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) Dr Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng 1 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 Dr Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng 2 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 Dr Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng 3 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 Dr Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng 4 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. Dr Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng 5 1999-2000: TEACHING ASSISTANT (KENYATTA UNIVERSITY, LITERATURE,