Emma Gisondi is a Project Assistant at OneWorld, where she contributes to research, data analysis, and report writing, leveraging both quantitative and qualitative methods. She has a strong interest in energy policy and security, and inclusive development, reflected in her co-authorship of OneWorld’s policy brief The Global Just Energy Transition. Emma is currently pursuing an MPhil in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Cape Town, with a dissertation exploring the dynamics driving the uptake of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) among residential and business users in Cape Town. She holds a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

At OneWorld, Emma is currently involved in developing a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Funding Proposal to enhance adaptive resilience of Strategic Water Source Areas in South Africa through ecosystem-based approaches. She also contributes to an African Development Bank investment framework promoting Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus synergies across Africa, and supports a UNICEF-funded Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) in Botswana. Before joining OneWorld, Emma worked for over two years as a project and production coordinator for several film companies producing, among others, film, photography, advertising, and digital and print design.