Samuel Agblorti holds PhD in geography from the University of Calgary, Canada, and is currently an Associate Professor at the Centre for Mixed Migration and Diaspora Studies (CeMMiDS), Department of Population and Health at the University of Cape Coast. Samuel has been involved in forced migration research for over a decade with broad interests in migration, refugees, gender and development, and environmental politics. He has published in reputable journals (e.g. Canadian Journal of African Studies, Refugee Survey Quarterly) with one research paper for the UNHCR. He has presented his works at international conferences globally (Law and Society Conference, Honolulu in 2012; German Development Institute, 2018 among others).
Prof. Samuel K Miledzi Agblorti
About
Focus & expertise
Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it
Recent activity
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Conference
Feb 2022
Workshop on Forced Migration
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Project
Sep 2021
Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR); A World Bank sponsored project
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Project
Jul 2021
UNHCR Small Grant Programme, Refugee integration in Ghana: the host community’s perspective, (Funded by UNHCR)
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Project
Jul 2021
Towards a framework for mainstreaming refugee assistance into local development in host communities
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Project
Jul 2021
Equal opportunities in higher education: Partnership for Institutional change (EQUIP). A collaboration between CEGRAD, UCC and Free University Berlin (2019 – 2024)
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
University of Calgary
2017
Master of Philosophy in Geography
University of Cape Coast
2007
Bachelor of Arts in Population and Family Life
University of Cape Coast
2002
★ Career & positions
Coordinator
Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation
Sep, 2020 to Sep, 2020
Coordinator (Advocacy)
Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation
Sep, 2020 to Jul, 2021
Teaching & projects
Projects
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Hotspot of multiple stressors: A research-based management in the Gulf of Guinea (Hotspot 2) (Funded by Danish Foreign Affairs Ministry)
Co-Investigator
January 2021 - Present
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Rural-urban and cross-border MIGRAtion in West-Africa – an integrated assessment framework for drivers, processes and sustainable REsponses (MIGRAWARE) ( Funded by the German Government)
Co-Investigator
January 2021 - Present
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Towards a framework for mainstreaming refugee assistance into local development in host communities
Principal Investigator
January 2019 - December 2020
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Equal opportunities in higher education: Partnership for Institutional change (EQUIP). A collaboration between CEGRAD, UCC and Free University Berlin (2019 – 2024)
Core Team Member:
January 2019 - Present
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Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR); A World Bank sponsored project
Theme Lead: Disaster Risk Management and Migration
January 2018 - August 2023
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UNHCR Small Grant Programme, Refugee integration in Ghana: the host community’s perspective, (Funded by UNHCR)
Principal Investigator
January 2010 - Present
Publications 26 works
2026
Negotiating access to comprehensive HIV healthcare: Fear, stigma, and health system constraints in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana
Charles Owusu‐Aduomi Botchwey, Ebenezer Agbenya Adzormahe, Lawrencia Aggrey–Bluwey, Samuel K. M. Agblorti et al.
Journal of Public Health Research · Article · Source: OpenAlex
2024
The contribution of estuarine ecosystems to fishers’ migration patterns and livelihood adaptation along Ghana’s coast
Cynthia Kutir, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Benjamin Betey Campion
Ecosystems and People · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Factors in Household Settings Linked to the Feeding and Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6-23 months in Rural Farming Districts, Ghana
Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah, George Adjei, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, David Teye Doku
Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2023
Assessment of the integrated coastal vulnerability index of Ghana toward future coastal infrastructure investment plans
Blessing Charuka, Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng, Emmanuel K. Brempong, Samuel K. M. Agblorti et al.
Ocean & Coastal Management · Article · 32 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Perspectives on factors that influence local communities’ vulnerability to coastal floods in Ketu South Municipality of Ghana
Daystar Babanawo, Precious Agbeko Dzorgbe Mattah, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Denis Worlanyo Aheto
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · Article · 29 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Mapping and assessment of coastal infrastructure for adaptation to coastal erosion along the coast of Ghana
Blessing Charuka, Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng, Samuel K. M. Agblorti
Anthropocene Coasts · Article · 23 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Contemporary Global Coastal Management Strategies and Coastal Infrastructure and Their Application in Ghana: A Systematic Literature Review
Blessing Charuka, Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng, Samuel K. M. Agblorti
Sustainability · Review · 18 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Context Matters: The Implications of the Mode of Service Provision for Structural and Relational Integration of Refugees in Ghana and Ethiopia
Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Abis Getachew, Jana Kuhnt, Abdirahman A. Muhumad
Journal of Refugee Studies · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Assessment of the Integrated Coastal Vulnerability Index of Ghana Toward Future Investment Plans
Blessing Charuka, Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng, Samuel K. M. Agblorti
SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Camp-Based Refugees’ Adherence to the COVID-19 Protocols at the Peak and Post-Peak of the Pandemic in Two Camps in Ghana
Barbara Sakyi, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Fiifi Amoako Johnson
Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2022
Local Indicator-Based Flood Vulnerability Indices and Predictors of Relocation in the Ketu South Municipal Area of Ghana
Daystar Babanawo, Precious Agbeko Dzorgbe Mattah, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Emmanuel K. Brempong et al.
