Research Areas

Journal publications:

The problem of plastic waste is a critical challenge to both the terrestrial and aquatic environment but not one that the current regime is prepared to address.

Issifu Ibrahim, Deffor, EricWorlanyo, and Sumaila, Rashid. “How COVID-19 could change the economics of the plastic recycling sector.” Recycling 6 (September 2021): 1-11.

Issifu Ibrahim, and Sumaila, Rashid. “A review of the production, recycling and management of marine plastic pollution.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8 (November 2020):1-16.

PEW & SYSTEMIQ et al. (2020). Breaking the plastic wave: A comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution. PEW & SYSTEMIQ Research Report, 2020: https://www.pewtrusts.org//media/assets/2020/07/breakingtheplasticwave_report.pdf

Financing Sustainable Environmental Economic activities:

We explore policy options to sustainable financing, global blue food systems and adaption to climate change.

Issifu Ibrahim, Alava J. Jose, Lam Vicky, and Sumaila Rashid. “Impact of ocean warming,

overfishing and mercury on European fisheries: a risk assessment and policy solution

framework.” Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (February 2022): 1-13.

Naylor L. Rosamond, Issifu Ibrahim, et al. (2021). “Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales.” Nature Communications 12 (September 2021):1-14.

Sumaila Rashid, Issifu Ibrahim, et al. (2021). “Financing a sustainable ocean economy.” Nature Communications 12 (June 2021): 1-11.

Iqbal T, Issifu Ibrahim, et al. The role of community finance in Cambodia: focusing

on the relationship between community finance and investment. Accessed (2022 Nov.)

online from https://www2.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/blog/fieldwork/files/2014/10/2013-OFWReport-

Final.pdf

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion considerations in natural resources extraction have flown largely under the radar, or at least has not been kitchen table conversation, globally.

Issifu Ibrahim, Dahmouni Ilyass, Deffor Eric Worlanyo, and Sumaila Rashid. “Diversity, equity and inclusion in the blue economy: Why they matter and how do we achieve them?” Frontiers in Political Science 4 (January 2023):1-11.

Cisneros-Montemayor Andres, Issifu Ibrahim, et al. A primer on the ‘Blue Economy’: Promise, pitfalls, and pathways.” One Earth, 5 (September 2022): 1-7.

Sumaila Rashid, Issifu Ibrahim, et al. WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies. Science 374 (2021):1-3.