About Jude N. Kimengsi

JUDE N. KIMENGSI, PhD

Associate Professor, Resource and Development Geography

Email: jude.kimengsi@catuc.org

 

 

Jude Kimengsi is an Excellence Initiative Research Fellow at the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), and an Associate Professor in Resource and Development Geography at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow at the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) where he also received the prestigious German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Grant. Prior to this, Jude Kimengsi was Senior Lecturer/Researcher and Head of Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC). He was later promoted to serve as Director of Research in the same university. From 2012 to 2015, he was Consultant on Sustainable Development and Coordinator of Research, Consultancy and Publications Division at the Pan African Institute for Development – West Africa (PAID-WA). Jude is a pioneer Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS). He has over 75 publications on linked issues of natural resource management and development. His current research seeks to apply mixed-methods approaches to unbundle the (dis)connections between institutions, climate change, livelihoods and natural resource management. He is consultant with WWF Cameroon and Germany on conservation, livelihoods and rural development. Jude Kimengsi is an Expert Reviewer of the First Order Draft (FOD) Contribution to the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s) Sixth Assessment Report (Working Group III). He is a DAAD/DIES Regional Expert on grant proposal writing where he has intervened in several African countries including Namibia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tanzania and the DRC. Kimengsi is an Associate Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, and Board Member of the Global Environmental Non-Migration Network. Currently, Jude serves as Associate Editor for Springer Nature (Social Sciences), published by Springer Nature, and Scientific African Journal (Social Sciences and Policy Section), published by Elsevier.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENTS

2020-Present: Leader: Forestry Institutions and International Development (FIID), Research Group, Technical University of Dresden (Germany)

2019: Teacher/Supervisor: Erasmus Mundus International Masters course on Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR). Organized by the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Technical University of Dresden (Germany), Agroparis Tech (Montpellier-France), Bangor University (UK) and the University of Padova, Italy (for details, see: https://sutrofor.eu).

2018-2021: Facilitator: UNEP/UNESCO International Postgraduate Course on Environmental Management for Developing Countries (CIPSEM), Technische Universität Dresden. https://tu-dresden.de/bu /umwelt/cipsem/ unep-unesco-bmu/current-course

 2018: Facilitator: Oikos Winter School on “Top-Down, Bottom-up Approaches in Sustainable Development” 1st to 7th March 2018, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany. http://www.oikos-winterschool.org/

 2016: Visiting Scientist, Technical University of Munich, Germany: Research on Livelihood Reforms and Natural Resources (Summer 2016).

2016: Visiting Scientist, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany (Winter 2016): Research on Climate Adaptation and Local Institutions.

TEACHING RECORD

Current: Teacher of Geography at the Department of Geography, HTTC, University of Bamenda

2018- 2019:

Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC)

Associate Professor in Geography and Environmental Studies

 

2013- 2018:

 

Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC)

 

Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Studies

 

2012- 2013:

Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC)

Assistant Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Studies

2012- 2019:

University of Bamenda

(Ecole Normale Superieure)

Part-Time Lecturer in Geography

 

2015- Date:

 

University of Bamenda

(Geography and Planning)

 

Part-Time Lecturer (BSc)in Geography and Planning

2012-Date:

University of Buea

Part Time Lecturer at undergraduate and master’s programmes in Geography

2012-2015: 

Lecturer/Consultant

 

Pan African Institute for Development –West Africa (PAID-WA) Buea

 

2009-2011:

University of Buea

Graduate Teaching Assistant of Geography

RESEARCH GRANTS OBTAINED/COLLABORATIONS

On-going: Past customs, current law: Analyzing the effects of endogenous and exogenous institutions on sustainable forest management in Cameroon, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

2015-2018: Collaborating Researcher for a research project on “Determinants of differentiated risk management mechanisms to natural disasters in developing countries. An experimental analysis of multiple case studies” Offered by the Volkswagen Foundation.

2017-2019: Excellence Initiative Postdoctoral Research Grant (F-003631-553-U1G11170701), Technische Universitat Dresden. Offered by the Federal and State Governments of Germany.

Summer 2016: Volkswagen Foundation Visiting Researchers Grant, George-August University, Gottingen and Technical University of Munich (Germany).

2012-2015: Collaborating Researcher for a research project on “Managing Natural Risks and Shocks in Developing Countries. The Role of Informal Response Mechanisms” Offered by the Volkswagen Foundation.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Kimengsi, J. N. and Balgah, S. N. (2021). Colonial hangover and institutional bricolage processes in forest use practices in Cameroon, Forest Policy and Economics (forthcoming).
  2. Paudel, G., Bhusal, P. & Kimengsi, J. N. (2021). Determining the costs and benefits of Scientific Forest Management in Nepal, Forest Policy and Economics (forthcoming).
  3. Kimengsi, J. N. and Mukong, A. K. & Balgah, R. A. (2020). Livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights and policy implications for forest-based communities in Cameroon, Society and Natural Resources, 33(5), 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2020.1769243
  4. Kimengsi, J.N., Balgah, R.A., Buchenrieder, G., Silberberger, M. & Batosor, H. P. (2020). An empirical analysis of credit-financed agribusiness investments and income poverty dynamics of rural women in Cameroon, Community Development, 51(1), 72-89, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15575330.2020.1716031
  5. Gwan, A.S. & Kimengsi, J.N. (2020). Urban Expansion and the Dynamics of Farmers’ Livelihoods: Evidence from Bamenda, Cameroon. Sustainability. 2020; 12(14):5788.

