Dr. Mary Njenga is a senior research scientist in bioenergy and circular bioeconomy systems and co-lead the Refugee Centred Programme at Landscape Alliance-Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR and ICRAF, CGIAR Centres), based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is also a Visiting Faculty with Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi. Her research centres on sustainable and efficient biomass energy production and use and circular bioeconomy systems and their links to environmental sustainability, including climate change, livelihoods, health and nutrition. She also has a strong interest in natural resource management across urban, rural and refugee-hosting landscapes, as well as in adaptive technology development and transfer, emphasizing gender integration and co-learning through transdisciplinary approaches. She holds a PhD in Agroecosystem and Environmental Management, and an MSc in Conservation Biology from the University of Nairobi, as well as a BSc in Natural Resource Management from Egerton University
Research Keywords
Cooking energy insecurity; food insecurity; climate change; health; refugee context
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