Dr. Emmanuel Acheampong holds a PhD in Natural Science from the University of Hamburg in
Germany. His expertise is in community ecology and modelling, with special focus on phyto–
and mesozooplankton, fish stock assessment and linking natural and socio-economic
sciences in the study of climate change impacts on coastal communities. He was a researcher.
fellow for five years—from August 2007 to December 2012—at the Centre for Earth
System Research and Sustainability—aka Centrum für Erdsystemforschung und
Nachhaltigkeit (CEN)—in Hamburg, Germany. CEN is a multidisciplinary center made up of
different institutions with diverse expertise ranging from Fisheries Sciences and
Oceanography through to Systems Analysis, Communication and Global Change
Governance. He was with CEN’s Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF); the
The institute is now called the Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF). His post-
Doctoral research was part of two international (European Union-funded) programmes
(MEECE – Marine Ecosystem Evolution in a Changing Environment, and EUROBASIN –
European Basin-scale Analysis, Synthesis and Integration) to resolve the impact of climatic
processes on marine ecosystems. Currently, He is a senior lecturer at the Department of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. He also doubles
as Data Hub and Information Systems Manager for the African Centre of Excellence for
Coastal Resilience (ACECoR). He teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in
Oceanography, Coastal Zone Management, Environmental Statistics, and Modelling.
Current Affiliation: Research Fellow, Centre for Coastal Management—African Centre of
Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Contact Information: emmanuel.acheampong@ucc.edu.gh
