The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, (UESD), Professor Eric Nyarko-Sampson has unveiled his short and long term vision to the leadership of various unionised groups on campus, in an interactive session at the University’s Multipurpose Auditorium. The participants were made up of representatives of Senior Members and Senior and Junior staff...Read More

Senior Research Scientist at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Dr Gibrilla Abass says government effort in ending the menace of illegal mining and its associated devastation to the environment cannot be sustained if the State doesn’t collaborate with Academia and industry players. According to Dr Abass, the country is likely to miss out...Read More

The Country Director of ActionAid, Ghana, Mr. Sumaila Abdul Rahman says he is impressed with the curriculum of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, (UESD), because of the special attention it gives to the environment which has some connections with the Sustainable Development Goals, 1, 3, 5, 6 and 13.(Goal 1 seeks to end...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development, (UESD), visited Management of the Energy Commission., on Thursday, 1st July, 2021 at its Headquarters in Accra as part of its schedule to engage with stakeholders in the areas of energy and the environment. The five member team from the School of Sustainable Development, SSD, which has Prof....Read More

Akosombo (E/R), July 26, GNA – The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) has opened its maiden international conference, calling for evidence-based strategies towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to tackle poverty, inequality, and unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa. Several academics from UESD and outside Ghana, including researchers and representatives of civil society organisations,...Read More

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has presented seven (7) customized high-powered laptop computers and their accessories valued at more than Seventy Thousand Ghana Cedis, to the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), at a brief ceremony in its Multipurpose Auditorium at Somanya in the Eastern Region The items were presented bythe Deputy Director of...Read More

Academics of the UESD and their counterparts in and outside the country including researchers and representatives of Civil Society have converged on the Akosombo hotel in the Eastern Region for the maiden conference of the University, being held in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Ghana. Academics of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, (UESD) and...Read More

The Volta Ghana Hotel is accessible via the Tema-Michel Camp road and Dodowa road from Kotoka International airport in Accra, which is about a 90-minute drive away.Read More

Download Programme OutlineRead More

Abstract: This study focuses on mineral governance and how it can contribute to ameliorating human development challenges in Ghana. The research adopted the human centered mineral resource governance approach to assess the mineral governance structure in Ghana and identified that, the current system is a colonial legacy and does not promote human development in Ghana....Read More