Luke Borain is a technical analyst at OneWorld. In 2022, he completed an MPhil in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Cape Town – graduating with distinction. Luke has a particular interest in climate change and security studies, having explored ethnic conflict, climate change-induced instability, as well as the economics of civil war. He also has over five years’ experience as an editor, working on advanced technical proofreading in international relations, business, psychology, and statistical and environmental sciences.

In his role at OneWorld Luke has worked as a technical analyst, project coordinator and researcher on a range of projects across Africa, including multiple UNICEF-funded projects exploring the unique nexus between climate change and children in Angola, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa and Ethiopia. He has also been involved in the development of a political economy analysis for an expansive water resource mobilisation strategy focused on the Southern Africa region.

More recently, Luke has helped develop a series of research studies for the Presidential Climate Commission, exploring the state of adaptation readiness in three key economic focus areas in South Africa. At the same time, he has co-produced a set of development pathway narratives for the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). He is currently engaged in ongoing work, both as a researcher and coordinator, for the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), on the development of two Green Climate Fund funding proposals – one focused on small-scale farming in South Africa, and the other on the security of the county’s Strategic Water Source Areas.

In his time at OneWorld he has been engaged across the full suite of the firm’s activities, from proposal development, project research and reporting to stakeholder engagement and participatory analysis.