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/14/5788

  1. Bhusal, P., Karki, P., & Kimengsi, J. N. (2020). Timber Distribution Dynamics in Scientifically managed Community Forests: Learning from Nepal, Forests 2020, 11, 1032; doi:10.3390/f11101032
  2. Amawa. S. G., Enjongaya, A. Z., Kimengsi, J. N., & Sunjo, T. E. (2020). Water Resources Exploitation Practices and Challenges: The Case of River Meme, Cameroon. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 24(6), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i630232.
  3. Kuma, C. J., Samba, G. & Kimengsi, J. N. (2021). Urban Transport Infrastructure and Population dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Bamenda City, Cameroon, Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International.
  4. Kimengsi, J. N. and Tonga, D. N. (2020). Exploring accessibility and the exploitation of recreational sites in the Mount Cameroon Region, Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography, (forthcoming), URL: http://laurentian.ca/cjtg
  5. Wirba, L.N., Amawa, S.G., Ntoban, V.K., Baye, B.L., Ngang, E., Nchuone N.L. and Kimengsi, J.N. (2020). Exploring water management practices and sustainability implications in the Bamenda metropolis of Cameroon, International Journal of Global Sustainability 4(1), 91-103
  6. Naah, F. L., Njong, A. M. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2020). Determinants of active and healthy ageing in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Cameroon, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019 17(3390),1-23; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093038.
  7. Bhusal, P., Awasthi, K. R. & Kimengsi, J. N. (2020). User’s Opinion in Scientific Forest Management Implementation in Nepal – a Case Study from Nawalparasi, District, Cogent Environmental Science 6:1, 1778987, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311843.2020.1778987
  8. Awudu, N., Balgah, S.N., & Kimengsi, J. N. (2020). Urban Planning Challenges and Prospects in Nkambe Town, Northwest Region of Cameroon. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 24(5), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i530230
  9. Fulai C. N., Kimengsi, J. N. and Balgah, S. N. (2019): Catchment management and the sustainability of urban water supply. Evidence from Bamenda, Cameroon, Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography, 6 (2), 1-8. URL: http://laurentian.ca/cjtg
  10. Maluh, N. B., Balgah S. N. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2020). Housing situation in the Bamenda Urban Space: Challenges and prospects, Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 23(4): 1-18, 2019.
  11. Bate G. B., Kimengsi, J. N. & Amawa, S. G. (2019). Determinants and Policy Implications of Farmers’ Climate Adaptation Choices in Rural Cameroon, Sustainability 2019, 11(1921), 1-14; doi:10.3390/su11071921.
  12. Kimengsi, J. N., Aung, P. S., Pretzsch, J., Haller, T., & Auch, E. (2019). Constitutionality and the Co-Management of Protected Areas: Reflections from Cameroon and Myanmar. International Journal of the Commons, 13(2), 1003–1020. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.934
  13. Tume, S.J.P., Kimengsi, J.N., and Fogwe, Z.N. (2019). Indigenous Knowledge and Farmer Perceptions of Climate and Ecological Changes in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon: Insights from the Bui Plateau. Climate 2019, 7, 138.
  14. Muluh, G.N.; Kimengsi, J.N.; Azibo, N.K. Challenges and Prospects of Sustaining Donor-Funded Projects in Rural Cameroon. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6990.
  15. Fogwe, Z. N., Ateh, E. N., & Kimengsi, J. N. (2019). Stakeholders’ interaction and sustainable rural development implementation challenges in Kom, Western Highlands of Cameroon. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 23(3), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v23i330171
  16. Astutik, S. Pretzsch, J. and Kimengsi, J.N. (2019). Asian medicinal plants’ production and utilization potentials: A review, Sustainability 2019, 11(19), 5483; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195483
  17. Gwan, S., Ntoban, V., & Kimengsi, J. (2019). An Analysis of Human Survival Strategies in Difficult Environments: A Case Study of the Kom Highlands in Cameroon. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 22(2), 1-13.
  18. Nchu I.N., Kimengsi J.N., and Kapp G. (2019). Diagnosing climate adaptation constraints in rural subsistence farming systems in Cameroon. Gender and institutional perspectives, Sustainability 2019, 11(14).
  19. Balgah, R. A. & Kimengsi, J. N. (2019). Can Policy Deviance Reduce Poverty? Empirical Evidence from Self-Return Environmental Migrants in Cameroon, International Social Science Journal, 69 (232), 87-103, https://onlinelibrary. wiley.com/journal.
  20. Kimengsi, J.N., Bhusal, P., Aryal, A., Fernandez, M.V.B.C., Owusu, R., Chaudhary, A., and Nielsen, W. (2019). What (De)Motivates Forest Users’ Participation in Co-Management? Evidence from Nepal. Forests 2019, 10(6),512.
  21. Bate G. B., Kimengsi, J. N. & Amawa, S. G. (2019). Determinants and Policy Implications of Farmers’ Climate Adaptation Choices in Rural Cameroon, Sustainability 2019, 11(1921), 1-14; doi:10.3390/su11071921.
  22. Kimengsi, J. N., Pretzsch, J., Auch, E. & Balgah, R. A. (2019). WWF’s green business model in protected area conservation and livelihoods sustenance in Cameroon: The need for a shift in approach? Environment and Natural Resources, 9(1), 9-24.
  23. Kimengsi, J. N., Pretzsch, J., Mukong, A. K. & Ongolo, S. (2019). Measuring Livelihood Diversification and Forest Conservation Choices: Insights from Rural Cameroon, Forests 2019, 10(81), 1-16; doi:10.3390/f10020081
  24. Kimengsi, J. N., Mukong, A. K., Balgah, R. A., Pretzsch, J. & Kwei, J. (2019). Households’ assets dynamics and ecotourism choices in the western highlands of Cameroon, Sustainability 2019, 11(7), 1-16; doi:10.3390/su11071921.
