Professor Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe is a distinguished researcher in population studies with extensive experience in leading major funded international and national projects, totaling approximately USD 37 million in research funding. He has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on 21 significant projects, demonstrating his commitment to advancing research in areas such as climate change, population health, urbanization, and environmental studies. Prof. Codjoe has contributed significantly to policy and community practices, including the development of Ghana’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDCs) for the UN Paris Climate Agreement and the establishment of the Climate Change Resource Centre at the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS). His work extends beyond academia into practical interventions, such as constructing fish smoking facilities and waste management systems in Accra, aiming to address climate change and health challenges.

Prof. Codjoe's research contributions are complemented by his mentorship and capacity-building initiatives, having supervised numerous PhD, MPhil, and MA students, many of whom now hold prominent positions in leading global institutions. He has also provided scholarships for Masters and Doctoral training, research, and post-doctoral fellows, fostering academic excellence and expanding institutional networks. His expertise in trans-disciplinary research has been recognized through his leadership roles, including serving as Acting Convener of the Climate Change Working Group at the University of Ghana. Prof. Codjoe has co-authored numerous publications on population and environment-related topics, which are widely cited in major academic databases. His efforts in research and education have made substantial impacts on both local and international levels, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and practical solutions to pressing global issues.

  • scodjoe@ug.edu.gh
Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe
  • Population-Environment
  •  Climate Change
  •  Migration 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Abu, M., Codjoe, S.N.A., De Campos, R.S., Adger, W.N., Gavonel, M.F., Fransen, S., Jolivet, D., Agyei-Asabere, C., F´abos, A.H., and Zickgraf, C. (2024). Micro-scale transformations in sustainability practices: Insights from new migrant populations in growing urban settlements. Global Environmental Change, 84:102790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102790. 

Abu, M., Heath, S.C., Adger, W.N., Codjoe, S.N.A., Butler, C., and Quinn, T. (2024). Social consequences of planned relocation in response to sea level rise: Impacts on anxiety, well‑being, and perceived safety. Scientific Reports, 14:3461. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53277-9. 

Szaboova, L., Adger, W.N., de Campos, R.S., Maharjan, A., Sakdapolrak, P., Sterly, H., Conway, D., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Abu, M. (2023). Evaluating migration as successful adaptation to climate change: Trade-offs in well-being, equity, and sustainability. One Earth. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.05.009. 

Quinn, T., Heath, S., Adger, W.N., Abu, M., Butler, C., Codjoe, S.N.A., Horvath, C., Martinez-Juarez, P., Morrissey, K., Murphy, C., and Smith, R. 2023.  Health and wellbeing implications of adaptation to flood risk. Ambio, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01834-3.

Aniah, P., Bawakyillenuo, S., Codjoe, SNA., and Dzanku, FM. (2023). Land use and land cover change detection and prediction based on CA-Markov chain in the savannah ecological zone of Ghana. Environmental Challenges, 10: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100664.

Jabik, B.B., Bawakyillenuo, S., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2022) Perceived effects of climate change on local knowledge of small-scale farmers in the Garu-Tempane District of Ghana. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses 15(1). https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v15i01/85-102 (Article).

Weyant, CL., Amoah, A-B., Bittner, A., Pedit, J., Codjoe, SNA., and Jagger, P. (2022). Occupational exposure and health in the informal sector: fish smoking in coastal Ghana. Environmental Health Perspectives (130):1. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9873. Impact Factor (IF) =9.0.

Abu, M., Atiglo, D.Y., Addoquaye Tagoe, C., and Codjoe SN (2022) Drivers of migration intentions in the Volta Delta: Investigating the effects of climate-related hazards and adaptation strategies. Frontiers in Climate. 4:975650. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2022.975650. IF=2.1.

Agyekum, M.W., Codjoe, S.N.A., Dake, F.A.A., and Abu, M. (2022) Is Infant birth weight and mothers perceived birth size associated with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana? PLoS ONE 17(5): e0267179. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.026717. IF=3.2.

