Karim Elgendy

Karim Elgendy is an urban sustainability and climate expert based in London. He is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), and a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington. Karim Elgendy is also the Founder and Coordinator of Carboun, an advocacy initiative promoting sustainability in cities of the Middle East and North Africa, through research and communication.

Karim Elgendy’s interests include urban sustainability and resilience, climate policy, energy transition, and the circular economy. His current work focuses on the Middle East and North Africa region, especially around the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, but his two decades of experience also span Europe, North America, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Karim Elgendy has written tens of articles and publications. He has been invited to over one hundred public speaking engagements and has delivered guest lectures at some of the world’s leading universities. He is regularly interviewed and quoted by TV, print and digital media.