Hello, colleagues at HIFA!
My name is James Mawanda, and I am a new member of Healthcare Information For All (HIFA). I am glad to be here, a place full of knowledge, skills, and expertise from an interdisciplinary point of view. As HIFA is a global health initiative working to save lives and reduce suffering by improving the availability and use of reliable healthcare information, joining such a composition with a worldwide outlook on health issues is the right decision for me. With research interests in the climate health nexus, I am sure my reasons for joining, including knowledge and skills sharing, collaboration and partnerships, and the need for concerted global efforts towards antimicrobial resistance (AMR) triggered by climate change, will all but be substantially bolstered.
*All said, below is my short Bio:*
James Mawanda is accredited with the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR), and UN Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) and a Member of the UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism. James is an Associate Partner, at the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and Health (ICCH), University of Hamburg, Germany. Member, Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Columbia University. A member of the Global Health Hub, Germany. Also, a Mentor, International Network for Government Science Advice, Africa Chapter (INGSA-Africa), South Africa, and Mentor, Land Accelerator Africa by World Resources Institute (WRI), A Research Associate, Uganda Red Cross Society. James is a member of the Research4life User Group. He is also a Country Expert (Uganda & Rwanda) for Varieties of Democracy (V-DEM), University of Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2020. An Executive Director of African Forum for International Relations in Research and Development (AFIRRD). A member of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) & United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). James holds a Ph.D. in Diplomacy & International Affairs. James’ research interests span; International Organizations (IOs), particularly their conceptual prescriptions to the developing world; non-government organizations (NGOs) and their socio-political work in the developing world; and global climate policy and health dynamics, diplomacy and negotiations. He is an International Research and Project Assistant, EUCLID University, An Editorial Board Member, International Peer-Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), USA. He is a reviewer at Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE), Washington DC; and VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Non-profit Organizations. Uganda’s “ambassador” on The Council on Educational Standards and Accountability in Africa; Member, Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II); Human Development & Capability Association (HDCA)- HDCA Southern African Network; Member, Africa Community of Practice (CoP) on Forgotten / Underutilized Food, by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA); Member, FAO’s Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum).
Regards,
James Mawanda (PhD)
Executive Director
African forum for International Relations in Research & Development (AFIRRD)
P.O.BOX 718, Entebbe
Uganda
HIFA profile: James Mawanda is Executive Director at the African Forum for International Relations in Research & Development, in Uganda. Professional interests: International Organizations (IOs), particularly their conceptual prescriptions to the developing world; non-government organizations (NGOs) and their socio-political work in the developing world; and global climate policy and health dynamics, diplomacy and negotiations.
Email address: mawandajames AT gmail.com
