Associate Professor Patrick Cobbinah is a leading academic commentator on urban planning in Africa whose academic publications have over 6,000 citations in Google Scholar. He is also an affiliate of the Informal Sustainability Lab. His research focuses on urban planning and climate change in Africa and the outcomes of inappropriate planning practices and theories on African cities. His work continues to unsettle and challenge the existing geo-politics of knowledge production in planning and climate management by providing a deeper understanding and enriching Africa-focused theorization on planning and climate change. He is the Africa editor of Journal of Urban Affairs and the editor of three flagship books: Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa (Cambridge University Press), Sustainable Urban Futures in Africa (Routledge), and The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa (Palgrave-MacMillan). He serves on the editorial boards of Habitat International, Urban Studies, and Tourism Planning and Development. He is a lead member of the OECD’s Working Group on ‘Accelerating Africa’s built environment towards a sustainable and resilient future.’