Sessions
BP2: Basin Planning and Investment Promotion
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Tue
John Owino is Senior Programme Officer, Water & Wetlands at IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Programme, based in Nairobi, Kenya. His role includes providing technical and managerial support to a portfolio of water and land related projects and programmes at IUCN including supporting implementation and portfolio development. In his role, he is working at various levels with IUCN Members and Partners and with various authorities, agencies, development partners, and stakeholders including policy makers, scientists, experts, practitioners as well as local communities promoting water and land related nature conservation and natural resources management initiatives, policies, programmes and projects to ensure sustainable development in the region. John holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, from Moi University and Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from University of Nairobi and a Post Graduate Certificate in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). He has various professional certificates and has over 20 (twenty) years’ experience in Eastern and Horn of Africa Region in conservation of nature and natural resources management.