Youba Sokona
1950
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Mali
educated at: École nationale d'ingénieurs Abderhamane Baba Touré, Pierre and Marie Curie University, Mines ParisTech
occupation: politician, international forum participant
award received: Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, TWAS fellow
Youba Sokona FAAS FTWAS (born 23 May 1950) is a Malian expert in the fields of energy and sustainable development, particularly in Africa. He has been the vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since October 2015 and a lead author at the IPCC since 1990. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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