Dr. Don Okpala was formerly Director of the Monitoring and Research Division of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). He had served for over 22 years with the Organization and had during and since then been intimately involved in urban development planning research, practice, training and capacity-building, both within and outside Nigeria.
Before joining the United Nations in 1983, Dr. Okpala was a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (N.I.S.E.R.) Ibadan. He served as consultant to the World Bank and was coordinator of the World Bank and was coordinator of the World Bank’s Nigerian Urban Priorities Study (1982-1983).
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Life As OBSTACLE RACE & ADVENTURE
Life as Obstacle Race and Adventure: Memoirs of Chief (Dr.) Donatus C. Ifebueme Okpala is a captivating and interesting narration of the author’s journey through life.

As We Were, and Are!
Some aspects of local socio -cultural history of Isi -Achina and Achina communities in South - Eastern Nigeria.
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Dr. Okpala is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (FNITP), and a Member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).Holds a B.A. Hons Degree in Geography from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, a Masters Degree in Regional Planning from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A, and a Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Dr. Okpala has researched, written and published extensively on issues of urban and regional planning, land management , housing and housing finance as well as on related socio-economic development issues.currently serves as President-General of his Isi-Achina Community, in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, in Nigeria. He is a member of a number of Social Clubs and Charitable Organizations, including Rotary International for which he has served severally as District (9200) Officer; including as Rotary Assistant Governor.





