Alex Kubasu

EPR Policy Architect | Turning Kenya’s Green Economy Laws into Measurable Results | PhD Researcher · WWF-Kenya · Cambridge

Kenya

About

I am engaged in a social and scientific process based on dialogue using a broad range of tools and methods that seek to create change at different levels towards a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

Experience

  • WWF-Kenya (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Programme Coordinator, Green Economy & Policy
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Programme Coordinator, Circular Economy Initiative
      Jan 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      • Developing and implementing circular economy programme strategy in line with WWF-Kenya’s 10-year strategic plan and Kenya’s Green Economy vision • Contributing to policy processes locally and globally. • Organizing high-level international study tours for senior public and private sector officials • Supporting the private sector-led Kenya Plastics Pact and forging strategic partnerships • Co-chairing the Mombasa Solid Waste Technical Working Group • Monitoring circular economy trends through socio-economic and policy lens • Coordinating capacity-building for plastic recycling stakeholders • Collaborating with government, WWF colleagues across the network and conservation groups for circular economy promotion • Participating in innovation initiatives • Preparing and presenting technical and financial reports of the programme • Supervising a team of 4 involved in projects on extended producer responsibility and marine ecosystem conservation • Designing and developing funding proposals

    • Programme Officer Circular Economy Initiative
      May 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Board Member at HERI KENYA Health and Research Institute
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    At HERI Kenya, we strive to provide a supportive environment for scientists and community members to work together in creating a healthy environment and healthy communities through education, research, outreach, activism, and advocacy for policy change. HERI Kenya's Vision is to educate, inspire, and empower scientists and community members to take action at the intersection of health and the environment in order to improve the health of the planet and of local communities.

  • Steering Committee Member, NGO Rep. at Kenya Plastics Pact
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Vice Chairman, Plastic Waste Management Technical Working Group at County Government of Mombasa
    Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Support efforts towards collaboration for action among the key stakeholders (Government, Private Sector, Non-state actors) in the plastic value chain in the County of Mombasa and the greater Coastal Kenya.

  • Volunteer Participant: Working Group on Using Product Lifetime Extension to Advance Circular Economy at UN Environment Programme
    Aug 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

    Lead: UN Environment Programme and Co-lead: Akatu Institute This Working Group aims to build a critical mass of engagement within and across different sectors to raise awareness and engage consumers on product lifetime extension. The overarching aim is to bring together practitioners and policy makers and push progress towards product lifetime extension policies and practices worldwide.