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Stephen Kankam

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Stephen Kankam SchH

PhD student Sustainable Landscape Development

Mail: skankam@henmpoano.org Consultation hours: by appointment

Focus Areas:

Modelling of social-ecological systems, Ghana, coastal communities

Biography

He is Deputy Director of Hen Mpoano “Our Coast”, Ghana (www.henmpoano.org). His research interests relate to coastal and fisheries governance, ecosystem services, participatory scenario development, land use change and spatial modelling. He also investigates the relationship between population, health and environment in Ghana.

Publications

Schultze, M., Kankam, S., Sanfo, S., Fürst, C. (2026). Improving the Provisioning of Agricultural Extension Services in West Africa to Strengthen Land Management Practices: Case Studies of Burkina Faso and Ghana. Land, 15(2), 277.

Kankam, S., Koo, H., Inkoom, J. N., Fürst, C. (2025). Modeling coastal land use scenario impacts on ecosystem services restoration in Southwest Ghana, West Africa. npj Ocean Sustainability, 4(1), 13.

Boon, E. K., Duku, E., Kankam, S. (2025). Comparative Assessment of Societal Resilience to Climate-Induced Stresses in Rural Agricultural Communities in Northern and Southern Ghana. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 9(10).

Kankam, S., Koo, H., Inkoom, J. N., Fürst, C. (2024). Modeling the Impacts of Coastal Land Use Scenarios on Ecosystem Services Restoration in Southwest Ghana, West Africa.

Schultze, M., Kankam, S., Sanfo, S., Fürst, C. (2024). Agricultural yield responses to climate variabilities in west africa: a food supply and demand analysis. Land, 13(3), 364.

Kankam, S., Osman, A., Inkoom, J. N., Fürst, C. (2022). Implications of spatio-temporal land use/cover changes for ecosystem services supply in the coastal landscapes of Southwestern Ghana, West Africa. Land, 11(9), 1408.

Kankam, S., Inkoom, J. N., Koo, H., Fürst, C. (2021). Envisioning alternative futures of cultural ecosystem services supply in the coastal landscapes of Southwestern Ghana, West Africa. Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 3(3), 309-328.

Aheto, D. W., Kankam, S., Okyere, I., Mensah, E., Osman, A., Jonah, F. E., Mensah, J. C. (2016). Community-based mangrove forest management: Implications for local livelihoods and coastal resource conservation along the Volta estuary catchment area of Ghana. Ocean & coastal management, 127, 43-54.

Kankam, S., Boon, E. K. (2009). Energy delivery and utilization for rural development: Lessons from Northern Ghana. Energy for sustainable development, 13(3), 212-218.