  25. Balgah, R. A., Kimengsi, J. N. and Buchenrieder, G. (2018).
    Determinants for adopting risk management mechanisms among flood
    victims in North West Cameroon, Current Politics and Economics of
    Africa 11(1), 1-23 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
  26. Kimengsi, J.N. & Ngala, M. P. (2018). Revisiting participatory forest management and community livelihoods in the Kilum-Ijim Montane forest landscape of Cameroon. Int. Journal of Global Sustainability, 2(1)39-55.
  27. Kimengsi J. N. & Lum, A. E. (2018). An Analysis of the Potential Development Implications of Cultural Tourism in North West Cameroon. Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography, 5 (1), 1-9.
  28. Kometa, S. S., Kimengsi, J. N. and Petiangma, D. M. (2018). Urban Development and its Implications on Wetland Ecosystem Services in Ndop, Cameroon. Environmental Mgt. & Sustainable Development 7(1),1-16.
  29. Kimengsi, J.N., Amawa, S.G. & Gwan, S.A. (2018). A Model for Sustainable Water Supply in Rural Communities: The case of Ekondo-Titi, Cameroon. Sustainability in Environment 3(1), 46-58.
  30. Kimengsi J. N., Fogwe, Z. N. & Nebota C. M. (2018). Cameroon-Nigeria border conflict incidence on trade patterns and dynamics within near-border settlements of the Bakassi Peninsula, Cameroon. Urban and Regional Planning 3(1), 11-19.
  31. Kimengsi, J.N. & Balgah R.A (2017). Repositioning Local Institutions in Natural Resource Management: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa. Schmollers Jahrbuch 137 (2017), 115 – 138.
  32. Kimengsi, J. N. & Ndam, I. (2017). Spatial variations and planning implications of urban crimes in the Bamenda Metropolis of Cameroon. Journal of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning 2(4), 89-98.
  33. Kimengsi, J.N. & Fogwe, Z. N. (2017). Urban Green Development Planning Opportunities and Challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Bamenda City, Cameroon. International Journal of Global Sustainability, 1(1), 1-17.
  34. Kimengsi, J.N., Balgah, S.N. & Achia S. N (2017). Peri-Urban Land use Dynamics and Development Implications in the Bamenda III Municipality of Cameroon. Sustainability in Environment 2(3), 273-288.
  35. Ndi H.N. & Kimengsi, J. N. (2017). Mapping epilepsy risks through porcine farming in North West Cameroon. ISABB Journal of Health and Environmental Sciences, 4(1), 1-10.
  36. Kimengsi, J.N. and Andin Q. B. (2017). Crop-specific response to climatic variability and agricultural planning Implications in North West Cameroon. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science, 13(2),1-11, 2017, SCIENCEDOMAIN international.
  37. Ngoe, M., Jing Z., Mukete, B., Tabi G., Kimengsi, J.N. and Aniah, D (2016). Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in South West Cameroon. American Journal of Rural Development, 4(6),129-133. doi: 10.12691/ajrd-4-6-2.
  38. Kimengsi, J.N., Balgah R. A. & Amawa S. G (2016). Preparedness of African Farmers for Climate Insurance. Empirical Evidence from Cameroon. Open Journal of Applied & Theoretical Environmental Sciences 2(1), 69-83.
  39. Balgah, R.A., Bime, M-J. W., Kimengsi, J.N. & Forti, K. A. (2016): Farmers’ Knowledge and Perceptions to Climate Variability in North West Cameroon. World Journal of Social Science Research 3(3),261-273.
  40. Balgah R.A., Kimengsi, J.N. & Buchenrieder G. (2016). Understanding and Building on Indigenous Agro-Pastoral Adaptation strategies for Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from Rural Cameroon. Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 6(1), 833-840.
  41. Balgah R. A, & Mbue, I. N., Kimengsi, J N. & Azibo, K N (2016). Factors Influencing the Adoption of Informal Mechanisms by Disaster Victims in Cameroon. International Journal for Social and Political Science, 2(2),6-29.
  42. Kimengsi, J.N., Amawa S.G. & Fondufe S. L (2016). Building a Strategy to Overcome the Psychological Barriers to Climate Change Management in Rural Communities of Fako Division, Cameroon. Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(1),14-22.
  43. Balgah R.A, Kimengsi, J.N. & Buchenrieder, G (2016). Determinants for adopting risk management mechanisms amongst flood victims in North West Cameroon. In Romero, D. ed (2016) Natural Disasters: Risk Assessment, Management Strategies and Challenges. Nova science Publishers, New York pp14-30.
  44. Kimengsi, J. N., Ndi H.N. & Essame, E.S.A. (2016). Livelihood Survival Strategies in Declining Towns of Sub Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nkongsamba, Cameroon. Urban and Regional Planning, 1(3) 65-73.
  45. Kimengsi, J.N., Mokom N. M. & Gwan S. A. (2016). Spatial Service Accessibility and Livelihood Implications in Secondary Towns of sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Buea, Cameroon. Open Journal of Applied & Theoretical Environmental Sciences (OJATES) 1(1), 08-19.
  46. Takwa, A.C & Kimengsi, J. N. (2016). An Empirical Analysis of PACA’s Role in Rural Development in Mezam Division of Cameroon. African Journal of Social Sciences, 7 (4), 3-12.
  47. Takwa C. A & Kimengsi, J.N. (2016). Investigating the role of agriculture, industry and foreign direct Investment in Cameroon’s economic growth. Greener Journal of Social Sciences, 6 (1), 10-18.
  48. Balgah, S.N & Kimengsi, J.N (2016). Land Use Dynamics and Wetland Management in Bamenda: Urban Development Policy Implications. Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(5), 1-11.
  49. Kimengsi, J.N., J. N. Lambi & S. A. Gwan (2016): Reflections on the Role of Plantations in Development: Lessons from the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC). Sustainability in Environment, 1(1), 1-11.
  50. Kimengsi, J.N., Balgah, R.A. & Gwan S.A. (2016).  Enhancing Community Participation for Rural Development in Central Ejagham of Cameroon: Challenges and Prospects. International Journal on Community Development, 4(1), 20-32.
