As a senior researcher and data scientist, Rodrigue is passionate about generating and translating both scientific and non-scientific knowledge to inform policies, practices, investments, and actions for sustainable development. With fifteen years of experience in research, policy, and philanthropic organizations in West Africa and Switzerland, his work focuses on human-nature interactions, nature economy, food systems, digital economy, and evidence-informed policymaking.
Rodrigue Castro Gbedomon
Research Director and Knowledge Mobilization Program Coordinator
Rodrigue is the research director and coordinator of the knowledge translation programme of the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED). He also serves as a scientific collaborator at the Institute for Environmental Science of the University of Geneva. Since 2023, he has been co-coordinating the Evidence-Policy-Action Excellence Center in West Africa, contributing to advancing the use of evidence in decision-making processes.