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Hello! I'm Abraham

 

A Climate Change and Sustainability Researcher who is dedicated to promoting the sustainable development agenda and advancing climate change adaptation and mitigation practices.

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Abraham Bugre

Climate Change & Sustainability Researcher

 

Phone:

+233206025940

 

Email:

abraham.bugre@gmail.com

EDUCATION
EDUCATION
CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATIONS
Expected Graduation Year: 2021

Ph.D. Student

University of Ghana

Geography and Resource Development

(Currently pursuing this doctoral program with focus on Urban Environmental Change)

2014

Master of Science

University of Ghana

Climate Change & Sustainable Development

2012

Bachelor of Arts

University of Ghana

Economics and Archaeology

September 2015

World Bank

Policy Instruments for Low Emissions Development (e-Course)

October 2014

University of North Carolina

Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy (e-Course)

September 2012

CDKN & RIPS

Climate Change Risk Assessment

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“An Integrated Multi-criteria Approach for Optimal Landfill Siting in The Accra Metropolitan Area”, presented at the College of Humanities 4th International Research Conference, University of Ghana, Nov 01-02, 2018.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
November 2018

Selected as a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship-Advanced Scholar, 2019 Cohort: NextGen Climate Change Advanced Scholars. With mobility period in Carleton University, Ottawa-Canada.

September 2015

Winner of 2015 Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Climate Colab competition in the Climate Change Adaptation and Waste Management categories.

SKILLS
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE

Qualitative & Quantitative Research

Design Thinking

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Proficient in SPSS and Nvivo

Environmental Law & Policy

Report Writing

Community Relations

April 2019-June 2019

Research Assistant

Ecology Ottawa, Canada

Worked as a researcher on the renewable and active city programs. Helped the organization develop a review of the city of Ottawa’s official plans, and through research, we gave recommendations on climate actions the city should take to make its development sustainable.

February 2019-Present

SDGs Advisor

United Youth Initiative Africa

As SDGs advisor, I supervise and ensure the team mainstreams the SDGs in all our initiatives.

January 2019-March 2019

Research and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies - University of Ghana

As part of my experiential learning, I worked as a research and graduate teaching assistant at the centre.
 

Assisted lectures with writing research proposals and teaching graduate students at the centre.

January 2015-Present

Lead Researcher

iGhana for Climate Change (iG4CC)

Coordinated the work of the researchers in this youth climate change advocacy group and oversaw the writing of articles and proposals for the group.


Led the team to submit three proposals in the 2015 Climate Colab competition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – United States of America, all three proposals from our team made it to the final with two winning in their categories.

September 2012- July 2013

Research Assistant

Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS) - University of Ghana

Worked as a resource person at the African Adaptation Research Centre of Excellence (AARC), which was a climate change resource centre set up by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in collaboration with RIPS.
 

Supervised and assisted in the organization of workshops, short courses and policy round table dialogues under the climate change department.
 

Collected data, supervised and assisted in the organization of the research project "A Climate Change Risk Communication Framework for Coastal Urban Development Policy" funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). Under the same project I was the conference assistant for the 2nd Climate Change and Population Conference on Africa hosted by RIPS.

EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE

Sustainable Cities

I have keen interest and focus on the subject of sustainable cities in Africa.

Climate Change

I am dedicated to the promotion of climate change adaptation and mitigation practices and education

Urban Environmental Change

I have keen interest and focus on the subject of urban environmental change.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

I am dedicated to the promotion of the SDGs and the involvement of the youth in achieving the goals.

CONTACT
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