- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
Chairperson and Co-Founder
Botswana Society for Human Development (BSHD)
University College Dublin (UCD)
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Overview
Sharon Tshipa is a researcher, development practitioner, award-winning multimedia journalist, and award-winning fiction writer. Her research interests are loss and damage, development communication, climate change and health, and education for sustainable development. Tshipa is the co-founder and Chairperson of Botswana Society for Human Development (BSHD), a non-governmental organisation whose work spans four critical areas; climate action, disability and health, humanitarian action, and research. These focus areas reflect the NGO's commitment to tackling some of the most pressing issues facing Botswana and beyond.
"Enjoy the process leading to that expected end."
Saleemul Huq Memorial Scholarship: Project Update
2024-10-19
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Sustainable development | Msc Sustainable Development
2023-09-09 - 2024-08-31
Development | MA Development Practice
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Media | BA Media Studies
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International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) | Loss and Damage
2024-09-20
Oxford Climate Society | Climate change
2024-04-13
Leaders of Africa | Research methods
2024-01-05
University College Dublin |
April 30, 2024
Recognition from UCD for the skills, knowledge and experience gained through participation in co-curricular activities on and off campus.
Forest Conservation Botswana |
September 20, 2018
Awarded for news reporting that makes an exceptional contribution to the public`s understanding of forest resources conservation issues.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD-Universities Win-Win Partnership) |
July 1, 2019
The research fellowship was made possible by a travel grant channelled through the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, USA. I conducted fieldwork in the South Pacific Island of Tonga, undertaking quantitative and qualitative research on the role of information communication technology (ICT) in influencing climate change-conscious developments.
Student Membership
2022-07-24 - Present
The PCST Network seeks to promote new ideas, methods, intellectual and practical questions, and perspectives on the communication of science and technology. For more visit: https://www.pcst.network/about/
Member
2021-07-01 - Present
This is an African Journalists Network on Sustainable Development and Climate Change.
Member
2021-07-01 - Present
Clean Energy Wire CLEW is Europe`s leading platform for collaborative and solution-oriented climate and energy journalism.
Botswana | Chairperson and Co-Founder
2013-10-20 - 2011-09-30
Based in Botswana | Independent Multimedia Journalist
2011-05-03 - Present
Gaborone, Botswana | Lecturer
2009-08-06 - Present
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