Prof. Dr. Emmanuel M. Akpabio

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsHuman Geography,Ethnology, European Ethnology,Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Sociology
KeywordsDeveloping countries, Africa, Nigeria, Environmental Health Issues, Indigenous Water knowledge and management, Integrated Water Resources Management, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityUyo
InstitutionUniversity of Uyo
InstituteDepartment of Geography and Natural Resources Management

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Subramanian SaravananZentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2011

Program(s)

2010Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2012Emmanuel M. Akpabio: Water Beliefs and the Changing times in Nigeria. In: Hans P. Hahn, K. Cless and J. Soentgen, People at the Well: Kinds, Usages and Meanings of Water in a Global Perspective. Campus Verlag, 2012. 266-280
2012Emmanuel M. Akpabio: Water Meanings, Sanitation Practices and Hygiene Bahaviours in the Cultural Mirror: a Perspective from Nigeria (winner of 2012 North Carolina University-USA- Water Institute Award). In: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2012, 168-181
2012Emmanuel M. Akpabio: Water in the village: prevailing notions and conflicting messages in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. In: Water International, 2012, 805-817
2011Emmanuel M. Akpabio: Community view of Public Water Projects and the Challenges Posed to State Institutions in Nigeria. In: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development., 2011, 35-54