Mr. Chiagozie Chima Udeh
YOUNGO (Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC) (Major Group of Children and Youth)
Chiagozie Udeh is a 23-year-old Nigerian expert on Climate policy and clean energy campaigner.
While working as TUNZA Eco-Generation ambassador from 2014 to 2017 he led climate action, students environmental education and biodiversity protection in Nigeria, continuously publishing reports on these topics.
In 2015, Udeh became Programme Coordinator for the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation which is planting trees and training children to become Climate Justice Ambassadors. Udeh later became a member of the organization’s Executive Global Board, allowing establishment of network of local clubs worldwide.
In March 2018 Udeh took active part in the launch of the “Trillion Trees” campaign in Monaco.
As part of African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Infrastructure and Energy Cluster Committee, he coordinates the Energy thematic group and is part of Africa's (renewable) energy revolution with AFROwatt, a startup aiming to sustainably electrify rural Africa.
A Regional Focal Point for UN MGCY Oceans/SDG14 in West and Central Africa and an integral member of the Bottomlining team of YOUNGO, Udeh works as a Climate Policy and Ecology Researcher at Selonnes Consults. His recent policy brief won the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series 2018 as published by the Ecologist.
While working as TUNZA Eco-Generation ambassador from 2014 to 2017 he led climate action, students environmental education and biodiversity protection in Nigeria, continuously publishing reports on these topics.
In 2015, Udeh became Programme Coordinator for the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation which is planting trees and training children to become Climate Justice Ambassadors. Udeh later became a member of the organization’s Executive Global Board, allowing establishment of network of local clubs worldwide.
In March 2018 Udeh took active part in the launch of the “Trillion Trees” campaign in Monaco.
As part of African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Infrastructure and Energy Cluster Committee, he coordinates the Energy thematic group and is part of Africa's (renewable) energy revolution with AFROwatt, a startup aiming to sustainably electrify rural Africa.
A Regional Focal Point for UN MGCY Oceans/SDG14 in West and Central Africa and an integral member of the Bottomlining team of YOUNGO, Udeh works as a Climate Policy and Ecology Researcher at Selonnes Consults. His recent policy brief won the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series 2018 as published by the Ecologist.