Bio
Alimasi Gaston is a researcher, applied economist, and civil society advocate dedicated to social justice, environmental governance, and economic sovereignty in the Congo Basin.
He serves as Research Manager and Climate Policy Lead at the DRC Climate Change Network (RCCRDC), Program Director at PEPA Organization, and Administration Lead for the Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP (CYMG Africa Taskforce).
Gaston combines quantitative rigor with field action, actively advocating for structural fiscal reforms, including a 1% civic tax on strategic minerals to fund ecological restoration and community resilience. He designs innovative Civic Tech solutions, notably Kongo-Moja Digital—awarded at the EAC 4th Regional STI Conference in Kigali—and the Sauti Yetu voice AI project.
A regular speaker at regional and international forums (GLF Nairobi, IAFFE, EAC Youth Fellowship, ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority), Gaston bridges economic modeling, public policy development, and the daily realities of frontline extraction communities.