DR COSMAS MILTON OBOTE OCHIENG
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name: Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng, PhD. Nationality: Kenyan Address: The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 Email: [email protected];
EDUCATION:
2001-2005: DPhil: Development Studies (Oxford University, UK)
2000-2001: MPhil: Development Studies, (Cambridge University, UK)
1994-1998: BA (Hons.) 1st class: Sociology (Kenyatta University, Kenya)
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Global Development Policy; Agricultural Policy and Development; Climate Policy and Development; Science, Technology and Innovation Policy; Civil Society and Development; Political Economy of African Development; Development Studies.
MOST RECENT GRANT PROJECTS:
Strengthening Partnerships among Science Granting Councils in Africa and the Private Sector (IDRC, Principal Investigator) Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Food Security in Africa (UNEP, Principal Investigator) Evidence-based Policy Making: Kenya Climate Policy and Legislation (INASP, Principal Investigator) Sustainable and Fair Coasts: Responsible LNG Development, Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in Mozambique (DFID, Principal Investigator Review of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the LNG Project in Mozambique (Irish Aid, Principal Investigator) Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security for Livelihoods Resilience in Mozambique, (CGIAR CCFAS, Principal Investigator) A Cost Benefit Analysis of Mining in Northern Uganda (Irish Aid, Principal Investigator) Business, Biodiversity and Economics in Eastern and Southern Africa, (Mitsubishi Foundation, Principal Investigator)
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Small Farms, Small Businesses, Food Security and Sustainability (EU H2020, Co-Investigator) Transformative Pathways to Sustainability: Learning Across Disciplines, Contexts and Cultures (International Social Science Council, Co- Investigator) Towards a Relational Approach to Agency for Mapping Pathways Into and Out of Poverty (UK ESRC, Co-Investigator) Political Economy of Science Granting Councils in Africa, (IDRC, Co- Investigator) Bridging Knowledge Systems in Ecosystem Management in Africa (NERC/ESPA, Co-Investigator)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
SEPTEMBER, 2017 – PRESENT: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY, PARDEE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES, BOSTON UNIVERSITY.
MARCH 2014 – JULY 2017: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AFRICAN CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (ACTS), NAIROBI, KENYA
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AT ACTS
ACTS consistently ranked among the world’s top think tanks working on climate change, environment, and science and technology policy.
Successfully negotiated the creation of the Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA) in Africa in 2015: http://www.ebafosa.org. EBAFOSA is a multi-stakeholder platform that brings together over 7500 state, private sector, and NGO and individual members to promote agricultural production, trade and consumption that does not adversely impact the health and integrity of African ecosystems. The Steering Committee of EBAFOSA includes: The African Union Commission (AUC); the African Development Bank (AfDB); Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Successfully negotiated the establishment of the Africa Sustainability HUB, (2015). The Africa Sustainability HUB brings together policy, corporate, research and civil society communities to conduct research, policy analysis and capacity building on social, economic, environmental, technological and political pathways
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to sustainable development. Members of the HUB include: the University of Sussex (UK); the Stockholm Environment Institute (Sweden); and the African Technology Policy Studies Network (Kenya).
Lead Author, Africa Data Revolution Report 2016. Oversaw the writing of the inaugural Africa Data Revolution Report (2016), a joint product of the UNDP, IDRC, Economic Commission for Africa and the World Wide Web Foundation.
Member of the Expert Scoping Group of the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of Global Warming of 1.5°C above Pre-industrial Levels and related Global Greenhouse Gas Emission Pathways, 2015.
Founder, and Editor-in-Chief, The African Technopolitan, a technology and development Magazine of the African Centre for Technology Studies that brings together leading policy makers, captains of industry and leading scholars to exchange knowledge and experiences on innovative solutions to Africa’s development challenges.
MARCH 2012 – FEBRUARY 2014: TECHNICAL COORDINATOR, BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND BIODIVERSITY, IUCN (INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE), EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE (PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA)
Established the Business, Economics and Biodiversity (BEB) Programme for IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office. Directed the promotion of private sector engagement in economic, social and environmental sustainability by developing projects and partnerships that: Helped companies mitigate and off-set their impacts on biodiversity and community livelihoods; Promoted sustainable development and integrated sustainability reporting; Enhanced ‘Green Economies” and Adaptation to Climate Change’; Created enabling institutional environments for socially and environmentally responsible investments and enterprises that build economic value on natural capital.
Negotiated a Multi-partite Partnership Agreement on Responsible LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Development, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in Mozambique between Mozambique LNG, the Government of Mozambique, Civil Society, Communities and IUCN. Entailed the creation of an evidence based multi-stakeholder consultative
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platform on responsible LNG development, sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation in Mozambique.
Negotiated a 3-year Multi Partite Partnership Agreement on Responsible Mining, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Cape Province of South Africa between Black Mountain Mining, Northern Cape Provincial Government (South Africa) Civil Society, Local Community and IUCN. Entailed the creation of an Independent Scientific Review Panel to provide technical review and to advise the company on the environmental, social, economic, health, human rights and biodiversity impacts of its mining operations; and a Biodiversity and Livelihoods Grants Scheme to promote sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation.