  51. Kimengsi, J.N., Balgah R. A, & Tosam J. N. (2016). Improving Cocoa Processing and Marketing for Conservation in the Mount Cameroon National Park Communities: Challenges and Way Forward. Greener Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 6 (1), 001-010.
  52. Kimengsi, J.N., Amawa, S.G. and Fozo, R. A. (2016). Market Gardening Activities and their Implications on Water Sources in Rural Environments: The Case of Awing, Santa Sub Division of Cameroon. International Journal of Resource and Environmental Management, 1(2), 55-67.
  53. Fondufe, S. L., Kimengsi, J.N, & Gwan S.A. (2016). Strengthening Women’s Participation in the Sustainable Management of the Bimbia Bonadikombo Community Forest of Cameroon: Challenges and Blueprints. International Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 2(4), 24-29.
  54. Kimengsi, J. N. & Balgah R. A. (2015). How prepared are Cameroon’s cocoa farmers for Climate Insurance? Evidence from the South West Region of Cameroon.  Elsevier Procedia Environmental Sciences (29), 2015.
  55. Amawa, S.G., Kimengsi, J.N. Tata, E.S. & Azieh, E.A. (2015). The Implications of Climate Variability on Market Gardening in Santa Sub-Division of Cameroon. Env. & Natural Resources Research, 5(2), 14-23.
  56. Kimengsi, J.N. & Lambi, C. M (2015). Reflections on the Natural-Resource Development Paradox in the Bakassi Area (Ndian Division) of Cameroon. Journal of African Studies and Development 7(9), 239-249.
  57. Kimengsi, J.N. & Fombe L. F. (2015). The Growth Pole Strategy as a Panacea for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Regional Development Challenges: Reflections from Cameroon and Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 17(8), 2015, http://www.jsd-africa.com/.
  58. Kimengsi, J. N. & Amawa S.G. (2015). Water Rationing in the Buea Municipality: Patterns, Effects and Coping Strategies. African Journal of Social Sciences, 6(3).
  59. Balgah, R. A. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2015). Building an indigenous agro-pastoral adaptation framework to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from the North West Region of Cameroon, Elsevier Procedia Environmental Sciences (29), 126-127
  60. Kimengsi, J.N., Ndi H. N. & Gwan S. A (2015). Urban housing improvement and conflict prevention framework for Cameroonian cities: Lessons from Kumba. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 8(7), 181-188.
  61. Balgah R. A, Yenshu E. V & Mbue I. N & Kimengsi, J.N. (2015). Rural Development NGOs and Service Delivery to the very Poor: An Empirical Analysis of a Training Center in Rural Cameroon. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 5(4), 103-115.
  62. Forba, C.F & Kimengsi, J.N. (2015). An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Plantation Development and Urbanisation in the Mungo Corridor of Cameroon. Greener Journal of Environmental Management and Public Safety. 4 (1), 1-8.
  63. Kimengsi, J.N. & Lambi, C. M. (2015). Pamol Plantations Plc: Prelude to a Looming Population Problem in Ekondo Titi Sub-Division, South West Region of Cameroon. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa 17(3),79-94.
  64. Kimengsi, J.N. (2015): Developing a Tri-Phase Model for Land Conflict Resolution in the North West Region of Cameroon. Book Chapter on “Land Reforms and Natural Resources Conflict in Africa: New Development Paradigms in the Era of Global Liberalization”. Routledge Research/Taylor Francis, New York.
  65. Kimengsi, J.N. (2014): Threats to Ecotourism Development and Forest Conservation in the Lake Barombi Mbo Area of Cameroon. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 17(4), 213-230.
  1. Kometa, S.S. and Kimengsi, J.N. (2013): Transport as an Impediment to the Development of an Economically Endowed Region: The Case of Ekondo- Titi Sub-Division, Cameroon. Greener Journal of Environmental Management and Public Safety Vol. 2 (1), 032-039. 
  2. Kimengsi J. N. and Tosam, J. N (2013). Climate Variability and Cocoa Production in Meme Division of Cameroon: Agricultural Development Policy Options. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, August 2013.
  3. Kimengsi, J.N. and Muluh, N.G. (2013). A Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Climatic Variations on the Crops of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC): Adaptation Options. Environment and Natural Resources Research, 3(1),144-156.
  4. Lambi, C. M., Kimengsi, J.N., Kometa, C.G. and Tata E.S. (2012): The Management of Protected Areas and the Sustenance of Local Livelihoods in Cameroon. Environment and Natural Resources Research (ENRR), 2(3), 10-18.
  5. Fondufe S. L. Y. and Kimengsi J. N. (2012): Adopting the Use of Biogas as a Renewable Energy Source in Bui Division of Cameroon: Challenges and Blueprints. Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 1/2012: 65-76, Lexxion, Berlin, Germany.
  6. Amawa, S.G. and Kimengsi, J.N. (2012): Accelerated Urbanisation in the Buea Municipality: The Question of Sustainability in the Provision of Social Services. African Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), September 2012.
  7. Lambi, C. M. Kometa, C.G. and Kimengsi, J.N. (2012). Reflections on Landslide Hazards in the Limbe Municipality, South West Region of Cameroon African Journal of Social Sciences, 3(1), 1-12.
  8. Balgah, S.N. & Kimengsi, J.N. (2011): Sustainable Management of Lake Barombi Mbo as a Source of Drinking Water to the Population of Kumba, Cameroon. African Journal of Social Sciences, 2(3), 16-32.
  9. Fondufe, S. L. Y &. Kimengsi, J.N. (2011): Opportunities, Constraints and Prospects of Biogas Production in the Bamdzeng Area of Kumbo Sub-Division. African Journal of Social Sciences, 2(1), March 2011.
  10. Kimengsi, J.N. (2009): Pamol Industrial Growth and Land Use Conflicts in Ekondo-Titi Sub-Division, South West Region of Cameroon. Proceedings of the Second Post Graduate Seminar on Conflict Prevention Management and Resolution, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, 28th January, 2009.

