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Kenyan scientist elected as vice chair of global Climate panel

Dr Cromwel Lukorito has been elected as the Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Dr Cromwel Lukorito, a senior lecturer at the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, has been elected as the Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II.

The election results were announced on Friday, June 28, 2023, with Dr Lukorito securing a substantial 101 votes, defeating Sudan's candidate Hana Hamadala, who garnered 44 votes.

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