Pacifica Ogola is a PhD Fellow at the UNU Geothermal Training Programme and the University of Iceland and an employee of Kenya’s major power company, KenGen. Pacifica has also worked on a broad range of environmental impact assessment studies, enforcement of environmental health and safety regulations and environmental audits of hydro, geothermal, thermal, and wind projects at KenGen. Her current research interests include the role of geothermal energy in sustainable development (social, economic and environment), as well as contribution of geothermal energy to climate change adaptation and mitigation. She has also studied and has interest in international environmental law.