Chibeze Ezekiel is the Founder & Executive Coordinator of the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), a youth-oriented NGO that promotes youth inclusion in the governance of the Natural Resources & Environmental (NRE) sector.

He is a member of the board of 350.org, a BreatheLife voice champion and the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient for Africa. He also chairs the Youth in Natural Resources and Environmental Governance (Youth-NREG) Platform. As a Youth Leader, he holds the conviction that young people must be at the heart of climate & environmental solutions in that they have a pivotal role to play in ensuring environmental protection.

His work revolves around climate justice, biodiversity conservation and tackling poverty (economic & social justice) among young people. As a climate strategist and clean energy exponent, he offers invaluable support to Ghana’s climate programmes, such as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Energy Transition Agenda. He also supports the work of CSOs on effective ways of engaging Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) such as the World Bank & African Development Bank (AfDB).