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发帖数: 43471 | 1 n his personal and professional capacities, Dr Sokona participated at many
international negotiations and follow-ups of the Rio process and related
Conventions including Climate Change, Desertification, and Biodiversity. He
is often solicited by various governments in Africa and organizations such
as the World Bank, UNDP, etc., to serve as a Steering Committee Member of
their programs, to conduct program evaluation missions, to chair sessions in
high level conferences, and to contribute scientific papers in the area of
energy, environment and poverty. Throughout his career, he has also had the
privilege to serve in various advisory capacities to many African
governments and organizations.
From May 2013: Special Advisor of the South Centre
The South Centre is an Intergovernmental Organization of Developing
Countries, based in Geneva in Switzerland, intended to meet the need for
analysis of development problems and experience, as well as to provide
intellectual and policy support required by developing countries for
collective and individual action, particularly in the international arena.
From November 2010 to May 2012: Coordinator of the African Climate Policy
Centre
June 2004 – June 2010: Executive Secretary of the Observatory the Sahara
and the Sahel
1999 - to 2004: ENDA-TM - Executive Secretary for International Relations
1987 to June 2004: Coordinator of the ENDA-TM Energy Program
1983-1987: Research Co-coordinator at Enda-TM Energy Programme
1981-1983: Professor of hydrology, statistics and hydraulic at the Ecole
Nationale
d'Ingénieurs de Bamako, Mali
1978-1981: Research Assistant and Research fellow at the Centre
Informatique
Geologique de l’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de
Paris
1976-1977: Assistant Professor at the Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Bamako
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr Sokona's work focuses on energy, environment and sustainable development
nexus. He has broad experience in Africa in policy development through a
combination of research and analysis, and organizing and leading multi-
stakeholder participation.
The thematic focus of his work covers conceptual as well as practical issues
in sustainable development—including the analysis of energy, climate
change, desertification, land degradation, water management, environment,
institutions, governance, legal systems, and community development. He has
served several national and international public policy institutions.
PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications
1. Sokona, Y. and Srivastava (editors), 2012. Universal access to energy:
Getting the framework right. Energy Policy, volume 47, Supplement 1, (2012)
2. Sokona, Y. et all, 2012. Y. Sokona, Y. Mulugetta, H. Gujba. Widening
access in Africa: Towards energy transition. Energy Policy, volume 47,
Supplement 1,(2012) pages 3-10
3. Sokona, Y. et all, 2012. L. Agbemabiese, J. Nkomo, Y. Sokona. Enabling
innovations in energy access: An African perspective. Energy Policy, volume
47, Supplement 1, (2012) pages 38-47
4. Sokona, Y. et all, 2012. H. Gujba, S. Thorne, Y. Mulugetta, K. Rai.
Financing low carbon energy access in Africa. Energy Pollicy, volume 47,
Supplement 1, (2012), pages 71-78
5. Sokona, Y. et all, 2010. Application of indicator systems for monitoring
and assessment of desertification from national to global scales. in Land
Degradation & Development
6. Sokona, Y. et all, 2010. Integrated Monitoring and Assessment of Land
Degradation and Desertification - Towards New Conceptual and Integrated
Approaches. in Land Degradation & Development
7. Sokona, Y. et all, 2007. Towards a Sustainability Transition. SEI, Sweden
8. Sokona, Y. et Khennas S., 2006. Fragilité énergétique des Pays les
Moins Avancés; Regards sur la Terre 2007. L’annuel du développement
durable. Paris : Presses de Sciences PO
9. Sokona, Y., 2009. Taking an integrated approach to air pollution and
climate change: Opportunities and challenges from an African perspective, in
