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Dr. Amara Okonkwo

she/her · @amara-okonkwoAcademic Researcher

Environmental-justice scholar · University of Lagos · Niger Delta and extractive industries

Lagos, Nigeria·Africa
Primary focus1014
Secondary1516
EnergyPublic Sector & PolicyOpen to speakingOpen to collaboration
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Project portfolio · 1

Niger Delta Environmental-Justice Audit

2024

Community-led environmental-justice audit across 28 villages in Bayelsa and Rivers states. Combined hydrocarbon soil sampling, oral histories and remote-sensing analysis, surfaced as a policy submission to the Nigerian National Assembly.

Villages surveyed
28
Oral history hours
412
Energy
Fatou Diop

About

Researches the social and ecological aftermath of oil extraction in the Niger Delta and frames frontline community testimony as policy input. Member, UNEP-WCMC advisory group.

Expertise

Functions
Policy & RegulationSocial Impact & DEI
Methodologies
GRI Standards

Experience

  1. Associate Professor
    University of Lagos
    Oct 2017 — present

Education

  1. SOAS, University of London· Ph.D. Development Studies
    2013