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

  1. Amare, D. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2021). Agroforestry and policy frameworks: incentives and governance mechanisms in sub-Saharan Africa, International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM3). 17-18 March 2021, University Freiburg (Germany).
  2. Hintz, K. S., Kimengsi, J. N., Tham, L.T., and Pretzsch, J. (2021). Organizational governance of forestry cooperatives: Global systematic review and empirical insights, International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM3). 17-18 March 2021, University Freiburg (Germany).
  3. Kimengsi, J. N., Giessen, L. and Pretzsch, J. (2021). Old wine into new wineskins? Forest-linked institutional change and policy implications in Cameroon, International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM3). 17-18 March 2021, University Freiburg (Germany).
  4. Owusu, R. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2021). Community-based institutions and Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) as a local adaptation choice in Rural Tanzania, Session on “Locally-led climate adaptation dynamics in the Global South”, GOBESHONA Global Conference http://conference.gobeshona.net/ 18th –24th January 2021.
  5. Awazi, N. P., Quandt, A. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2021). Endogenous drivers of livelihood resilience in the Western Highlands of Cameroon: Implications for local adaptation policy and practice for long-term non-migration, Session on “Locally-led climate adaptation dynamics in the Global South”, GOBESHONA Global Conference http://conference.gobeshona.net/ 18th –24th January 2021.
  6. Kimengsi, J. N. (2020). Helmholtz Umweltforschungszentrum”Place-based socio-ecological research intimes of covid-19″, online, 29 October 2020 https://www.ufz.de/migsoko/index.php?en=47678
  7. Kimengsi J. N. & Auch, E. (2020). Responsibilization at a crossroads:  Designing pathways for indigenous forest communities in Cameroon, Development Days 2020 International Conference on “Inequality Revisited: In Search of Novel Perspectives on an Enduring Problem”, 26-28 February Helsinki (Finland), http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/   
  8. Balgah, R. A., Kimengsi, J. N. & Tem, P. M. (2019). What is the state’s role in sustainable African development? Inspirations from Cameroon, MIASA Conference on “Sustainability and the state in Africa: how political rules shape conflicts and their resolution”, Organized by the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) and the University of Ghana, Point-Sud, Bamako, 23-27 November, 2019, http://www.imaf.cnrs.fr/IMG/ pdf/call_for_papers_miasa_ conference_bamako.pdf.
  9. Balgah, R. A., Kimengsi, J. N. & Benjamin, E. O. (2019). Can the African Union’s disaster risk reduction framework moderate the effects of extreme events on food security in (Sub-Saharan) Africa?, International Conference On ‘Extreme Events – Building  Climate Resilient Societies’  October 9–11, 2019, Hanover, Germany https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/.
  10. Kimengsi, J. N., Haller, T., Auch, E., Bhusal, P. (2019). Constitutionality manifestations and potential implications for forest co-management in the Lower Mustang District of Nepal, 5thAnnual FLARE Conference (23rd-25th August 2019), University of Michigan http://www.forestlivelihoods.org/annual-meeting-2019/.
  11. Kimengsi, J. N., Ngefor, B. M., Domke, M., Balgah, R. A., Pretzsch, J. (2019). Institutional arrangements, conflict and sustainable transboundary natural resource management regimes in Central Africa, International Expert Workshop on “Natural Resource Sector Reform and Human Security” 18-19 July 2019, Universität Koblenz-Landau. https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/en
  12. Domke, M., Pretzsch, J., Kimengsi, J. N., Aung, P.S., Moyo, F. (2019). Balancing Conservation and Livelihood for Rural Stabilization: Challenges and Potentials based on cases from the Global South, International Expert Workshop on “Natural Resource Sector Reform and Human Security” 18 -19 July 2019, Universität Koblenz-Landau https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/en 
  13. Balgah R. A. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2019). Drivers for environmental Non-migration after floods in Sub-Saharan Africa. An Inter-rater Reliability based Review.  International Conference on “Environmental Non-Migration: Framework, Methods, and Cases” 19th to 21st of June 2019, https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/p-u-r/konferenzen/environmental-non-migration-framework-methods-and-cases.
  14. Bhusal, P. and Kimengsi, J. N. (2019). What drives environmental (non)migration around the Himalayan Region? Evidence from Rural Nepal. International Conference on “Environmental Non-Migration: Framework, Methods, and Cases” 19th to 21st of June 2019, https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/p-u-r/konferenzen/environmental-non-migration-framework-methods-and-cases.  ​
  15. Domke, M., Aung, P. S., Kimengsi, J. N., Moyo, F., Hintz, K. S., and Pretzsch, J. (2019). Tropical Forestry and Rural Stabilization: Conceptual insights based on case studies from the Global South. International Conference on “Environmental Non-Migration: Framework, Methods, and Cases” 19th to 21st of June 2019, https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/p-u-r/konferenzen/environmental-non-migration-framework-methods-and-cases. 
