Kennedy Mbeva

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Kennedy Mbeva

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Kennedy Mbeva (PhD) is a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Dr Mbeva’s research examines how uncertainty shapes international cooperation and global governance, focusing on economic, sustainability, and demographic issues. In his current role, he studies how to best manage the global risks generated by rapid demographic changes, hence averting societal collapse and existential risks to humanity.

Dr Mbeva has contributed to high profile UN scientific reports such as the IPCC AR6 and the Adaptation Gap Report, as well as serving on Kenya’s official delegation to the UN Climate Change negotiations. A Kenyan national, he has studied and worked in several continents, including Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. His latest book is Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, co-authored).

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