Christopher Dekki

Regional

Mar 5

Written By WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Director of Global Advocacy and Engagement, SLOCAT Partnership

Christopher (Chris) Dekki is the Director of Global Advocacy and Engagement at the SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport. Chris leads the policy advocacy and outreach dimension of SLOCAT, engaging with a wide multi-stakeholder base and shaping intergovernmental spaces. He is the co-Focal Point for transport in the UNFCCC and works to engage key transport stakeholders in the climate process. Beyond SLOCAT, Chris has many years of policy experience, working for the UN system at the global (UNDESA, UN Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth), regional (UNESCAP) and local levels (Sri Lanka), as well as in civil society platforms and youth-led organisations. Chris is also a part-time professor of political science and law at St. Joseph's University and the City University of New York - Baruch College in New York City. Finally, Chris enjoys cooking, electronic dance music, history and culture, with a particular love for his region of origin, the Levant.

Contact: chris.dekki@slocatpartnership.org

Languages: English, Arabic

Country of focus for project: Regional

SLOCAT

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