Sylvester Afram Boadi is a double degree PhD student at the University of Ghana and University of Copenhagen under the DANIDA funded CLIMCOCOA Project. Sylvester holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and Resource Development and a Master of Philosophy in Climate Change and Sustainable Development from the University of Ghana, Legon. His areas of research concentration are climate variability and change impacts on tree crops (mainly cashew and cocoa) including ENSO-induced variability and change impact, and smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Ghana. His master’s thesis was on climate variability and change impacts on hydropower generation in Ghana, looking specifically at the effects of ENSO-induced changes on Ghana’s ability to attain energy security in an era of climate change. Sylvester’s PhD thesis under the CLIMCOCOA looks at the Socio-economic potential of agroforestry as an alternative livelihood strategy for cocoa farmers in Ghana. This PhD thesis is supervised by Dr Kwadwo Owusu (University of Ghana), Prof. Henrik Meilby (University of Copenhagen), Dr. Aske S. Bosselmann (University of Copenhagen) and Prof. P.W.K. Yankson (University of Ghana). Dr. Richard Asare (a Cocoa Scientist at IITA) is also an advisor on Sylvester’s PhD work.