Dr. Susanna Aba Abraham

Facilitator

September, 2024

Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.

Presenter

October, 2024

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.

Guest Speaker

October, 2024

“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.

Co-Facilitator

October, 2021

“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.

Presenter

November, 2024

“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.

Facilitator

November, 2024

“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.

Presenter

November, 2023

Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.

Presenter

March, 2024

Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.

Presenter

June, 2024

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.

Panelist

June, 2024

Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.

Facilitator

July-August, 2012

Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.

Co-Discussant

July, 2023

“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.

Facilitator

February, 2022

Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.

Facilitator

February, 2019

Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.

Speaker

August, 2024

Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.

Presenter

August, 2023

Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.

Guest Speaker

April, 2024

Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.

Participant

2021

6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).

Panelist

2014

Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.

Guest Speaker

2010

“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Planning

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing with Psychology

Public Health Fellow

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Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

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

Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary