Priscilla Achakpa

Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Environmentalist, Idea generator, Life mentor, Parent, Potential employer, Project manager, Social entrepreneur

n Achakpa, holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Business Engineering and Management (Bosnia and Herzegovina), M.SC Development Studies, Professional Certificate from Harvard University Business School, and a development practitioner with over 24 years. She has held many positions at National and International levels working with a wide range of development actors and CSOs in gender, environment, and climate change. Priscilla spent several years with Savannah bank (1989-2001) rising to the position of Assistant Manager before joining Abuja Catholic Ecclesiastical Province, Caritas, Justice and Peace/Health as the Executive Secretary in 2001, Partnership Specialist/ Officer In-Charge, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) 20019-2020, Nigeria and was the National Coordinator, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaboration (WSSCC) from 2012-2019. Founder, Women Environmental Programme (WEP) an NGO since 1997, has impacted over 20 million beneficiaries across the globe with offices in Burkina-Faso, Niger, Togo and Tunisia and Nigeria as the headoffice. WEP has United Nations ECOSOC Consultative Special Status, Observer status to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Organizing Partner (OP) Women’s Major Groups representing Africa on the 2030 Agenda at UN processes from 2015 -2019 and Co-Facilitator of the Women’s Major, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Priscilla has held many positions at national and international levels and is a member of different development bodies across the globe. She is also a recipient of several awards and a member of different Professional Associations and Networks. A recipient of several awards including Ashoka Fellows, ECO Ambassador, Channels TV Nigeria and Deutsche Welle, a public broadcasting institution formed under German April 2016, Climate Change Warriors –Vogue Magazine, USA December 2015, Certificate of Recognition: In recognition of Outstanding Contributions Towards a Cleaner and Healthier Environment in Nigeria, by Nigeria National Volunteer Service (NNVS) Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Environment Award: Outstanding Advocacy Works in Gender and Environment by National Environment Newspapers and Federal Ministry of Environment, Environmental Awareness Creation Award: to Women Environmental Programme for Her Meritorious Support to Environmental Causes in Nigeria by the Environmental Outreach Magazine. Priscilla is Passionist about gender and environment especially helping the most vulnerable and disadvantages group in the society. I served as the an official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize, which fifteen Finalists will be announced on Friday 17 September 2021 and will be a livestream around the world. Dr. Priscilla Mbarumun Achakpa advises the Honorable Minister of Environment, Nigeria on gender and environmental issues generally. Hobbies includes; reading, volunteerism, singing gospel songs, donating to charity and youth empowerment/educational support, traveling and meeting people and networking.

I am a Fellow of the Ashoka and was introduced to TED a partner for the conference on the Countdown, a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, and I am happy to join us at the Countdown Summit – the first-ever TED conference focused entirely on climate solutions. Its an opportunity for me to explore the creative, ambitious and scalable ideas that are needed to turn the tide and to network with many across the globe