Catherine Mulinde is a climate and environment scientist, and for the last 15 years, she has been a lecturer at Makerere University. Catherine holds a PhD in climate science and adaptation, and her research interests also include geography, environment sciences, and agriculture. She is widely published across these topics and has developed her expertise in climate change modelling, weather forecasting, climate extremes and farming systems analysis, econometrics, community adaptation and environmental impact assessments. She has collaborated with several funding agencies, national and international institutions, and research projects and consultancies, including with Makerere University, the Government of Uganda and non-governmental organisations.