Independent experts nominated by country party
Sulemana Osman Saaka
Title
Mr.
First name
Sulemana Osman
Last name
Saaka
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Discipline of Expertise
Anthropology
Other Disciplines
and Sociology
Environmental planning
Political Science
Natural Resource Management
Environmental planning
Political Science
Natural Resource Management
UN languages spoken
English
Job function
Assistant Director
Email
epainfo@ncs.com.gh
Telephone number
233 21 780175-9
Work experience
- Liaison Officer for semi-arid savanna component of the Rural Pilot Project in Food and Energy self-sufficiency in Ghana, 1988-92_x000D_
- Head of the Field Office of the Desertification Control Unit of the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana, 1988 to date. Coordinator of the Desertification Control Programme_x000D_
- Coordination, advise and regulation of environmental issues in the Upper East Region of Ghana_x000D_
- Offer of consultancy and resource personnel services to other people, organisations/institutions on environmental issues_x000D_
- national focal point for CCD follow-up
- Head of the Field Office of the Desertification Control Unit of the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana, 1988 to date. Coordinator of the Desertification Control Programme_x000D_
- Coordination, advise and regulation of environmental issues in the Upper East Region of Ghana_x000D_
- Offer of consultancy and resource personnel services to other people, organisations/institutions on environmental issues_x000D_
- national focal point for CCD follow-up
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
- M.Sc., Regional Planning, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 1983_x000D_
- B.A., Sociology with Political Science, University of Ghana, 1979
- B.A., Sociology with Political Science, University of Ghana, 1979
Number of Publications
20
Publication titles
1. Al-Hassan, R., and Saaka, S.O., 1998: 'Challenges of Bushfire Control and Prevention in Northern Ghana'. Report of a study prepared for Pacipe-Ghana;_x000D_
2. Saaka, S.O., 1993: 'Combating desertification: Ghana's indigenous way', Resources, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 39-40;_x000D_
3. Saaka, S.O., 1994: 'The International Convention to Combat Desertification: An Overview'. Report on National Awareness Seminar to Combat Desertification;_x000D_
4. Saaka, S.O., 1997: 'Environmental Degradation and its Effects on Farming'. A paper presented at a seminar on Disaster Mitigation, Food Security, Health, The Environment and Conflict;_x000D_
5. Saaka, S.O., 1998: 'The Effects of Deforestation and Bushfires on the Environment'. A paper presented at a seminar
2. Saaka, S.O., 1993: 'Combating desertification: Ghana's indigenous way', Resources, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 39-40;_x000D_
3. Saaka, S.O., 1994: 'The International Convention to Combat Desertification: An Overview'. Report on National Awareness Seminar to Combat Desertification;_x000D_
4. Saaka, S.O., 1997: 'Environmental Degradation and its Effects on Farming'. A paper presented at a seminar on Disaster Mitigation, Food Security, Health, The Environment and Conflict;_x000D_
5. Saaka, S.O., 1998: 'The Effects of Deforestation and Bushfires on the Environment'. A paper presented at a seminar
Other activities
1. Member, Ghana Institute of Planners (GIP)_x000D_
2. Member, African Deserts and Arid lands Committee (ADALCO)_x000D_
3. Member, Upper East Regional Award Committee on Bushfires and Afforestation_x000D_
4. Chairman, Upper East Regional Award Committee on Environmental Sanitation_x000D_
5. Coordinator, Environmental Sub-Committee of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Technical Committee on Sustainable Food Production in the Upper East Region of Ghana
2. Member, African Deserts and Arid lands Committee (ADALCO)_x000D_
3. Member, Upper East Regional Award Committee on Bushfires and Afforestation_x000D_
4. Chairman, Upper East Regional Award Committee on Environmental Sanitation_x000D_
5. Coordinator, Environmental Sub-Committee of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Technical Committee on Sustainable Food Production in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Organisation name
Environmental Protection Agency
Organisation street address
P.O Box M.326
Organisation city
Accra
Organisation country
Ghana