  16. Kimengsi, J. N., Domke, M., and Hintz, K. S. (2019). Stabilizing Rural Africa through natural resource-based transformation Case Study: The Western Highlands of Cameroon. AGEP Developmental Debates Workshop “Stabilizing Rural Areas“ 21 to 23 March 2019, Gustav-Stresemann-Institut (GSI), Bonn.
  1. Kimengsi, J. N., Pretzsch, J., Auch, E. & Balgah, R. A. (2018). WWF’s Green Business Model in Protected area conservation and Livelihoods Sustenance in Cameroon: The need for a shift in approach? 4th Annual FLARE (Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research Engagement) Conference, University of Copenhagen (17th-20th Oct 2018).
  2. Kimengsi, J. N. (2018). Making Africa Green Again. Multilevel governance for Forest Restoration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship workshop for International Scientists, 25th – 27th June 2018. Organized by the European Project Center, Dresden, Germany.
  3. Kimengsi, J.N. & Balgah R.A (2016): Repositioning Local Institutions in Natural Resource Management: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa. Third Witten Conference on Institutional Change: Institutions in Development Research December 1-2 2016, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.
  4. Diehl, K. Lentzsch, P. Chedid, M., Kimengsi, J.N. Magoub, E. & Hamadeh S.K (2016): Strategies for risk management in farm systems with limited production capacities. 5th International Ecosummit on “Ecological Sustainability: Engineering Change” 29th August to 1st September 2016, Montpellier, France. http://www.ecosummit2016.org/
  5. Kimengsi, J. N. (2016): Human Links to Global Environmental Change. Symposium on “Understanding Sustainability in the Context of Global Environmental Change: Discussions on Pope Francis’ Laudato Si, on Care for the Environment” June 15, 2016, Bamenda, Cameroon. http://catuc.org/symposim.html
  6. Fondufe S. L. & Kimengsi, J.N. (2016): Strengthening Women Participation for Sustainable Forest Management in the Bimbia Bonadikombo Community Forest of Cameroon: Opportunities, Challenges and Blueprints. Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 29 – April 2, 2016. (with) aag.org/cs/events/event_detail?eventId=1022
  7. Kimengsi, J. N. & Ngwene T. (2015): An Assessment of WWF’S support to Wildlife Law Enforcement in Cameroon: Lessons from Key Protected Areas in South West Cameroon. 15th International Wildlife Law Conference Granada, Spain, March 26-27, 2015. http://www.stetson.edu/ law/conferences /wildlife/index.php
  8. Balgah R. A. & Kimengsi, J. N. (2015): Building an Indigenous Agro-pastoral Adaptation Framework to Climate Change in Sub-saharan Africa: Experiences from the North West Region of Cameroon. Elsevier Current Opinion International Conference on “Agriculture and Climate Change – Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty” 15 – 17 February 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. https://conferences. elsevier. com/ AGRI2015.
  9. Kimengsi, J. N. & Balgah, R. A. (2015). How prepared are Cameroon’s Cocoa farmers for Climate Insurance? Evidence from the South West Region of Cameroon. Elsevier Current Opinion International Conference on “Agriculture and Climate Change – Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty” 15 – 17 February 2015. https://conferences. elsevier. com/ AGRI2015.
  10. Kimengsi, J. (2015). Can the growth pole strategy be a panacea for Africa’s regional development? Evidence from West Africa. Herrenhausen International Conference on Long Term processes of Socio-economic Development, Nov 20-21, 2015, Hannover Germany.
  11. Kimengsi, J.N. (2012): Threats to Ecotourism Development and Forest Conservation in the Lake Barombi Mbo Area of Cameroon. 14th International Wildlife Law Conference on “Conserving Africa’s Wild Fauna and Flora – The Role of International Agreements”, 6-7 December, 2012, Buea, Cameroon.
  12. Kimengsi, J.N. (2011): Population Growth, Land Use Change and Forest Degradation in Ndian Division of Cameroon: Drivers and Policy Options. 17th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment (Session 11), 29th June to 3rd July, 2011, Kona, Hawaii, United States of America.
  13. Kimengsi, J.N. (2011): Developing a Tri-Phase Model for Land Conflict Resolution in Some Conflict Ridden Parts of the North West Region of Cameroon. 17th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment (Session 18), 29th June to 3rd July, 2011, Kona, Hawaii, USA.
  14. Balgah, S. N. and Kimengsi J.N. (2011): Sustainable Management of Lake Barombi Mbo as a Source of Drinking Water to the Population of Kumba, Cameroon. Workshop Organised by “Food Forestry and Environment Protection and Conservation Society (FFE_PCS)“ Kumba, March 11, 2011.
  15. Amawa, S.G. and N. Kimengsi (2009): Accelerated Urbanisation in the Buea Municipality: The Question of Sustainability in the Provision of Social Services. International Conference on Sustainable City in Cameroon, Djeuga Palace, Yaounde, 10-13 November, 2009.
  16. Kimengsi, J.N. (2009): Pamol Industrial Growth and Land Use Conflicts in Ekondo-Titi Sub-Division, South West Region of Cameroon. Second Post Graduate Seminar on Conflict Prevention Management and Resolution Organised by the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, 28th Jan, 2009.