Dovie, D.B.K., Miyittah, M.K., Dodor, D.E., Dzodzomenyo, M., Christian, A.K., Tete-Larbi, R., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Bawah, A.A. (2022). Earth system's gatekeeping of “One Health” approach to manage climate-sensitive infectious diseases. GeoHealth, 6, e2021GH000543. https://doi. org/10.1029/2021GH000543. IF=5.4.

Kyei-Arthur F, Codjoe SNA, Badasu DM (2022) Exploring positive experiences of primary and secondary caregivers of older persons in resource-limited urban settings in Accra, Ghana. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266269. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0266269. IF =3.2.

Agyekum, M.W., Codjoe, S.N.A., Dake, F.A.A., and Abu, M. (2022). Enablers and inhibitors of exclusive breastfeeding: perspectives from mothers and health workers in Accra, Ghana. International Breastfeeding Journal, 17:21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00462-z. IF=3.3.

Wilby, RL., Kasei, R., Gough, KV., Amankwaa, EF., Abarike, M., Anderson, NJ., Codjoe, SNA., Griffiths, P., Kaba, C., Abdullah, K., Kayaga, S., Matthews, T., Mensah, P., Murphy, C., and Yankson, PWK. (2021). Monitoring and moderating extreme indoor temperatures in low-income urban communities. Environmental Research Letters 16, 024033.  https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abdbf2. IF= 5.9.

Tanimonure, V.A., Naziri, D., Codjoe, S.N.A. and Ayanwale, A.B. (2021). Underutilised indigenous vegetables for household dietary diversity in southwest Nigeria. Agriculture, 11, 1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111064. IF=2.9.

Gavonel, M.F., Adger, W.N., de Campos, R.S., Boyd, E., Carr, E.R., Fa´bos, A., Fransen, S., Jolivet, D., Zickgraf, C., Codjoe, S.N.A., Abu, M., and Siddiqui, T. (2021). The migration-sustainability paradox: transformations in mobile worlds. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 49:98–109. IF=6.9.

Szaboova, L., Safra de Campos, R., Adger, W.N., Abu, M., Codjoe, S.N.A., Gavonel, M.F., Das, S., Siddiqui, T., Rocky, M.H., and Hazra, S. (2021). Urban sustainability and the subjective well-being of migrants: The role of risks, place attachment, and aspirations. Population, Space and Place. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2505. IF=3.8.

Ayamga, J., Pabi, O., Amisigo, B.A., Fosu‑Mensah, B.Y., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2021). Annual and intra‑annual climate variability and change of the Volta Delta, Ghana. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193: 233. IF=1.9.

Christian, A. K., Dovie, B.D.D., Akpalu, W. and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2021). Households’ socio-demographic characteristics perceived and underestimated vulnerability to floods and related risk reduction in Ghana. Urban Climate, 35 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100759. IF=3.8.                                                                                                    

Adger, W.N., de Campos, R.S., Codjoe, S.N.A., Siddiqui, T., Hazra, S., Das, S., Adams, H., Gavonel, M.F., Mortreux, C., and Abu, M. (2021). Perceived environmental risks and insecurity reduce future migration intentions in hazardous migration source areas. One Earth, 4: 146-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.12.009.

Kyei-Arthur, F., and Codjoe, SNA. (2020). “Caring for the Elderly is Very Difficult”: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Caregivers in Urban Poor Accra, Ghana. Clinical Nursing Research, 1-8. DOI: 10.1177/1054773820982307. IF = 1.5.

Dovie, D.B.; Dzodzomenyo, M.; Dodor, D.E.; Amoah, A.-B.; Twerefou, D.K.; Codjoe, S.N.; Kasei, R.A. (2020). Multi-Vector Approach to Cities’ Transition to Low-Carbon Emission Developments. Sustainability, 12, 5382. IF = 2.6.

Atiglo, D.Y., Christian, A.K., Okyere, M.A. & Codjoe, S.N.A. (2020) Rural out-migration from Ghana’s development zones and household food security. Migration and Development, DOI: 10.1080/21632324.2020.1797453.

