Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
Figure: Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed
CGIAR September 19 2025
Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now in its second year, the list recognises leaders worldwide who are delivering innovative and scalable solutions to the climate crisis and shaping a more sustainable future.
A major focus of Dr. Essam’s leadership has been bridging the vast gap in Africa’s aquatic food production compared to Asia. As a champion of South–South collaboration, he leads the cross-country adaptation of scalable innovations through the Asia–Africa BlueTech Superhighway, a seven-year project funded by the UK Government.
Alongside being named to the Forbes list, Dr. Essam will speak at the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit on 22 September in New York and at the UN General Assembly’s Global Center on Adaptation Leaders’ Dialogue on 25 September.
An environmental economist with over two decades of experience in sustainable development, natural resource governance, and international climate policy, Dr. Essam previously held senior roles at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and has advised governments, UN agencies, and global coalitions on ocean sustainability and climate justice.
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