Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Boafo, Y. A., Amankwaa, E. F., Spataru, C., & Carvalho, P. (2025). “It is getting too hot lately”: Urban households’ knowledge, experiences and governance of extreme heat events in Accra, Ghana. Urban Climate, 59, 102287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102287
  2. Amankwaa, E. F., Boafo, Y. A., Spataru, C., & Carvalho, P. (2024). ‘Don’t call us vulnerable!’: Rethinking flood vulnerability and community-led governance. Journal of Urban Affairs, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2024.2401885
  3. Boafo, Y. A., Boakye-Danquah, J., Boakye-Danquah, E., Lartey, D. L., & Obeng-Odoom, A. (2024). Perceptions and enablers of sustainable development: a comparative study of Ghanaian university students’ engagement with the SDGs. Higher Education, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01274-2
  4. Boafo, Y. A., Ohemeng, F., Ayivor, J., Ayitiah, J. A., Yirenya-Tawiah, D., Mensah, A., ... & Adom, L (2024). Unraveling diarrheal disease knowledge, understanding, and management practices among climate change vulnerable coastal communities in Ghana. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1352275.
  5. Enu, K. B., Zingraff-Hamed, A., Boafo, Y. A., Rahman, M. A., & Pauleit, S. (2024). Citizens’ acceptability and preferred nature-based solutions for mitigating hydro-meteorological risks in Ghana. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, 120089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120089
  6. Boampong, M. S., Boakye-Danquah, J., Boafo, Y. A., Appiagyei, K., Tweneboah-Koduah, D., & Antwi, E. K. (2024). Experiences of inequality in international collaborative research – Perspectives from environmental and sustainability scholars from Ghana, West Africa. Environmental Science & Policy, 152, 103661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103661
  7. Baidoo, C., Manteaw, B. O., & Boafo, Y. A. (2023). Assessing the Potential Benefits and Challenges of Cocoa Agroforestry Adoption in Ghana’s Western-North Region. Journal of Sustainable Development, 16(5), 1-47.
  8. McDougall, Harold A. and Boafo, Y.A. (2022), Vernacularizing Sustainability in Post-Colonial Ghana. Fordham Environmental Law Journal, 34 (1) 1-39, No. Summer/Fall, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4675259
  9. Akanwake, JB, Atinga RA, Boafo YA. (2022). Effect of climate change on cerebrospinal meningitis morbidities and mortalities: a longitudinal and community-based study in Ghana, PLOS Clim 1(8): e0000067. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000067
  10. Puplampu, D.A. & Boafo, Y.A. (2021). Exploring the impacts of urban expansion on green spaces availability and delivery of ecosystem services in the Accra Metropolis. Environmental Challenges. 5(12), 100283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100283
  11. Browne, A, N., K., Owusu, K., & Boafo, Y.A. (2020). Projected temperature increases over northern Ghana. SN Applied Sciences, (June). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-3095-3
  12. Jarzebski, M.P., Ahmed, A., Boafo, Y.A. et al (2020). Food security impacts of industrial crop production in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the impact mechanisms. Food Security. 12 (1), 105-135. doi:10.1007/s12571-019-00988-x
  13. Owusu, K., Asiedu, A.B., Yankson, P.W.K. & Boafo, Y.A. (2019). Impacts of Ghana’s Bui dam hydroelectricity project on the livelihood of downstream non-resettled communities. Sustainability Science., 14 (2) 487-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0588-8, Springer
  14. Boafo, Y. A. Balde, B.S., Saito, O., Gasparatos, A., Lam, R.D., Ouedraogo, N., Chamba, E., & Moussa, Z.P. (2018). Stakeholder perceptions of the outcomes of reforms on the performance and sustainability of the cotton sector in Ghana and Burkina Faso: A tale of two countries. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 4 (1), 1477541. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2018.1477541, Taylor and Francis
