Youba Sokona

Youba Sokona FAAS FTWAS (born 23 May 1950) is a Malian expert in the fields of energy and sustainable development, particularly in Africa. He has been the vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since October 2015 and a lead author at the IPCC since 1990. Early life and education Youba Sokona was born on 23 May 1950 in Segou, Mali. In 1976, Youba Sokona obtained a Civil and Mining Engineering degree from the Abderhamane Baba Touré National School of Engineers, Mali. He continued his studies in France to pass a diploma of advanced studies (DEA) option Sciences of the Earth at the Pierre and Marie Curie University today Sorbonne University, Paris, which he finished in 1978. Sokona obtained his doctorate in Earth Sciences as a student of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris and the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris in 1981. Career and research Youba research and commentary focuses on policies that affect energy, desertification, sustainable development, and climate change, particularly in Africa.