Lindiwe Johnson

Lindiwe Johnson

Project Manager - Presidential Climate Commission (PCC

Lindiwe is a Project Manager in the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Secretariate, working in the Employment Strategy portfolio. In this role she coordinates and oversees the employment strategy workplan of the PCC, including research, stakeholder engagement and project oversight. She holds a degree in Sustainable Development from Stellenbosch University. She has played a technical lead role in skills pathways for energy sector, capacitation of civil society and decision makers on climate change and social inclusion (youth and women empowerment). Her insights into cross sectoral barriers and industry opportunities have empowered emerging platforms to address skills development needs and potential growth in green economy industry for the future. She led the EU Active Climate Change Citizenship project, which aimed to capacitate South Africans on climate change and active citizenry. The objective was to enable and empower disadvantaged communities with platforms to express their views on a variety of climate and energy public policy processes through advocacy and social inclusion. She is experienced in stakeholder engagement and management, and in the implementation of high impact skills development projects that address green economy opportunities and just transition skills pathways.