Chukwudi Gbadebo Njoku

Chukwudi Gbadebo Njoku is a geographer, environmentalist, and peacebuilder, with a Ph.D. in Population and Development Studies. He has made significant contributions across science, policy, and practice, and his research has been published widely and presented at prestigious conferences such as the Globelics in Accra, NetSci-X in Tokyo, and the Conflict Research Society in Edinburgh. Currently, he serves as Peacebuilding Coordinator (Capacity Building) at the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), where he contributes to improving the indices of peace and security in the region. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Center for Gender, Conflict, and Development Studies, University of Port Harcourt. Chukwudi leads the production and analysis of environmental risks and hazards data in Nigeria, through the Sustainability Pathways for Africa project of Pan-Adrian Initiative for Development, which he co-founded. He is a Chartered Member of the Peace Institute (MPI) in Nigeria and a 2025 recipient of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) Individual Research Fellow (IRF) award.