages from the ISSC work and the global hubs.

Dr. Adrian Ely joined by the Global Hub Coordinators: South Asia North America Latin America China Africa

11:40-12:40

Panel discussion- Africa’s Sustainable Development Prospects and research needs

1. Dr. Eng Ahmed Hamdy- Executive Director AU-Science Technical Research Commission

2. Dr. Roy Mugira – Technical Director, National Commission of Science Technology & Innovation (NACOSTI)

3. Prof. David Ockwell- Co-convenor of Climate and Energy Research, STEPS Centre University of Sussex / Professor of Geography University of Sussex.

4. Prof. Madara Ogot - Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Research, Production and Extension – University of Nairobi.

Moderated by Dr.Evelyne Namubiiru-Mwaura- Director SEI Africa

12:40-13:00 The Africa Sustainability Hub - Unlocking Africa’s SD potential Dr. Joanes Atela

13:00-14:30

Donor roundtable – Priority SD funding areas and opportunities for Africa

1. Dr. J.P Ochieng – Team Lead DFID EA Research Fund and Trustee NRF).

2. Dr. Michele Leone- Senior Programme Specialist IDRC 3. Dr. Roselida Owuor - National Research Fund. 4. Prof. Shem Wandiga - Chancellor, Egerton University

Moderated by Professor Tom Migun Ogada

14:30-15:30 LUNCH

Guests leave after lunch

16:00 onwards Global consortium reconvenes to discuss the next steps Dr. Adrian Ely

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Professor Ogada is Executive Director of the African Centre for technology Studies. He has enormous experience from senior management levels in research, university, public and private sector. He holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Belarusian Polytechnic, Minsk, USSR (1987), PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University Hamburg-Hamburg, Germany (1995) and MBA in Strategic Management from Moi University, Kenya (2005). He started his career in Moi University, where he worked for 18 years and rose to the position of Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering in 2000 where he helped to establish MSc and PhD programs in Energy Studies. He was Head of the Department of production engineering for six years (1996-2003) and founder Managing Director of Moi University Holding Limited, a technology transfer arm of the University (2003-2006). From 2006 to 2009, he was the Managing Director of the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute. From 2009 to 2011, he joined the National Economic and Social Council, a Kenya government policy advisory body, as an UNDP funded research fellow where he was responsible for the manufacturing sector and the development of the Science, technology and Innovation policy. Parallel to this assignment he was also Advisor to the British Council on a DFID funded project - African Knowledge Transfer Partnership-.Between 2013 to 2017, he was County Minister responsible for Trade, Industrialization and Investment in Homa Bay County. From December 2017, he has been the Chairman of the Kenyan National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation.

Joanes Atela (PhD) is an accomplished scholar with over ten years high-level research experience in climate and environmental science, and in sustainable development. He has expertise in strategic, technical and institutional advisory, specialising in evidence-based research, policy support and capacity building with a general focus on climate governance in various African countries and with a further specific focus on the socio-technical interactions between climate change initiatives and various African contexts. As the Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the Climate Resilient Economies Programme at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Joanes remains passionate about fostering innovative solutions for Africa’s transformation in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. He developed an innovative model of designing robust and sustainable climate change initiatives that encompasses the strategic combination of talent driven-human resource management, partnership management and strategic leadership. Based on research excellence, Joanes currently serves as a council member for the Elsevier Sustainable Development resource centre. He was also appointed as an Associate at the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi where he teaches and supervises MSc and PhD students on topics related to multi-level environmental policy design and implementation. He also coordinates the Africa Sustainability Hub (ASH), a pioneering partnership between Africa-based and UK think tanks. Joanes is also the Co-Chair (2018-2020) of the “International Network of Climate Change Centres of Excellence and Think-Tanks for Capacity Building (INCCCETT 4CB)” partnership, which was launched at UNFCCC COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Over the last three (3) years, Joanes has successfully led the climate change programme at ACTS to become one of the best in the world. Acts was rated third globally and the best in Africa according to the 2016 ICCG think-tank rankings based on research and policy work. He has transformed ACTS’ climate change programme into a financially and technically viable entity with expanded project and human resource portfolio- one of the biggest at ACTS.

Professor, Tom, Migun Ogada: Executive Director, ACTS.

Dr. Joanes Atela: Head Climate Change programme, ACTs and Coordinator the Africa Sustain-ability Hub

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Panelists:

Professor Ockwell is a professor of Geography (Geography and International Development at the Univerity of Sussex. He is also the co-convenor of the Climate and Energy research domain in the ESRC STEPS Centre, a member of the Sussex Energy Group at SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research), Fellow of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and a board mem-ber of the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN). His re-search, teaching and international policy advisory work focuses on sustainable technology, innovation and development, with a particular current focus on sustainable energy access and climate technology transfer and development. He also has a nascent interest in work on public engagement with climate change and low carbon behaviour change. His research interests are mainly on climate change policy with a particular interest in low carbon technology transfer and development, and on public engagement with climate change. The majority of his current research is undertaken via his work in the ESRC STEPS Centre, where he co-convenes the Centre’s Energy and Climate re-search domain and its Africa Sustainability Hub (part of the Pathways to Sus-tainability Global Consortium). His Research expertise are in climate change; climate change mitigation; climate policy; energy and climate policy, energy transitions, innovation policy, international development; sustainable energy production. He has a BSc 1st Class Hons in Environmental Economics and Evaluation (York); MSc Distinction in Environmental Assessment and Evalu-ation (LSE - ESRC funded); PhD in Environment and Politics (York - NERC/ESRC funded). He teaches, leads research, supervises doctoral students and provides policy advice on climate change policy with a particular focus on low carbon technology transfer and development, and on public engagement with climate change. He has led research collaborations with partners in several developing countries and provided policy advice to inter-governmental organi-sations such as the UNFCC Secretariat, AfDBank, Commonwealth Secretariat and OECD Environment Directorate.

Professor Ogot is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Research, Pro-duction and Extension at the University of Nairobi. Prof. Ogot is an Associ-ate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and provides guidance and leader-ship on scientific and research issues, as well as in-house reviews and briefs on products that deal with research and extension activities. Prof. Ogot has held previous positions including post of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Aca-demic Affairs) Maseno University; Managing Director University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Ltd (UNES) and Associate Professor Pennsylvania State University (USA) among others. Some of his notable accomplishments include spearheading the marketing and promotion efforts at UNES, which resulted in a significant increase in the growth of the privately-sponsored students programme from Kenya shillings 2.4 billion in 2006 to Kenya shil-lings 3.8 billion by June the following year. This significant growth was real-ized during his tenure as Managing Director at UNES led to it being named one of Kenya’s Top 100 mid-sized companies by KPMG – Business Daily for two consecutive years (2010&2011). He has a BSE(Hons) Mechanical Engineering,Princeton University (1987); M.Sc and Ph.D Mechanical Engi-neering, Pennsylvania State University. MBA Graduate School of Manage-ment Rutgers Unviersity (1997) and currently a Ph. D candidate in strategic management, school of Business, University of Nairobi.

Prof. David Ockwell- Co-conve-nor of Climate and Energy Re-search, STEPS Centre University of Sussex / Professor of Geogra-phy University of Sussex.

Prof. Madara Ogot - Deputy Vice-Chancellor; Research, Pro-duction and Extension – Univer-sity of Nairobi.

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Dr. Ely is currently a Senior Lecturer at SPRU- Science Policy Research Unit- at the University of Sussex responsible for SPRU’s executive training strategy. He is also the Deputy Director and Head of Impact and Engagement at the STEPS Centre ( a collaboration between SPRU and IDS), and co-lead the ISSC ‘Transformative Pathways to Sustainability’ network as part of the work of the centre’s global consortium). He also co-leads the ISSC- International Social Science Council- ‘Transformative Pathways to Sustainability’ network as part of the work of the centre’s global consortium. He is also the co-investigator in the Centre for Bio-networking (a Centre led from Global Studies which looks at responsible innovation in the Life Sciences). Beyond Sussex, He sits on the external advisory board of York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI). His Research expertise include: Environmental impacts of GM crops, frame-works for biotechnology regulation, risk and uncertainty in policy-making around new technologies and innovation for sustainable development. Agro-ecological agriculture, biotechnology, Chinese science & innovation policy, Food Security, Innovation for sustainability, Research and innovation gover-nance. He has been at Sussex since 2000, when he started in the School of Life Sciences as a postgraduate student. His doctoral project at SPRU was on the comparative regulation of transgenic crops (2001-2016) which led to research fellowships within the European Commission FP6-funded integrated project “Safe Foods” (which focussed on European food safety governance) and subse-quently within the STEPS Centre.

