OceanExpert ID : 30228
Samuel AKANDE
Senior Scientific Officer
Centre for Space Research and Applications (CESRA)
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Department of Marine Science and Technology, School of Mineral and Earth Sciences, Federal University of Technology, P.O. Box 704, Akure, Nigeria
Akure 234
Ondo State
Nigeria
Nationality
Nigeria
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Telephone
+234 7032320763
PhD in Meteorology and Climate Sciences
Teaching/Education
Research
Operational Support (technical)
Technical Advice & Consulting
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Climatology, Meteorology
Physical Oceanography
Pollution
Research Support Services
• Developing Standard Operating Procedure for local applications; execute and perform the development of plans, specification, analysis, evaluations, maps, position papers, procedures, and reports.
• Coordinating with management and advisory committee regarding data analysis, special ad hoc requests, and data reconciliation between systems, including position monitoring and mark-to-market.
• Creating strategic measures to achieve success for hazards early warning advisories and technical reports, including associated guidelines.
• Providing capacity building on Space applications in agricultural, environmental and health sectors across Nigeria; built drones for agriculture demand generation and business strategies.
• Executing the development of near-real-time spatial monitoring plans, specification, analyses, evaluations, position papers, procedures, and reports.
• Coordinating with the management and advisory committees of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) regarding data analyses, special ad hoc requests, and data reconciliation between systems, including hazard monitoring
• Providing capacity building on Space Technology applications in agricultural, marine, environmental and health sectors across West-Africa.
North Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
North Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Working on automated digitization of climatic maps and the seasonal/sub-seasonal forecasts of extreme events over Land, Ocean and Atmosphere in Africa.
English
French
My doctoral research titled, “Coastal Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation to Climate Change and Extreme Events along the Gulf of Guinea” provided some answers to the issues of coastal hazards along West Africa. The research, through the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Future Earth was advanced to “Enhancing Adaptation and Resilience against multi-hazards along West Africa’s Coasts” (EARWAC) Dashboard (https://earwac.com/). The EARWAC is a web-based visualization tool that currently combines Earth Observation data and local indicators to generate detailed maps and analytical charts on coastal flood vulnerability index, flash flood (historical and projected), land cover, and at-risk populations at different administrative zones.
After my doctoral degree, I took up a position as a Visiting Researcher under the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) African SWIFT, a programme led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), UK. I was stationed at the African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), Niger Republic. There, I assisted the team on improving the accuracy of weather forecasting capability, from hourly to seasonal timescales, to protect the lives and livelihoods of African people while improving their socio-economic values.