Helped establish the South African Business and Biodiversity Network;
OCT 2008 — FEB 2012: LECTURER, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, LAND AND WATER (LANCASTER UNIVERSITY, UK)
Teaching: Environment and Development (Masters); Geographies of Agriculture, Development and Ecosystems Change (Final Year) Water, Society and Sustainability (Final Year); Water and Environmental Management in the Mediterranean (Final Year) Issues in Conservation Biology (Final Year) Geographical Political Economy (2nd year)
MRes (Masters by Research) Supervision: Environmental management and poverty incidence in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya Economic and environmental impacts of fair-trade teas in West Bengal, India Organic agriculture and food sovereignty in Bolivia Carbon forestry, poverty and environmental management in Uganda Efficiency and equity of fair-trade coffee in Uganda
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OCT 2007 – SEP 2008: DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND MARKETS IN AFRICA, (ECOAGRICULTURE PARTNERS, WASHINGTON DC, USA AND NAIROBI, KENYA)
Conducted a comprehensive review of payments for environmental services (PES) in agricultural landscapes in Africa. Designed policy options and business models for pro poor payments for ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes in East Africa. Directed community based sustainable land management (SLM) approaches and projects in East Africa
MAR 2005 – SEP 2007: RESEARCH FELLOW (INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IFPRI) ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA AND WASHINGTON D.C. USA).
1. CO-INVESTIGATOR: Organization and Managerial Reforms of National Agricultural Research Systems in Africa Helped design and implement results-based organizational and management reform of agricultural research systems in Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Uganda.
2. CO-INVESTIGATOR: Strengthening Managing for Impact of Agricultural Projects in East and Southern Africa (SMIP)
Helped design and implement capacity development and training programmes of agricultural service providers in Eastern and Southern Africa. This project was funded by IFAD and co- implemented with Wageningen International University. JAN 2004 – FEB 2005: TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY OFFICER (ACTION AID, LONDON, UK) Conducted evidence-based research and policy advocacy on the potential impact of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between EU and ACP countries. Entailed lobbying trade representatives from the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. 2003 (JAN-OCT): TRADE, COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT INTERN, (INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC), OTTAWA, CANADA AND AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE, NAIROBI, KENYA) Conducted economic research and analysis on the impact of multilateral and regional trade agreements on the efficiency and competitiveness of East African agriculture.
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1999-2000: TEACHING ASSISTANT (KENYATTA UNIVERSITY, LITERATURE, DEPARTMENT, NAIROBI, KENYA) Tutored undergraduate students in the Literature Department
1999 (JAN-SEPT): RESEARCH INTERN (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL RECONSTRUCTION (IIRR), AFRICA OFFICE, NAIROBI, KENYA)
Conducted external environmental analysis for the 2000-2005 IIRR Strategic Plan.
CONSULTANCIES
2016: Lead Author, Africa Data Report 2016. 2012: (Sept): Central Statistics Authority, Ethiopia: Developing and Using Qualitative Methodologies in Economic Planning, Policy Development and Implementation 2009 (Aug-Sept): Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture: An impact assessment of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system in the Kenyan agricultural sector. 2009 (May- June): International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Geneva: Review of the legal and systemic issues in the Interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) 2007 (Aug): Oxfam, GB: Review of Oxfam’s policy positions on multi- lateral and regional trade agreements and policies 2006 (July): Traidcraft UK: Study: impact of the proposed Economic Partnership Agreements on African regional integration. 2006 (Oct): SAPRN-SADC (Southern African Poverty Research Network): Study: EPAs and the Development Question in Africa: Which Way Now? 2002 (Dec): International Foundation of Science (IFS) & CODESRIA: Conceptualized the new IFS/CODRSRIA Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Initiative
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Ochieng, C., Demissie, H., Foladori, G., & Mengesha, D. (eds) 2017. Nanotechnology and Sustainable Development in Africa. Nairobi: ACTS Press
Ochieng, C. Atela, J. Huq, S. Orindi, V. and Owiyo, T. eds. (2017). Enhancing Effectiveness of Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change. Nairobi: ACTS Press
Ochieng, C. Khaemba, W. and Kimotho, G. eds (forthcoming). Climate and Environmental Justice in Africa. Nairobi: ACTS Press
Ochieng, C. 2010. ‘The Political Economy of Contract Farming in Tea in Kenya: The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)’, in Heyer, J. & Harris-White, B. (Eds) Comparative Political Economy of Development in Africa and Asia. London: Route ledge
Ochieng, C. 2010. ‘The Political Economy of Agrarian Development in Kenya: Legal and Institutional Impediments to Socio-economic Change, 1963-2002’, in Branch, D., & Cheeseman, N. et al (Eds). Our time to Eat: Politics in Kenya since the 1950s. Berlin: Lit Verlag.
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Ochieng, C. (2008). Comparative capitalism and sustainable development: Co- management of the Lake Victoria Fisheries resources. Natural Resources Forum 32: 64-76. Ochieng, C., Spielman, D., Ekboir, J., & Davis, K, (2008). An innovation systems perspective on strengthening agricultural education and training in sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural Systems 98:1-9 (Equal responsibility authorship). Ochieng, C. (2007). Development through positive deviance and its implications for economic policy making and public administration in Africa: the case of Kenya agricultural development, 1930-2004. World Development 35: (3) 454–479.
