This programme will deal with harnessing forests, agroforestry and trees for climate change mitigation and will support risk management through enhanced prediction of climate impacts on forest genetic resources and other ecosystem services.
The Forest and Climate Change Division is currently headed by Dr Gloria Djaney Djagbletey The Division has a staff strength comprising 9 senior members, 5 senior staff and 14 junior staff.
Priority areas include:
- Vulnerability assessment
- Development of landscape management systems /production technologies adapted to climate change and variability in time and space
- Land use practices and impacts on emissions, livelihoods and environmental sustainability
- Institutional arrangements and incentives that enable communities to reduce GHGs and improve livelihoods
- Innovative risk management strategies that foster resilient rural livelihoods for sustainable landscape restoration
- Climate change impacts on natural resources and mitigation measures.
SENIOR MEMBERS
| Name | Position | Field of Expertise |
| Gloria Djaney Djagbletey (Mrs.) (PhD) | Senior Research Scientist | Tree physiology |
| Ernest G. Foli (PhD) (Contract Staff) | Principal Research Scientist | Forest inventory and mensuration |
| Daniel Shalom Addo-Danso (PhD) | Research Scientist | |
| Gloria Kukurije Adeyiga(Ms). | Research Scientist | |
| Reginald Tang Guuroh (PhD) | Research Scientist | Forest and Livelihoods |
| Dorothy Asare Akoto | Principal Technologist | |
| George K.D. Ametsitsi | Research Scientist | |
| Daniel K. Debrah | Principal Technologist | |
| Christian Opoku Kwarteng | Principal Technologist |
SENIOR STAFF
| Name | Position |
| Margaret Adubigire | Chief Admin. Assistant |
| Michael Ampah | Principal Admin. Assistant |
| Abigail Amponsah Ofosu-Brakoh | Technical Officer |
| Tracy Amponsah Akoto-Bamfo | Technical Officer |
| Helena Oboamah Asiedu | Technical Officer (Catering) |
JUNIOR STAFF
| Akabayie Sampson | Security Assistant Gd. 1 |
| King Kwabla Hiatorpe | Snr. Security Assistant |
| Michael Asaa Akayagre | Security Assistant Gd. 1 |
| Kwame Tawiah | Asst. Overseer Gd.1 |
| Abdul Atinga | Asst. Overseer Gd.1 |
| Ebenezer Oware Tweneboah | Asst. Overseer Gd.1 |
| Haruna Issaka (Mesewam) | Asst. Overseer Gd.1 |
| Samuel Boateng | Supervisor Gd I |
| Cletus Akudbilla Ayabilla | Supervisor Gd. 1 |
| Leticia Laadi Atareyure | Supervisor Gd. 1 |
| Peter Ayambire Amoah | Supervisor |Gd. 1 |
| John Mensah | Senior labourer |
| Amos Ania Akanzire | Supervisor Gd. 11 |
| Jennifer Osei Owusu | Supervisor Gd. 11 |
Facilities
Entomology Laboratory
Field Stations
- Mesewam
- Bobiri
- Bolga / Bawku
