Josiane Nikiema

Dr. Josiane Nikiema is IWMI’s research group leader for water pollution and circular economy in Ghana. She is engaged in several research activities on the optimization of processes for the recovery of nutrients and organic matter from both fecal sludge and organic solid wastes. She also tests at scale sustainable nutrient recovery business models in Ghana, India, and Sri Lanka. Recently, she contributed to the development of Fortifer©, a registered trademark of fertilizer pellets produced from fecal sludge, currently commercialized in Ghana.