Codjoe, SNA., Gough, KV., Wilby, RL., Kasei, R., Yankson, PWK., Amankwaa, EF., Abarike, MA., Atiglo, DY., Kayaga, S., Mensah, P., Nabilse, CK., and Griffiths, PL. (2020). Impact of extreme weather conditions on healthcare provision in urban Ghana. Social Science and Medicine, 258, 113072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113072. IF = 3.6.

Kayaga S, Amankwaa E, Gough K, Wilby R, Abarike M, Codjoe SNA, Kasei R, Nabilse C, Yankson P, Mensah P, Abdullah K, Griffiths P (In press, 2020). Cities and extreme weather events: impact of flooding and extreme heat on water and electricity services in Ghana. Environment and Urbanization. doi: 10.1177/0956247820952030.557. IF = 3.3.

Gough, K.V., Yankson, P.W.K., Wilby, R., Amankwaa, E., Abarike, M., Codjoe, S.N.A, Griffiths, P., Kaba, C., Kasei, R., Kayaga, S., (2019) Vulnerability to extreme weather events in cities: implications for infrastructure and livelihoods. Journal of the British Academy, 7 (s2):155-181. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/007s2.155.

Abeka, E., Asante, F.A., Laube, W. & Codjoe, S.N.A. (2019) Contested Causes of Flooding in Poor Urban Areas in Accra, Ghana: An Actor Oriented Perspective. Environment, Development and Sustainability. (DOI: 10.1007/s10668-019-00333-4). IF = 2.2.

Appeaning Addo, K., Jayson-Quashigah, P-N., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Martey, F. (2018). Drone as a tool for coastal flood monitoring in the Volta Delta, Ghana. Geoenvironmental Disasters, 5:17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-018-0108-2. 

Atiglo, D.Y., & Codjoe, S.N.A. (2018): Meeting women’s demand for contraceptives in Ghana: Does autonomy matter? Women and Health, DOI:10.1080/03630242.2018.1500413. IF = 1.1.

Appeaning Addo, K., Nicholls, RJ., Codjoe, SNA and Abu, M. (2018). A biophysical and socioeconomic review of the Volta Delta, Ghana. Journal of Coastal Research. DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-17-00129.1. IF = 0.9.

Akpalu, W., Christian, A.K., Codjoe, SNA. (2018). Food access and subjective welfare in a developing country. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 73 (2018) 34–39. IF = 1.1.

Abu, M, and Codjoe, SNA. 2018. Experience and Future Perceived Risk of Floods and Diarrheal Disease in Urban Poor Communities in Accra, Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(12), 2830; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122830. IF = 2.8.

Frempong G.A. and Codjoe S.N.A. (2017). Sex preferences for children in Ghana: the influence of educational attainment. Journal of Population Research. DOI 10.1007/s12546-017-9188-1.

Antwi-Agyei, P., Dougill, AJ., Stringer, L.C., and Codjoe, SNA. (2017). Adaptation opportunities and maladaptive outcomes in climate vulnerability hotspots in northern Ghana. Climate Risk Management. DOI 10.1016/j.crm.2017.11.003. IF = 4.9.

Codjoe, S.N.A., Nyamedor, F.H., Sward, J. and Dovie, B.D. (2017). Environmental hazard and migration intentions in a coastal area in Ghana: A case of sea flooding. Population and Environment. DOI 10.1007/s11111-017-0284-0. IF = 2.4.

Antwi-Agyei, P., Quinn, CH, Adiku, SGK., Codjoe, SNA, Dougill, AJ, Lamboll, R. and Dovie, DBK. (2016). Perceived stressors of climate vulnerability across scales in the Savannah zone of Ghana: a participatory approach. Regional Environmental Change. DOI 10.1007/s10113-016-0993-4. IF = 3.5.

Dake, F.A.A., Thompson, A.L., Ng, S.W., Agyei-Mensah, S., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2016). The local food environment and body mass index among the urban poor in Accra, Ghana. Journal of Urban Health. doi:10.1007/s11524-016-0044-y. IF = 2.4.

Codjoe, S.N.A., Okutu, D. and Abu, M. (2016). Urban household characteristics and dietary diversity: An analysis of food security in Accra, Ghana. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 1-17. DOI: 10.1177/0379572116631882. IF = 1.5.

