Divine Kwadwo Odame Appiah

With a robust background in environmental sustainability and project management, I have led transformative projects across Africa, including impactful work with Ghana West African Science Service. My expertise in environmental assessment and stakeholder engagement has driven significant advancements in climate change adaptation and mitigation, showcasing my analytical prowess and organizational acumen. High-achieving management professional possessing excellent communication, organizational, and analytical capabilities. Devises innovative solutions to resolve business and technology challenges. Eager to advance business goals through careful team management Seasoned Project Manager with experience in executing complex projects within diverse industries. Proven ability to drive teams towards achieving project goals while adhering to timelines and budgets. Demonstrated strengths include strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Past work has resulted in successful project completion, improved efficiency, and significant cost savings. Multi-talented Project Manager offering many years of experience orchestrating operations activities, financial support, and resource management to achieve project objectives. Poised and cooperative in driving stakeholder meetings to determine estimates and build financial forecasts. Determined and motivated professional recognized for fostering positive morale among project contributors. Results-driven Project Manager known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in risk management, process improvement, and stakeholder communication. Excel in leadership, problem-solving, and adaptability to drive project success.

Date of Birth: 05/11/73

• Contextual appraisal of large-scale land investment and governance for equity and sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa, Environ, Dev. Sustain, 2024, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-02405618-x
• Narrowing down the drivers of flood risk in medium-sized sub-Saharan African cities: insights from the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area, Ghana, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2024, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2024.2401605%4010.1080/tfocoll.2024.0.issue-challenges-and-opportunities-in-Africa
• Carbon stock potential of preferred woody species for agroforestry in West African Savannah, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2024
• Socio-cultural beliefs on drought in Talensi Ghana: insights for environmental management, social vulnerability, early warning systems and coping and adaptation, Environ Dev. Sustain, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03606-1
• Climate change mitigation potential of agroforestry farms in West African Savanna, Environmental Challenges, 2023, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266701002300001X
• Evolving farm-level adaptation to climate variability and change risks in the forest-savanna transitional zone of Ghana, 2022
• Elderly smallholder farmers' perceptions of and adaptation to climate variability and change in rural Ghana, Working with Older People, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-09-2021-0052

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Ghanaian

• Regional Studies Association, 07/01/14, Member
• CIRCLE Fellowship, 10/01/15, Alumnus
• Ghana Geographical Association, 08/01/06, Member
• Ghana Climate Youth Alliance, KNUST, 05/01/12, Patron

• Academic Achievement at the rank of Associate Professor of Environmental Geography
• Awarded KNUST Research Fund to conduct climate change adaptation research
• Worked as Multicountry Project manager with the Netherlands Development Organisation