Dr. Evelyn is the Centre Director for Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa. She has over fifteen years of experience in Natural Resources Manage-ment, International Development, Strategic Governance and Policy Analysis. Her research interests include global development policy issues especially those related to climate change, land, agriculture and other natural resources gover-nance. Evelyn has extensive experience in policy analysis, applied research, teaching, program and project management. Her experience in environmental management relates principally to Africa, where she has worked in over 15 countries. She has published on a wide variety of subjects including; land rights, natural resource tenure, climate change and gender. Evelyn holds a joint Ph.D. in Public Policy from Indiana University, Bloomington, with majors in envi-ronmental policy, political theory and methods, and public policy. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management and Development (with distinction) from the Australian National University, and a BSc (Honors) in Forestry from Makerere University, Uganda. Before joining SEI, Evelyn worked as a Strategy and Policy Manager at the African Academy of Sciences where she provided strategic leadership in the development and delivery of the Academy’s scientific agenda for Africa. She has won several other awards including the Eli-nor Ostrom-Johan Skytte Fellowship, the International Foundation for Science award for field research, the Compton Foundation Peace & Security Fellowship and the Australian Sponsored Training Scholarship. In 2016/17, Evelyn was a finalist in the agricultural sector in the CEO Global Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government Awards. She is the current Vice President of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) and Chairperson of the External Advisory Board, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI).

Dr.Adrian Ely Senior Lecturer at SPRU- Science Policy Research Unit- at the University of Sussex

Dr.Evelyne Namubiiru-Mwaura- Centre Director SEI Africa

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Dr. Munang is currently the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Africa Regional Climate Change Programme Coordinator. He is also the UNEP Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EBA) for Food Security Fo-cal Person. Previously he was the Policy & Programme Coordinator for the UNEP/UNDP Africa Climate Change Adaptation & Development (CC DARE) programme. Under his coordination, he rallied the entire continent and pushed for an Ecosystem-Based Adaptation driven agriculture paradigm shift as the approach to address food security and build climate resilience. As a result of these efforts the African Union Commission has considered EBA-driven agriculture approach among priority mechanisms for delivering the Strategy and Roadmap of Malabo declarations to achieve the 2025 Vision on CAADP. He spearheaded the conceptualization, planning and creation of the first ever Africa Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA), a continental policy institutional framework to harmonize in a participatory way, policy and implementation toward up-scaling solutions in EBA-driven agriculture and value chains to be the norm for job creation for the entire continent. He also pioneered the Africa Adaptation Gap report series which have helped to contextualize the implications of climate change on Africa’s development and recommended remedial actions that the region can take. The first ever Africa Adaptation Gap Report provided a stark analysis of where Africa stands in relation to its adaptation goals and has helped inform policymakers as well as African Ministers of Environment to negotiate the African position on climate change. Building on the first report he coordinated the 2nd Africa Adaptation Gap report which has guided the continent with clear recommen-dations and methodology to start looking within on how domestic revenue can be generated within countries sovereign realm to complement interna-tional funding for African countries in investing in resilience and adaptation as an integral part of national development planning. A consummate scholar of climate change, he has participated in a wide variety of research projects and has published more than 200 articles in both international peer reviewed journal and magazines. He holds a PhD in Environmental Change & Policy from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Dr. Michele Leone holds the position of Senior Programme Specialist at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Dr. Michele got a PhD in physics from the UNESCO ICTP and the Inter-national School for Advanced Studies of Trieste, Italy. He has worked as research scientist applying complex systems theory and tools to real world development problems in computer sciences, biology, ecology and econom-ics. He left Europe in 2005 to work as senior lecturer, consultant and project manager in Malawi, Kenya, Mozambique, Burundi, Cuba and Madagascar. He joined IDRC in 2010, where he is Senior Program Specialist for Climate Change. He is based in the IDRC regional office for sub-Saharan Africa lo-cated in Nairobi, Kenya. He works on program management, evidence-based decision making, and complex decision making under uncertainty.

Dr. Richard Munang - United Nations Environment Africa Regional Climate Change Pro-gramme Coordinator

Dr. Michele Leone- Senior Pro-gramme Specialist International Development Research Centre IDRC 12

Professor Wandiga EBS, FRSC is a Professor of Chemistry at the department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi and Acting Director, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation at the University of Nairobi. He holds a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in Chemistry (June 1967) from Howard University, Washington DC, Master of Science in Chemistry (January 1972) University of Maryland, USA and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (June 1972) from Case Western, Reserve University-USA. In addition to English and local languages, Professor Wandiga has reading knowledge in German, French and Spanish. His research interest lies in the design, synthesis and characterization of metal chalets which have apparent utility as chemotherapeutic agents and as models for metal binding dynamics in biological systems. His second interest is the design, synthesis and characteriza-tion of metal chelates with unique structural features, stereochemistry, optical activity and electronic properties. In all his research interests the use of most ana-lytical instruments are involved. A third interest is in Environmental Chemistry. In this project he analyses trace elements at parts per million (ppm) to parts per billion (ppb) by polarography and atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). Professor Wandiga is the author of 101 papers, 69 conference presentations, 24 books and chapters in books, 11 public lectures at international conferences, 10 government reports and 13 consultancy reports and has chaired several na-tional committees on university education and been a consultant on World Bank, UNESCO and UNEP projects undertaken in Kenya and Eastern Africa. He has supervised several postgraduate students in local and international Universities He was Chair of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences from 1992 – 2002, and Chair of the Pan African Committee of START (2001-2007) as well as past chair of the National IGBP Committee. He was awarded Certificate by Ministry of En-vironment and Natural Resources, Government of Kenya (2004), for outstanding work on Hazardous and Toxic Chemicals and Pesticides. Professor Wandiga has a long working experience in academia, research, consultancy, administration and advisory among others from 1969 to date.

Dr. Roy B. Mugiira is the Director, Scheduled Sciences at the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation of Kenya. He holds a Ph.D in the diagnosis of plant viral infections based on the alignment of their DNA sequences. Dr. Mugiira has a wide experience in policy advisory for the governance of Science, Technology and Innovation generally and specifically Biotechnology Development.

Prof. Shem Wandiga - Chan-cellor, Egerton University

Dr. Roy Mugiira, Director, Scheduled Sciences at the Na-tional Commission for Science, Tehcnology and Innovaiton (NA-COSTI) Kenya.

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Dr. J.P Ochieng is currently the Team Leader, DFID East Africa Research Fund (EARF). Dr. J.P actively pursues a research interest in assessing the impact and performance of capacity strengthening programmes on socio-economic development.He has published over four-dozen articles in scien-tific research, capacity strengthening & technology policy. He is a trustee at the National Research Fund; a Member of the Regional Advisory Group of the DFID-funded Knowledge Systems Innovation Project being imple-mented by Natural Resources Institute (NRI) at the University of Greenwich. The consortium also includes the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Re-search Organisation (CSIRO), and the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS). He is also a member of the Independent External Expert Advisory Group (EEAG) Socio Technical Approach to Road Safety (STARS) project funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). He was a member of the research Advisory Group (RAG) of the British Council (2017-2018) as well as a commissioner in the Commission for University Education (CUE 2014 - 2017). He received a Head of State Commendation (HSC) in 2013. Dr. Ochieng has a PDF Degree from International Centre of Insect Physiol-ogy (ICIPE) in Kenya on Biological Performance in insects (1990-1992); PhD in Zoology (Entomology) Auckland University, New Zealand(1985-89);BSc(Hons) Zoology University of Poona, India 1979-82).

Dr. JPR Ochieng’- Odero- Team Leader DFID’s East Africa Research Fund (EARF)

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