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Dr. Genevesi Ogiogio

September 4 2022

Green Economic Advisor to the African Union & Former Climate Change Economic Advisor to Government of Eswatini

Dr. Genevesi Ogiogio is a vastly experienced economist and institutional reform and development expert. He is executive director of the African Centre for Institutional Development and has served as technical and institutional development advisor to numerous continental and international organizations including UN agencies, the World Bank, African Union organs and agencies such as the African Union Development Agency, the Pan African Parliament and the APRM, and the African Heads of State High-Level Advisory Council of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. Dr. Ogiogio was a Member of the UNDP-OECD Global Partnership Monitoring Advisory Group, OECD-DAC Task Team on Green Growth and Development, Operations Advisor for the World Bank Partnership for Capacity Building in Africa and Capacity Building Advisor to UNESCO, among numerous other assignments. He is currently Green Economic Advisor to the African Union for the implementation of the AU Green Recovery Action Plan 2021-2027 and until recently he was Climate Change Economic Advisor to the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini. A rigorous researcher and a prolific writer, Dr. Ogiogio has produced more than 250 publications consisting of high-profile commissioned reports, books and articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Ogiogio is the founder of two thriving institutions - the African Centre for Institutional Development (Africa-CiD) and Experts-Africa.com (www.experts-africa.com). 

Dr. Ogiogio has worked closely with Heads of State and Government and very senior development leaders across the African continent and internationally leading institutional reforms, building partnerships and mobilizing resources. Currently working on integrating climate change considerations into economic recovery and development policies, strategies, programmes and financing across African countries, Dr. Ogiogio believes very strongly in climate justice based on just national transition across all sectors of African economies, beyond energy sector, and social adaptation programmes.