His published work covers urban mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, urban ecological management, urban inequality, spatial planning, and disaster risk reduction and urban sustainability.

He has been involved in projects on urban heterogeneous infrastructure, urban inequality, land rights and transformative spatial and urban planning for sustainable development. Urban expertiseīringing a wealth of urban geography research and teaching experience in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa to the consortium, Shuaib’s research interests include cities and climate change from the global South perspective, particularly working on adaptation and mitigation possibilities for transformative urban development with inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. He will also attend senior management team meetings, contribute to the strategic direction of the consortium and represent the consortium at academic, policy and other events. Shuaib will lead on specific aspects of ACRC’s capacity strengthening work, including the integration of knowledge from North, South and across Africa ensuring that the implementation phase brings together knowledge of both professionals and academics and guiding our decolonising agenda. We are delighted to welcome Shuaib Lwasa, founder of the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University, to the African Cities Research Consortium’s senior management team.

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