Publications

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Journal Articles, High-level Reports, and other Peer-reviewed Products

1. Dampha N.K., Salemi, C., & Polasky, S., (2022). Rohingya refugee camps and forest loss in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: an inquiry using remote sensing and econometric approaches: Published by World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series.

2. Dampha N.K., Salemi, C., Rappeport, W., Polasky, S., Egziabher, A.G. (2022). Climate resilience development in Rwanda: evaluating refugees and host populations’ vulnerability to climate risks. Published by Oxford University’s Forced Migration Review

3. Tall, A., Dampha, N.K., Ndayiragije, N., Von Berg, M., Raina, L. and Manirambona, A. (2022). Tackling Climate Change, Land Degradation and Fragility: Diagnosing Drivers of Climate and Environmental Fragility in Burundi’s Colline Landscapes - Towards a Multi-Sector Investment Plan to Scale up Climate Resilience (English). Published by World Bank Group Washington, D.C.

4. Tall, A., Dampha, N.K., (2023). Burundi: Scaling up Climate Resilience in the Land of 3,000 Hills. Published on Africa Can End Poverty

5. Polasky, S. and Dampha, N.K., (2021). Discounting and Global Environmental Change. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 46, pp. 691-717, 2021, Available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-020420-042100

6. Dampha N.K. (2021). Change Detection (1985-2020): Projections on Land-use Land Cover, Carbon Storage, Sequestration, and Valuation in Southwestern Gambia. Published by Journal of Sustainable Environment Volume 7 Issue 1

7. Dampha N.K. (2020). Ecosystem Services and Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Science-Based Application in The Gambia (Ph.D. Dissertation published by ProQuest Dissertations Publishing)

8. Huff A., Gordon C., Hartmann H., Bartell S.E., Ansah E., Yan T., Li B., Dampha N.K., Edmiston P.L., Novak P.J., Heiko L. Schoenfuss H.L. (2022): Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Lower Volta River, Ghana, West Africa: The Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Urban Development Nexus. Published by the Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

9. Wieser, C., Nfamara, N.K, Alemayehu, A.A., Haile, T.A., Kasidi, M.H., Jeffery, T. (2020). Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Refugees in Ethiopia, Report No. 2: Results from a High-Frequency Phone Survey of Refugees

10.   Wieser, C., Nfamara, N.K, Alemayehu, A.A., Haile, T.A., Kasidi, M.H., Jeffery, T. (2020). Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Refugees in Ethiopia: Results from a High-Frequency Phone Survey of Refugees (English)

11.   Dampha N.K. (2019). Home Value: Social & Economic Analysis of Black Wealth in Florida, funded and published by the CREATE Initiative

High-level Scientific Assignments/Assessments

1.      2024 – 2026   Co-Author, USA First National Nature Assessment (NNA1), funded by the US Global Change Research Program,  under the President’s Executive Office, Chapter title: Assessment Approach led by Dr. Katie Arkema

2.      2024 – 2025 Co-author, Estimating the Global Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) from Nature held by Professor Stephen Polasky at the University of Minnesota

Publications (submitted or in progress)

1.  Johnson, J.A., Mamun, S., Dampha, N.K., Polasky, S., (2024). Integrating Efficiency Frontiers into Macroeconomic Scenario Analysis: Biodiversity, Economic Returns, Food Production, and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation under Alternative Land Use. IUCN Flagship Report

2.  Dampha, N.K., et al., (2024). Unlocking Climate Finance: Overcoming Barriers and Identifying Entry Points in East Africa (In progress)

3.  Salemi, C., Dampha N.K., & Johnson, J.A., (2024). Rohingya refugee camps and land cover change in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (submitted to World Development Journal)

4.      Dampha N.K., Polasky, Stephen, Johnson, J.A., Bo, H., Kula, L., Long, Y., Mamun, S., Maldonado, L., Strombom, E., Thakrar, S. (2024). Sustainability indices: A review, taxonomy, and research agenda for transformative change (Working Paper).

5.      Vogl, A.L., Leon, J., Dampha, NK., (2024). Landslide/Soil Erosion Risks and the Potential for Nature-based Solutions for Burundi’s Colline Landscapes. A new World Bank-executed Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) project, Diagnosing Drivers of Climate and Environmental Fragility in Burundi (Working Paper)

6.      Dampha N.K. Polasky S. & Keeler, B. (2024). Eliciting People’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Improved Coastal Protection against Climate Change Impacts (Coastal Erosion) in The Gambia (under review)

7.      Mamun, S., Dampha N.K., Taylor, R. Luers, A., Polasky, Stephen. (2024). Investing in nature to mitigate integrated climate risk (working paper)

8.      Polasky, S., Johnson, J.A., Bo, H., Dampha, N.K., Kula, L., Long, Y., Mamun, S., Maldonado, L., Strombom, E., Thakrar, S. (2024). The Economics of Conserving Nature and the Big Lift for Transformative Change. Special Issue. (Working Paper)

9.      Dampha N.K., (2024). Site Suitability Analysis for a New Climate-Resilient Capital City: using Remote Sensing and GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Approaches” (submitted to Modeling Earth Systems and Environment for publication).

10.  Dampha N.K., Salemi, C., & Polasky, S., (2024). Refugees and host communities’ vulnerability to natural and climate-related hazards: floods, landslides, and soil erosion in Rwanda (work in progress, paper to be published in the World Bank Working Paper Series)

Op-eds Published, Outreach, in Media (Selected)

1.    U of M scientist advocates for developing countries at the global climate summit. Published by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) Climate Cast with Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui December 7, 2023.

2.    Loss and damage financing at the UN Climate Conference. Published by University of Minnesota Expert Alert, November 20, 2023.

3.    British Empire’s past emissions ‘double UK’s climate responsibility’. Published in The Guardian by Damian Carrington Environment editor, November 26, 2023.

4.    Road to Dubai: What is at Stake on Global Goal on Adaptation at COP28? Op-ed by Nfamara K. Dampha, published by the Institute on the Environment, June 22, 2023

5.    Road to Dubai COP28: Any progress on the new loss and damage fund in Bonn? Op-ed by Nfamara K. Dampha, published by the Institute on the Environment, June 14, 2023

6.    Minnesota researcher calls for local action after global climate summit. Published in Sahan Journal, by Andrew Hazzard, December 8, 2022

7.    Climate mitigation fails, adaptation limited, and loss and damage unavoidable – cooperation needed now more than ever! Published by the Institute on the Environment, COP27, blog by Nfamara K Dampha, January 19, 2023

8.    Climate education needed to support youth ecopreneurs. Published by University World News by Eve Ruwoko 14 December 2023

9. The obscure calculation transforming climate policy. Published in Knowable Magazine, by Ula Chrobak December 06, 2022

10.   Global climate justice: A Q&A with IonE Research Scientist Nfamara Dampha. Published in IonE Blogs by Dana Hernandez April 11, 2023

11.   Gambian Minnesotans seek a place of their own—a community center to connect to their roots. Published in Sahan Journal, by Andrew Hazzard March 27, 2023

12.   Brooklyn Park approves Banjul, The Gambia, as a sister city. Published in Hometown Source, by Kevin Miller Sep 20, 2022