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        Nelson Ekane

        Research Fellow

      • Expertise: multi-level sanitation governance, perception of risk, risk communication
      • nelson.ekane@sei.org
      • @NelsonEkaneSEI
      • +46 76 872 2110
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      Nelson has been working at SEI since 2007 with sustainable sanitation systems, sanitation governance, and sustainable phosphorus management.

      Nelson’s PhD thesis disentangles how sanitation and hygiene policies articulate at multiple levels of governance and eventually translate into investment and behaviour change at household and community levels.

      Conceptually, Nelson’s research combines institutional theory and policy and implementation analysis within a multi-level governance framework, with empirical investigation of what actually motivates hygiene behaviour change at household and community levels. His PhD research was funded by The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) 2013-6364.

      Nelson also researches on risk governance which encompasses risk perception, risk management and risk communication. He draws on research methods from psychology to explore mechanisms underlying human perceptions and judgment of practices and technologies involving specifically the use of treated and untreated excreta as fertilizer in agriculture. This work is done in collaboration with Decision Research (DR) in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

      Sustainable global phosphorus governance is another research interest. Nelson is exploring governance opportunities including the realms of mining, agriculture and waste management, the parameters worth monitoring and regulating, the stakeholders involved and the associated objectives of the resulting improved governance. The aim is to provide some suggestions for policy priorities and a staged process of steps to achieve progress in sustainable global phosphorus governance. This work is done in collaboration with colleagues at SEI in Stockholm.

      Nelson has an academic background in Environmental Science and Botany, University of Buea, Cameroon; Regional Planning, and Project Management and Operational Development, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Nelson’s PhD is in Planning and Decision Analysis from KTH.

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      Publications by Nelson Ekane

      • Assessment of environmental and farm business impacts of phosphorus policies in two European regions
      • Phosphorus Flows, Surpluses, and N/P Agronomic Balancing When Using Manure from Pig and Poultry Farms
      • Bridging the knowledge gap between distance health and social care solutions and the environment
      • Resilience and management of Arctic wetlands: phase 2 report
      • Resilience and management of Arctic wetlands: key findings and recommendations
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      Featured stories with Nelson Ekane

      • "Agents for change" for better water and sanitation in Africa and Asia
      • Exploring the quality of government and WASH outcomes in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
      • World Water Day 2022
      • How sustainable sanitation can drive us out of the pandemic crisis
      • Three fresh perspectives on sanitation for all
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      Projects and tools with Nelson Ekane

      • How safe is safe enough? Public views of tradeoffs on the reuse of treated wastewater and sewage sludge
      • Linking quality of government and water and sanitation outcomes
      • Arctic Wetlands Ecosystems - AWERRS
      • Iniciativa de SEI sobre igualdad de género, equidad social y pobreza
      • SEI Initiative on Gender Equality, Social Equity and Poverty
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