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Marvin Barinemnwin Dekil
Born
Marvin Barinemnwin Dekil

Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Port Harcourt,University of Oxford,University of London.
Alma materUniversity of Leeds (MSc), University of Bradford (PhD).
Known forEnvironmental Scientist.
AwardsUNEP Certificate in Environmental Assessment, Member, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, UK.
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental Science
InstitutionsUnited Nations Environment Program

Marvin Barinemnwin Dekil is a Nigerian Environmental Scientist and Lawyer from Ogoni, River State. He has a UNEP Certification in Environmental Assessment and membership with different organizations such as Chartered Institution of Wastes Management UK, Nigeria Environmental Society and World Wildlife Fund (International) Postgraduate Scholar (Prince Bernhard Scholarship for Nature Conservation), University of Leeds.[1][2]

He was a technical assistant to River State Commissioner for Environment.[3] Marvin was appointed as a project coordinator for hydrocarbon pollution remediation project (HYPREP) by former minister of Environment and current deputy secretary General of United Nations, Amina Mohammed.[4]

[5]e is an oil remediation person and has been consultant at the United Nations Environment Program – UNEP, UK Environment Agency, Oil industry and Government in Nigeria[5].He is an alumnus of University of Oxford Said Business School.[5]

Background

Marvin Dekil born in October, 1968 is an environmentalist with expertise in impacted land remediation, assessment and restoration.[6] He hails from Ogoni, Rivers state, Nigeria .

He is a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers state where he studied Microbiology. He holds a Masters degree in Environmental Pollution Control from the University of Leeds and a Ph.D in Environmental science from the University of Bradford,UK .[2]

Marvin Dekil is also a Lawyer and holds a LLB from the Nigerian Law School and an LLM in Environmental Law from the University of London.

Career

Earlier in his career, He worked as a Technical Assistant to Rivers State Commissioner for Environment where he was responsible for Development and Implementation of Rivers State Government (Ministry of Environment) joint projects with International Development Partners; United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Bank, Ecological Fund and other Technical Consultants. In 2012, he was a member of the Nigeria Delegation to United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) Rio de Janeiro Brazil.[7]

In 2017, he was appointed by the Nigeria's former Minister of Environment and current Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed as project coordinator for the hydrocarbon pollution remediation project HYPREP.[4]

Awards and fellowships

  • World Wildlife Fund (International) Postgraduate Scholar (Prince Bernhard Scholarship for Nature Conservation), University of Leeds.[1]
  • UNEP Certificate in Environmental Assessment[3][1]
  • Member, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, UK[1]
  • Member, Nigeria Environmental Society[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Marvin Dekil's biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story - Wiki". Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. ^ a b "[PDF] Executive MBA Profile Class of 2014/15 - Free Download PDF". slidex.tips.
  3. ^ a b "Nigerian govt. clarifies position on clean-up, emergency projects in Ogoniland | Premium Times Nigeria". 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. ^ a b "Minister Of Environment Appoints Marvin Dekil as project coordinator for Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project". aitonline.tv.
  5. ^ a b c "Marvin Dekil Net Worth 2022, Height, Wiki, Age, Bio | wikiFame". www.wikifame.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ^ "Marvin Barinem Dekil | Profile | Africa Confidential". www.africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. ^ "Project Coordinator".