special issue of Air Pollution and Climate Change
10. Sokona, Y. and all. Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in least
Developed Countries. in Climate Policy 4 (2004) 25-43
11. Sokona, Y. and all, 2003. Climate negotiations beyond Kyoto: developing
countries concerns and interests. In: Climate Policy, vol. 3, 221-231
Elsevier, Amsterdam
12. Sokona, Y. and all, 2003. Moving beyond Kyoto: Developing Countries,
Climate Change and Sustainable Development. In survival for a small planet:
The sustainable development agenda, pp 47-66, IIED, Earthscan, London
13. Sokona, Y. and Davidson, O., 2002. A New Sustainable Energy Path for
African Development: Think Bigger Act Faster. EDRC/ENDA, Cape Town
14. Sokona, Y. and all, 2002. Linkages between climate change and
sustainable development. In: Climate Policy, vol. 2, 129-144 Elsevier,
Amsterdam
15. Sokona, Y. and Thomas, J.P., 2002. Development First: The Pre-requisite
for a Sustainable World. In the Future is Now, vol.3, May 2002 , pp 85-91,
iied
16. Sokona, Y. and Davidson, O., 2001. Energy and Sustainable Development:
Key Issues for Africa. In Proceedings of the “African High-level Regional
Meeting on Energy and Sustainable Development” for the ninth session of the
Commission on Sustainable Development. UNEP, pp 1-19
17. Sokona, Y. and Fatma, D., 2001. Climate Change Impact: Can Africa Cope
with the Challenges? In Climate Policy vol.1 Issue 1 pp 117-123, Elsevier
18. Sokona, Y., 2000. Widening Access to Rural Energy Services in Africa:
What Prospects from the Multifunctional Platform Case in Mali? In World
Markets Series, Business Briefing: Global power Engineering & Technology, pp
76-78
19. Sokona, Y. et all. 1999. Energy as a Tool for Sustainable Development
for African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. EC and UNDP, 134 pages
20. Sokona, Y. et all; 1999. Sustainable Development in West Africa:
Beginning of the process. SEI-Boston, 75 pages
21. Sokona, Y et all. 1998. The Clean Development Mechanism: What Prospects
for Africa? In The Clean Development Mechanism: Issues & Options.UNDP, pp
109-118
22. Sokona, Y. et all. 1998. Environment and Poverty: Key Linkages for
Global Sustainable Development. The University Press Limited, Dhaka
23. Sokona, Youba 1997. Développement durable et solidarité internationale
n°8, Juillet 1997, pp 29-34
24. Sokona, Y. et all. 1995. L'énergie en Afrique: situation de 34 pays.
Enda-édition ,série Etudes et Recherches n°177-180, 467 pages.
25. Sokona Y. et all 1995. Assessment of Solar and Wind Energy utilization
in Africa. Dakar: ENDA-Energie, UNIDO and INCD Secretariat. 196 pages
26. Sokona, Y. et all. 1994. Greenhouse gas abatement in Senegal. A case
study of least-cost options in Methods for the economic evaluation of
greenhouse gas mitigation options. Special issue of Energy Policy, volume 22
, number 11, pages 947-954.
27. Sokona, Y., Lazarus M.; Diallo S., 1994. Energy-Environment Scenarios
for Senegal. SEI, Stockholm, ISBN: 91-88116-84-0. 24 pages
28. Sokona Y., Thomas J.P. 1994. Politiques d'efficacité énergétique et
Environnement dans les pays de la Communauté Economique de l'Afrique de l'
Ouest (CEAO): Les Energies renouvelables. in Politique d'efficacité de l'é
nergie et environnement, expériences pratiques dans les pays en dé
veloppement. Paris: Ed. ECONOMICA , pages 35-57
29. Sokona, Y. 1993. Training and human resource development for energy
sector in Energy options for Africa.: Environmentally Sustainable
Alternatives. edited by Stephen Karekezi and Gordon A. Mackenzie . Zed
books., p ages 39-50
30. Sokona, Y. 1992. Policy and Planning for basic energy services for rural
development: experience in west Africa in International experience in
energy planning. Elan Press.
31. Sokona, Y. and all, 1991. Key issues facing the electricity system in
Africa. In The key issues facing the electricity systems of Developing
Countries, COPED, Report EUR 13461 EN, The Commission of the European
Communities. pp 29-39. |
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