Catherine Mungai: Country Project Officer – Biodiversity Engagement Facilitation – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Catherine Mungai is the Country Project Officer – Biodiversity Engagement Facilitation at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  Prior to joining IUCN, Catherine was the Partnerships and Policy Engagement Specialist for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in East Africa based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focused on expanding learning partnerships and supporting science-policy engagement processes in CCAFS focus countries in East Africa and also at the global level on integrating gender, climate change and agriculture policies. Catherine is a founding member of the CSA MSP where she chaired thematic working group 1 on profiling.

Catherine is also a member of the African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) gender group. She is also in the Technical Working Group supporting Gender Mainstreaming of Kenya’s Nationally Determined Contributions under the Climate Change Directorate at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Catherine also offered technical support on the knowledge sharing platform known as the Climate and Agriculture Network for Africa (CANA) which seeks to promote dialogue between youth, policy makers and scientists on food security, agriculture and climate change.

Catherine is an alumni of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with a Msc. in Environmental Governance from Freiburg University in Germany. She also has a background in  Environmental Journalism and Communication.