About Us
About Us
African context. Future-facing thinking. Practical delivery.
Foresight Planners & Research Africa helps organisations make better decisions in the face of uncertainty, climate change and complex sustainability challenges.
Established in Accra in 2019, the firm was founded on a straightforward principle: the future is shaped by the quality of decisions taken today. Our heritage line—Touch the future in the present—expresses that belief. We help clients look beyond immediate pressures, understand what is changing around them and take practical action toward the future they want to create.
We are an Africa-grounded advisory firm working across strategic foresight, climate adaptation, environmental management, public policy, carbon markets, GHG accounting and MRV, circular economy, nature, research and institutional learning. We connect long-term thinking with the technical, financial and organisational systems needed for delivery.
Our Purpose
To help African institutions, businesses and communities anticipate change and translate climate and sustainability knowledge into resilient strategies, credible programmes and measurable results.
Our Vision
African institutions, enterprises and communities equipped to shape resilient, inclusive and low-carbon and future-facing development s on their own terms.
Why We Exist
Across Africa, climate impacts, demographic change, technological disruption, resource constraints and evolving global rules are reshaping public policy, markets and everyday life.
These challenges cannot be addressed through isolated technical reports or imported solutions. They require local understanding, long-term thinking, credible evidence, institutional capability and collaboration across sectors.
Foresight Planners brings these elements together. We connect strategic foresight with climate governance, carbon and climate finance, environment and sustainability management, applied research and implementation support.
What Makes Our Approach Different
We connect possible futures to present decisions
Foresight is not prediction. It is a disciplined way to examine change, challenge assumptions, explore plausible futures and make more resilient choices.
We work across levels
Our expertise extends beyond international, regional and national policy processes to corporate and organisational operations. Our works are guided by vertical integration and horizontal coordination principles.
We link strategy to systems for delivery
We support recommendations with implementation roadmaps, institutional responsibilities, financing considerations, indicators, MRV or MEL arrangements and capacity development.
We combine technical and human dimensions
Climate and sustainability decisions involve data, institutions, incentives, culture, livelihoods and power. Our work considers these dimensions together.
We build capability with our clients
We design collaborative processes and practical tools that strengthen ownership and leave clients better equipped to continue the work.
Our Working Principles
Integrity
We communicate evidence, uncertainty, limitations and trade-offs honestly.
People & Planet
We seek outcomes that strengthen human well-being, ecological resilience and long-term value.
Creativity & Disciplined Inquiry
We combine imagination with rigorous research, established methods and critical analysis.
Collaboration & Respect
We value local knowledge, diverse perspectives and meaningful participation.
Learning & Results
We build monitoring and reflection into our work so that strategies can improve through implementation.
Meet The Team
Professor Bob Offei Manteaw
Founder & Principal Consultant
Professor Bob Manteaw brings expertise in strategic foresight, climate adaptation, sustainable development governance, circular economy, environmental management, climate-health resilience, research and transitional learning innovation to catalyze climate-resilient developmemt. His 360° professional background spans academia, public policy, international development, and the private sector. He remains at the forefront of contemporary sustsinable development thinking and practice, climate change governance and resilience building in Ghana and Africa.
Professor Philip Antwi-Adjei
Co-Consultant
Professor Bob Manteaw brings expertise in strategic foresight, climate adaptation, sustainable development governance, circular economy, environmental management, climate-health resilience, research and transitional learning innovation to catalyze climate-resilient developmemt. His 360° professional background spans academia, public policy, international development, and the private sector. He remains at the forefront of contemporary sustsinable development thinking and practice, climate change governance and resilience building in Ghana and Africa.
Professor Philip Antwi-Adjei
Co-Consultant
Professor Bob Manteaw brings expertise in strategic foresight, climate adaptation, sustainable development governance, circular economy, environmental management, climate-health resilience, research and transitional learning innovation to catalyze climate-resilient developmemt. His 360° professional background spans academia, public policy, international development, and the private sector. He remains at the forefront of contemporary sustsinable development thinking and practice, climate change governance and resilience building in Ghana and Africa.
Dr. Portia Adade-Wiliam
Co-Consultant
Dr. Kofi Asare
Co-Consultant
Mr. Bernard Ayittah
Associate Consultant
Mr. Desmond Adjaison
Associate Consultant
Mr. Cephas Adorliyah
Associate Researcher
Abena Annan
Associate Researcher
Paulina Awuah
Associate Researcher
Mr. Eugene Kofi Tetteh
Associate Researcher
Emmanuel Ansah Otabil
Associate Researcher