PhD research

My doctoral research at ISSER, University of Ghana examines governance mechanisms and equitable benefit-sharing in carbon offset projects, drawing on evidence from local communities in Ghana. It sits at the intersection of environmental justice, political ecology, and the practical question of free, prior and informed consent in carbon project design.

Selected publications

• Adjabeng, A. G. (2020). Attitudes towards flood risk management in La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipality. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD). Best Paper Award.
• Adjabeng, A. G. (2020). Political commitment around child labour in cocoa in Ghana [MA Dissertation]. Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
• Carbon market monitoring briefs and country-level knowledge products, disseminated through Africa Carbon Watch (2022–present).

Selected presentations and policy engagements

• Resource Person, Nigerian Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs / ACEP Policy Discourse (Jun 2026) — carbon finance, emerging climate fiscal instruments, and implications for public finance.
• Lead Technical Facilitator and Presenter, Strengthening Governance Integrity in Forest Carbon Trading Workshop, Basel Institute on Governance and Transparency International (Jun 2026) — key stages in the carbon market value chain in Ghana.
• Rapporteur, ISSER/ANAPRI Ghana Country Dialogue on Agricultural Commodities Trade and Cross-Border Trade Governance (Apr 2025).

Awards and fellowships

• Chevening Scholar — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), 2019
• Mandela Washington Fellow — UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy (YALI Flagship Fellowship)
• Best Paper Award — International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), 2020
• African Youth SDGs Achiever of the Year
• SET Africa Fellow — Science, Entrepreneurship and Technology Leadership Programme for Africa

Professional certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute — certified July 2026
• Climate & Carbon Data Intelligence, African Union / GIZ / eSTDev — Global Gateway (Mar 2026)
• Communicating Research through Policy Briefs, UNU-MERIT, United Nations University, Maastricht (Jan–Feb 2026)
• Carbon Finance Master Class (Foundation), Carbon Finance Academy / EPA Ghana / Ghana Carbon Market Office (Oct 2025)
• GHG Accounting & Decarbonisation, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) / Swisscontact (2025)
• Pan-African Doctoral Academy (PADA), University of Ghana, Accra (Sep–Oct 2025)