Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel
Associate Academic Officer
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-EHS
- OFFICE:
- Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services Section (EVES)
PACET (Pan African Cooperation and Educational Technologies) - E-MAIL:
- cheo@vie.unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +49-228-815-0244
- NATIONALITY:
- Cameroon
Research Interests
- Climate Change
- Hydrogeology
- Water resource management
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental and Resource Management (ERM), Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Department of Environmental Geology, Germany
- MSc., Environmental and Resource Management (ERM), Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Department of Environmental Geology, Germany
- B.SC., Environmental and Resource Management (ERM), Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Department of Environmental Geology, Germany
Appointments
- 2015 to Present: Member of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)
- 2015 to present: International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
Biographical Statement
Dr. Ambe Emmanuel Cheo holds a Ph.D. in Environmental and Resource Management (ERM), from the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany. His Ph.D thesis on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): case study of the Far-North region, Cameroon was published as monographs by the Verlag Dr. Kovač. Thereby, he specialized in estimating water balance as defined by the EU-water framework directive and completed fieldwork focused on identifying and evaluating water resources management challenges and making policy recommendations.
Dr. Cheo has a broad interest in water management and hydrogeology. For his earlier studies, Dr. Cheo focused on popularizing the implications of climate change on water resources to policymakers, stakeholders and vulnerable farmers; with the aim of influencing the decisions they make. During his master’s thesis at the Department of Environmental Geology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany, Dr. Cheo researched on climate change and the vulnerability of water resource in Northern Cameroon.
Currently, Dr. Cheo is working as Associate Academic Officer in the Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services section (EVES) and the Pan African Cooperation and Educational Technologies (PACET) programme, where he is contributing in research activities, capacity building and outreach activities in the frame of PAUWES but also within the UNU-EHS/University of Bonn joint MSc Programme. In addition, he supports in the application for new research grants, supervision of students and other related duties as required.
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Books
- Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel and Tapiwa, Kugedera Andrew, SDG2 – Zero Hunger: Food Security, Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture, ed. Filho, Walter Leal and Mifsud, Mark (Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021).
Book Chapters
- Sanchez Santillano, Federico A., Koli, Margaret, Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel, Nguedia, Axel and Tambo, Erick G., “Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Technologies in Africa’s Sahel Region and SDGs 2, 6, and 7” in SDGs in Africa and the Middle East Region, ed. Filho, Walter L., Abubakar, Ismaila R., da Silva, Izael, Pretorius, Rudi and Tarabieh, Khaled (Cham: Springer Nature, 2022), 1-23.
- Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel, Ibrahim, Boubacar and Tambo, Erick Gankam, “Groundwater resources development for livelihoods enhancement in the sahel region: a case study of Niger” in Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods and equitable Growth, ed. Re, Viviana, Manzione, Rodrigo Lilla, Abiye, Tamiru A., Mukherji, Aditi and MacDonald, Alan (Leiden: CRC Press, 2022), 25-61.
Reports
- Osiru, Moses, Nguku, Everlyn, Nyagah, Bonface, Oremo, Caroline, Tambo, Erick G., Cheo, Emmanuel A., Koli, Margaret, Nduhuura, Paul, Garnier, Esthere, Giraud, Grégory, Brulé, Gaëlle, Mambrini, Muriel, Stevenette, Edward, Houdebine, Leo and Mainguy, Gaell (2022). PhD programs in Africa: The Arrows, the Targets, and the Archers. UNESCO.
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Articles
- Ambe Emmanuel Cheo, Hans-Jürgen Voigt, Frank Wendland (2017), Modeling Groundwater Recharge through Rainfall in the Far-North Region of Cameroon, Groundwater for Sustainable Development Journal, Volume 5, Pages 118–130
- Ambe Emmanuel Cheo (2016) Understanding seasonal trend of rainfall for the better planning of water harvesting facilities in the Far-North region, Cameroon. Water Utility Journal 13: 3-1
- Ambe Emmanuel Cheo, Hans-Jürgen Voigt, Roy LyongaMbua (2013), Vulnerability of Water Resources in Northern Cameroon in the context of Climate change, Environmental Earth Science, Volume 70, Issue 3, page 1211-1217
Books
- Ambe Emmanuel Cheo (2017) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): The Case Study of the Far-North Region, Cameroon. GEOGRAPHICA – SchriftenreiheGeowissenschaften und Geographie, Hamburg 2017, 296 Seiten, ISBN 978-3-8300-9707-5
Book Chapters
- Eric Ambe Asoh, Ambe Emmanuel Cheo, Michael Schmidt, Hans-Jürgen Voigt (2014); Chapter: Comparative Analysis of Environmental and Social Impacts of Cocoa Production: Case Study Cameroon; Voluntary Standard Systems: A Contribution to Sustainable Development, edited by Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann, Michael schmidt, Berthold Hansmann, Dmitry Palekhov: Chapter 19: pages 275-285; Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Reports
- Ambe Emmanuel Cheo, Emmanuel Amankwah, Prosper SomahTechoro (2014) Water Harvesting: A Potential Means for Water Security in the Far-North Region, Cameroon, Agricultural Research, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp 331-338.
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- Water and Energy Security for Africa (WESA)
- Higher Education Cooperation with the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate Change) – Phase 2 (PAUWES 2)
- Risk Assessment and Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Urban Resource Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa (RARSUS)
- A global scale tool for the characterization of droughts, the quantification of their effects on water resources, crop productivity, trade in food products and the need for international food aid (GlobeDrought)
- CLIMAFRI – Implementing Climate-sensitive Adaptation strategies to reduce Flood Risk in the transboundary Lower Mono River catchment in Togo and Benin
- Risk Assessment and Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Urban Resource Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa – Focus on Sustainable Energy Supply in Mali