Paul Isolo Mukwaya

WP 8 country coordinator Uganda

Dr. Paul Isolo Mukwaya is country coordinator for Uganda in WP 8: Displaced Populations' Weather- and Climate-related Knowledge ∞ Action Networks.

Paul is a geographer with an interdisciplinary background, expertise and research interests at the interface of geography and society, urban and regional sciences, transport policy and planning, human-environmental interactions, and local economic development. Generally, his research and publications to date are grounded in quantitative social sciences and has focused on three core areas. First, he addresses the institutional evolution and effectiveness of laws and policies for the governance of environmental, climate change and displacement, risk and landscape challenges. Secondly, he has paid attention to the transition and political economy of transportation. Thirdly, he explores the processes of urbanization and contemporary problems of urban management. In addition to his academic work, he also continues to undertake consultancy assignments and author reports for a range of clients. He has significantly contributed across several projects through research design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript/report development, and managing project staff including doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate students. He also prioritizes his responsibilities for academic service, contributing as a peer-reviewer or referee for a number of peer reviewed journals, scholarly book publishers, multilateral organizations, and research institutes.