Chukwudi Gbadebo Njoku

Chukwudi is a geographer, environmentalist and peacebuilder. He uses his experience and skills in research, capacity building and geographic information systems (GIS) to provide solutions to social, economic and environmental problems. He holds a PhD in Population and Development Studies from the University of Calabar, where he studied the effects of socio-ecological factors on herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria. He has also published widely on solution-based research on issues such as climate change, conflict, access to clean water, among others. Chukwudi has had the opportunity to contribute to prestigious conferences such as Globelics in Ghana, NetSci-X in Japan, and the Model-based Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE) conference at the United Nations University in Côte d'Ivoire. He has also participated in programs organized by the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA), the African Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Capacity Building Systems (AFRICALICS), etc.