Cosmas Ochieng

Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Development Policy at the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. His research and teaching interests focus on the theory, policy and practice of development; global climate change and environmental policy; science, technology and innovation policy; and the political economy of African development.

Prior to joining Boston University, Dr. Ochieng served as Executive Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has also served as the Technical Coordinator for the Business, Economics and Biodiversity Program of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office in Pretoria; Climate Change Expert at the UNEP Risoe Centre (Technical University of Denmark); Lecturer in Sustainable Agriculture, Land and Water at Lancaster University in the UK; and Research Fellow, with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He continues to serve on the Board of the Elsevier Foundation and on the Scientific Committee of Future Earth.

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