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Specialists ensuring inclusive, equitable approaches in water governance.
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Kong Mukwele Sheila is a Cameroonian legal scholar, diplomat, and ocean governance expert specializing in international law of the sea, marine environmental governance, and sustainable blue economy policy. She currently serves within Cameroon’s Ministry of External Relations, where she contributes to international cooperation, maritime policy, and environmental diplomacy. Sheila holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buea, a Master’s degree in International Relations with a specialization in international disputes, and a Diploma in Foreign Affairs from the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC). Her interdisciplinary background bridges law, policy, and international governance systems, with a strong regional focus on the Gulf of Guinea. Her research and professional work center on marine protected areas, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, ocean-climate governance, and institutional frameworks for sustainable ocean management. She has contributed to international ocean governance initiatives, including collaboration with the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), and has participated in global policy dialogues on marine conservation and climate resilience. Sheila is a recipient of the United Nations–Nippon Foundation Fellowship and the Alexander von Humboldt International Climate Protection Fellowship. She has also been a Visiting Scientist at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and a guest researcher with the OSPAR Commission. Her publications address regional ocean governance, marine biodiversity protection, and plastic pollution in African seas. Her work is driven by a commitment to strengthening legal and institutional frameworks for ocean governance in Africa and advancing globally coordinated solutions to marine environmental challenges.
Expert Nationale titulaire d'un master en gestion de la politique économique et de projet de développement économique social et durable, spécialiste dans les domaines de la politique Agricole sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle , coordonnateur national d'une ONG nationale œuvrant dans les domaines de la mise en place de l'Agriculture intelligente, de l'assistance humanitaire en situation d'urgence de l'anticipation de la gestion et de la prévention de l'analyse des conflits de la protection de l'environnement de la biodiversité et de la gestion durable des ressources naturelles de développement économique social et durable , de la lutte contre l'insécurité alimentaire de recherche de renforcement des capacités des communautés locales vulnérables, dans les domaines de l'entreprenariat rural de WASH, santé et nutrition, d recherche collecte des données collecte des données de l'analyse de traitement de stockage et de la publication, de la protection et de la défense des droit des jeunes femmes rurales.
Water resources management; Sanitation, water nexus (water_ food _ecosystem; health_ Nexus) flood and drought management, training/ coaching; stakeholder's involvement and engagement, sustainable development; Project management; governance