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Afuduo S. (2015) Geophysical, socio-demographic characteristics and perception of flood vulnerability in Accra, Ghana. Natural Hazards. DOI 10.1007/s11069-015-1624-y. IF = 2.4.

Amekudzi L.K., Yamba E.I, Preko K., Asare E.O, Aryee, J., Baidu, M., and Codjoe S.N.A. (2015). Variability of rainy season onset, cessation dates and length of rainy season for the various agro-ecological zones of Ghana. Climate, 3:416-434.

Afrifa–Anane, E., Agyemang, C., Codjoe, S.N.A., Ogedegbe, G., and de-Graft Aikins, A. (2015). The association of physical activity, body mass index and the blood pressure levels among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana. BMC Public Health, 15:269. DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1546-3. IF = 2.7.

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Larbi, R.T. (2015) Climate change/variability and schistosomiasis transmission in the Ga District, Ghana. Climate and Development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2014.998603. IF = 2.3.

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Issah, A.D. (2015) Cultural dimension and adaptation to floods in a coastal settlement and a savannah community in Ghana. Geojournal. DOI: 10.1007/s10708-015-9641-7. IF = 1.4. 

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Nabie, V.A. (2014). Climate change and cerebrospinal meningitis in the Ghanaian meningitis belt. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11 (7), 6923-6939. IF = 2.8. 

Codjoe, S.N.A., Owusu, G. and Burkett, V. (2014). Perception, experience and indigenous knowledge of climate change and variability: The case of Accra, a sub-Saharan African city. Regional Environmental Change, 14 (1), 369-383. IF = 3.5. 

Owusu, G., Amponsah, E.N., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Affutu-Kotey, R.L. (2014). Solid waste landfills and residential property values in Ghana: A case study of the Oblogo and Mallam landfills, Accra. Urban Geography, 35(8):1140-1155. IF = 3.0.

Abu, M., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Sward, J. (2014). Climate change and internal migration intentions in the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana. Population and Environment, 35, 341-364. IF = 2.4.

Akpalu, W., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2013). Economic analysis of climate variability impact on malaria prevalence: The case of Ghana. Sustainability, 5(10): 4362-4378. IF = 2.6.

Codjoe, S.N.A., Quartey, P., Addoquaye Tagoe, C. and Reed, H.E. (2013). Perceptions of the impact of refugees on host communities: The case of Liberian refugees in Ghana. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 14(3), 439-456. IF = 1.0.

Yeboah, I.E.A., Codjoe, S.N.A. and Maingi, J.K. (2013). Emerging urban system demographic trends: Informing Ghana’s national urban policy and lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Today, 60(1), 98-124. 

Yeboah, I.E.A., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Maingi, J.K. (2013). Producing an urban system for spatial development of Ghana: Lessons for sub-Saharan Africa. African Geographical Review, 32(2): 140-156. 

Codjoe, S.N.A., Atidoh, L.K., and Burkett, V. (2012). Gender and occupational perspectives on adaptation to climate extremes in the Afram Plains of Ghana. Climatic Change, 110 (1): 431-454. IF = 4.1. 

Codjoe, S.N.A., and Bilsborrow, R.E. (2012). Are migrants exceptional resource degraders? A study of food crop production in migrant and non-migrant households in Ghana. Geojournal, 77(5): 681-694. IF = 1.4. 

Codjoe, S.N.A., and Bilsborrow, R.E. (2011). Population, agricultural extensification and intensification in the dry and derived savannah zones of Ghana. Population and Environment, 33(1): 80-107. IF = 2.4.

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Owusu, G. (2011). Climate change/variability and food systems: Evidence from Afram Plains, Ghana. Regional Environmental Change, 11(4):753-765. IF = 3.5.

Tschakert, P., Sagoe, R., Ofori-Darko, G., and Codjoe, S.N. (2010). Floods in the Sahel: An analysis of anomalies, memory and anticipatory learning. Climatic Change, 103: 471-502. IF = 4.1.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2010). Population and food crop production in male- and female-headed households in Ghana. International Journal of Development Issues, 9(1): 68-85. 

