Dr. Linda Appiah Boamah

Dr. Linda Appiah Boamah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Management and Technology at Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Ghana. She is an experienced academic, researcher, and environmental management professional with expertise in environmental sustainability, water resources management, climate change, waste management, renewable energy, and sustainable rural development.

She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, a Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Development from Uppsala University, Sweden, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Natural Resources Management from KNUST.

Dr. Appiah Boamah began her academic career as a Teaching and Research Assistant at KNUST from 2008 to 2009. She subsequently worked as a researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, contributing to research on integrated waste management in West Africa. She also served as a Junior Consultant in Environmental Impact Assessment at the Centre for Environment, Health Research and Training in Accra, where she participated in environmental and social assessments, waste management studies, livelihood interventions, institutional and policy analysis, and fire risk assessments.

She joined Koforidua Technical University in September 2012 as a Lecturer in Environmental Management and Technology and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in November 2024. Her teaching and academic responsibilities cover forest resources management, climate change, sustainable rural development, ecological surveys, biofuel technologies, energy management, and environmental impact assessment. She also contributes to student mentorship, academic supervision, and capacity-building activities.

Beyond teaching, Dr. Appiah Boamah has contributed significantly to institutional research development and international collaboration. She served as Faculty Research Coordinator from 2014 to 2017, organising research seminars and training academic staff in statistical and analytical tools, including SPSS. She has also served as Lead Consultant on a collaborative waste management project involving Koforidua Technical University, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Her research activities include participation in the WHY@VOLTA Project, which investigated the distribution, quantification, and potential utilisation of water hyacinths in the Volta River using remote sensing technologies. Her scholarly contributions extend to water quality assessment, aquatic vegetation mapping, land-use and land-cover change, urban growth, solid waste management, landfill operations, and renewable energy development.

Dr. Appiah Boamah has authored and co-authored several scholarly publications in reputable international journals, including Land Use Policy, Cogent Engineering, Sustainability, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, and other environmental science publications. Her research integrates environmental science, geospatial technologies, and sustainable resource management to address contemporary environmental challenges.

Through her teaching, research, consultancy, and institutional service, she remains committed to promoting environmental sustainability, strengthening research capacity, and advancing practical, evidence-based solutions to environmental and natural resource management challenges in Ghana and beyond.

Academic and Professional Experience

1. Senior Lecturer, Koforidua Technical University – November 2024 to Present
2. Lecturer, Koforidua Technical University – September 2012 to November 2024
3. Faculty Research Coordinator, KTU – 2014 to 2017
4. Junior Consultant, Environmental Impact Assessment – Centre for Environment, Health Research and Training, Accra (2011–2012)
5. Researcher – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
6. Teaching and Research Assistant – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2008–2009)

Research Projects and Consultancy

1. WHY@VOLTA Project: Research on the identification, quantification, and potential utilisation of water hyacinths in the Volta River through remote sensing and geospatial technologies.
2. International Waste Management Collaboration: Lead Consultant on a waste management project involving KTU, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
3. Integrated Waste Management Research: Research activities at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences focusing on integrated waste management approaches in West Africa.
4. Environmental Impact Assessment Consultancy: Participation in environmental and social assessments, waste management analysis, livelihood interventions, policy studies, and environmental risk assessments.

Selected Publications

1. Appiah Boamah, L., Gyamfi, C., Nyamekye, C., et al. (2025). Spatio-temporal distribution of aquatic macrophytes in the Lower Volta Basin, Ghana. Discover Environment, 3, 34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-025-00222-w
2. Appiah Boamah, L., Nyamekye, C., Gyamfi, C., Ballard, J. Q., & Anornu, G. K. (2024). Mapping and estimating water quality parameters in the Volta Lake's Kpong Headpond of Ghana using regression model and Landsat 8. Cogent Engineering, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2024.2307165
3. Nyamekye, C., Appiah Boamah, L., Arthur, R., Osei, G., Ofosu, S., Kwofie, S., Ghansah, B., & Deiter, B. (2024). Comparing supervised and semi-supervised machine learning methods for mapping aquatic weeds as biomass resource from high-resolution UAV images. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 1–12.
4. Ibebuchie, C. C., Abu, I-O., Nyamekye, C., Appiah Boamah, L., & Agyapong, E. (2023). Utilizing machine learning to examine the spatiotemporal changes in Africa's partial atmospheric layer thickness. Sustainability, 16, 256.
5. Kwofie, S., Nyamekye, C., Appiah Boamah, L., Owusu Adjei, F., Arthur, R., & Agyapong, E. (2022). Urban growth nexus to land surface temperature in Ghana. Cogent Engineering, 9(1), 2143045.
6. Nyamekye, C., Kwofie, S., Ghansah, B., Agyapong, E., & Appiah Boamah, L. (2020). Assessing urban growth in Ghana using machine learning and intensity analysis: A case study in the New Juaben Municipality. Land Use Policy, 99, 105057.
7. Arthur, R., Baidoo, M. F., Osei, G., Boamah, L., & Kwofie, S. (2020). Evaluation of potential feedstocks for sustainable biogas production in Ghana: Quantification, energy generation, and CO2 abatement. Cogent Environmental Science, 6(1), 1868162.
8. Appiah Boamah, L., Kusi, E., & Ampaw, K. N. (2017). Solid waste quantification and characterisation of selected landfills in Ghana. Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 8(4).
9. Kusi, E., Ampaw, K. N., Appiah Boamah, L., & Nyamekye, C. (2017). Landfills: Investigating its operational practices in Ghana. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science.
10. Ampaw, K. N., Appiah Boamah, L., & Kwofie, E. M. (2014). Energy conservation, knowledge and practices in tertiary institutions: A case study in Koforidua. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Applied Research Conference, Koforidua Technical University.