Background
Touré was born on July 11, 1957, in Duékoué, a town in the western region.
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Education
1989 - Doctor of Philosophy Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire
1985 - Master of Science Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati
1982 - Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, "École Nationale Supérieure des Traveaux PublicsENSTP, Côte d’Ivoire.
Career
Sékou Touré is married and has 2 children. February 2001 to September 2007 - Director of the Regional Office for Africa, United Nations Environmental Programme (United Nations Environment Programme), Nairobi, Kenya March 2000 to January 2001 - Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire February 2000 to March 2000 - Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Development Planning and Coordination of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire January 1996 to December 1999 - Junior Minister (High Commissioner for Hydraulics) of Côte d’Ivoire. Additionally, Sékou Touré has taught in the United States and Côte d’Ivoire In September 2007, Sékou Touré Joined the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as the Conflict Resolution Commissioner.
In his role, Doctor Touré provides advice and intellectual leadership on the resolution of conflicts and disputes among countries and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agencies or its secretariat.
Sékou Touré was one of the lead authors on the IPCC Special Report on the Regional Impacts of Climate Change and Assessment on vulnerability (He is the co - author of chapter 2: Africa). He also collaborated with IPCC to develop methodologies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions.
His contribution to the work of IPCC date back to when he was a professor in Côte d’Ivoire.
Achievements
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Research and Teaching Assistantship, University of New Hampshire Summer Graduate Teaching Assistantship Central University Research Fund Fund for Dissertation Research, Sigma Xi Fellowship, African American Institute, New York "Prix de la Recherche", Côte d’Ivoire "Chevalier de l"ordre du Mérite Agricole", Côte d’Ivoire "Diplôme d"Honneur, Fédération Nationale des Mouvements de Jeunesse Communale", Côte d’Ivoire.
