Akpalu, Wisdom

Institution

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)

Affiliations

School of Research and Graduate Studies, GIMPA Director, Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Ghana) Partner, One Ocean Hub (OOH) Co-opted Member, Technical Advisory Board (TAC) Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Former Associate Professor, State University of New York, Farmingdale Former Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER

Biophysical and economic dynamics of marine ecosystems; economics of climate change; environmental and resource economics in developing countries

Topics of interest

  • Bio-social-economics of sustainable fisheries management in developing countries

  • Extraction of non-renewable resources and resource use externalities

  • Household energy demand

  • Climate change impacts on agriculture in developing countries

Awards

Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF) Research Fellow, 2015 CTLT Outstanding Scholarly Publication Prize, 2014 (shared) IIFET Best Student Paper Prize, 2006

Role in Solving FCB

Dean of SRGS at GIMPA; Director of EfD-Ghana; engaged with multiple global initiatives relevant to ocean sustainability and resource economics

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