Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi is a Transport Geographer with the University of Cape Coast. She has been working on child and youth mobility issues in Ghana for over a decade now. As a rising academic, she has considerable number of publications on a cross section of transport and mobilities issues focusing on women and children and the youth in both rural and urban contexts. Her work also covers child pedestrian safety, safe and secured walking environments and bus transit service quality. Currently, she is working on harnessing driver-child pedestrian relationships in improving child pedestrian safety in Ghana.
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Dr. (Mrs.) Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi
Senior Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Geography and Regional PlanningHall Master
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Head of Department
Department of Geography and Regional Planning
Degrees
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Presented a paper
Mobility and Access in Sub-Saharan African Cities workshop, 17th – 19th September 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Presented a paper
American Association of Geographers (AAG) meeting Washington D.C, USA.
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Presented Paper on Exploring the relationship between child traffic safety perception and injury outcomes on routes to school.
Early Career Researchers Workshop. Oxford University, U.K..
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Expert participant
i. Experts meeting on Transport and Mobilities: Pathways to transformation. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Expert participant
Experts meeting on Transport and Mobilities: Meeting the Needs of Informal Settlements and Slum Dwellers in Nigeria. Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria..
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Expert participant
Experts meeting on Transport and Mobilities: Meeting the Needs of Working Women. University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh..
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Presented a paper on "The journey to school: An assessment of school route walkability in Cape Coast"
INTALInC, Ghana workshop. UCC, Cape Coast.
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Presented a paper on "Correlates of distance to school: a case study of school pupils' journey to school in the cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana".
American Association of Geographers (AAG) meeting in. 5-9 April, 2017 Boston, MA., USA.
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Presented a paper on "Transport and Mobilities for vulnerable populations: Ghana Case study"
INTALInC Experts’ meeting. Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds. Weetwoods Hall, Leeds.
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Presented a paper on "Plagiarism in Academic writing"
Workshop for Female Academic Senior Members organised by the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD). University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.
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Presented a paper on "Road crossing safety for vulnerable road users: school pupils’ assessment of their walking routes in the Cape Coast metropolis of Ghana".
13th International conference on Urban Health (ICUH) San Francisco, California. USA.
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Presented a paper on "The other side of active transportation to school: basic school pupils’ assessment of security on their routes to school"
Association of American Geographers (AAG) meeting. San Francisco, California. USA.
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Presented a paper on ‘The role of women in Geography’
Geographical Society (GEOSOC) Seminar University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast..
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Presented a paper on ‘Road Safety: Driver contribution’.
Division of Training and Development's In-service training for Drivers University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Presented a paper on ‘Road safety in Ghana: an assessment of pedestrian action before impact’.
Association of American Geographers meeting. Tampa-Florida, USA..
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Presented a paper on ‘Running an efficient University shuttle: A reflection of challenges in the public transport system in Ghana?’
Association of American Geographers meeting. Los Angeles-California, USA..
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Presented a paper on ‘Safety of pedestrians in Ghana with emphasis on the Cape Coast Metropolis: An Urban transport Planning Agenda’.
6th Africa Transport Technology Transfer Conference. Gaborone, Botswana..
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Presented a paper on ‘Bicycles: An answer to mobility needs of rural children?’
2nd Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP)’ Rural Transport Practitioners Conference. Maputo, Mozambique..
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Chaired a session and Presented a paper on "Implications of improved technology on seaport operations: the case of containerisation and the stevedoring industry at the Tema port’.
Association of American Geographers (AAG) Meeting. New York City, NY, USA..
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Presented a paper on ‘Riding for Fun? Bicycle use among children in Rural Ghana’.
Intellectbase Academic Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA..
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Poster presentation on ‘Perceptions on female bicycle use and infertility among some Ghanaian communities’.
6th Union of African Population Studies (UAPS) Conference. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso..
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Paper presentation on ‘Risk of injury and bicycle use among Children: A comparative study of two Geo-ecological zones in urban Ghana’.
10th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH). Belo Horizonte, M.G, Brazil..
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Facilitator
Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
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Presenter
International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Guest Speaker
“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Co-Facilitator
“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
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Presenter
“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
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Facilitator
“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Presenter
Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.
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Panelist
Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
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Facilitator
Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
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Co-Discussant
“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
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Speaker
Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
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Presenter
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
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Guest Speaker
Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
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Participant
6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
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Panelist
Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
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Guest Speaker
“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.
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Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP
Cefas/UKAID
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Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
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Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia
IDA-V3100
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Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)
World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme
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Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area
Calgary Zoo Foundation
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Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana
University of Liverpool
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Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana
Valued at US$32,365.00
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Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia
Conservation International
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Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop
World Bank
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Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program
World Bank
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Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
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Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana
Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
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Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management
World Bank
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Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments
Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK
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Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession
AERC Ltd.
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Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis
UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
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Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana
Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary
USAID through Friends of the Nation