Profile

I am Richmond Yeboah (PhD), a Lecturer at the Department of Tourism Management, Cape Coast Technical University. I hold a PhD in International (Development) Studies from the University of Cape Coast. I undertake research in Sustainable Tourism Management, Environment, Sustainable Development International Relations, Public Private Partnership, Illegal Gold Mining and Waste Management. I employ qualitative and quantitative techniques in my research.

Academic Qualification

#	Qualifications
1	PhD (International Studies,2022-UCC); M.Phil(Development Studies-2017,UCC), B.Sc(Tourism Mgt.-2012,UCC)

Research & Publications

#	Type	Publications
1	Journal Articles	Odoom, D. A., Fosu, M., Malcam, E. & Yeboah, R. (2025). Public perception on stakeholder campaign against Illegal mining in Ghana: The case of media coalition against galamsey, Ghana Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (GJSA).
2	Journal Articles	Yeboah, R. (2025). Environmental Impacts of Illegal Gold Mining and Its Threat to Ecotourism Development in the Amansie South District. International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management, 9(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhtm.20250901.14
3	Journal Articles	Yeboah, R, & Ashie D. (2024). Promotion of Local Food as Tourism Product in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Heliyon, Elsevier, 10(24). https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon. 2024.e40950.
4	Journal Articles	Yeboah, R., Tenkorang, E., Mensah, O., & Jibril, A. B. (2024). Environment and development: analysing the impact of diplomatic relations and governance challenges in countering Chinese Involvement in Illegal gold mining in Ghana. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2024.2423853.
5	Journal Articles	Yeboah, R. (2023). Galamsey Fight in Ghana: An Analysis of Failure of Government Interventions Since 1989. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (EHASS). 4 (4)-pp 455-472. https://doi.org/ 10.38159/ehass.20234417.
6	Journal Articles	Mensah, O. & Yeboah, R. (2022): Assessing the Impact of Education on the Uptake of Health Insurance in the Cape Coast Technical University. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 3(12). https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20223124.
7	Journal Articles	Yeboah, R., & Odoom, D. (2018). Examining the institutional arrangements regarding public private partnership in solid waste management in Ghana: from the perspective of Sunyani Municipality. International Journal in Management and Social Science, Volume 6.
8	Journal Articles	Odoom, D., Yeboah, R., Opoku, E., & Osei-Wusu, P. (2018). Appreciating the challenge of community participation in NGO-led development interventions: An analysis of some existing literature. International Journal in Management and Social Science, Volume 6

Awards & Grants

No staff awards or grants

Conferences & Workshops

#	Conference & Workshops
1	Oct. 21-24, 2024: Attended the 9th Africa Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Windhoek, Namibia.
2	Dec. 1-6, 2023: Attended the Local Climate Action Summit at the 2023 UN Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3	August 2-3, 2023: Attended the Second International Councilors Roundtable' in Cologne, Germany
4	June 21-22, 2023: Attended Workshop on Marine Litter and Microplastics: Promoting the Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic Wastes and Achieving the Prevention and Minimization of the Generation of Plastic Wastes organized in Accra by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovations and the Secretariat of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
5	Dec. 11-13, 2022: Attended the 7th Summit of Subnational and Local Governments at the 2022 UN Conference of Parties (COP15) in Montreal, Canada.
6	September 2022: Participated in a 5 days Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Conference (Sustainable Tourism and Nature Based Solutions) in Bonn-Germany.
7	June 2022: Participated in a 5 days North-Rhine Westphalia-Ghana Local Governance Exchange Programme in Dusseldorf, Germany.
8	June 2021: Participated in a 5 days Leadership Training on Enterprise Risk Management for Management, Deans, Directors, and Heads of Department at the Cape Coast Technical University facilitated by the Internal Audit Agency
9	May, 2021: Participated in a one-day Capacity Building Workshop for Heads of Department at the Cape Coast Technical University.
10	January, 2021: Panel Member, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Global Knowledge Product LaunchCities Alliance Virtual Event on “Local Economic Acceleration through Partnerships (LEAP) project – “National Enablers for Infrastructure Investment and Economic Development in Secondary Cities in Ghana and Uganda”.
11	November, 2020: Panel Member, Digital/Virtual International Conference on “Together for the 2030 Agenda– Municipalities as trailblazers for global sustainable development” organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Berlin, Germany.
12	August, 2019: Panel Member, United Nations Summer Academy on “Accompanying Transformations at Municipal Level”, Bonn-Germany.
13	November, 2018: Attended a Conference on Joint Work Programme-Informality, Poverty and Resilient Cities organized by Cities Alliance in Brussels, Belgium.

Positions Held

No position held