Ghanaian Climate Scientist Nana Browne Klutse is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Ghana.
Her new academic title was announced on 28th April 2022 by the University of Ghana Council to take effect from February 2021.
Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, was the only Ghanaian lead author, in the Working Group 1 (WG1) and contributed to the Africa section on the ATLAS chapter and other chapters relevant for Africa.
Notably, she was the only African on the Task Group Data (TG-Data) team.
The Working Group 1 (WG1) report, titled ‘AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’ reaffirmed the connection between human activities and climate change.
Prof Klutse is a member of the Scientific Board of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP) of UNESCO. She serves as a member of the Research Advisory Panel of the South African Weather Service.
At the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use [WASCAL], she is a guest lecturer. Being an AIMS-Canada Researcher in Climate Change Science with AIMS Rwanda/Ghana, her project is focused on understanding the climate dynamics of Africa, climate observations, and projections for climate services.
Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse was born on 23 May 1981 at Nyanfeku Ekroful. She attended Anomabo Methodist Primary and JHS and later the Mfantsiman Girls Secondary school.
Prof Klutse continued to the University of Cape Coast in Ghana to read BSc Physics and later journeyed to do PhD Climatology at University of Cape Town in South Africa.
She holds a PhD in Climatology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research generally focuses on climate modelling and impacts. She was a Senior Research Scientist at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission. She was the Manager of the Remote Sensing and Climate Center at the Institute.
She has worked on both national and international projects and consultancies including the climate and health project in Ghana and the ongoing global CORDEX experiment. She has co-authored a good number of journal article publications and academic books to her credit.
Being a lecturer, she teaches courses such as general physics, cloud physics, atmospheric physics, climate dynamics of Africa, regional climate modelling. She supervises students’ research in Ghana and abroad at Masters and PhD levels. She also serves as an external examiner for universities in Ghana.
She dedicates her life for community services, mentors young men and women for education pursuits, self-confidence and self-motivation. She also trains professionals in etiquette and assertiveness.
As part of her service to give back to society, she is a motivation speaker and articulates effectively on all platforms. At her leisure time, she spends time with children with learning disabilities.