Profile

Biography

Kevin has been a research associate at SEI since 1997 and has 15 years experience in the field of air pollution. He holds a PhD in plant ecophysiology and air pollution and a BSc (Hons) in Plant Science. At SEI his research has contributed to the development of methodologies to estimate the potential for acidification and eutrophication of terrestrial ecosystems at regional and global scales. In 2001, he organised an international workshop (held at the University of York) on the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to nitrogen enrichment at global scale and coordinated the production of two refereed papers from the workshop.

His main responsibility at SEI has been co-ordination of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) funded Regional Air Pollution in Developing Countries (RAPIDC) Programme. Association with this Programme has led to a keen interest in the communication of scientific information to policy and decision-makers to promote effective and informed decision-making. He has had the main responsibility for the development and coordination of RAPIDC activities in the southern African region.

Since 2004 he has been responsible for jointly managing the development of the Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum, which was established by the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention Associations (IUAPPA) and SEI to promote air pollution abatement at the regional and hemispheric scales.

Research

Current projects

• Regional Air Pollution In Developing Countries (RAPIDC)
• Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum (GAP Forum)
• Air Pollution Information Network for Africa