Nisreen Elsaim is an environmental and climate activist who began activism in 2012, with a Bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. She pursued her Master's degree in renewable energy from the same university. Nisreen is also a junior negotiator with the African Group of Negotiators in technology transfer, focusing on the policies of countries regarding climate change and renewable energies. She has written several policy papers in climate change, renewable energy, gender and youth empowerment; and was recently chosen to chair the UN Secretary General youth adviser on climate change along with six other young climate activists.
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Nisreen Elsaim
Chair, UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
