Nana Klutse
Nana Ama Browne Klutse | |
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 Klutse in her office at the University of Ghana | |
| Born | 23 May 1981 Nyanfeku Ekroful, Ghana |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Coast |
| Occupation | Climate scientist |
| Employer | University of Ghana |
| Known for | Chapter Atlas - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report |
Nana Ama Browne Klutse (born 23 May 1981) is a Ghanaian lecturer and climatologist.
Early life and educational background
[edit]Nana Ama Browne Klutse was born on 23 May 1981 at Nyanfeku Ekroful, Ghana. She had her primary education at the Anomabo Methodist Primary and JHS.[1]
She continued to Mfantsiman Girls Secondary school and later went to University of Cape Coast in Ghana to read BSc Physics. She pursued her PhD Climatology at University of Cape Town in South Africa.[1]
Scientific career
[edit]Klutse studies climate dynamics of West Africa. Her work focuses on climate science and development specifically on the African monsoon.[2][3] She is Professor and the Head of the Department of Physics, University of Ghana.[4] In the past, she managed the Remote Sensing and Climate Centre.[5] Klutse is a Climate Science Fellow of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences[6] and a lead author contributing to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). She was elected vice-chair of working group I of the IPCC in July 2023.[7]
She also actively encourages girls in Ghana to consider science careers and supports improvements in science education in the country.[8]
Klutse worked at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission as a senior research scientist from 2016 to 2018.[4] Prior to this, she had been a guest lecturer at the West African Science Service Centre on Climate and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) in Akure, Nigeria.[9]
Political career
[edit]Klutse is also active in politics as a member of the National Democratic Congress.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ghana's Dr. Nana Ama Browne Klutse among lead authors for 6th climate change report". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Klutse, NAB et al. (2016). Daily characteristics of West African summer monsoon precipitation in CORDEX simulations. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 123(1-2): 369-86.
- ^ Klutse NAB et al (2018). Potential impact of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming on consecutive dry and wet days over West Africa. Environmental Letters, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aab37b
- ^ a b c Donkor, Kwadwo Baffoe (26 July 2019). "Prof Nana Ama Browne Klutse joins NDC Abura Asebu Kwamankese race". Graphic Online. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Nana Ama Browne Klutse: Ghanaian scientist studies dynamics of west African monsoon". Future Climate for Africa. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "AIMS announces first cohort of women in Climate Change Science Fellows". 2018-05-15.
- ^ "IPCC wraps up elections in Nairobi — IPCC". Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Ampofo, Obrempong (26 February 2018). "Mfantseman: Science teachers trained in effective teaching methods". Citi 97.3 FM News. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Donkor, Kwadwo (26 July 2019). "Prof Nana Ama Browne Klutse joins NDC Abura Asebu Kwamankese race". Graphic Online. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
