Ndi Akoh Roland,
PhD, Physical Geography
RIDA Accountant
Ndi Roland Akoh holds a doctorate in Physical Geography with specialty in Applied Geomorphology and Planning from the University of Buea, Cameroon. Between 2011 to 2012, he worked as Natural resources Management Officer for the Society for Initiatives in rural Development and Environmental Protection (SIRDEP), a Non-Governmental Organisation where he gained practical knowledge on development issues. This gave him strong technical skills which are indispensable in research and outreach as he worked as part of a close-knit team of experts from different disciplines, Non-Governmental Organizations and nationalities. He was sub contracted by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) where he prioritized the needs of 104 water catchments in some 5 council areas in the North West Region of Cameroon and developed action plans to ensure sustainable management. In 2012, he was recruited as an assistant Lecturer in the department of Geography, Faculty of Arts Letters and Social Sciences in the university of Yaounde I. He is currently a senior lecturer of Geography in the same University. His areas of research interest revolve around applied Geography and includes; applied Geomorphology, Urban Planning and Management, Environmental Management, Climate change issues, urbanisation, Risk and Disaster Management issue to which he has a significant number of publications to his credit including:
List of publications
- Kah E., Amaya A & Ndi R. A, (2020). Application of Remote Sensing in Identifying and Exposing Rock Massifs, Potential Quarry Sites in Yaounde-Cameroon. Energy and Earth Science. Vol .3, No 2, doi 10.22158/ees.v3n2p19
- Kongyuy A & Ndi R.A, (2020). The Impact of Forest Conservation on Agricultural Landuse Change and Alternatives for Livelihood Sustainability in Ngongbaa Community, North West Cameroon. In Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol…… DOI 10.36348/sjhss. 2020.v05i08.002
- Nsahlai L, and Ndi R. A, (2019). Demographic Factors Influencing the Diversification of Rural Women’s Activities in Bui Division, North West Cameroon. In Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol 4, No 1. Pp 1-9.DOI:10.21276/sjhss.2019.4.1.1
- Ndi R. A (2018). The Effectiveness of Decentralisation as a Response Mechanism for Disaster Risk Management in Bamenda, North West Cameroon. In Journal of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. Science Publishing Group. Vol. 3, No. 2, 2018, pp. 51-63. doi: 10.11648/j.larp.20180302.15
- Wanie C.M and Ndi R. A, (2018). Governance Issues Constraining the Deployment of Flood Resilience Strategies in Maroua, Far North Region of Cameroon. In Journal of Environmental Management. Vol 27, No 1, Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom pp 175-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-12-2017-0300.Permanent.
- Ndi R. A, Kometa S.S & Lambi. C.M (2017). The Efficiency of Urban Planning Regulations on Environmental Management in Bamenda, North West Cameroon. In Journal of Environment and Earth Science.7, No.10. pp 104-113.
- Ndi R. A, Kometa S.S and Lambi C.M (2017). Controversies in Building Permit Acquisition as an Environmental Deterrent to Physical Development Planning in Bamenda. In International Journal of Resource and Environmental Management. Vol2, No 1. The Environmental and Social Research Center, Unique Printing and Publishing House, Bamenda. pp 25-38
- Kometa S.S, and Ndi R. A, (2012). The Hydro-Geomorphological Implications of Urbanisation in Bamenda. In Canadian Journal for Sustainable Development. V 5, No. 6; http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v5n6p64.