Dr. Daniel Onyedikachi Ugwu is a researcher with expertise in the broad areas of environmental toxicology, environmental and climate change policy research. He has a PhD in Environmental Biochemistry from the University of Nigeria and is currently a lecturer in the Department of Medical Biochemistry, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He is a) 2023 Commonwealth Futures Climate Research Cohort Fellow with The ACU and b) a 2022 fellow of the Climate Governance, Diplomacy and Negotiations Leadership Program - Cohort X at AGNES