Muhammad Shamsuddin Ibrahim is a resilient and international development professional with over seven years of experience in climate change education, environmental governance, policy advocacy, and community resilience. He has led donor-funded projects across Africa focusing on climate mobility and sustainable development. Muhammad’s expertise includes designing strategic programs that enhance the adaptive capacity of climate-vulnerable regions through data analysis, research, and capacity-building workshops.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education (Chemistry) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Nigeria Certificate in Education from the Federal College of Education, Zaria. He is currently pursuing a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) at the Nigerian Defence Academy. His credentials include certifications in Project Management (Google), Climate Change Mitigation (University of Cape Town), and leadership programs like Leading Transformations (Macquarie University).

Muhammad has been actively involved in global climate initiatives, attending COP27 in Egypt through the UNDP Climate Promise and participating as a Youth Delegate at COP28 in Dubai. He was the First Runner-Up in the Young Digital Activist category at the ACCER Awards in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2022.

He has published 25 articles in international journals, presented 12 papers at conferences, and his research has garnered 257 citations. His work includes contributions to climate change adaptation, mitigation, and environmental governance, with a focus on innovative solutions for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

He is an Early Career Scholar for an Inclusive Stocktake at the University of Maryland’s Center for Global Sustainability and a Fellow of the Oxford School of Climate Change. Muhammad is also part of key networks like YOUNGO (youth constituency of the UNFCCC), the Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet), and the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), emphasizing his dedication to climate diplomacy and sustainable development.

Additionally, he has earned certifications in USAID’s PRB PACE Youth Multimedia Fellowship and the UNOCT/UNCCT Youth Empowerment and Engagement Programme (YEEP), focusing on youth engagement in preventing violent extremism, particularly in relation to climate security threats in grassroots communities.

Muhammad’s advocacy continues through various fellowships, including the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice, where he concentrated on grassroots climate justice and activism.