Kaluki Paul Mutuku is a Kenya-based climate advocate and an environmental defender, working to champion meaningful youth engagement for climate action. His background is in Environmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kaluki has experience in community organizing, climate communication, campaign coordination, and environmental education, among many other areas. Previously, he worked with 350.org Kenya, for the deCOALonize campaign, which sought to stop the building of a 1050 mW of a coal-fired power plant in Kenya's UNESCO world heritage site in Lamu. He is a trained Environmental Educator with A Rocha International, under the Education for Sustainable Development, ESD, and a Digital storytellerCurrently, he is the executive producer and host at EarthNow Media, a climate media communications platform seeking to inform, influence, and create impact narratives across Afrika.
Kaluki is the Executive Director at Kheri Environmental Action Network (KEAN International), immediate Regional Director for Afrika & Global Director of INUKA at Youth4Nature. His key focus for Africa is on Nature-based Solutions, land restoration, reforestation, food systems transformation, and youth leadership across the spaces. He is the Program Manager for the Afrika Youth Caravan to UNFCCC COPs projects. Kaluki is an impact storyteller & trainer, Nature-based Solutions expert, fundraiser, youth leadership advocate, mentor, and restoration champion.
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