Sustainability · Article · 18 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Migration and Estuarine Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Change along Ghana’s Coast
Cynthia Kutir, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Benjamin Betey Campion
Regional Studies in Marine Science · Article · 16 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Association of maternal characteristics with child feeding indicators and nutritional status of children under-two years in Rural Ghana
Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah, George Adjei, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, David Teye Doku
BMC Pediatrics · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2020
Mothers’ and Grandmothers’ misconceptions and socio-cultural factors as barriers to exclusive breastfeeding: A qualitative study involving Health Workers in two rural districts of Ghana
Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah, David Teye Doku, Samuel K. M. Agblorti
PLoS ONE · Article · 67 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Revisiting the host–refugee environmental conflict debate: perspectives from Ghana’s refugee camps
Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Miriam Grant
Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2019
Conceptualising Obstacles to Local Integration of Refugees in Ghana
Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Miriam Grant
Refugee Survey Quarterly · Article · 24 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2016
Refugees, Environmental Resource Use and Local Integration in Ghana
Samuel K. M. Agblorti
Libraries and Cultural Resources (University of Calgary) · Dissertation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2015
Influence of vulnerability context on access to assets in two fishing communities in the Ketu South District, Ghana
Journal article · Source: ORCID
2014
CONTEXT MATTERS: FOSTERING, ORPHANHOOD AND SCHOOLING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Kate Hampshire, Gina Porter, Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Elsbeth Robson et al.
Journal of Biosocial Science · Article · 43 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
2011
Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective
Gina Porter, Kate Hampshire, Albert Abane, Augustine Tanle et al.
Children s Geographies · Article · 85 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Humanitarian assistance to refugees in rural Ghana: Implications for refugee–host relations
Samuel K. M. Agblorti
Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Child fostering and education in Ghana
Samuel K. M. Agblorti, Augustine Tanle
Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID
Exploring the influence of household migration and parents’ main livelihood activities on children’s occupational aspiration in Ghana
Journal article · Source: ORCID
Refugee integration in Ghana
Samuel K. M. Agblorti
Article · Source: OpenAlex
Refugee integration in Ghana: the host community's perspective
Working paper · Source: ORCID
Refugee-host interaction in the Krisan Refugee Settlement in Ghana.
Journal article · Source: ORCID
OpenAlex updated 10 Sep 2026
Engagements
📅 Conferences attended
2021
International Association for the Study of Forced Migration biannual conference
Panel Member · Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana (Virtual)
2021
A panel discussion organised by the Centre for Migration Studies of the University of Ghana on Refugee Integration in West and Central Africa to mark the 70th Anniversary of the UNHCR and supported by the UNHCR.
Panel Moderator · University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
2020
Association of Commonwealth Universities Summer School, University of Cape Coast
Speaker and Technical Lead · Cape Coast, Ghana
2019
Inception Workshop, EQUIP Project
Team Member · Free University Berlin, Germany
2018
PhD and Postdoctoral Summer School, a collaboration between Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), UCC, and Friedensau Adventist University, Germany
Facilitator · Cape Coast, Ghana
2017
PhD and Postdoctoral Summer School, a collaboration between Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), UCC, and Friedensau Adventist University, Germany
Facilitator · Cape Coast, Ghana
2016
Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, University of Calgary
Presenter · Calgary, Canada
2015
Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, University of Ottawa
Presenter · Ottawa, Canada
2013
Global Environments Summer Academy, University of Bern
Participant · Bern, Switzerland
2013
Summer Course on Forced Migration and Refugee Issues. Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Participant · Toronto, Canada
2012
International Conference of the Law and Society Association
Presenter · Honolulu, USA
2012
Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, Laval University
Presenter · Quebec City, Canada
2022
Workshop on Forced Migration
Speaker · German Development Institute
Honors & affiliations
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Doctoral Fellowship
University of Calgary · 2011
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Member
International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) · 2021
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Member
Ghana Geographical Association (GGA) · 2008
Colleagues & frequently viewed together
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Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Augustine Tanle
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. K. Awusabo-Asare
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. David Teye Doku
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Joshua Amo-Adjei
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Dr. Richard Ametefe
Research Fellow · Department of Peace Studies
Development Studies
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Miss Leticia Dzinorfe Ahiatrogah
Junior Assistant Registrar · School of Graduate Studies
Development Studies
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Prof. Augustina Araba Amissah
Associate Professor · Department of Vocational and Technical Education
Development Studies
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Prof. Augustine Tanle
Professor · Department of Population and Health
Migration and Refugees Studies
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Dr. Razak Jaha Imoro
Senior Lecturer · Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Development Studies
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Dr. Musah Dankwah
Research Fellow · Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies
Development Studies
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Prof. Augustine Tanle
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Eugene K Maafo Darteh
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Joshua Amo-Adjei
Professor · Department of Population and Health
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Dr. Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Senior Lecturer · Department of Population and Health
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Prof. Kobina Esia Donkoh
Associate Professor · Department of Population and Health
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