Role: Researcher

Mawanda provides technical advice, policy support and capacity building on National Adaptation Programmes in Armenia, Georgia, Kenya, Malawi and Nepal. He supports humanitarian diplomacy on climate policy, linking with the IFRC secretariat and Partners of Resilience. Mawanda was formerly in charge of disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation at the Uganda Red Cross Society, engaging local structures, national governments and regional bodies on climate risk management and policy dialogue.