Thomas Lerenten Lelekoitien
Deputy Director - Climate Change Adaptation , Climate Change Directorate
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry
Thomas Lerenten Lelekoitien is the Deputy Director for Climate Change Adaptation at Kenya's Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, where he leads the country's national adaptation agenda under the UNFCCC. With over 24 years of experience in climate change adaptation, he serves as Kenya's National Adaptation Focal Point and heads the country's UNFCCC negotiating team on adaptation, loss, and damage.
A veteran of international climate policy, Thomas has served on the NAP Global Network Steering Committee and as Africa's alternate representative on the UNFCCC Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Platform Facilitative Working Group. His work directly shapes Kenya's policy response to climate risk, ensuring that the country's most vulnerable communities are at the centre of global climate negotiations.
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