Introduction
Mohsen is a policy entrepreneur whose doctoral research work at Universities of Nottingham and Oxford focused on critically analysing how youth volunteering can be mainstreamed in multi-level environmental governance processes in Pakistan. He has co-founded ‘Green Box’, Pakistan's first youth-driven engagement lab nurturing sustainability leadership and climate change resilience in Pakistan. Mohsen has over 8 years of diverse experience in the international development sector and has undertaken several research and advocacy assignments with UNESCO, UNDP and UN Volunteers in the UK, Thailand, Kenya, Brazil and Nepal. Mohsen was selected as UN Young Champion of the Earth (Asia and the Pacific) regional finalist 2019 and won Emerging Star for Policy Impact award 2019 at the University of Nottingham.
Expert
He is currently the coordinating lead author for UN Environment's flagship report 'Global Environment Outlook (GEO) for Youth'. He also serves as an advisory member of ad-hoc UNESCO Asia Pacific Youth Advisory Group and as an expert member of Group on Plan of Action for Integrating Volunteerism into the 2030 Agenda.
Fields of expertise: Environmental policy / climate change, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Policy design and delivery, Social change / social transformations, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation, Sustainable Development Goals