Codjoe, S.N.A., and Dzanku, F. (2009). Long-term determinants of deforestation in Ghana. The role of structural adjustment policies. African Development Review, 21(3): 558-588. IF = 1.3.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2007). Varying effect of fertility determinants among migrant and indigenous females in the transitional agro-ecological zone of Ghana. Geografiska Annaler B, 89(1): 23-37. IF = 1.4.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2007). The role of proximate and other determinants in Ghana’s fertility transition. African Population Studies, 22(2): 127-146. 

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2007). Integrating Remote Sensing, GIS, Census and Socio-economic data in studying the Population-land use/cover Nexus in Ghana. Africa Development, 32 (2): 195-210.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2007). An analysis of the population-food crop nexus in Ghana. Journal of Social Development in Africa, 22(2): 157-182.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2007). Supply and utilization of food crops in Ghana, 1960-2000. African Journal of Food Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 7(2): 1 - 15.

Codjoe, SN.A. (2006).  At home in the World? International Migration and Development in Contemporary Ghana and West Africa. Takyiwaa Manuh (ed). International Journal of Environmental Studies, 63(5): 709-711.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2006). Migrant versus indigenous farmers. An analysis of factors affecting agricultural land use in the transitional agro-ecological zone of Ghana, 1984-2000. Danish Journal of Geography, 106(1): 103-113. IF = 1.6.

Codjoe, S.N.A. 2006. Population growth and agricultural land use in two agro-ecological zones of Ghana, 1960-2010. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 63(5): 645-661. 

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2006). Population growth and deforestation in the Volta River Basin of Ghana, 1960-2010; integration of satellite, survey and census data. Research Review (New Series), 22(2): 55-70.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2006). Population dynamics and natural resources in the Volta River Basin of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Development Studies, 3(2): 66-82.

Codjoe, S.N.A., Ehlers, E., & Vlek, P.L.G. (2005). Effects of change in population, household conditions and farming practices on agricultural land use in the Volta River Basin of Ghana. Erdkunde, 59(2): 126-135. IF = 1.0.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2005). Impact of Population growth on agricultural land use in the Volta River Basin of Ghana. Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association, 24: 51-68.

Codjoe, S.N.A. (2004). Cohort analysis of fertility change among females in two agro-ecological zones of Ghana. Research Review (New Series), 20 (2): 11-21.

 

Other Publications

Codjoe, S.N.A., and Atiglo, D.Y. (2020) The Implications of Extreme Weather Events for Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Climate. 2:592658.doi: 10.3389/fclim.2020.592658

Codjoe, SNA., and Dovie, DB., (Eds) (2019). Climate Change in Ghana: The Human Dimension. Afram Publications.

Codjoe, SNA. Appeaning Addo, K. Addoquaye Tagoe, C. Nyarko, BK. Martey, F. Nelson, WA. Jayson-Quashigah, P-N. Atiglo, DY. Adjei, POW. Anderson, K. Mensah, A. Ofori-Danson, PK. Amisigo, BA. Ayamga, J. Asmah, EE. Asenso, JK. Owusu, G. Quaye, RM and Abu, M. (2019). The Volta Delta, Ghana: Challenges in an African Setting. In: Deltas in the Anthropocene. Nicholls, RJ, Adger, WN, Hutton, CW and Hanson, S. (Eds). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland.

de Campos, RS. Codjoe, SNA Adger, WN. Mortreux, C. Hazra, S. Siddiqui, T. Das, S. Atiglo, DY. Bhuiyan, MRA. Rocky, MH. and Abu, M. (2019). Where People Live and Move in Deltas. In: Deltas in the Anthropocene. Nicholls, RJ, Adger, WN, Hutton, CW and Hanson, S. (Eds). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland.

Nicholls, RJ. Adger, WN. Hutton, CW. Hanson, SE. Lázár, AN. Vincent, K. Allan, A. Tompkins, EL. Arto, I. Rahman, MM. Hazra, S. and Codjoe, SNA. (2019). Sustainable Deltas in the Anthropocene. In: Deltas in the Anthropocene. Nicholls, RJ, Adger, WN, Hutton, CW and Hanson, S. (Eds). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland.

