Environmental Resilience, Climate and Sustainability

Dr. Chinedu Donatus Ani is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geology, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence in Environmental Management and Green Energy (CEMAGE). He holds a PhD in Applied Geophysics and possesses over 25 years of experience in geophysics, environmental management, climate risk assessment, geospatial analysis, and disaster risk reduction. His research focuses on climate resilience, environmental sustainability, groundwater assessment, flood susceptibility mapping, environmental geohazards, and geospatial modeling. Dr. Ani has published extensively in reputable international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and actively contributes to multidisciplinary environmental and climate-related research initiatives.

• Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
• Environmental Geohazards Assessment
• Groundwater Resources and Water Security
• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Senior Research Fellow and Postgraduate Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Environmental Management and Green Energy (CEMAGE), University of Nigeria.
• Reviewer and contributor to environmental and geoscience research projects.
• Participant and presenter at national and international conferences on climate change, environmental sustainability, geohazards, and geospatial sciences.
• Supervisor and mentor for postgraduate and undergraduate research projects.
• Member of professional organizations including:
• Nigerian Environmental Society (NES)
• Nigerian Institute of Physics (NIP)
• Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS)

• Ani, D.C. & Ojiako, G.O. (2025). The Prospects and Challenges of Implementing a Carbon Market in a Sub-national Region of a Developing Country for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development. The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability.
• Ani, D.C., Egbagiri, A.P., Opotu, L.A., et al. (2025). Groundwater Quality Assessment and Subsurface Mapping at a Reclaimed Waste Dumpsite in Enugu, Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable Urban Development. Arabian Journal of Geosciences.
• Ani, D.C., Ezebube, N.M., Uchegbu, S.N., & Ozorme, V.A. (2024). Integrated Assessment and Mapping of Flood Susceptibility and Exposure Rate at the Lower Niger Basin, Southeastern Nigeria. Frontiers in Earth Science.
• Osuagwu, C.C. & Ani, D.C. (2024). Assessing the Nexus Between Landscape Degradation and Flooding in the Niger River Catchment, Southeastern Nigeria. Land Degradation & Development.
• Ezebube, N., Ani, D.C., & Uchegbu, S. (2023). Land Use/Land Cover Change Dynamics and Flooding in the Lower Niger Basin, Onitsha. Land Use Policy.
• Ezeudu, O.B., et al. (2022). Coping Strategies, Cultural Practices and Policy Implications on Domestic Water Supply in an Erosion Susceptible Rural Community, Nigeria. Resources.