Esther Getrude Lungahi I am the Knowledge Manager Engagement Leader for Kenya and Uganda working with Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) under Mercy corps. BRACED is helping people become more resilient to climate extremes in South and Southeast Asia and in the African Sahel and its neighbouring countries. It seeks to influence policies and practices at the local, national and international level.
I have over ten years of experience in communications and knowledge management drawn from various institutions and over eight years experience working with partners, government institutions and grassroots communities in implementing climate smart initiatives and influencing relevant policies to help build resilient communities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
MA communication and media studies from University of Nairobi, authored various papers on community climate change adaptation approaches. Previously chief editor of climate change briefing with a circulation of sub-Saharan Africa.