Akpalu, W., Christian, A.K., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2015). Does food insecurity impact subjective evaluation of well-being? Evidence from a developing country. WIDER Working Paper 2015/030. World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University.

Pabi, O., Codjoe, S.N.A., Sah, N.A. and Appeaning Addo, I. (2015). Climate change linked to failing fisheries in coastal Ghana. International Development Research Centre, Canada. WRENmedia.

Amekudzi, L.K., Codjoe, S.N.A., Sah, N.A. and Appiah, M. (2014). The impact of climate change on malaria in coastal Ghana. International Development Research Centre, Canada. WRENmedia.

Appeaning Addo, I., Codjoe, S.N.A., Rarieya, M, Rufaro, M., Chakeredza, S., Akwen, S.N., Njoroge, M., Wachira, P., Noordin, Q., and Emenanjo, I. (2014). Knowledge management systems and education for building smallholder resilience to climate change. In Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Ed.) Africa Agriculture Status Report: Climate Change and Smallholder Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (pp. 162-182). Nairobi: AGRA. 

Codjoe, S.N.A., Badasu, D.M & Kwankye, S.O. (Eds). (2013). Population Studies: Key Issues and Contemporary Trends. Sub-Saharan Publishers. Accra. 273 pages.

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Amoah, S. (2013). Population size, composition and age-sex structure. In Ghana Statistical Service (Ed.). 2010 Population and Housing Census. National Analytical Report  (pp. 50-67). Accra. Ghana Statistical Services.

Codjoe, S.N.A., Azure, T., Assem, C., and Nortey, E.N. (2013). 2010 Population and Housing Census. Regional Analytical Report. Northern Region. Ghana Statistical Services. 122 pages.

Codjoe, S.N.A., Tagoe, H., Anaman, J. and Dake, F. (2013). Socio-demographic and economic correlates of household source of drinking water in Ghana, 1993–2008. In S.N.A. Codjoe, D.M. Badasu, & S.O. Kwankye (Eds.), Population studies: Key issues and contemporary trends (pp. 140-157). Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers.

Codjoe, S.N.A. and Yeboah, I.E.A. (2013). Development practice and the production of the Ghanaian urban system. In S.N.A. Codjoe, D.M. Badasu, & S.O. Kwankye (Eds.), Population studies: Key issues and contemporary trends (pp. 171-202). Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers.

Sward, J., and Codjoe, S. (2012). Human Mobility and Climate Change Adaptation Policy: A Review of Migration in National Adaptation Programs of action (NAPAs). Migrating out of Poverty Research Program Consortium. Working Paper 6. University of Sussex.

Dovie, D.B.K., Codjoe, S.N.A., & Anwana, E.D. (2012). Migration (Africa). The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Afro-Eurasia: Assessing Sustainability. Pp. 206-211. Berkshire Publishing Group.

Munang, R., Liu, J., Chuku, A.C., Codjoe, S., Dovie, D., Mkwambisi, D.D., & Rivington, M. (2011). Putting Ecosystem Management in the Vision of Africa’s Development: Towards a Sustainable Green Economy. UNEP Policy Series, Policy Brief 7. International Ecosystem Management Partnership.

Yaro, J.A., Codjoe, S.N.A., Agyei-Mensah, S., Darkwah, A., & Kwankye, S.O. (2010). Migration and Population Dynamics: Changing Community Formations in Ghana. Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana Technical Paper No. 2. Accra: Woeli Publishers. 147 pages.

Frempong-Ainguah, F., Badasu, D. and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2010). North-South independent child migration in Ghana: The push and pull factors. In J.K. Anarfi, & S.O. Kwankye, (Eds). Independent Migration of Children in Ghana (pp. 71-100). Accra: Sundel Services.

Badasu, D., Frempong-Ainguah, F., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (2010). Child care strategies among young migrants at destination areas. In J.K. Anarfi, & S.O. Kwankye, (Eds). Independent Migration of Children in Ghana (pp. 171-205). Accra: Sundel Services.

