NWAJIUBA, Prof Chinedum Uzoma

Federal University of Technology Owerri. In addition, he has been on the Governing Council of the Imo State University Teaching Hospital. Prof. Nwajiuba is cerebral academic and consummate professional that has contributed immensely to the expansion of frontiers of knowledge through his numerous publications. He has published over 160 articles and papers as conference and conference proceedings and in international and local high impact factor journals as well as books and book chapters. He has held many administrative positions as a member of the academia: i) Acted for the Vice-Chancellor briefly in 2012. ii) Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies (November 2011 – February 2016). iii) Director, Academic Planning (February, 2009 – December 2009). iv) Director, Information Communication Technology Centre, (January 2008 – February, 2009). v) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, (October 2005 – December, 2005). He served as Executive Director of the Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST) Ibadan (Part-Time). He also was Project Coordinator of the Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (BNRCC), a CIDA funded initiative collaborating with the Special Climate Change Unit (SCCU) of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria, in developing a National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action (NASPA) on Climate Change in Nigeria. He has been on the Federal Government Team of Negotiators to the UNFCCC Conference of Parties. His recent works include Assessment of the State of Green Economy in Nigeria funded by the German International Development Agency (GIZ), the New Green Deal on Agriculture for Nigeria sponsored by the Heinrich Boell Foundation, as well as the Status of Climate Smart Agriculture for Nigeria, Cameroun and Democratic Republic of Congo sponsored by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana. He was a delegate to the 2014 National Conference. He has also served as a Member of the Board of the National Agricultural Seeds Council, a Federal Government Parastatal. His extra-curricular activities include playing table tennis, reading newspapers and social commentary. Prof. Nwajiuba is happily married to Dr. (Mrs,) Chinyere Nwajiuba and the marriage is blessed with children.