Alain-Désiré Nimubona

Alain-Désiré Nimubona is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo, and a Fellow at the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO) in Montreal. His research interests lie in environmental economics and development economics. His research work has been published in top field peer-reviewed journals in economics, such as the Canadian Journal of Economics, Environmental Resource and Economics, Resource and Energy Economics, the Journal of Population Economics, etc.

Alain-Désiré’s research work has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). He is also the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including a Trudeau Scholarship, a scholarship for excellence from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), an award from the Belgian Development Co-operation and the Royal Museum for Central Africa, a visiting scholarship from the Initiative of Excellence at the Université de Bordeaux, and a University of Waterloo Outstanding Performance Award. At the Trudeau Foundation, Alain-Désiré has been involved in the selection process of Trudeau scholars several times over the last ten years, as a member of the Application and Nomination Review Committee (ANRC). 

Alain-Désiré received his undergraduate degree in economics from the Université du Burundi, as well as an MSc degree and a Ph.D. degree in applied economics from HEC Montreal. He is fluent in Kirundi (his mother tongue), French and English. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario, with his family.