Prof. Richard Amfo-Otu

Dr. Richard Amfo-Otu is an Associate Professor in Environment, Water and Sanitation of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Cape Coast with specialty in environmental health, MSc. Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation from KNUST, BSc. Chemistry (Hon), from the University of Cape Coast, and Post-Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education at the University of Education, Winneba. He has participated in a number of international and local capacity building workshops relating to tertiary education landscape, authentic assessment and student-centred teaching and learning approaches.
He is currently the Head of Unit at the Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (APQAU) at the University. He has served on a number of Committees such as the Interim Academic Board, Conferences Planning Committee, Finance Committee, and Adhoc-committees.
He has about 18 years working experience in the Environment, Water and Sanitation sector. He has interest in Facilitating Workshops, Training, Teaching, and Research in Waste Management for Development, Circular Economy, Climate Change, Awareness creation, Environmental health, Environmental Quality, Water supply, Occupational and Food safety, WASH, Environmental Policy and Community Engagements. He has published over thirty refereed journal articles in local and international journals.
He has worked for international and local consultancy firms in the areas of waste management, water and sanitation including DAI. He has worked on waste management projects in Liberia for JICA through TREND, and in Uganda for UNDP. He led a team of consultants to conduct baseline assessment for UNIDO’s Project on Establishing Circular Economy framework for the plastics sector in Ghana in 2020 and participated in the project document development for funding by the GEF. He led a team of consultant to conduct “Market Analysis of Ghana’s E-Waste Sector and Plastics Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for SME’s”. The assignment included identifying opportunities and interventions towards facilitating SME growth and expansion within the green and circular economy in Ghana for Netherlands Development Agency (SNV).
He is a member of the Lead Technical Working Group and Technical Committee for Environmental Sanitation Policy Review which is currently ongoing. He was part of the National Technical Expert Panel for Plastic Waste Management in 2019 and a member of the Technical Working Group for the Health Sector Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2019 and 2020.
Dr. Richard Amfo-Otu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Environment and Public Health of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Cape Coast with specialty in environmental health, MSc. Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation from KNUST, BSc. Chemistry (Hon), from the University of Cape Coast, and Post-Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education at the University of Education, Winneba. He has participated in a number of international and local capacity building workshops relating to tertiary education landscape, authentic assessment and student-centred teaching and learning approaches.
He is currently the Head of Unit at the Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (APQAU) at the University. He has served on a number of Committees such as the Interim Academic Board, Conferences Planning Committee, Finance Committee, and Adhoc-committees.
He has about 18 years working experience in the Environment, Water and Sanitation sector. He has interest in Facilitating Workshops, Training, Teaching, and Research in Waste Management for Development, Circular Economy, Climate Change, Awareness creation, Environmental health, Environmental Quality, Water supply, Occupational and Food safety, WASH, Environmental Policy and Community Engagements. He has published over thirty refereed journal articles in local and international journals.
He has worked for international and local consultancy firms in the areas of waste management, water and sanitation including DAI. He has worked on waste management projects in Liberia for JICA through TREND, and in Uganda for UNDP. He led a team of consultants to conduct baseline assessment for UNIDO’s Project on Establishing Circular Economy framework for the plastics sector in Ghana in 2020 and participated in the project document development for funding by the GEF. He led a team of consultant to conduct “Market Analysis of Ghana’s E-Waste Sector and Plastics Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for SME’s”. The assignment included identifying opportunities and interventions towards facilitating SME growth and expansion within the green and circular economy in Ghana for Netherlands Development Agency (SNV).
He is a member of the Lead Technical Working Group and Technical Committee for Environmental Sanitation Policy Review which is currently ongoing. He was part of the National Technical Expert Panel for Plastic Waste Management in 2019 and a member of the Technical Working Group for the Health Sector Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2019 and 2020.

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