Professor Nana Ama Klutse has been appointed by President John Dramani Mahama as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Presidency officially announced her appointment on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Prof. Klutse currently serves as the Head of the Department of Physics at the University of Ghana and is the Vice-Chair of the Working Group for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Prof. Klutse described the appointment as both an honour and a significant responsibility to serve the nation.
She highlighted some of Ghana’s pressing environmental challenges, including air quality concerns, climate change, and waste management, and expressed her commitment to collaborating with stakeholders to develop practical solutions for a healthier environment.
“I am deeply grateful to @JDMahama for entrusting me with the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana. It is both an honour and a great responsibility to serve our nation at a time when environmental issues are so pressing.
From addressing air quality concerns to tackling the impacts of climate change and improving waste management systems, Ghana faces significant challenges. I am committed to working closely with all stakeholders to find practical solutions that ensure a healthier and more sustainable future for our country. Together, we can make a real difference for generations to come.”
About Professor Nana Ama Klustse
She is a Vice-Chair of IPCC’s Working Group I for the seventh assessment cycle. She was a Lead Author on the Sixth Assessment Report. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon. She is a fellow of African Institute of Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative women in Climate Change Science.
She was a Senior Research Scientist and a Manager at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission. She holds a PhD in Climatology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research focuses on climate modelling, and climate impact assessments on society (health, energy, and gender).
She has worked on both national and international projects and consultancies including the climate and health project in Ghana and the ongoing global CORDEX experiment. She has co-authored a good number of journal article publications and academic books to her credit.
Her article published in Environmental Research Letters in May 2018 on the Potential impact of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming on consecutive dry (CDD) and wet days (CWD) over West Africa revealed that enhanced warming results in a reduction in mean rainfall across the region, CDD will increase over the Guinea Coast, in tandem with a projected decrease in CWD at both 1.5 ◦C and 2◦C global warming.
Courses she teaches include General Physics, Cloud Physics, Atmospheric Physics, Climate Dynamics of Africa, and Regional Climate modelling. She supervises students’ research in Ghana and abroad at Masters and PhD levels.
