About me
Joan Watetu Gachoki is an Urban Planner and Sustainability Consultant specialising in climate governance, sustainability transitions, and ESG frameworks. She has over five years of experience spanning government, consultancy, and applied research, supporting climate-informed decision-making across the built environment, energy, and environmental sectors.
She is the Founder and Lead Consultant at Eliye Consults, where her work focuses on climate policy analysis, ESG disclosure, sustainability reporting, and green building certification. Her expertise includes GRI Standards, CSRD, ISSB, EDGE, G-SEED, and environmental impact assessment, with a strong emphasis on translating complex regulatory and policy developments into practical implementation strategies.
Joan previously served as a Senior Physical Planner with the Government of Kenya, contributing to national land-use and climate-related policy development and supporting county governments in aligning local plans with national frameworks. As a Visiting Researcher at Aalto University (Finland) under the World in Transition programme, she co-authored and published research examining climate governance and political-economy dynamics, using Nairobi River regeneration as a case study (World in Transition Working Paper Series, ISBN: 978-952-64-3026-3).
Areas of Experience
Sustainable Urbanism
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Strategic Urban Planning
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Smart Cities
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Climate Resilience
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Urban Governance
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Urban Circular Economy
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Gender and City
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Career clarity & professional direction
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Exploring career paths in urban planning
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Consulting career development (freelance or firm-based)
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Personal branding for urban professionals
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LinkedIn profile optimization
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Emerging niches in urban planning
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Visibility & thought leadership strategies
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