Paul Munro

Dr Munro is a Scientia Associate Professor in Human Geography within the Environment and Society Group, School of Humanities and Languages, at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, where he convenes the Environmental Humanities and Geographical Studies majors. He has an established research record in the fields of political ecology and environmental history and has written extensively on forest governance and energy justice, with a particular geographical focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. His current research is focused on the changing geographies of energy poverty: developing an understanding how the emergence of new technologies (e.g., photovoltaic power), new trade dynamics and financial platforms have reshaped how people realise their energy needs in poor rural and urban settings. He is currently engaged in research in Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Malawi and Vanuatu. Prior to his work in academia, he co-founded Energy For Opportunity (EFO) in 2008 in Sierra Leone, an organisation dedicated to the dissemination of renewable energy in West Africa.