Abubakar is a data scientist and climate advocate with a passion for using data to improve health and climate sustainability.
He has worked with governments and non-profits in data collection, data ethics, and privacy advocacy, and has provided technical support in reforming the health sector through automation of data management processes to improve and create sustainable healthcare systems. As a data science instructor, he has built the capacity of budding data enthusiasts and data practitioners.
Currently, Abubakar is a CAN fellow with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, supporting country teams in achieving SDG 15.3.1; working towards land degradation neutrality and combating desertification.
Abubakar has been attached to a multi-task team in Nigeria consisting of several institutions hosted at the Federal Ministry of Environment, in the department of Desertification. Land Degradation and Drought Management. The project he will be working on is ‘Community resilience building in reducing land degradation’.