Noah Badolyin Bugre

Research Interests

• Climate policy
• Gender equity
• Water & Food Security
• Green and just transitions
• Circular economy
• Climate mobility
• Social equity in environmental adaptation

Noah Badolyin Bugre is an inaugural recipient of the Canada Impact+ Research Training Award (CIRTA) from SSHRC and a PhD student in Social Studies at the University of Regina. He holds an MSc in Environmental Engineering and Management and a BSc in Environmental Engineering, both from the University of Energy and Natural Resources, where he pursued his MSc as a World Bank RCEES Scholarship recipient. His research interests include climate policy, gender equity, Water & Food Security, green and just transitions, circular economy, climate mobility, and social equity in environmental adaptation. Before beginning his doctoral studies, Noah served as Country Director of the United Youth Initiative for Africa, a Pan-African NGO, leading delegations to COP29 and COP30, spearheading the development of Ghana’s Youth Climate Action Roadmap (2025 to 2030), and the development of Ghana’s Green Business and Jobs Tracker for the NDCs. A Professional Engineer with the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Ghana, he won the Global Centre for Leadership and Social Innovation Pitch Contest and was a runner-up in the African Climate Adaptation Innovation Challenge. He has consulted on national initiatives including Ghana’s National E-Waste Policy and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture under the World Bank.