  15. Nsioh, M.N., Saito. O., Sato, A. Boafo, Y.A., & Jasaw, G.S. (2018). Traditional and Local Knowledge Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Northern Ghana. Sustainability, 10 (3), 825. https://doi:10.3390/su10030825, MDPI
  16. Owusu, V., & Boafo, Y. A. (2018). Opportunities and Challenges for Multi-Level-Stakeholder Participation in Community-Based Ecotourism Development: The Case of the Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana. Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea, 21(1), 53–68. https://doi.org/10.23841/egsk.2018.21.1.53
  17. Jasaw, G. S., Saito, O., Gasparatos, A., Shoyama, K., Boafo, Y. A., & Takeuchi, K. (2017). Ecosystem services trade-offs from high fuelwood use for traditional shea butter processing in semi-arid Ghana. Ecosystem Services, 27, Part A, 127–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.09.003, Elsevier
  18. Lam, R.D., Boafo, Y.A., Degefa, S. Gasparatos, A., and Saito. O. (2017). ‘Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia’. Sustainability Science (2017), 1-17. https://doi: 10.1007/s11625-017-0449-x. , Springer
  19. Oteng-Yeboah A., Dunbar W., Boafo Y.A & Ichikawa K. (2016). ‘Securing biodiversity and ecosystem services in Africa: Notes from the 2015 Satoyama Initiative Regional Workshop in Accra, Ghana’, Bothalia 46 (1), 2030. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v46i1.2030. AOSIS Publishing
  20. Boafo Y.A., Saito, O., Jasaw, G.S., Otsuki, K.& Takeuchi, K. (2016). Provisioning ecosystem services-sharing as a coping and adaptation strategy among rural communities in Ghana's semi-arid ecosystem. Ecosystem Services, 19, 92-102, ISSN 2212-0416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.002. Elsevier
  21. Boafo Y.A., Saito O., Kato, s., Kamiyama C., Takeuchi K., & Nakahara M. (2015). The role of traditional ecological knowledge in ecosystem services management: the case of four rural communities in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. 12 (1-2), pp.24-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2015.1124454. Taylor and Francis
  22. Antwi, E.K., Boakye-Danquah, J., Owusu, A.B. Loh, S.K., Mensah, R. Boafo Y.A. &, Apronti, P.T. (2015). Community vulnerability assessment index for flood prone savannah agroecological zone: A case study of Wa West District, Ghana. Weather and Climate Extremes, 10 (2015), 56-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2015.10.008. Elsevier
  23. Antwi, K, Otsuki K; Saito, O; Obeng, F; Gyekye, A.G, Boakye-Danquah J; Boafo Y.A. et al. (2014). Developing a Community-Based Resilience Assessment Model with Reference to Northern Ghana. Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 4 (1): 73-92. http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim/article/view/101. Integrated Disaster Risk Management
  24. Boafo Y.A., Saito O., & Takeuchi K., (2014). Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Rural Savanna Landscapes of Northern Ghana. Assessment of Supply, Utilization and Drivers of Change. Journal of Disaster Research, Vol. 9 (4), 501-515. Available at https://www.fujipress.jp/jdr/dr/dsstr000900040501/. Fuji Press
  25. Boafo Y.A, Asiedu A. B, Addo-Appeaning K., Antwi E.K., & Boakye-Danquah J. (2014). Assessing Landcover Changes from Coastal Tourism Development in Ghana: Evidence from the Kokrobite-Bortianor Coastline, Accra. Journal of Civil and Environment Research. Vol. 6 (6), 9-19. Available online at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/CER/article/view/13435
  26. Boafo Y.A, Jasaw G.S. & Dayour F. (2014). Exploring Some Social Dimensions to the Practice and Sustainability of Traditional Conservation Agriculture in Semi-Arid Ghana. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, Vol. 4 (10), 47-58. Available online at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEES/article/view/12974
  27. Jasaw G.S., Boafo Y.A & Lolig V. (2014). Factors Influencing the Adoption of Mucuna Pruriens as a Land Conservation Strategy, Evidence from Northern Ghana, Journal of Science, Technology and Environment; Vol. 4, (1). 1-11. Available online at http://sciencedex.com/j/ap_abstract.php?x=0&ap_id=4000145.

