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Johnson Ankrah holds a PhD in Geography. He is a trained environmental social scientist and geographer. His research focuses on the impacts of climate change and variability on coastal social-ecological systems, extreme weather and climate events in coastal areas, the perception of climate risk and adaptation strategies among coastal farmers, small-scale fisheries livelihoods, fisheries management, and shoreline change and erosion. His research aims to enhance the livelihood opportunities of coastal communities, including small-scale fishers and farmers.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Johnson Ankrah

Citation names

  • Ankrah, Johnson

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1614-D6F2-C0FB
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9463-7798
Researcher Id
AIB-4550-2022
Scopus Author Id
57202023422

Email addresses

  • ankrah.johnson1992@yahoo.com (Professional)
  • up201701629@edu.letras.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 938140383 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Dias Gaspar No.66 , 4440-228, Campo, Valongo, Portugal (Personal)
  • Rua Dom Pedro V, No. 289, 4150-603, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Physical Geography
  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09/01 - 2024/12/05
Concluded
 Geography (Doutoramento)
Major in Physical Geography
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Assessing climate change and climate variability impacts in the coastal savannah agroecological zone of Ghana" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/07/02
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Mestrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Riscos: Avaliação e Gestão Ambiental
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Assessing the impacts of climate change of coastal Winneba-Ghana" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2012/08/10 - 2016/07/29
Concluded
 Social Science Education (specializing in Geography) (Bachelor)
Major in Geography
University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
"Land Litigation in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 3.39
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Assessing climate change and climate variability impacts in the coastal savannah agroecological zone of Ghana
2021.05220.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
Under evaluation
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. "Using qualitative research methods to understand how climate variability impacts the livelihoods of fishermen in coastal Ghana". Maritime Studies (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-024-00382-0.
    10.1007/s40152-024-00382-0
  2. Johnson Ankrah. "Climate risks and adaptation strategies: the perspectives of farmers in coastal Ghana". Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-024-00970-w.
    10.1007/s13412-024-00970-w
  3. Johnson Ankrah. "Shoreline change and coastal erosion: an analysis of long-term change and adaptation strategies in coastal Ghana". Geo-Marine Letters (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00367-024-00774-5.
    10.1007/s00367-024-00774-5
  4. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. "Temperature variability in coastal Ghana: a day-to-day variability framework". Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05004-7.
    10.1007/s00704-024-05004-7
  5. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. "Climate Variability, Coastal Livelihoods, and the Influence of Ocean Change on Fish Catch in the Coastal Savannah Zone of Ghana". Water (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/w16091201.
    10.3390/w16091201
  6. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. "Shoreline Change and Coastal Erosion in West Africa: A Systematic Review of Research Progress and Policy Recommendation". Geosciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13020059.
    10.3390/geosciences13020059
  7. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. "Extreme Temperature and Rainfall Events and Future Climate Change Projections in the Coastal Savannah Agroecological Zone of Ghana". Atmosphere (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14020386.
    10.3390/atmos14020386
  8. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. "Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Meteorological Drought and Wetness Events across the Coastal Savannah Agroecological Zone of Ghana". Water (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/w15010211.
    10.3390/w15010211
  9. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. Corresponding author: Johnson Ankrah. "Geospatiality of sea level rise impacts and communities’ adaptation: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review". Natural Hazards (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05675-3.
    10.1007/s11069-022-05675-3
  10. Ana Monteiro; Johnson Ankrah; Helena Madureira; Maria Oliveira Pacheco. Corresponding author: Johnson Ankrah. "Climate Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Concerns in Urban Areas: A Systematic Review of the Impact of IPCC Assessment Reports". Climate (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10080115.
    10.3390/cli10080115
  11. Johnson Ankrah; Ana Monteiro; Helena Madureira. Corresponding author: Johnson Ankrah. "Bibliometric Analysis of Data Sources and Tools for Shoreline Change Analysis and Detection". Sustainability 14 9 (2022): 4895-4895. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14094895.
    10.3390/su14094895
  12. Ankrah, Johnson. "Comparative Assessment of Standard Precipitation Index and Standard Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index as Drought Evaluation Tools in Coastal Winneba-Ghana". Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International 25 6 (2021): 39-54. https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2021/v25i630292.
    Published • DOI: 10.9734/jgeesi/2021/v25i630292
  13. Ankrah, Johnson. "Coastal Community's Perception on Climate Change and Its Impacts: Analysis of Local Coastal Community of Winneba, Ghana". Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 12 1 (2020): 43-55. https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i130183.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i130183
  14. Ankrah, Johnson. "Climate change impacts and coastal livelihoods; an analysis of fishers of coastal Winneba, Ghana". Ocean & Coastal Management 161 (2018): 141-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.04.029.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.04.029
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ankrah, Johnson; Ankrah Johnson. "Assessing the impacts of climate change of coastal Winneba-Ghana". Master, 2020. https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/en/pub_geral.pub_view?pi_pub_base_id=410090.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/16 Climate variability, coastal livelihoods, and the influence of ocean change on fish catch in the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana XIV CONGRESSO DA GEOGRAFIA PORTUGUESA– Territórios em Transição e Sustentabilidade: desafios e respostas (XIV CONGRESS OF PORTUGUESE GEOGRAPHY - Territories in Transition and Sustainability: challenges and responses)
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT), University of Lisbon; Centre for Geographical Studies (CEG); Portuguese Association of Geographers (APG) (Lisbon, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/05/11 - 2020/07/31 This was a voluntary activity that was carried out by the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth. This activity was carried out to provide support to the aged during the Covid-19 pandemic. Services provided in this voluntary activity included; support for the distribution of food and medicines, clarification of doubts to community and telephone and digital dissemination of programs.
Other
2020/07/15 - 2020/07/17 A training activity organized by the University of Porto in the framework of European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH)
Workshop
 A3C- Ageing, Climate Change and Citizenship
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019/12/17 - 2019/12/17 This was a seminar organized by the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto
Seminar
 Solar applications with plasmonic nana-hybrid structures
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Geociências Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
2019/12/11 - 2019/12/11 This was a seminar organized by the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto
Seminar
 Soils degradation: challenges and different evaluation approaches
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Geociências Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
2019/10/13 - 2019/10/13 This was a seminar organized by the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto
Seminar
 Beyond greenhouse effect: carbon dioxide as a raw material
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Geociências Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
2019/10/06 - 2019/10/06 This was a seminar organized by the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto
Seminar
 Earth System Dynamics: A Systems Approach to the Anthropocene
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/05/15 - 2015/05/15 This was a seminar organized by the University of Education, Winneba
Seminar
 Departmental Seminar on Land cover and Land use changes analysis along the Coastline of Cape coast
University of Education, Winneba, Department of Geography Education, Ghana

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/08/01 - 2017/09/30 In this position, i worked as a teaching assistant at the Department of Geography Education and i gave tutorials to undergraduate students. This activity lasted for one year. Geography (Bachelor) University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
2015/08/28 - 2015/12/27 This was an internship programme part my bachelor's degree programme. The academic session was first semester and i taught topics such as movement of the Earth and mining in Ghana. Geography (Licence) Kumasi Girls' Senior High School, Ghana
2013/05/28 - 2015/07/28 This teaching activity occurred in the form of attachment which i undertook during every long vacation (Summer holidays) from the university. Geography and Social Studies (Licence) Kumasi Girls' Senior High School, Ghana