Tom Okurut

Tom Okurut
Born6 January 1960
Died14 April 2024
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
University of Ibadan
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Years active1989-2024
SuccessorAkankwasah Barirega

Tom Okia Okurut (6 January 1960 – 14 April 2024) was a Ugandan climate change activist, conservationist, environmentalist, author, and policy maker.[1][2] He was the former executive director National Environment Management Authority for 10 years since 2011 to 2021,[3][4][5][6] and former executive director Climate Change Action East Africa.[7][1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Agriculture ministry, NEMA mourn climate change icon". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ a b "Experts urge farmers to embrace one-acre model farming". 93.3 KFM. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ^ "Former NEMA boss, Dr Tom Okurut dies after brain surgery". Monitor. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ "Former NEMA boss Dr Okurut dead". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ "Ex NEMA Boss Dr Tom Okurut Succumbs to Brain Clot". ChimpReports. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ apofeed (2024-04-18). "Uganda: Plant trees in memory of fallen Ex - National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Boss, Among urges public". African Business. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ^ "IHE Delft alumnus Tom Okurut Okia passes away". www.un-ihe.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

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