Balgis Osman-Elasha
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country of citizenship: Sudan
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: climatologist, writer, researcher, scientist
award received: Champions of the Earth
Balgis Osman-Elasha is a Sudanese climate scientist who studies the effects of climate change in Africa and promotes sustainable development and climate change adaptations. She was a lead writer on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report that garnered the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change a Nobel Peace Prize, and she was named a 2008 United Nations Environment Programme Champion of the Earth. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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