RICHARD KODJO KOSIVI

A self-motivated educationist, environmentalist, health and safety expert, research analyst and manager with seven years’ experience and demonstrated track record of success in diverse areas: Environmental quality monitoring, Environmental Health and Safety, STEM Education, Human resource development and management of six units’ science department. Proactive and goal-oriented leader, top-notch skills in networking and stakeholder engagement, team player, organizing information, ranking task and dealing with issues with analytical mindset, partnering with institutions to promote STEM education and 21st century skills.

• 09/2012, Goodwill International Group Oil and Gas Training at Management, Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI), Accra, Competency based certificate in oil and gas Training (Environmental Management), Environment in the oil and gas industry (HSE), Energy Policy and the Environment, Applied Environment and Applied Safety
• 02/2010, African Virtual University, UCC, Learning Centre, Certificate in Computer Literacy, Introduction to computing, Windows, MS Word and Excel, SPSS, Stata and Power Point
• 07/2008, Anglogold Ashanti, Obuasi Mines, Health and Safety Department, Certificate of Competency in Addressing Workplace Hazards and Risk, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Loss Causation Model

• Ghana Association of Science Teachers
• Environmental Science Students Association of Ghana

• January, 2023: Summit for Board Chairpersons of Public Senior High and Senior High Technical Schools in Ghana at Winneba: (Board chairperson’s representative)
• December, 2021: Capacity Building Workshop for Senior High School STEM Teachers by Ghana Science Association, University of Cape Coast.
• September, 2017: Capacity Building Workshop on ‘’Community Entry Mobilization and Stakeholder Consultation in an Enterprise’’ by Community, Water and Sanitation at Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi
• April, 2010: Stakeholders Forum on ICT PACK for Cape Coast Metropolis - Presentation: The Role of EPA in State Development
• March, 2010: Workshop to review the National Environmental Policy in the Central Region, EPA Conference Hall, Cape Coast - Role: Secretary

• Co-author for Core Science Professional Community Learning (PLC) Handbook for the Secondary Education Curriculum, Year One Teacher Manual, 2023. Published by Ministry of Education, Ghana.
• Moses Kwadzo, Michael K. Miyittah, Delali B.K. Dovie, Richard K. Kosivi, Rebecca Owusu, Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Livelihood Outcomes of Lagoon Fishermen in Central Region, Ghana. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability Volume 4, 2022, 100137. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100137, March, 2022
• Michael K. Miyittah, Boatemaa Ansah, Moses Kwadzo, Salifu Seidu-Larry & Richard K. Kosivi (2022) Assessment of Pesticide Exposure Risks Among Cocoa Farmers in Western Region of Ghana, International Journal of Pest Management, DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2022.2084175, June 2022
• Michael K. Miyittah
• Richard K. Kosivi
• Samuel Kofi Tulashie
• Maxwell N. Addi
• Josephine Y. Tawiah (2022) The Need for Alternative Pest Management Method to Mitigate Risks among Cocoa Farmers in the Volta Region, Ghana, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon. 2022.e12591
• The State of Pesticide Use among Cocoa Farmers in the Volta Region, Ghana – Thesis presented to Department of Environmental Science – UCC, 2020
• Assessment and Development of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Plan for Moree Senior High Technical School of Central Region, Ghana - Thesis presented to Department of Development Policy – GIMPA,2013.
• The Analysis of Physico-chemical Parameters of Groundwater Quality at the Obuasi mining community of Ghana – Dissertation presented to Department of Environmental Science – UCC, 2009.

• PROF. MICHAEL MIYITTAH (SENIOR LECTURER), University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, Cape Coast, Department of Environmental Science, 0240336050, m-miyittah@ucc.edu.gh
• DR. MICHEAL BOAKYE-YIADOM, Director General of UNESCO Category II Institute, 0261171143, mboakye-yiadom@ucc.edu.gh
• PROF. H.K AKOTOYE (SENIOR LECTURER), University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, Department of Environmental Science, 0242328922, hakotoye1@ucc.edu.gh

• June, 2022: Environmental Monitoring of the impacts of oil and gas operations on the socio-economic activities of the people of Cape Three Point and Dixcove, Western Region, Ghana – Conducted for Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECOR), University of Cape Coast (UCC).
• April, 2019: Data Collection and an Outreach program on Pesticide Exposure, Safety and Risk Assessment among cocoa farmers in Hohoe, Afadjato South and Ho West Districts in the Volta Region, Ghana – Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and Environmental Science Department, UCC.
• September, 2008: Sensitization outreach program dubbed ‘’Clean Air, More Money – Long Life’’ for OLA fishing community, Cape Coast, Ghana – Representative, Environmental Science Students’ Association, University of Cape Coast.
• 2015 – To Date: Environmental Science Club, Moree Senior Technical School, Cape Coast – Director, Researcher, Project design and management.