Ligia Noronha appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the UNEP New York Office
UNEP / 25 Feb 2021
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ligia Noronha of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
She will succeed Satya Tripathi of India to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his leadership and dedicated service during his tenure.
Ms. Ligia Noronha
Ms. Noronha is an economist with over 30 years of international experience in the field of sustainable development. She has worked since 2014 as Director of UNEP’s Economy Division based in Nairobi, leading UNEP’s work on climate mitigation and energy transitions; on inclusive green economies, sustainable consumption and production, as well as on trade and sustainable finance, and the nexus of environment, pollution and health.
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
Benedetta Nangila has diversified into rabbits to sustain her fodder business during covid.
Throughout 2020 and the myriad challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, supporting and working with young agribusiness entrepreneurs has been particularly pertinent.
To this end, the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A), through support provided by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research through their Cultivate Africa’s Future initiative, provides young agripreneurs, aged 18 to 35, with access to business training, finance and mentorship.
The programme, implemented by the USIU-A’s Global Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship (GAME) Centre, aims to enable youth develop and maintain resilient, job-creating enterprises.
Convening the communication and media (for) development, social and behavioural change community through a social networking and shared knowledge strategy. Focus on health, governance, HIV/AIDS, children, media development, conflict management, environment, rights, disasters, gender and other major Development issues.
Concordia to partner with West African researchers as part of the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program
Sociology and anthropology prof Océane Jasor heads a transnational group for the promotion of gender equality in the region
February 11, 2021 Océane Jasor and her team will work closely with the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy at the University of Ghana (above). | Photo: Michael Pollak / flickr creative commons
As Concordia continues to develop its international partnerships, the university will collaborate with West African academics on a Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) project for the promotion of gender equality.
“We want this to be a truly non-colonial, dynamic partnership between Concordia and West African universities,” says Océane Jasor, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, who will be heading the project.
Lisa Ilboudo Nébié: Studying Food Security, Environmental Changes and Migration in West Africa
This Q&A is part of a short series highlighting some of the Earth Institute’s women scientists as part of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11. Read more about the day and our related blog posts here.
Elisabeth Ilboudo Nébié sits by one of the major dams of the Sondré-Est Pastoral Zone in the Center-South region of Burkina Faso in the rainy season. Livestock rely on this water for their subsistence, especially at the onset of the dry season when there is less water in ponds near settlements. On average, the rainy season lasts between May-October, but these dates vary annually. The site receives about 880-900 mm of rainfall annually, but this also varies. Photo courtesy Elisabeth Ilboudo Nébié