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Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe

Professor of Population Studies at the Regional Institute of Population Studies at University of Ghana

Areas of expertise

  • - Population and Environment Nexus
  • - Climate Change Impacts

Major works

Codjoe, S.N.A., and Bilsborrow, R.E. (2011). Population, agricultural extensification and intensification in the dry and derived savannah zones of Ghana. Population and Environment, 33(1): 80-107
Codjoe, SNA., Gough, KV., Wilby, RL., Kasei, R., Yankson, PWK., Amankwaa, EF., Abarike, MA., Atiglo, DY., Kayaga, S., Mensah, P., Nabilse, CK., and Griffiths, PL. (2020). Impact of extreme weather conditions on healthcare provision in urban Ghana. Social Science and Medicine, 258, 113072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113072

About me

Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe is a Professor of Population Studies at the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, where he teaches, conducts research and mentors students in population studies. He obtained a B.A (Hons) degree in Geography and Resource Development from the University of Ghana (1992), Master of Philosophy degree in Human Geography from the University of Oslo, Norway (1998), and a PhD degree in Geography (Major) and Soil Science (Minor) from the University of Bonn, Germany (2004).