CONFERENCES/SESSIONS ORGANIZED/CHAIRED

  1. Co-organizer, International Conference on “Environmental Non-Migration: Framework, Methods, and Cases” 19th to 21st of June 2019, https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/p-u-r/konferenzen/environmental-non-migration-framework-methods-and-cases.
  2. Panel Organizer/Scientific Coordinator on “Small-scale forest policy and institutions: review and cases from the Global South”, International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM3). 17-18 March 2021, University Freiburg.
  3. Session Co-chair: on “Locally-led climate adaptation dynamics in the Global South”, GOBESHONA Global Conference http://conference.gobeshona.net/ 18th –24th January 2021.
  4. Session Chair on Smart Presentations, International Conference on “Environmental Non-Migration: Framework, Methods, and Cases” 19th to 21st of June 2019, https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/p-u-r/konferenzen/environmental-non-migration-framework-methods-and-cases.
  5. Co-facilitator: AGEP-developmental debate: on “Stabilizing rural Africa through natural resource-based transformation in the Global South” GSI, Bonn March 21-23 2019, http://www.gsi-bonn.de/
  6. Co-facilitator: UNEP/CIPSEM course, Technische Universität Dresden (May 2018).
  7. Co-organizer, International Symposium on “The African identity Question: Discourse across disciplines” 19th January 2020, Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), http://catuc.org/?p=3042
  8. Moderator, International Symposium on “Visibility of a researcher, Science Writing and Publishing and Communicating research findings”, organized by the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS) 28th August 2020.
  9. Session co-Chair (Session 16: Circular Economy and Social Inclusion: Participatory and Equitable Approaches for Sustainable Resource Management), Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) on “Circular economy in a Sustainable Society”, organised by the United Nations University (UNU-FLORES), TU- Dresden, and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), 3-5 June 2020, Dresden (Germany) https://express.converia.de/frontend/index.php?page_id=14815
  10. Session Chair (Session 2a: Local Institutional Development, Conservation and Poverty Alleviation). Third Witten International Conference on “Institutional Change: Institutions in Development Research” December 1-2 2016, Witten Institute for Institutional Change (WIWA) and Witten/Herdecke University, Germany. https://www.uni-wh.de/index.php?id=641&L=snldgwowzypqupn #contact
  11. Co-organizer, Symposium on “Understanding Sustainability in the Context of Global Environmental Change: Discussions on Pope Francis’ Laudato Si, on Care for the Environment” June 15, 2016, Bamenda, Cameroon.

MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC BODIES

  1. 2020 to present: Member (Affiliate) of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS); https://www.aasciences.africa/ 
  2. 2019-present: Board Member: Global Network on Environmental Non-Migration (EnNoMig Network),https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/p-u-r/kooperation/ environmental-non-migration-network
  3. 2018 to present: Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists CAYS).
  4. Editorial Board Member for Nature (Social Sciences), Springer Nature,

https://www.springer.com/journal/43545/editors

  1. Editorial Board Member of the Scientific African Journal (Social Sciences and Policy Section) https://www.journals.elsevier.com /scientific-african/editorial-board
  2. 2016 to present: Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Resource and Environmental Management (IJOREM), a peer-reviewed journal, Published by Environmental and Social Science Research Centre, University of Buea, Cameroon.
  3. 2016 to present: Editorial Board Member, African Journal of Social Sciences (AJOSS), a peer-reviewed journal, Published by Environmental and Social Science Research Centre, University of Buea, Cameroon.
  4. 2017 to present: Editorial Board Member, Canadian Journal of Tropical Geography (CJTG), a peer-reviewed journal, Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. http://laurentian.ca/cjtg
  5. 2016 to present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science (JGEE), www.sciencedomain.org.
  6. 2015 to present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA), a peer-reviewed open access journal, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA.  http://www.jsd-africa.com
  7. 2016 to present: DAAD/DIES Regional Expert (Africa) on research grant proposal writing (https://www.portal.uni-koeln.de/index.php?id=6844).

JOURNAL GUEST EDITORSHIP AND REVIEWS

2019-2021: Guest Editor: Special Issue on “The governance of forests, forest products and markets: Multi-scale linkages to conflict and development in sub-Saharan Africa”, Forest Policy & Economics (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-the-governance-of-forests-forest-products)

 Reviewer for the following journals:

Geojournal (https://www.springer.com/journal/10708)

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (https://www.tandfonline.com/)

Climatic Change (https://link.springer.com/journal/10584)

Land; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land

Forests (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests)

Sustainability (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability)

Social Sciences (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci).

Journal of Rural and community Development (https://journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/)

Forest Policy & Economics (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics),

CONSULTANCY WORK

  1. Sept 2020-2021: Lead Consultant: Capacity building for rural farmers to overcome natural resource-based value chains in Cameroon. Offered by Islamic Development Bank/GP-IRDP.
  2. Dec 2018-2019: Lead Consultant: Study on Barriers to Women’s Participation in Natural Resource Decision-making Processes around Protected areas in Cameroon. Offered by Community Action for Development (CAD), Bangem.
  3. Dec 2017 – Jan 2018: Lead Consultant: Institutional capacity Building for ecotourism promotion and human-wildlife Health in the Campo Ma’an national Park (Cameroon). Offered by WWF Germany.
  4. Feb – April 2017: Consultant: Evaluation study for WWF project on ecotourism promotion and human-wildlife Health in the Campo Ma’an national Park (Cameroon) and the Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, (Central African Republic). Offered by WWF Germany.
  5. 2016: Lead Consultant: Evaluation of the Implementation of CSO-specific Policy on Rights Based Approaches, Gender mainstreaming, Social Mobilization and Negotiation in livelihood, biodiversity conservation and protected area management. Offered by WWF partner Civil Society organizations (CSOs) in Cameroon
  6. 2015: Reporter/Consultant: Preliminary Consultation with Korup National Park Clusters for the Revision of the Korup National Park Management Plan. Offered by the WWF, GIZ, Ministry of Forestry and Programme for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (PSMNR-SWR).
  7. 2014-2015: Lead Consultant: Consultancy on feasibility studies and the development of a Green Business Plan for conservation. Offered by Community Action for Development (CAD) & Vibrant Village Foundation (USA).
  8. 2014: Lead Consultant: Korup Rainforest Conservation Society (KRCS) on governance, Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation for improved conservation and poverty alleviation outcomes around the Korup National Park