Mr. Malik Aman

Mr. Aman is an Environmental Economist and Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLM) expert with over eighteen (18) years’ professional experience working with rural communities and their environments in addressing impacts of climate change (adaptation and mitigation), sustainable agriculture, natural resources management and livelihood projects.

Mr. Aman has worked in different responsibilities and functional roles on assignments, projects and programmes in a career that has spanned various sectors: the Government of Kenya, development partners such as the World Bank, DFID and FAO, and the private sector. His terms of reference have invariably included policy and institutional analysis to support policy coherence, institutional efficiency, pragmatic plans, and economic and financial incentive mechanisms for environmental management.

He is particularly well versed in the assessment and categorization of environmental and development issues, and possesses an in-depth understanding of the international conventions and protocols, policies, legislation, and institutional and market frameworks necessary for investments and for mainstreaming environmental and climate change considerations into the broader development agenda.

Mr. Aman is currently Program Manager – National Coordination with the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action Program, a World Bank-funded program implemented by the Program Implementation Unit, the National Treasury and Planning.

Mr. Aman holds an MSc in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management from the University of York, UK; a Bachelor of Education in Economics and Business Studies from Kenyatta University; and a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management from the University of York, UK.