Dr. Akwasi Adu-Poku is an ARUA-Carnegie Early Career Research Fellow currently based at the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town. He is also a Research Fellow at The Brew Hammond Energy Centre, Ghana.
Akwasi’s expertise spans renewable energy systems, energy policy, and climate adaptation. His interdisciplinary work is driven by a commitment to advancing sustainable development and climate resilience in Africa.
At ACDI, his research focuses on climate and energy governance in Ghana, with a particular emphasis on policy coherence, institutional frameworks, and multi-dimensional inequality. He aims to generate insights to support more effective and inclusive climate policy development in Ghana and across the continent.