IESS Alumni

A big congratulations to the brilliant graduates of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS) from the University of Ghana's February 2026 congregation! 🎓

Your dedication to tackling environmental challenges and advancing sanitation solutions has culminated in this well-deserved milestone.

The IESS Alumni Association says Ayekoo! Let's connect, collaborate, and continue making an impact together!

The IESS Alumni Association wishes the entire IESS Community a joyful Christmas🎄 and a refreshing New Year ✨️ 🎉

UNU-INRA’S KWAPONG LECTURE ON CRITICAL MINERALS AND GREEN INDUSTRIALISATION IN AFRICA

You are cordially invited to attend the seventh session of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lectures, on Thursday, 6th November at 2 PM (GMT).
📍 West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC), University of Ghana, Legon

Galamsey has Destroyed 1.2m Hectares of Farmland, Displacing Over 500,000 Farmers – PFAG

“A report that we’ve worked on shows that close to 1.2 million hectares of farmlands have already been destroyed due to galamsey. Behind these farmlands are over 500,000 individual farmers and their dependents who have been denied the opportunity to use farming as an economic tool to improve their livelihoods.” - PFAG

Read more: https://norvanreports.com/galamsey-has-destroyed-1-2m-hectares-of-farmland-displacing-over-500000-farmers-pfag/

From Salo, Keta to Sourbrodt, Belgium: A Tiny Bird Connects Ghana and Europe - A Rocha Ghana A Rocha Ghana and A Rocha France mark World Migratory Bird Day 2025 with a remarkable discovery that unites continents through conservation. It weighed barely more than a teaspoon of […]

The IESS Alumni Association wishes to congratulate Professor Daniel Nukpezah on his appointment by the University of Ghana Council as Director of IESS starting August 1, 2025.

Prof. Nukpezah is an alumnus of the Environmental Science Programme (ESP) and the first ESP/IESS alumnus to be appointed as Director of IESS.

He has served as a faculty member of the Institute for well over a decade. Apart from a terminal (doctoral) degree in Environmental Science from the Brandenburg Technology University (BTU) in Cottbus, Germany, he holds three Masters degrees including an MBA from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden. Prof. Nukpezah has served on several committees and boards within the University of Ghana and elsewhere. He comes to the role with relevant training in Management, Organization, Leadership and Strategy.

We wish Prof. Nukpezah a successful tenure.

Congratulations to the freshest alumni of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies University of Ghana, Legon 👏
Welcome to the club 🔥

𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 : 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬.

The in-person edition of the Ghana Climate Resilience Workshop is happenings today

On Panel 3 – Climate Finance, Policy & Governance, Dr.Philip-Neri Jayson-Quashigah of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS) will enlighten participants on the topic, "Toward Resilient Shorelines꞉ Evaluating the Role of Mangroves in Coastal Protection”.

The is turning research into real impact.

Credit: IPPG Africa

IESS Research Assistant Amoako Ofori warns that heavy metal contamination from illegal mining in staple foods like cassava, kontomire, plantain is causing neurological impairment in children from affected areas.

IESS research shows high, harmful lead concentrations in cassava, kontomire, plantain, garden eggs, and pepper from Atiwa West in the Eastern Region posing a threat to human health.