Luc Gnacadja

Luc-Marie Constant Gnacadja anaa simply Luc Gnacadja be Beninese politician den architect. Na he be Executive Secretary of de United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification from 2007 to 2013.

 Political career 
Gnacadja serve insyd de government of Benin as Minister of de Environment, Housing, den Urban Planning from June 1999 to February 2005 under long-time Presido Mathieu Kérékou.Page on 2006 presidential candidates, BBC Afrique (insyd French). Secof major political changes wey dey take place since 2005, particularly plus dem bar Presido Kérékou make he san run by a two-term limit den an age limit of 70 years for candidates, Gnacadja run for presido as de unique candidate of de Envol movement insyd de March 2006 presidential election,Page on 2006 presidential candidates Archived 2007-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, sonangnon.net (insyd French).. wey he receive 11th place den 0.68% of de vote for de first round insyd.Elections in Benin, African Elections Database.

 United Nations career 
For terms of ministerial authority, Luc Gnacadja represent Benin as de head of delegation to de UNCCD den at de UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) den Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) while he dey serve as Minister.

Insyd September 2007, na dem appoint Luc Gnacadja as Executive Secretary of de United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, after na dem endorse am by de Bureau of de Conference of de Parties of de UNCCD. As he dey apply for de position, na dem say Gnacadja be backed by Beninese Presido Yayi Boni."Beninese named UN Desertification Convention chief" Archived 2007-08-05 at archive.today, African Press Agency, September 5, 2007. Na Gnacadja ein second term conclude at de end of September 2013.

 Education den awards 
Luc Gnacadja earn an architecture degree at de African Crafts School of Architecture and Urbanism insyd Lomé, Togo, wey he later study at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government den de World Bank Institute.

Insyd March 2003, na dem award Gnacadja de Green Award 2002 by de World Bank insyd Washington."Secretary-General appoints Luc Gnacadja of Benin Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification", United Nations website, SG/A/1092, September 11, 2007. make he dey promote environment-friendly public expenditure reform insyd Benin.

For November 17, 2014, na dem award Gnacadja de Jeffery Cook Prize insyd Desert Architecture"Archived copy" (PDF). unccd.int. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2014-11-25. at de International Drylands, Deserts den Desertification Conference dem organize by Ben-Gurion University of de Negev's Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR).

 Oda activities 
Gnacadja be honorary councillor of The World Future Council (WFC) dem launch insyd 2007 insyd Hamburg, Germany by Jakob von Uexkull."Archived copy". rightlivelihood.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19. De WFC be an international Foundation wey dey consist of sam eminent global personalities wey dey promote change by dem dey advocate at de highest levels for a sustainable, just den peaceful future den dey provide decision-makers plus practical solutions to de global challenges wey dey face future generations.

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Category:Human
Category:1958 births
Category:Beninese people
Category:Environment ministers of Benin
Category:Housing ministers of Benin
Category:Urban planning ministers of Benin
Category:20th-century Beninese politicians
Category:Sustainability advocates
Category:People wey komot Porto-Novo
Category:Candidates for President of Benin
Category:Beninese officials of de United Nations
Category:Beninese architects
Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Category:21st-century Beninese politicians

 External links 
Media wey relate to Luc Gnacadja at Wikimedia Commons