Dr. Kwaku Oduro-Appiah

Kwaku Oduro-Appiah (Ph.D.) is a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Water and Sanitation of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands, an M.Sc. in WASTE (Air Pollution Control, Solid Waste, and Wastewater Engineering) from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and a B.Sc. in Geological Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. His research interest is in the use of participatory processes and the integrated sustainable waste management concept for the development of evidence-based and locally appropriate strategies for solid waste management modernization in developing countries. He has a special research interest in organizing informal service actors in waste management to unleash their full potential with regard to collection coverage and recycling value chain improvements. He has for more than 15 years been building capacity and developing policy frameworks and strategies in solid waste management in Ghana. His capacity-building philosophy centers on the use of participatory processes and problem-based learning approaches to empower participants/students to create ownership of learning outcomes. He supports municipalities in Ghana in research, capacity building, data collection, and project implementation. He is a member of the Ghana Institute of Engineers (GhIE) and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA).