{"id":1026,"date":"2025-05-15T05:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/?page_id=1026"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:10:30","slug":"advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/index.php\/advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1026\" class=\"elementor elementor-1026\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af487bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af487bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc1939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5bc1939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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She is the Founding Vice-Chancellor of Accra Metropolitan University (formerly Laweh Open University College), Ghana\u2019s first accredited open university and currently serves as Chairperson of the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE). She is also the Immediate Past President of the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) and a key advisor to institutions such as the Association of African Universities and the African Union Commission. \n\nProf. Goski Alabi has represented Ghana at the World Health Assembly on four occasions and served on ISO\u2019s international technical committee on consumer policy (COPOLCO). She has led international accreditation audits, advised on EU, British Council, DFID and World Bank initiatives. She has pioneered reforms integrating digital transformation and quality assurance in African universities. 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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Research at Fiji National University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNii-K Plange is a Social Scientist by profession. He is currently Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Research at the Fiji National University. He was formerly a Senior United Nations official and served in Papua New Guinea and Geneva with work experience in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. His academic publications include, The Political Economy of the South Pacific ( et.al.1984 ), James Cook University, The Science of Society: Exploring the links between Science,Ideology and Theories of Develpment, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies,(1996 ) and Generation in Transition: Pacific Youth and the Crisis of change in the twenty- first century. 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Yvonne Specializes in policy development, institutional capacity building, stakeholder coordination, and mobilizing financial resources for climate action.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYvonne Nyokabi is a climate change specialist with over 12 years of experience driving impactful climate action across Kenya and Africa. She leads UNDP Kenya\u2019s climate change portfolio, overseeing a multi donor program focused on climate finance, clean energy, governance and private sector engagement. As the national focal point for UNDP\u2019s Climate Promise, she supports turning climate pledges into tangible results. Yvonne\u2019s work bridges science, policy and finance, grounded in a strong technical background and deep experience in government and development sectors. She has played a key role in mobilizing climate finance, shaping policy and implementing inclusive multi sectoral projects ranging from energy, forestry, agriculture and waste management. Yvonne Nyokabi is a certified Renewable Energy Finance Expert with a Master\u2019s in Public Policy, she also serves on the advisory board of Acclimatise, an innovative Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Course \u2013 enhancing African Climate Change and Sustainability Education, promoting climate literacy and leadership across the continent.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b37fad5\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\" aria-label=\"Facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1a3ab10\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\" aria-label=\"Twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5dcb084\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\" aria-label=\"Youtube\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-youtube\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M549.655 124.083c-6.281-23.65-24.787-42.276-48.284-48.597C458.781 64 288 64 288 64S117.22 64 74.629 75.486c-23.497 6.322-42.003 24.947-48.284 48.597-11.412 42.867-11.412 132.305-11.412 132.305s0 89.438 11.412 132.305c6.281 23.65 24.787 41.5 48.284 47.821C117.22 448 288 448 288 448s170.78 0 213.371-11.486c23.497-6.321 42.003-24.171 48.284-47.821 11.412-42.867 11.412-132.305 11.412-132.305s0-89.438-11.412-132.305zm-317.51 213.508V175.185l142.739 81.205-142.739 81.201z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bd244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"96bd244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation-push text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_96bd244_1026\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#96bd244_1026\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tim-Clarke-Cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tim-Clarke-Cropped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tim-Clarke-Cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tim-Clarke-Cropped-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_96bd244_1026\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTim Clarke\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Professor of Practice attached to the Institute of Science and Environment at the University of Cumbria (UK).  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Professor in Practice, Retired diplomat and development specialist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTim Clarke is a Professor of Practice at the University of Cumbria\u2019s Institute of Science and Environment, where he advises the Vice Chancellor on sustainability across academic programs and the university\u2019s seven campuses. He is also an Honorary Fellow and Strategic Adviser to Lancaster University, supporting its Global Eco- Innovation Centre and regional integration initiatives. His work on an EU-funded Erasmus+ project led to the establishment of the EAC Academic and Research Network for Regional Integration (ECANRI) in Rwanda. He served as an Honorary Strategic Adviser to the Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and is a Founder and Board Member of GAIA Education Europe. A former EU Ambassador, Tim represented the EU in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Tanzania, as well as with the African Union, East African Community (EAC) and IGAD from 2004 to 2011. He managed cooperation programs exceeding \u20ac1 billion and led global initiatives in environmental policy, human rights, governance and democratic development. 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Prof. Tristan McCowan Professor of International Education at the Institute of Education, University College London. Tristan McCowan is Professor of International Education at the Institute of Education, University College London. 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