[15] She has served on a number of scientific committees including the Independent Science Panel (ISP) of the CGIAR Climate Change and Food Security Programme (CCAFS).

[27] Instead of “standing knee-deep in the river and dying of thirst,”[27] she argues that climate change strategies and agricultural development can be united, or similarly, increased public engagement can elicit technological innovation.

[27] Fatima Denton worked as a senior energy planner with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at Risø Centre in Denmark.

[31] As Programme Leader at the IDCR, Denton was involved in the management of numerous high profile research initiatives and projects that promoted environmental sustainability across African countries.

In the interest of Africa’s particular vulnerability to the effects of global warming, she outlined that an assertive and responsible approach should be adopted by all countries, regardless of the varying contribution to climate change.

[34] She was the Officer-in-Charge of the Special Initiatives Division[35] and the Co-ordinator for the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 2013 until 2018.

[36] On September 10, 2018, Denton was appointed as Director at the Ghanaian branch of the United Nations University, specifically, at the UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA).