Emeka Daniel Oruonye

Emeka Daniel Oruonye (PhD) is a Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Geography, Taraba State University Jalingo. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Doctorate degree from the University of Maiduguri. He was the author of the books Geographical Aspects of Yobe State, Climate Change Perception Among Rural Farmers in Taraba State Nigeria and co-author of History, Culture, and Tourism Potentials of Yobe State, Socio-economic and Ecological Impact of Resettlement Scheme along the Lake Chad Region of Nigeria, and the Geography of Taraba State Nigeria. He has also published many journal articles in local and international journals. He is editor in chief of Jalingo Journal of social and management sciences and editorial board member of many local and international journals. He has successfully supervised 2 PhD and M.Sc. students and has many more going. He is a member of many professional bodies including the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG), Association of American Geographers (AAG), International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON), Research and Development Network, African Forestry Forum (AFF), Social Science Academy of Nigeria, Fellow of the Strategic Institute of Natural Resource and Human Development (FRHD), Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC) and Certified Management Consultants (CMC). He is the Managing Director, Sky Prime Consultancy Services Limited. He was the pioneer Dean of Faculty of Social and Management Sciences (2017 – 2021) and Director, Quality Assurance (2021 to date). He has consulted for many organizations such as Department of Climate Change in the development of policy document on Communication Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for National Adaptation Planning Process Roadmap and the Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG) in the development of policy document on Nigeria’s National Framework on Climate Smart Agriculture under AT & Harvey Consortium with Sky Prime Consultancy Services limited.