Introduction
Emmanuel is a multidisciplinary environment, social and legal researcher, with a personal and professional passion sustainable development research and practice in Africa.
His recent research, including working on the £3.3 million DFID/ESRC funded “Urban Africa Risk Knowledge”, and the £7.2 million GCRF funded “Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality” have focused on studying the interplay of environmental and planning legislation, policies and informal practices, and their effect on social vulnerabilities and inequalities, disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience in low income countries. As well as exploring innovative participatory processes for policy formulation and implementation.
Emmanuel has significant in-country research and advisory experience in a number of African countries including Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and The Gambia working closely with community groups, researchers, higher education institutions, and various levels of decision-makers to explore innovate ways of collaborative learning about urbanization and sustainable development processes.
Expert
Emmanuel's research and practice expertise have focused on studying the interplay of environmental and planning legislation, policies and informal practices, and their effect on social vulnerabilities and inequalities, disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience in low income countries. As well as exploring innovative participatory processes for policy formulation and implementation.
Emmanuel has significant in-country research and advisory experience in a number of African countries including Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and The Gambia working closely with community groups, researchers, higher education institutions, and various levels of decision-makers to explore innovate ways of collaborative learning about urbanization and sustainable development processes. He has also provided technical inputs to sustainable development policy formulation & implementation processes. These include serving as Technical Advisor (Social Vulnerability) in the World bank GFDRR “Multi-Hazard Open Vulnerability Platform for Evaluating Risk (MOVER) project in Tanzania; Contributing Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report (WG II - on global climate change impact, adaptation and vulnerability); and serving on the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Expert Working Group for the establishment of a new regional 'Climate Resilience and Adaptation Centre'.
Fields of expertise: Environmental policy / climate change, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Sustainable Development Goals, Urban development