Kwame Ababio

Kwame Ababio is the Head of the Environment and Climate Change Unit at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the development body of the African Union. In this role, he provides technical leadership for a wide range of sustainable development initiatives across Africa, focusing on program delivery, partnership building, capacity development, and resource mobilisation through strategic engagement with governments, regional organisations, development partners, and other stakeholders.
Kwame has represented the African Union at numerous global platforms, particularly at sessions of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements. He has overseen the implementation of several flagship programs within AUDA-NEPAD, including the NEPAD Climate Change Fund, the Sustainable Land and Water Programmes, and the Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance amongst others.
Kwame earned a master’s degree in environmental governance from the University of Freiburg in Germany. He is currently a PhD Candidate and Fellow at the Climate Policy Lab of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where his research focuses on climate policy, climate finance, carbon markets, energy transitions, and adaptation.