Ochieng, C. (2007) Re-vitalizing African agriculture through innovative business and organizational arrangements: promising developments in the traditional crops sector. Journal of Modern African Studies 45 :( 1) 143-169.
Ochieng, C. (2007) The EU-ACP economic partnership agreements and the development question: opportunities and constraints posed by Article XXIV
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and special and differential treatment provisions of the WTO. Journal of International Economic Law 10: (2) 363-395.
OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Ochieng, C. (2016). The Poverty of Development Strategy in Africa. The African Technopolitan, January Issue, Vol. 4.
Ochieng, C & Houdet, J. (2015) eds. Responsible Exploitation of Natural Resources for African Development. ACTS Special Issue Paper Series 001. ACTS Press, Nairobi
Ochieng, C. Houdet, J. and Western, D. (2015). Kenya’s Natural Capital: Business and Biodiversity. Policy Briefs for County Decision Makers, No. 2. ACTS Press, November
Ochieng, C. (2015) Munang R, Mgendi R, Alverson K, O’Brien-Onyeka M, Molua E, Ottichilo W Mugerwa K, Bunch R, Bogale A, Bekele W, Sudarkasa M , Badiane O, Ayuk E, Amis M, Tabot-Tabot E, Kinney K, Kwangwari C, Luganda P, Aidoo K, Mulangu F, Kariuki J. (2015) Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EBA) for food security in Africa –Towards a Comprehensive Strategic Framework to Upscale and Out-scale EBA-driven Agriculture in Africa. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi
Ochieng, C., Kennedy, M. Khaemba, W. and Tonui, C. 2015. Intended Nationally Determined Contributions as a Means to Strengthening Africa’s Engagement in International Climate Negotiations. ACTS Climate Resilient Economies Programme Working Paper 001/2015, November.
Ochieng, C. 2015. Africa’s Last Best Chance for Development. The African Technopolitan. July Issue, Vol. 3.
Ochieng, C. 2015. Big Data, Big Science and Big Development: Time for Africa to Think Big Again. The African Technopolitan. July Issue, Vol. 2.
Ochieng, C. et al. (2014). What Natural Capital Disclosure for Integrated Reporting? Designing & Modelling an Integrated Financial – Natural Capital Accounting and Reporting Framework. ACTS Working Paper, 2014-01.
Ochieng, C. Houdet, J., Muloopa, H., Kutegeka, S.,Nakangu, B., (2014). Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Mining Sector in Karamoja, Uganda. Kampala, Uganda: IUCN Uganda Country Office
Ochieng, C. Hailu, D. & Rendtorff-Smith, S (2011). Economic Policies for Preventing and Managing Land and Natural Resource Conflicts: Conflict Prevention in Resource Rich Economies. New York. UN Interagency Framework Team for Preventative Action
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Ochieng, C. (2011). Mapping Chinese Aid and Investments in Ethiopia. Harare. AFRODAD.
Ochieng, C (2009). Legal and Systemic Issues in the Interim Economic Partnership Agreements: Which way now? ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development). Issue Paper No. 2
Ochieng, C. & Davis K. (2006) ICTs as Appropriate Technologies for Africa’s Development. IFC/Financial Times: Business and Development: the Private Path to Prosperity. Washington DC, IFC
Ochieng, C & Mbabu, A. (2006). Building an Agricultural Research for Development System in Africa. IFPRI-ISNAR Discussion Paper No 8
Ochieng, C & Sharman T. Trade Traps: (2004) Why the Proposed Economic Partnership Agreements Pose Threat to Africa’s Development, London: Action Aid
PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Board Member, Elsevier Foundation (2017-Present)
Member, Scientific Committee, Future Earth (2017-Present).
Member, Scientific and Programme Committee, Next Einstein Forum, 2018.
Board Member, Board of Trustees: Kenya National Council for Persons with Disabilities in Kenya (2015-2017)
Board Member, UNESCO GenderInsite (2015-Present)
Member, Continental Task Force on Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security in Africa (2014)
Member, Governing Board: Leadership for Conservation in Africa (LCA) (2012- 2014).
National Co-Chair, Climate Change Pillar: National Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, Republic of Kenya (2015- Present)
Editorial Boards: Local Environment; International Journal of Technology and Management; Review of Development and Change.
JOURNAL REVIEWER: World Development Food Policy Global Food Security Journal of Agrarian Change
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Journal of Energy for Sustainable Development Review of African Political Economy Journal of Eastern African Studies
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2006: Bronze Prize Winner: The First Annual IFC/Financial Times Essay Competition for the Paper: ‘ICTs as Appropriate Technologies for Africa’s Development
2002: Wingate Scholar, Oxford University, UK 2001: Overseas Research Scholarship, Oxford University 2000: Shell Centenary Scholar, Cambridge University 1998: Deans’ Honours List, Kenyatta University 1997: Deans’ Honours List, Kenyatta University
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