Codjoe, S.N.A., (2004). Population and Land use/cover dynamics in the Volta River Basin of Ghana, 1960-2010. Ecology and Development Series, No.15. Gottingen: Cuvillier Verlag. 184 pages.

Braimoh, AK, Codjoe, SNA, and Konsiega, A. 2001. Structural Adjustment, Migration and Land Use in West Africa. Paper presented to the Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany.

Codjoe, SNA, 1998. Evidence of Fertility decline in Southern Ghana: A Case Study of the Agona Swedru area. Unpublished M.Phil. Dissertation, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway.

Codjoe, SNA, 1996. Comparing Aims and Means of Population Policies in Europe and Africa. Paper presented to the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway.

Codjoe, SNA, 1996. Family Planning Programs in India and China. Paper presented to the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway.

 

Kwankye, S.O. Logan, D.Z., and Codjoe, S.N.A. (1994). Child prostitution and child trafficking in Ghana. GHANAPA Project, Population Impact Project. USAID.

 

Codjoe, SNA, 1992. Consumption and Preference Patterns of Fuelwood in the Western Akyem district of Ghana. Unpublished B.A (Hons) Dissertation, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon.

Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator

 

  1. Belmont Forum - Immobility in a Changing Climate (ITHACA). (January 2023 -December 2026). Collaborators: Lund University Centre for Sustainability Science (LUCSUS); Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazonia (IPAM), Brazil; Centre for Research on Governance and Development (CPGD), Mozambique; Climate Analytics, USA. Amount: Euros 1,527,000.00.

 

  1. Climate Development Knowledge Network - Empowering women and transforming gender relations in the Volta delta, Ghana. (July 2019 – September 2020). Grant Number: 0623. Amount: US$ 59,616.00.

 

  1. Swedish International Development Agency – International Social Science Council – Belmont Forum-NORFACE Transition to Sustainability: Migration, Transformation and Sustainability (2018-2021). Collaborators: University of Exeter, UK; Lund University, Sweden; Clark University, USA; University of Liege, Belgium; Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique; University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Grant Number: ISSC-T2S 2018-706. Amount: Euros 1,449,359.00.

 

  1. International Development Research Centre (IDRC): Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) Program - Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECCMA). (February 2014 – October 2018). Collaborators: University of Southampton, UK; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh; Jadavpur University, India. Grant Number: 108987-001. Amount: CAD$13,500,000.00. 

 

  1. University of Ghana Research Fund: Large Multi-disciplinary Grant Category: Women, Climate Change and Food Security in Ghana (2015-2017). Grant Number: UGRF/8/LMG-007/2014-2015. Amount: US$ 30,000.00.

 

  1. Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Department for International Development (DFID), UK - Climate Change Risk Communication Framework for Coastal Urban Development Policy. Collaborators: University of Calabar, Nigeria; Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana. (February 2012 – May 2013). Grant Number: AAGL-009M. Amount: GB£ 200,000.00.

 

  1. International Development Research Centre (IDRC): African Adaptation Research Centers (AARC) Initiative, Climate Change Adaptation Research and Training Capacity for Development. Climate Change and Water Project. (May 2011- May 2014). Collaborator: University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Grant Number: 106548-001. Amount: US$1,438,043.00.

 

  1. International Development Research Centre (IDRC): Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) - Climate Change and Human Health in Accra, Ghana. Urban Vulnerabilities Project (July 2009 – July 2012). Grant Number: 105814. Amount: $307,090.00.

 

  1. AIRES-SUD, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Cooperation: Sexual and Reproductive Health Implications of Street Vending in Ghana (September 2008 – September 2010). Amount: Euros 45,000.00.

 

  1. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and START International: Advancing Capacity to Support Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA). Food Security and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Afram Plains of Ghana (2007-2008). Collaborators: Crops Research Institute, Ghana; Environmental Protection Agency. Amount: $69,778.00.

 

  1. United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Climate Change Collective Learning and Observatory Network in Ghana (CC LONG Project). (2006-2009). Collaborators: Penn State University, USA; Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana. Amount: $759,928.00.

