AMCoP is coordinated by practitioners and researchers who connect methane science, policy and finance across Africa,turning evidence into action on the ground.
Antony Mbandi
Finance & Investment Lead, Strathmore Business School
Antony Mbandi is a higher education leader, partnership strategist, and philanthropy practitioner with extensive experience in research, project management, institutional advancement, and stakeholder engagement. He serves in a leadership role at Strathmore Business School, where he champions AMCoP's finance and investment component, leads the Strathmore University Uhisani Research Initiative (SUURI) Hub, and initiatives that strengthen the institution's impact across Africa.
Dr. N'Datchoh Evelyne Touré
Atmospheric Scientist, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Dr. N'Datchoh E. Touré is an atmospheric scientist from Côte d'Ivoire and a researcher at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Her research focuses on atmospheric aerosols, biomass-burning emissions, dust transport, and their impacts on air quality and climate in West Africa.
Prof. Rebecca Garland
Professor, Geography, Geoinformatics & Meteorology, University of Pretoria
Prof Rebecca Garland is a Professor in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She has over 20 years of experience in atmospheric science research, focusing on air quality, its linkages to climate change, and their impacts across southern Africa.
Gerphas Keyah Opondo
Founder & Executive Director, Environmental Compliance Institute (ECI)
Gerphas (Gerry) Opondo is the Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Compliance Institute (ECI), a Nairobi-based non-profit advancing environmental and climate governance across Africa. A lawyer with over two decades of experience, including senior roles at Kenya's National Environment Management Authority, he leads Global Methane Hub and CCAC-funded methane projects across Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, and Ghana.
Dr. Joseph Victor Otieno Ikawa
Coordinator, AMCoP, ECI; Director & Research Lead, Snapp Africa
Dr. Joseph Victor Otieno Ikawa is Coordinator of the Africa Methane Community of Practice (AMCoP) at ECI and Director & Research Lead at Snapp Africa. A multi-disciplinary environmental planner and M&E specialist with over 20 years' experience across Africa's climate and research ecosystems, he holds a PhD in Environmental Planning & Management from Kenyatta University.
Lawrence Nzuve
Communications Director, Environmental Compliance Institute (ECI)
Lawrence Nzuve is Communications Director at the Environmental Compliance Institute (ECI), with over 15 years of strategic communications experience across Africa, including roles at SEI Africa, UNEP, and UNDP. He specialises in translating technical climate and air-quality research into policy-influencing narratives.
Dr. Anderson Kehbila
Senior Research Fellow & Programme Leader, Natural Resources and Ecosystems, SEI Africa
Dr. Anderson Kehbila is Senior Research Fellow and Programme Leader for Natural Resources and Ecosystems at SEI Africa, with 16 years of experience in climate and energy policy research and sectoral decarbonization. He has authored 50 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to the CCAC/UNEP integrated assessment of air pollution and climate change for Africa.
Dr. Philip Osano
Chief Operating Officer (COO), CIFOR-ICRAF
Dr. Philip Osano is Chief Operating Officer at CIFOR-ICRAF and previously Africa Centre Director at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). With over 20 years of experience in applied research and policy, he is a lead author of the IPBES Global Assessment and an Independent Board Member of the Kenya Space Agency.