Refereed Book Chapters

  1. Owusu, V., Atanga, R.A., Boafo, Y.A., Gyabaah, K., Boateng, R. (2023). The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small-Scale Hospitality and Tourism Businesses in Coastal Communities in Ghana. In: Dube, K., Mensah, I., Chapungu, L. (eds) COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24655-5_2)
  2. Owusu, V., Boafo, Y. A., Adjei, M., & Boateng, R. (2022). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Coastal Fishery Livelihood Systems: Socio-economic Implications for Small-Scale Fisherfolk in Winneba, Ghana. In COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies (pp. 1657-1678). Springer, Cham.)
  3. Boafo Y.A., Saito, O., Jasaw. G.S., Yiran G.A.B., Dam R.L., Mohan, G.& Kranjac-Berisavljevic G. (2020) Perceived Community Resilience to Floods and Droughts Induced by Climate Change in Semi-arid Ghana. In: Gasparatos A. et al. (eds) Sustainability Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa I. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4458-3_6
  4. Jarzebski M.P. Ahmed A. Boafo, Y.A .et al. (2020) Linking Industrial Crop Production and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Local, National and Continental Perspectives. In: Gasparatos A. et al. (eds) Sustainability Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa I. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4458-3_3
  5. Saito O., Boafo Y.A., Abe M. (2020) Synthesis: Can Sharing Enhance the Sustainability and Resilience of Our Society? In: Saito O. (eds) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore
  6. Boafo, Y.A., Lam, D.R., Denabo B, J, & Saito, O., (2019) The role of sustainability science in addressing Africa’s sustainable development challenges and priorities: A bibliometric survey. In C. Aguirre-Bastos, J. Chaves-Chaparro and S. Aricò, (eds) Co-Designing Science in Africa: First steps in assessing the sustainability science approach on the ground. Paris, UNESCO. ISBN:978-92-3-100319-6 Available here: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000368900?posInSet=1&queryId=1985b200-cde3-4d10-87f9-1707638a1ff6
  7. Saito O., Boafo Y.A., Jasaw G.S. (2018). Toward Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: Evidence from Northern Ghana. In: Saito O., Kranjac-Berisavljevic G., Takeuchi K., A. Gyasi E. (eds) Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4796-1_1
  8. Saito O. Boafo Y.A., Jasaw G.S et al. (2018). The Ghana Model for Resilience Enhancement in Semiarid Ghana: Conceptualization and Social Implementation. In: Saito O., Kranjac-Berisavljevic G., Takeuchi K., A. Gyasi E. (eds) Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4796-1_2
  9. Saito O., Boafo Y.A. et al. (2018). Internationalization and Localization of the Ghana Model: Lessons Learned, Opportunities for Upscaling, and Future Directions. In: Saito O., Kranjac-Berisavljevic G., Takeuchi K., A. Gyasi E. (eds) Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4796-1_18
  10. Boafo Y.A, Ichikawa, K. Dunbar, W., & Manago, C. (2016). Understanding current status, trends and efforts at revitalization of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes in Africa. Chapter 1 in Yaw Agyeman Boafo & Kaoru Ichikawa, (eds), Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) in Africa, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Tokyo, ISBN (Hardcopy) 978-92-808-4569-3 (eBook) 978-92-808-4564-8. Pp. 1-11. Available online at http://satoyama-initiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SEPLS-in-Africa_FINAL_lowres_web.pdf
  11. Boafo, Y.A. Ziem R, & Alhassan, A., (2016). Compound farming systems in semi-arid Ghana: a socio-ecological production landscape in decline. Chapter 6 in Boafo. Y.A. & Ichikawa, K. (eds), Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) in Africa, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Tokyo, ISBN (Hardcopy) 978-92-808-4569-3 (eBook) 978-92-808-4564-8. Pp. 44-51. Available online at http://satoyama-initiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SEPLS-in-Africa_FINAL_lowres_web.pdf

Global Assessment Reports

    12. Shin, Y. J., Arneth, A., Roy Chowdhury, R., Midgley, G.F., Leadley, P., Agyeman Boafo, Y., Basher, Z., Bukvareva, E., Heinimann, A., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Kindlmann, P., Kolb, M., Krenova, Z., Oberdorff, T., Osano, P., Palomo, I., Pichs Madruga, R., Pliscoff, P., Rondinini, C., Saito, O., Sathyapalan, J. and Yue, T. 2019. Chapter 4: Plausible futures of nature, its contributions to people and their good quality of life IN: Global assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Brondizio, E. S., Settele, J., Diaz, S., Ngo, H. T. (eds). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 168 pages. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3832074

Published Conference Papers

  1. Dam Lam, R., Boafo, Y.A., Degefa, S., and Saito, O., (2016). Food Security and Gender Equality under Industrial Crop Expansion in Ethiopia and Ghana. Environmental System Research Paper Lecture Collection/Civil Engineering Society, 44:2016. 159-164, ISSN 1345-9589

Published Evaluation Reports

Others (News, Web, Blogs)

  1. Boafo. Y.A. (2016). Disseminating Research Findings through Community Theatre in Ghana., United Nations University. Available at http://ias.unu.edu/en/news/news/disseminating-research-findings-through-community-theatre-in-ghana.html
  2. Coastal Community Resilience to Climate Change and Diarrhoea (C2R-C2D) https://www.c2rcdproject.com/#:~:text=The%20Coastal%20Communities%20Resilience%20to,socio%2Dcultural%20determinants%20of%20diarrhoea
  3. Food Security Impacts of Industrial Crop Expansion in Sub-Sahara Africa https://supportoffice.jp/ficessa/#:~:text=Superficially%20local%20food%20security%20should,aftermath%20of%20IC%20project%20collapses