Ms. Manei Naanyu is an agricultural scientist with hands on experience on agroecology, climate adaptation and resilience among communities and policy and advocacy. She holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture and M. Sc.in Agriculture Information and Communication Management from the University of Nairobi. She currently serves as the Head of Programmes at Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya where she is spearheading programmes in policy and advocacy, agroenterprise and market development, women and youth in agroecology and climate resilience and natural resources management. She currently completed a course on climate governance, diplomacy, negotiations and leadership programme by AGNES.