Ifelunini, Innocent

Ifelunini, Abanum Innocent  is Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Deputy Director of the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Centre (REPRC)- EfD Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D in Development Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Before joining the University of Nigeria, Innocent worked as a Research Assistant with African Institute for Applied Economics (now African Heritage Institution) and also as a Programme Specialist in the South-East Zone of the Central Bank of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Development Programme. He has published in peer review journals,  attended and presented papers at different local and international conferences

Research Interest

Innocent’s main research interests includes a range of Development Economic Policy Issues with focus on poverty and Inequality, Impact Assessments; Financial inclusion, environmental valuation, Water issues, economic growth and environmental sustainability, forestry management, climate change mitigation and governance

Mentoring (PhD students and masters)

Professor Ifelunini has supervised and graduated 3 PhDs and 11 MSc students, more than 40 undergraduates. He is currently supervising 10 Masters  and 5 PhDs students

Grants and Consultancy

Grants  for on_going and previous studies

1. Spatio-Temporal patterns of Wildland Fires in Sub-Saharan Africa and their Impact on Vulnerable Groups (Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda) funded by Swidish International Development Corporation Agency (SIDA)-2025
2. Behavioural change, climate education and communication for urban climate resilience in Enugu State, Nigeria. funded by Nigeria Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)- 2025
3. Agro Feminization, Climate Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption and Food Security: Evidence from Nigeria Panel Data’ AGRODEP Competitive Small Research GranT (Approved for funding y Akademiya 2063)
4. Behavioral insights to improve plastic waste management in Lagos, Nigeria─on-field CAPI data collection of a representative household survey on waste management funded by World Bank, 2023
5. Coping with water Scarcity, preferences and willingness to pay for water supply in Enugu Nigeria funded by Swedish International Development Agency through Environment for Development Initiative- January 2021-December 2022
6.  Estimation of Participation and Welfare Impact of REDD+ Community-based Pilot Projects in Nigeria, funded by Swedish International Development Agency through Environment for Development Initiative - January 2021-December 2022
7. Plastic ban and plastic waste management: Perceptions, Preferences and willingness to pay by resident of Lagos, Nigeria funded by National Geographic Society-2020
8.  Assessment of Nigeria’s Financial Services Sector Stability and Resilience: Stability and Diversity Index Approaches, funded by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)- 2018019, 2017-2018
9.  Climate Change, Health Perception and Adaptation Measures by Household in Oil-Bearing Communities in Delta State, Nigeria funded by Open Society Foundation through African Climate Change Adaptation Initiative Centre, University of Nigeria, Nsukka -2016-2017
10.  Bank Distress and Failure Predictability in Nigeria, funded by African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi Kenya-2016-2017
11. Determinants of Financial Inclusion and Its Impact on Poverty among Rural Households in Nigeria funded by by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi Kenya in the context of the AERC collaborative project on “Financial Sector Development and Financial Inclusion in Africa-2017-2018

12. Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Riverine Communities in Southern Nigeria, funded by Nigeria Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) -2016-2017