Leah Wanambwa Naess is a Senior Policy Officer, in the Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is specifically working on Climate Change, Conservation of Africa’s Wild Fauna and Flora (wildlife) and biodiversity portfolios.
Leah has over 15 years of experience working on environmental policy, advocacy and communication. Prior to joining the African Union Commission, she worked at the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya and the Greenbelt Movement, an NGO in Kenya.