Desmond Alugnoa is the Africa Climate and Zero Waste program manager for the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and a 2024 Winner of The Earthshot Prize for Clean Air.
Desmond is co-founder of the Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) and the former youth advisor to the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA).
He is currently managing a cluster of impact-based Zero Waste Cities projects across Africa while supporting communities in Ghana to develop and implement climate and circular economy models.