Richard Samson Odingo

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Richard Samson Odingo
Born(1935-03-07)March 7, 1935
Climate Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Nairobi

Richard Samson Odingo (March 7, 1935 – June 12, 2021)

Nobel Peace prize in 2007 with Al Gore.[1] He had held this position for more than 20 years prior. He was awarded full Professorship at the University of Nairobi in Geography in 1987. He has been a consultant of several international agencies including multiple United Nations Agencies and has taught for many years at the University of Nairobi.[3][4][5]

Background

Richard Odingo was born on March 7, 1935, in the former

London University. He undertook his postgraduate studies at the University of Liverpool where he obtained his PhD in Agricultural geography in 1963.[4][5]

Career

Odingo was appointed Lecturer in Geography at

Al Gore Jr, "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."[6] In 2009, he received the World Environment Prize (Premio Gambrinus Giusseppe Mazzotti Prize) in Italy.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Nobel Lecture. Available from: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2007/ipcc/26114-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-nobel-lecture-2007/ Cited 17-12-20
  2. ^ "Obituary: Professor Richard Samson Odingo". IPCC. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ISBN 1534713557
  4. ^ a b c d Richard Samson Odingo. Citation on Climate Change Impacts on Peace and Security in Africa. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/781.
  5. ^ a b c d University of Nairobi Profiles. Professor Richard Samson Odingo. Available from: https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/rodingo/files/prof._rs_odingo.pdf
  6. ^ The Nobel Peace Prize 2007. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2021. Mon. 18 Jan 2021. Available from: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2007/summary
  7. ^ Gambrinus “Giuseppe Mazzotti” Prize. Prizes and Acknowledgements. Available from: https://www.premiomazzotti.it/en/prizes-and-acknowledgements
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