John Akudago

Senior Research Associate

Dr. John Akudago is a Senior Research Associate in the water program of Pacific Institute. His research interests include quantitative and qualitative evaluation of aquifers and their effects on domestic and agricultural water uses, contaminant remediation, well siting and drilling, water resources management and conflict resolution, community sanitation, hygiene issues and behavior change, and the effect of climate change on water resources.

Prior to joining the Pacific Institute, Dr. Akudago worked with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency in Ghana as a hydrogeologist, World Vision Ghana also as a Hydrogeologist and Field Operations Manager, and Samaritan’s Purse as a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Manager where he responded to water, sanitation and hygiene needs of Haiti earthquake survivors, the Cholera epidemic, and also Japan earthquake survivors. Dr. Akudago received his bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He was later awarded a Japanese government Scholarship to study at Okayama University, Japan, where he received his Masters and PhD.