Mumuni Abu is a population scientist and a Senior Lecturer at the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, where he teaches, conducts research, and mentors students in both technical and social demography. He holds a PhD in Population Studies from the University of Ghana. He has authored publications in journals such as Population and Environment, Global Environmental Change, Scientific Reports, Environmental Research Letters, Ambio, One Earth, and Development and Sustainability.
His work focuses mainly on human mobility, climate change, population health and human environment, as well as provides technical support and services to local and international organizations on mainstreaming population variables into development planning. Mumuni worked on several international research projects on climate change, health and migration with collaborators in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia.
Human mobility, climate change, population health and human environment.
Abu, M., Heath, S. C., Adger, W. N., Codjoe, S. N. A., Butler, C., & Quinn, T. (2024). Social consequences of planned relocation in response to sea level rise: impacts on anxiety, well-being, and perceived safety. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 3461.
Abu, M., Codjoe, S. N., Adger, W. N., Fransen, S., Jolivet, D., De Campos, R. S., ... & Zickgraf, C. (2024). Micro-scale transformations in sustainability practices: Insights from new migrant populations in growing urban settlements. Global Environmental Change, 84, 102790.
Quinn, T., Heath, S., Adger, W. N., Abu, M., Butler, C., Codjoe, S. N. A., ... & Smith, R. (2023). Health and wellbeing implications of adaptation to flood risk. Ambio, 52(5), 952-962.
Jolivet, D., Fransen, S., Adger, W. N., Fábos, A., Abu, M., Allen, C., ... & Zickgraf, C. (2023). COVID-19 responses restricted abilities and aspirations for mobility and migration: insights from diverse cities in four continents. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 1-13.
Szaboova, L., Adger, W. N., de Campos, R. S., Maharjan, A., Sakdapolrak, P., Sterly, H., ... & Abu, M. (2023). Evaluating migration as successful adaptation to climate change: Trade-offs in well-being, equity, and sustainability. One Earth, 6(6), 620-631.
Abu M, Atiglo DY, Addoquaye Tagoe C and Codjoe SN (2022) Drivers of migration intentions in the Volta Delta: Investigating the effect of climate-related hazards and adaptation strategies. Front. Clim. 4:975650. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2022.975650
Szaboova, L., Safra de Campos, R., Adger, W. N., Abu, M., Codjoe, S. N. A., Franco Gavonel, M., ... & Hazra, S. (2022). Urban sustainability and the subjective well‐being of migrants: The role of risks, place attachment, and aspirations. Population, Space and Place, 28(1), e2505.
Gavonel, M. F., Adger, W. N., de Campos, R. S., Boyd, E., Carr, E. R., Fábos, A., ...Abu, M., & Siddiqui, T. (2021). The migration-sustainability paradox: transformations in mobile worlds. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 49, 98-109.
Adger, W. N., de Campos, R. S., Codjoe, S. N. A., Siddiqui, T., Hazra, S., Das, S., ... & Abu, M. (2021). Perceived environmental risks and insecurity reduce future migration intentions in hazardous migration source areas. One Earth, 4(1), 146-157.
Linking Climate Change, Habitability and Social Tipping Points: Scenarios for Climate Migration (HABITABLE) Project
Immobility in a Changing Climate (ITHACA) Project
POPS 602 – Population Variables and Development Planning
POPS 606 – Advanced Population Analysis
POPS 619 – Population, Environment and Development
POPS 701 - Computer Aided Population Analysis
POPS 706 - Social Dynamics, Development and Demographic Processes