Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong

As a political ecologist, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong’s research focuses on questions at the intersection of the human dimensions of global environmental change and sustainable agriculture and food systems. Much of his work is underpinned by participatory and long-term ethnographic research, with extensive field experiences in Ghana, Malawi, and Morocco. His current research focuses on climate change maladaptation and the politics of forest-based natural climate solutions. Prior work from 2012 to 2022 has focused on developing a political ecology understanding of food insecurity, undernutrition, diversified agroecological farming systems, and vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. This long-term research has been done in close partnership with farmers to maximize the utility of results for social and political change. At the heart of his research is also a commitment to centering the voices of Indigenous people not only as sources of empirical knowledge, but also as producers of social science theory. He has done this using participatory GIS, bird’s-eye photovoice, social network diagramming, drone-based participatory mapping, environmental theatre, and social X-ray mapping.