Dr. Emmanuel Acheampong holds a PhD. in Natural Science from University of Hamburg in Germany. His expertise is in community ecology and modelling, with special focus on phyto- and mesozooplankton, fish stock assessment and in linking natural and socio-economic sciences in the study of climate change impacts on coastal communities. Emmanuel was a research fellow for five years – from August, 2007 to December, 2012 – at the Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability – aka Centrum für Erdsystemforschung und Nachhaltigkeit (CEN) – in Hamburg, Germany. CEN is a multi-disciplinary centre made of different institutions with diverse expertise ranging from Fisheries Sciences and Oceanography through to Systems Analysis, Communication and Global Change Governance. Dr. Acheampong was with CEN’s Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF); the institute is now called Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF). His post-doctoral research was part of two international (European Union-funded) programmes (MEECE – Marine Ecosystem Evolution in a Changing Environment, and EUROBASIN – European Basin-scale Analysis, Synthesis and INtegration) to resolve the impact of climatic processes on marine ecosystems. Currently, Dr. Acheampong is a senior lecturer at the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. He also doubles as Data Hub and Information Systems Managerfor the African Centre of Excellence for Coastal Resilience (ACECoR). Dr. Acheampong teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in Oceanography, Coastal Zone Management, Environmental Statistics and Modelling.
Dr. Emmanuel Acheampong
Senior Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesMaster of Science (M.Sc., MSc, M.Sci., M.Si., Sc.M., M.S., MSHS, MS, Mag., Mg., Mgr, S.M., or SM) in Biology
University of Hamburg, 2004-
Expert participant on fisheries governance in Ghana
Knowledge Integration Writeshop on transdisciplinary and transformative ocean governance organised by The One Ocean Hub Project. Port Elisabeth, South Africa.
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Display Booth Manager of interactive, video display on The ROC data hub
Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment Accra, Ghana.
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Poster presentation on “Microbial turnover of dissolved organic matter from the coastal Gulf of Guinea”. Co-authored with Ama Kwartemaa Agyei Frimpong, Maria Lund-Paulsen, Denis Aheto, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, and Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Oral presentation on “Climate change risk and adaptation for fisher communities in Ghana”. Co-authored with Olivia Harrod, Suzanne Painting, James Bell, Benjamin Kofi Nyarko, Georg Engelhard, and Bryony Townhill.
International Symposium on Climate Change Effects on the World's Ocean Bergen, Norway.
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Oral presentation on ecological risk assessment of multiple stressors based on NPZD Model
DTU Aqua Seminar Series; Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Oral presentation on the evolution of pelagic fisheries under climate change
COP26 Webinar on Oceans and Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Resilience Online via Zoom Webinar.
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Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Project Grant (co-recipient); US$ 1.2 mil. for 2025 - 2030
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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Coast-under-Control Project Grant (co-recipient); € 50.000.00 for 2021 - 2023
French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (French IRD)