Effiom Essien OKU
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Effiom Essien OKU
Hold a Ph.D in Soil Physics & Climate Change Science. He is both of the Charles R. Darwin Institute of Biopaleogeography, Poland and Nigerian Meteorological Agency.where he is the Director of Research & Training. He received several international academic awards including the King of Thailand Award for “outstanding research in vetiver technology application” He teaches Climate Change Science, Agrometeorology and Hydrometeorology He was a Senior Research Fellow with the United Nations University (UNU). and a visiting Research Professor to Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, (Embrapa Soils), He is a member of the United Nations University (UNU) College of Research Associates (CRA). He consults for FAO of the UN on Climate Change and Agroecology and he is member of several professional bodies including the International Society for Agricultural Meteorology, African Forest Forum, Soil Science Societies of Nigeria, East Africa and Africa and life member of India Soil Conservation Society. He sits on the Education and Training Committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)