selected conferences attended - Institute of African Studies

MAJOR CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED - DR. OSMAN ALHASSAN
2010b Institutional Cooperation Between Diaspora Organisations and the Government of
Ghana: Made a Presentation on Ghana Country Study (of which he was the sole author).
Abuja, May 26-28 2010.
2010a Third Consultative Meeting of Periperi 1 “U” La Palmaraei Hotel, St. Louis, Senegal.
May 2-6.
2009d Second International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian &Latin American Studies
(ICALLAS). Delivered a Paper on “Community Natural Resource Management Strategies; The Case
of Group Fishing in Northern Ghana”. University of Ghana/The Pennsylvania State University/Texas
Christian University, Institute of African Studies, Legon, August 5-7.
2009c International Conference on Revisiting Modernization. Delivered a Paper on “Modernization,
Woodfuel Use and Livelihood Insecurity in Ghana”. Institute of African Studies/The African Studies
Initiative/ University of California., University of Ghana, Accra, July 27-31.
2009b Twelve International Conference of the International Association of Forced Migration. UN
Institute for Disarmament Research/University of Sussex/University of Nicosia, Nicosia, June 28 –
July 2.
2009a Annual Review Workshop on Regional Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Reduction Capacity
Development in Africa (Peri Peri U). Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala,
Uganda, May 11-14.
2008b Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme, University of Cape Town
Annual Consultative Meeting on Regional Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Reduction Capacity
Development in Africa, September 2-4, Cape Town, South Africa.
2007d The Civil Society Forum (Lisbon International Conference on European/African Dialogue),
Lisbon, Portugal. Presented a paper titled “Rights of Migrants, Circular Migration, and Dual
Citizenship in Ghana”. November 15-17.
2007c The PHREEway 2 Consultation on Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Action:
Emerging Trans-disciplinary Priorities for Higher Education in Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa,
Made a Presentation on the “Current Research Collaboration on Urban Risk Reduction in Ghana”.
August 27-30.
2007b MLFMLAP/ISSER Land Policy Research Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, Institute For
Local Government Studies, May 3-5.
2007a UNESCO Cluster Office/Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture Sub-Regional Symposium on
Water and Culture: Implications for Development and Peace (on the Occasion of the Visit of the
Director General of UNESCO to Ghana) M PLAZA Hotel, Accra. February 15 th and 16 th Delivered a
paper on “Water and Cultural Development in Africa. The Case of Ghana”.
2006b International Conference on Rural Development and Agrarian Reforms, Porto Alegre, Brazil,
March 6-10. Presented a Paper on “Land Access and Tenure Security in Ghana”.
1 University Partnership to Enhance the Resilience of People Exposed to Risks
2 Partners for Humanitarian and Risk Education Expansion

2006a FAO/Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines/Land Administration Programme Preparatory
Workshop (Thematic Dialogue) on Land Access and Tenure Security in Ghana. Miklin Hotel, Accra,
February 24. Led and Facilitated the Discussion of the Ghana Country Case Study for ICARRD
(Brazil).
2005a IIED/Institute of African Studies/Mekelle University/Eduardo Mondlane University Securing
Land Rights in Africa Final Project Output Dissemination Workshop, Miklin Hotel, Accra, February
2-7. Presented a Research Report on “Formal and Informal Land Documentation in Ghana”.
2004 Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) Workshop on Customary Land
Administration and Management of Communal Resources/Revenues, La Vikus Hotel, Kumasi,
August 4-7. Presented a paper on “Customary Land Tenure and the Management of Stool/Skin
Resources in Ghana: Considerations for Improvement”
2002c University of Ghana/Royal Institute of Technology Workshop on Research Collaboration in
Institutions of Higher Learning, Stockholm, Sweden. November 23 - 27.