Offei-Darko Lord is a graduate student at the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana. In record of a highlighted experience, he was one of the young African scientists who advocated with UrbanBetter to drive further regional (Africa) environmental policies, contributing to 2022’s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies at COP 27. Moving between the worlds of advocacy and research, he possesses extensive knowledge in various ecosystems he has experience with such as environmental governance. Over the past three years, Offei-Darko Lord has been working to bridge the gap between “international decisions on issues such as climate change with the reality on the ground.”