DR. FRANK ANIM
Group Head and Chief Environmental Media Analyst
Dr. Frank Anim has diverse academic backgrounds. He holds a Diploma in Education and a BSc in Zoology & Botany from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana; an MPhil in Environmental Science from the University of Ghana; and a PhD in Geology (Environmental/Contaminant Hydrology) from the Department of Earth Science (formerly Geology Department), University of Ghana, in collaboration with the University of CopenhagenâDenmark, under the DANIDA-ENRECA Hydrogeological Project. In addition, Dr. Anim has certificates in Water Quality Monitoring and Ground and Surface Water Hydrology from the Cranfield University, England. He has had additional training in IFC Performance Standards jointly organized by IFC and Institute of Environmental Studies in Ghana and Hydrochemical Modelling from University of Copenhagen which was taken as part of his PhD program.
Professionally, Dr. Anim is an Environmental and Social Impact and Risk Management Consultant and Environmental Media Analyst. He has over 20 years postgraduate experience, 17 years of which are related to his current career. Frank has been involved in numerous assignments, both Greenfield and Brownfield Projects in his home country and within the sub-region. He is a member of the International Association of Impact Assessors (IAIA), Ghana, Member no. IAIA-Gh031. His ability to apply various computer software in a complementary manner to any set of data provides him with a better understanding in analyzing and interpreting data with appropriate recommendations and cogent alternatives. Having had to be personally involved in large scale sampling and analysis of sampling both as part of this academic training and professional work, with strong chemistry and biological backgrounds, Frank comes to the industry with strong analytical prowers with firm understanding of the behavior of environmental media. His best comes in interpretation of data and postulating strong linkages between data behavior and both climatological, geological and anthropogenic interplay of environmental media behavior with strong environmental media projections based on data. Currently, Dr. Anim is the Group Head of SaferWorld Laboratories.
