Sékou Touré (Ivory Coast)

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Sékou Touré in July 2011
Born	Sékou Touré July 11, 1957 (age 56) Duékoué, Côte d’Ivoire
Nationality	Ivorian
Alma mater	University of New Hampshire University of Cincinnati
Occupation	Environmental Engineer, UN Executive, Politician
Title	Conflict Resolution Commissioner, GEF
Term	September 2007 - December 2012
Successor	William Ehlers
Religion	Islam^[1]

Sékou Touré (born July 11, 1957 in Duékoué, Côte d’Ivoire) is the Director of the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) of the African Development Bank (AFDB)^[2] and former Conflict Resolution Commissioner of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Early life and family

Touré was born on July 11, 1957, in Duékoué, a town in the western region. His parents were Malinké from Odienné, in the Denguélé District lying in the northern part of Côte d’Ivoire. Sékou Touré is married and has 2 children.

Education

1989 - Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire
1985 - M.Sc. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati
1982 - B.Sc. Civil Engineering, "École Nationale Supérieure des Traveaux Publics- ENSTP, Côte d’Ivoire

Career

February 2001 to September 2007 - Director of the Regional Office for Africa, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya
March 2000 to January 2001 - Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire
February 2000 to March 2000 - Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Development Planning and Coordination of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire
January 1996 to December 1999 - Junior Minister (High Commissioner for Hydraulics) of Côte d’Ivoire.^[3]
Additionally, Sékou Touré has taught in the United States and Côte d’Ivoire

Tenure at GEF

In September 2007, Sékou Touré Joined the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as the Conflict Resolution Commissioner. In his role, Dr. Touré provides advice and intellectual leadership on the resolution of conflicts and disputes among countries and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agencies or its secretariat.^[4]

Dr. Touré received recognition for his contribution to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Nobel Peace Prize received by IPCC and Former US Vice President Al Gore Jr. in December 2007).^[5]

Sékou Touré was one of the lead authors on the IPCC Special Report on the Regional Impacts of Climate Change and Assessment on vulnerability (He is the co - author of chapter 2: Africa). He also collaborated with IPCC to develop methodologies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions. His contribution to the work of IPCC date back to when he was a professor in Côte d’Ivoire.

Awards and Honours

Research and Teaching Assistantship, University of New Hampshire
Summer Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Central University Research Fund
Fund for Dissertation Research, Sigma Xi
Fellowship, African American Institute, New York City
"Prix de la Recherche", Côte d’Ivoire
"Chevalier de l'ordre du Mérite Agricole", Côte d’Ivoire
"Diplôme d'Honneur, Fédération Nationale des Mouvements de Jeunesse Communale", Côte d’Ivoire

References

↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica: The Malinké people. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/360226/Malinke
↑ Review of the Structure - Performance and Operating Rules and Procedures of the IRM - EO
↑ The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),The Real Price of Water, UNESCO Sources, Vol. 101,May 1998
↑ Global Environment Facility. From Rio to Rio: A 20-Year Journey to Green the World’s Economies, 2012, World Bank Group, Washington, DC
↑ 5 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): The Regional Impact on Climate Change. Annex H: Authors, Contributors, and Expert Reviewers of the Regional Impacts Special Report, 2007

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