Experience & Activities

Olga Laiza Kupika is an Associate Professor in Natural Resources Management at the University of Bostwana; a UNFCCC registered climate change adaptation expert and UNESCO Earth Network Volunteer expert. She is currently engaged as a Senior Research Fellow in Climate Change Adaptation at the Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana. Olga is a task oriented, result focused conservationist with over a decade of experience of research, teaching, community and professional service/ engagement in the higher and tertiary education sector.

Olga has research skills and competences related to Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Management, Green Economy and Biodiversity Conservation, Ethnobotany, Local Ecological Knowledge, One Health,  Sustainable Livelihoods, Safeguarding of the Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Agroecology, Community Based Natural Resources Management; Livelihoods Monitoring and Development Projects; Environmental Safeguards/ Social and Environmental Governance (ESG); Environmental Policy Development and Engagement; Environmental Education; Academic mentorship and Education 5.0 champion (Curriculum Development, Implementation and Administration).

Olga has experience leading and collaborating with multidisciplinary climate change research and consultancy teams and has ability to develop fundable research proposals, communicate with stakeholders and research partners at local, national, regional and international forums.