 

  1. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Grant for National Working Groups: Sustaining Agricultural and Forest land uses in the Afram Plains of Ghana (2005-2007) – Amount: $15,000.00.

 

Co-Investigator

 

  1. Wellcome Trust: Evaluating Health Impacts of Climate Adaptation Strategies. (October 2019 – October 2022). Collaborators: University of Exeter, UK; Maynooth University, Ireland. Grant number: UNS81566. Amount: GB£ 489,850.00.

 

  1. British Academy: Reducing the Impact of Extreme Heat to Improve Well-being in Cities (REFIT). (September 2019 – June 2021). Collaborators: Loughborough University, UK; University for Development Studies, Ghana. Grant Number: CRFG102088. Amount: GB£ 300,000.00.

 

  1. European Union: Linking Climate Change, Habitability and Social Tipping Points: Scenarios for Climate Migration. (2019 – 2024).  Collaborators: University of Liege, Belgium; University of Vienna, Austria; University of Exeter, UK; Lund University, Sweden; University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; Institute of Research Development, France; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa; UNESCO, France; University of Twenty, Netherlands; Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Grant Number: 869395. Amount: Euros 6,799,900.00.

 

  1. Global Challenges Research Fund: Building Research Capacity for Sustainable Water and Food Security in Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa (BRECcIA) (2017-2021). Collaborators: Southampton University, UK; International Institute of Environment and Development, UK; Water Net Trust; Technical University of Kenya, Kenya; Kenyatta University, Kenya; University of Malawi, Malawi; University of Nairobi, Kenya; Grant Number: NE/P021093/1. Amount: GB£ 5,481,342.00.

 

  1. British Academy: Vulnerability to Extreme Weather Events in Cities: Implications for Infrastructure and Livelihoods (VEWEC) (2017-2019). Collaborators: Loughborough University, UK; University for Development Studies, Ghana. Grant Number: J15553. Amount: GB£ 260,000.00.

 

  1. International Development Research Centre: Integrated Climate Smart Flood Management for Accra-Ghana. (2016-2019). Grant Number: 108262. US$ 700,000.00.

 

  1. Making All Voices Count (MAVC) Program: Climate Change Integrated Flood Management: Using ICT to deploy flood early warning systems to mitigate disaster. (2016-2017). Amount: US$ 200,167.00.

 

  1. African Development Bank: Statistical Capacity Building Project. (2016-2017). Amount: US$250,000.00.

 

  1. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR): Green Economy Learning Assessment in Ghana. (2015). Amount: US$24,000.00.

 

  1. EDULINK Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States: Population Training and Research Capacity for Development (PopTRCD) (September 2008 – September 2011). Collaborator: University of Southampton. Amount: Euros 425,000.00.

Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana (PhD)

  1. Population and Development Theories and Policies 
  2. Logic of Social Research
  3. Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology
  4.  Climate Risk Assessment, Population and Policy

 

Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana (M.A)

  1. Methods of Social Research
  2. Population Dynamics
  3.  Population, Environment and Development
  4.  Population Change, Agriculture and Food Security 
  5. Population, Education and Development
  6. Population Theory and Policy
  7. Quantitative Research Methodology

 

Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana (M.A)

  1. Research Methods in Migration Studies I
  2. Research Methods in Migration Studies II
  3. Migration and Population Dynamics

 

Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana (M.A)

  1. Techniques in Social Policy Analysis

 

Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana (PhD)

  1. Research Methods

 

Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana (M. Phil)

  1. Concepts and Methods in Advanced Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction

 

Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (PhD)

  1. Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

 

Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (MA)

  1. Research Methodology

 

Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population, University of Ouagadougou (International Master’s Program)

  1. Guest Lecturer – Climate Change, Health and Development

Sociology Department, Brown University, Providence, USA (B.A. Sociology)

  1. Guest Lecturer – Environment and Society in Africa

 

School of Nursing and Health Studies, Department of International Health, Georgetown University

  1. Lecturer – Online Course – Urban Health in Sub-Saharan Africa.

 

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