Fatima Denton

Fatima Denton

Fatima Denton in a 2016 interivew with the International Institute for Environment and Development
Residence Ethiopia
Institutions United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Alma mater University of Birmingham
Notable awards 2015 Barbara Ward Lecturer
External video
“Fatima Denton calls for the narrative on climate change and Africa to be rewritten“, 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture
“Exclusive Interview with Dr. Fatima Denton, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa“, The Times of Africa
“Interview with Fatima Denton, African Climate Policy Centre, UNECA”, UNISDR

Fatima Denton is the Co-ordinator for the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She directs a special initiatives division focused on innovation, science, technology and natural resource management.[1][2] She partners with countries such as Benin and Liberia to develop and implement country needs assessment missions.[3]

Fatima Denton writes about topics including renewable energy,[4] sustainable development,[5] climate change,[6] gender and climate change,[7] climate change adaptation,[8] vulnerability,[9] food security[10] and water and energy poverty.[11] She is a lead author for Working Group II's Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and for the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN).[12] She has served on a number of scientific committees including the Independent Science Panel (ISP) of the CGIAR Climate Change and Food Security Programme (CCAFS).[1]

Denton was the 2015 Barbara Ward Lecturer, challenging policy-makers, researchers, and academics in London to reexamine Africa and its relationship to climate change.[13] She is a speaker at the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, one of several "Women Leaders Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa".[14]

Early life and education

Fatima Denton completed a wide-ranging array of undergraduate studies at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal (humanities), the University of Besancon, France, (applied linguistics and interpreting), the University of Paris – la Sorbonne Paris IV (humanities) and the Écoles des Hautes Études Internationales et Politiques (HEIP) (international relations).[1] She earned her PhD in political science and development studies from the University of Birmingham (UK).[1][15][16]

Career

Fatima Denton worked as a policy analyst and project coordinator with the energy program of Enda Tiers Monde in Senegal.[17]:19 Her work addressed issues including sustainable development, climate and gender,[18] climate change vulnerability and adaptation, food security, local governance, water, and energy poverty[19] in the Sahel.[17]:14[20]

Fatima Denton worked as a senior energy planner with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at Risø Centre in Denmark.[21] She was a member of UNEP’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel. She has paid particular attention to the role of women, pointing out their absence from planning and development processes, the unequal impact of disasters and climate change given gendered labour roles and social status, and the need to include women in developing effective energy policies.[18][22] Solutions cannot solely focus on technology and infrastructure; they must also consider community-focused research and analysis of multiple socio-economic and political-institutional factors leading to vulnerability.[9]

Fatima Denton joined the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in 2006, where she has been a leader in strategies for climate change adaptation.[23]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fatima Denton". International Institute for Environment and Development. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Contacts". United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Benin and Senegal in quest to strengthen resilience to climate change impacts". ClimDev-Africa.
  4. ↑ Denton, Fatima, ed. (2011). Should Africa take the renewable energy path? Joto Afrika 8. Arid Lands Information Network.
  5. ↑ Sathaye, J., O. Lucon, A. Rahman, J. Christensen, F. Denton, J. Fujino, G. Heath, S. Kadner, M. Mirza, H. Rudnick, A. Schlaepfer, A. Shmakin, 2011: "Renewable Energy in the Context of Sustainable Development." In IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation [O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs-Madruga, Y. Sokona, K. Seyboth, P. Matschoss, S. Kadner, T. Zwickel, P. Eickemeier, G. Hansen, S. Schlömer, C. von Stechow (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
  6. ↑ Sokona, Youba; Denton, Fatma (15 June 2011). "Climate change impacts: can Africa cope with the challenges?". Climate Policy. 1 (1): 117–123. doi:10.3763/cpol.2001.0110. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Tirado, Cristina (2012). "Chapter 7: Gender sensitive strategies to address the challenges of climate change on health and nutrition security". Powerful synergies: Gender Equality, Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability. United Nations Development Programme. pp. 119–127.
  8. ↑ Klein, R.J.T., S. Huq, F. Denton, T.E. Downing, R.G. Richels, J.B. Robinson, F.L. Toth, 2007: "Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation." In Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 745-777.
  9. 1 2 Tschakert, Petra (August 2007). "Views from the vulnerable: Understanding climatic and other stressors in the Sahel". Global Environmental Change. 17 (3-4): 381–396. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.11.008. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Loss and damage from climate change is already happening, says UNU report". United Nations University. 2013-11-07.
  11. ↑ Cervigni, Raffaello; Liden, Rikard; Neumann, James E.; Strzepek, Kenneth M., eds. (2015). Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Africa’s Infrastructure: The Power and Water Sectors. Washington, D.C.: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. pp. 155–160. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Environment Programme, ed. (2011). Renewable energy sources and climate change mitigation Special report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 707. ISBN 9781107607101.
  13. ↑ "The Barbara Ward Lectures". International Institute for Environment and Development. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "The World Food Prize" (PDF). 2016 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "News: Keynote speaker bio: Fatima Denton". Africa Adapt. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Berlin Summer Dialogue 2011 Adaptation to Climate Change New Structures of International Cooperation - an expression of global responsibility 27-28 September 2011 Berlin Town Hall" (PDF). Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden. German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  17. 1 2 Masika, Rachel (2002). Gender, development, and climate change. Oxford: Oxfam. p. 19. ISBN 9780855984793. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Networking Around the World Report on Gender and Climate Change Event at COP8" (PDF). Energia News. 5 (4): 6–7, 13. 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  19. ↑ Figart, Deborah M.; Warnecke, Tonia L., eds. (2013). Handbook of research on gender and economic life. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd. p. 141. ISBN 9780857930941. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  20. ↑ Otter, Luanne; Olago, Daniel O.; Niang, Isabelle, eds. (2007). Global change processes and impacts in Africa : a synthesis. Nairobi : Washington, D.C: East African Educational Publishers ; START. pp. 245=246.
  21. ↑ "Former staff". UNEP Risoe Centre. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  22. ↑ Global Gender and Environment Outlook The Critical Issues. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya (PDF). UNEP. 2016. p. 6. ISBN 978-92-807-3550-5. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  23. ↑ Kararach, George; Besada, Hany; Shaw, Timothy M. (2016). Development in Africa: Refocusing the Lens after the Millennium Development Goals. Bristol: Policy Press at the University of Bristol. ISBN 9781447328544.
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