Experts & Staff
WRI Africa brings together more than 160 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as forests and landscape restoration, food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, to stabilize the climate, and build resilient communities.
Leadership
George Mwaniki
Head of Air Quality, WRI Africa; Country Representative, Kenya
Program Experts & Staff
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa
Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa
Nii Darko Darko
Senior Urban Mobility Manager, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Esthelyne Dusabe
Project Specialist, Urban Mobility, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amanda Gcanga
Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst
Jiregna Hirpa
Transport Planner, WRI Africa
Adane Kebede
Nature based Solution Specialist
Reynolds Kihura
Data & Product Strategist, Cities, WRI Africa
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Emmerentian Mbabazi
Project Specialist II, Cities Program, WRI Africa
Obadiah Kung'u Mungai
Environmental Finance Lead, WRI Africa
Ivy Murgor
Program Manager, Air Quality, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Amos Mwangi
Senior Electric Mobility Associate, WRI Africa
Nadia Shah Naidoo
Senior Associate, Integrated Climate Action
Lilian Nasande
Grants and Finance Specialist
John Wamagata Nduru
Green-Grey Infrastructure Accelerator Associate, WRI Africa
Semere Jelalu Shafi
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Eden Takele
Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa
Mark Tonyemevor
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Africa Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Hellen Njoki Wanjohi-Opil
Climate and Engagement, Lead
