Dr. Janet Appiah Osei


Mrs. Janet

Visiting Fellow: December 2025 to May 2026  

Dr. Appiah Osei is currently an ARUA Fellow at the University of Ghana. She holds a PhD in Climate Change and Energy from Abdou Moumouni University under the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) doctoral programme, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany, and delivered through a multinational academic partnership involving University of Rostock (Germany) and University of Lomé (Togo). 

She obtained her Master of Science in Environmental Science from Kenyatta University through the Intra-Africa Mobility Programme funded by the European Union. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). 

Research Areas

  • Sustainable Transportation Systems
  • Climate Change Mitigation
  • Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Transitions
  • Environmental Management and Interdisciplinary Climate Solutions 

Recent Publications

  1. Osei, J.A., Adamou, R., Kabo-Bah, A.T., Narra, S., Kakou, K..P. (2026). Estimation of Rainfall and Wind Impacts on Fuel consumption of Passenger vehicles: A Physical model Approach. Scientific African, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2026.e03255 

  2. Osei, J.A., Adamou, R., Kabo-Bah, A.T., Narra, S., Osei, A.A. (2025). Modeling temperature and humidity effects on automobile fuel consumption and emissions. Discov Environ 3, 254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-025-00468-4 

  3. Osei, J.A., Adamou, R., Kabo-Bah, A.T., Narra, S. (2025). Assessment of commercial vehicle models in the urban public transport of Ghana. Discov Cities 2, 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44327-025-00081-3 

  4. Osei, J. A., Adamou, R., Kabo-Bah, A. T., & Narra, S. (2025). Decarbonisation in the Transport Sector of Ghana Using Autogas. In Advances in Science and Technology (Vol. 160, pp. 267–278). Africa International Conference on Clean Energy and Energy Storage. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4028/p-ezf4lf  

  5. Osei, J. A., Narra, S., Adamou, R., Kabo-Bah, A. T. (2025). Comparative Study of Conventional and Biofuels for Sustainable Mobility: A case Study of Ghana. In: Narra, MM., Narra, S. (eds) African GCham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87043-9_10 

Recent Research Projects

  1. Assessment of Climate Change impacts on vehicle fuel consumption and emissions (WASCAL project)
  2. Evaluating the impacts of passenger occupancy on vehicle fuel consumption and Emissions (ARUA Project)

Achievements/ Honours

  1. Awarded two highly competitive international scholarships (WASCAL and Intra Africa) supporting postgraduate studies 

  2. Produced policy-relevant peer-reviewed articles advancing sustainable transport and low-carbon development in Africa.