Dr. Richard Munang

Climate Change Adaptation & Development

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), USA

Policy Advisor

Email: Richard.Munang@unep.org

Qualifications

2008  Ph.D., Environmental Change & Policy, The University of Nottingham, UK

2005  M.Sc., Environmental Science, The University of Nottingham, UK

2003  B.Sc., Physics/Education (First class), University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon

Publications (Selected)

1. MUNANG, R; Nkem, J.N. (2011). Using Small-Scale Adaptation Actions to Address the Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa: Going beyond Food Aids and Cash Transfers. Sustainability 3(9):1510-1516.
2. MUNANG, R., Thiaw, I., Rivington, M., Thompson, J., Ganz , D., Girvetz, E. (2011). Sustaining forests: Investing in our common future. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Policy series 4-2011.
3. MUNANG, R., Karbassi, L., Park, J., Kasten, Coleman, H., Putt del Pino, S., Metzger, E., & Prowitt, S. (2011). Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities, and Climate Change (Caring for Climate). UN Global Compact, UN Environment Programme, Oxfam and the World Resources Institute.
4. MUNANG, R; Thiaw, Ibrahim; Rivington, Mike. 2011. Ecosystem Management: Tomorrow’s Approach to Enhancing Food Security under a Changing Climate. Sustainability 3(7): 937-954.
5. R. MUNANG J. Nkem, B. Jallow (2011): The critical role that women play in the sustainable management of the world’s forests. Arborvitae. The IUCN Forest Conservation Programme Newsletter Issue 43 2011 page 13.
6. J.Nkem, R. MUNANG, B.Jallow (2011): Decentralizing solutions for rural water supply under climate impacts in Africa; Environment magazine 53; 2 15-17
7. R MUNANG, M Mumba, M Rivington (2011): Ecosystem management: the need to adopt a different approach under a changing climate. WRI Special Report, http://www.worldresourcesreport.org/.
8. MUNANG, R., Thiaw, I., Rivington, M., Jian, L., Kasten, T. (2010). Integrated Solutions for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Poverty. UN Environment Programme Policy series 1-2010.
9. MUNANG, R., Thiaw, I., Rivington, M., Goldman, B. (2010). The Role of Ecosystems in Developing a Sustainable Green Economy. UN Environment Programme Policy series 2-2010.
10. R. MUNANG, J.Nkem, B.Jallow (2010): How to catalyse a green economy in Africa.
11. Success stories from Countries, Climate Change & Development 2010-www.ccdare.org.
12. R. MUNANG, J.Nkem, B.Jallow (2010): A results based framework in addressing the vision of African National Development; Climate Change & Development 2010- www.ccdare.org.
13. R. T. MUNANG,; Laux, P., Jackel, G., Kunstmann, H. (2010): Impact of climate change on agricultural productivity under rainfed conditions in Cameroon—a method to improve attainable crop yields by planting date adaptations. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 150 (2010) 1258–1271.
14. 14. 14.   R. MUNANG, M. Rivington, E.S. Takle, B. Mackey, I. Thiaw and J. Liu (2010) Climate Information   and Capacity Needs for Ecosystem Management under a Changing Climate Procedia Environmental Sciences 1 (2010) 206–227.
15. R. MUNANG,; RIVINGTON, M; LIU, J, THIAW, I (2009) The Climate Change-Ecosystems Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities. Scoping paper for Copenhagen negotiations- the need for a balance. Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
16. R. MUNANG,; Mumba, M, Liu, J, Thiaw, I; Massawa, E. (2009) Climate Change-Conflict Nexus in Africa- Guns verses Butter? Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
17. R. MUNANG,; M Rivington, G Takle, B Mackey, & J Liu (eds) (2009) Climate information and capacity needs for Ecosystem Management under a Changing Climate. White paper prepared for the World Climate Conference – 3 Geneva, Switzerland, Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
18. R. MUNANG,; Jian Liu, Emily Massawa & Ibrahim Thiaw, I. (eds) (2009). Negotiating Adaptation: International issues of Equity and Finance. A Copenhagen Discussion Series. Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
19. R. MUNANG, & Jian Liu (2009) The Role of ecosystem management in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. Issues paper prepared for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Geneva, Switzerland, Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
20. TINGEM R. MUNANG,; Laux, P., Jackel, G., Kunstmann, H. (2009): Onset of the rainy season and crop yield in Sub Saharan Africa - Tools and perspectives for Cameroon. In: Ecohydrology of Surface and Groundwater Dependent Systems: Concepts, Methods and Recent Developments. Vol 328. Joint IAHS & IAH Convention, Hyderabad, India, September 6-12.
21. TINGEM R. MUNANG,., RIVINGTON, M. (2009) Adaptation assessments for crop production in response to climate change in Cameroon. Journal of Agronomy for Sustainable Development Change, 29 247–256.
22. TINGEM R. MUNANG,., RIVINGTON, M. (2009) Adaptation for crop agriculture to climate change in Cameroon: Turning on the heat. Mitigation and Adaptation of Strategies for Global Change, 14 (2), 153-168.
23. TINGEM, M., RIVINGTON, M., BELLOCCHI, G. & COLLS, J. J. (2009) Crop Yield Model Validation for Cameroon. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 96(3), 275-280.
24. TINGEM R. MUNANG,., RIVINGTON, M., BELLOCCHI, G., AZAM-ALI, S. & COLLS, J. (2008) Effects of climate change on crop production in Cameroon. Climate Research, 36, 65-77.
25. TINGEM R. MUNANG,., RIVINGTON, M., AZAM-ALI, S. N. & COLLS, J. J. (2008), Comparative assessment of crop cultivar and sowing dates as adaptation choice for crop production in response to climate change in Cameroon. African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 2(1): 10-17.
26. TINGEM R. MUNANG,., RIVINGTON, M & COLLS, J. J. (2008) Climate variability and maize production in Cameroon: simulating the effects of extreme dry and wet years. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 29 (3), 357-370.
27. TINGEM R. MUNANG,., RIVINGTON, M., AZAM-ALI, S. N. & COLLS, J. J. (2007) Assessment of the ClimGen stochastic weather generator at Cameroon sites. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1 (4), 86-92.
28. TINGEM R. MUNANG, ., RIVINGTON, M., AZAM-ALI, S. N. & COLLS, J. J. (2008), Adaptation measures for crop production to climate change in Cameroon: An explorative policy study. 28th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Wyndham orlando Resort Orlando, Florida, USA, 28 April-2 May 2008.
29. TINGEM R. MUNANG, ., AZAM-ALI, S. N. & COLLS, J. J. (2007) Lessons for Adaptation to future Climate Change in Cameroon: Crop Production. 3rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, USA, August 5-9, 2007.
30. TINGEM R. MUNANG, ., AZAM-ALI, S. N. & COLLS, J. J. (2007). Modelling the responses of bambara groundnut, maize, soybean, groundnut and sorghum to climate change and elevated CO2 in sub Saharan Africa. International Climate Change Conference 2007: Bringing Scientists Together. British Council, Aston Business School, Birmingham, 28 - 31 March, 2007.
31. TINGEM R. MUNANG, ., AZAM-ALI, S. N. & COLLS, J. J. (2006) Implications of climate change on smallholder and subsistence agriculture. RGS/IBG Conference, Climate Change Research Group Programme, Leeds University, Thursday 31st August 2006.