Ismaila Ibn Is-Haque

[email protected] +233-553049660 Pt 79, J.H. Bissue Avenue, School Park Adiembra, Sekondi, Ghana

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced environmental health and safety professional with over 25 years of leadership in developing and implementing comprehensive environmental management systems. Proven track record in ensuring regulatory compliance, advancing sustainable urban development, and driving health and safety protocols that protect communities and ecosystems. Adept at coordinating cross-sector partnerships and embedding Food-Energy-Water nexus principles into policy frameworks to foster resilient metropolitan environments.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Deputy Head, Health and Safety and Environmental Manager
01/1992 - 01/2019
Developed and implemented environmental management systems and policies ensuring compliance with local, regional, and national regulations
Designed and executed action plans addressing liquid and solid waste management, environmental planning, and climate change adaptation in metropolitan areas
Conducted comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and biodiversity baseline studies to evaluate urban ecological conditions and inform sustainable development
Facilitated environmental training and community awareness programs to promote sustainable practices and regulatory compliance
Established monitoring protocols to assess the effectiveness of biodiversity offset and ecosystem restoration initiatives, ensuring conservation targets were met
Oversaw waste management at engineered landfill sites and recommended sites for land reclamation and ecological restoration
Advised metropolitan assemblies, NGOs, and corporate entities on environmental health issues including pollution, climate resilience, and resource depletion
Engaged stakeholders across sectors to foster corporate social responsibility and integrated resource management
Developed and enforced health and safety protocols for biodiversity offset and restoration projects, ensuring protection of workers and communities
Coordinated cross-sector partnerships to embed Food-Energy-Water nexus principles into urban development policies
Conducted risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to uphold environmental health standards
Chief Environmental Health Officer (Ministry of Health) / Environmental Health analyst (Ministry of Local Government)
Ministry of Health / Ministry of Local Government

EDUCATION

Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Management
10/2022
Presbyterian University, Ghana
Joint European Master Comparative Local Development
09/2016 - 09/2018
Corvinus University of Budapest, University of Regensburg, University of Trento and University of Ljubljana
Master of Science Urban Management & Development
10/2012 - 09/2013
Erasmus University, IHS, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and social work
08/2004 - 06/2008
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi
Environmental Health Certificate
04/1990 - 12/1991
School of Hygiene, Tamale

SKILLS

ACHIEVEMENTS

Helped the Metro Assembly to win cleanest city award in 2003
Helped the Metro Assembly to place third with a price tag of (£125,000.00) organized by UK Aid-funded Sanitation Challenge Competition for Ghana in 2019 for 216 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies in Ghana
Turning sludge from the Septage treatment facility of the sanitary engineered landfill site into manure and was used by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Sekondi and Department of Parks and Gardens

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