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Ciniro Costa Junior
Scientist
Ciniro Costa Jr is a Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (CGIAR), where he leads work on greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement, MRV systems, climate finance, and sustainable food systems. He supervises the CIAT Greenhouse Gas Emissions Laboratory and serves as Impact Lead for Sustainable Finance under the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF). He is also a Visiting Researcher at Hokkaido University (Japan), supporting science-policy integration in…
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Climate Signals in Motion: Digital advisory services in Vietnam activate potential for global reach at Philanthropy Asia Summit
Alie Peter Galeon
Jolita Atienza
In Singapore, the Alliance showcased nationally endorsed and scalable Agro-Climatic Bulletin in Vietnam to contribute to this year’s Philanthropy Asia Alliance agenda exploring how science, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration can…
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Agrovoltaica en Colombia: producir alimentos y energía limpia en un mismo territorio
José Luis Urrea-Benítez, Karoll Valentina Yomayuza
El 14 de mayo en Bogotá, la Alianza Bioversity & CIAT lanzó JET-AgriSOL, una iniciativa apoyada por Alemania para impulsar la agrovoltaica en Colombia y unir seguridad alimentaria, energía limpia y desarrollo rural.…
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Andrés Vélez
Research Associate, Climate Action
No longer working with the Alliance
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Idrissa Aidara’s story, or how the AVENIR project turned a return into success
Fatimata Kone, Issa Ouedraogo, Latyr Diouf
Some life journeys tell far more than an individual story. They speak of a territory, a generation, and a courageous choice. At 43, Idrissa Aidara, a farmer in Dar Salam in the Goudomp department of Senegal, embodies such a story. A returnee migrant after two attempts at irregular…
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Tadesse Terefe Zeleke
Research Project Coordinator - Climate Change and Water Resources Management
Tadesse Terefe ZELEKE is an Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Meteorology with expertise in climate modeling, weather prediction, and climate risk assessment. He completed his PhD as a sandwich student under Prof. Filipo Giorgi at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, focusing on climate hazards and modeling, their causes, and their impacts on different economic…
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Javier Mauricio Martín López
Senior Research Associate
Javier, an agricultural engineer from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, holds a master's degree in Geoinformatics and spatial data science from the University of Münster, Germany. Currently working as senior research associate in the Multifunctional Landscapes Research Area, he specializes in using Digital Soil Mapping (DSM), artificial intelligence, geostatistics, GIS, data visualization, and spatial data science techniques. His expertise lies…
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An Maria Omer Notenbaert
Team Lead, Africa Tropical Forages Program
An Maria Omer Notenbaert is trained as an agricultural engineer with a specialisation in land use planning and a minor in soil science. An started her career in 1995 as a GIS analyst but moved, during her 25+ years of experience in Africa, gradually from spatial analysis towards multi-disciplinary system analysis. In the process, she has built up a deep understanding of the variety of crop and livestock production systems in Africa. She has a…
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Janelle Sylvester
Research Specialist
Janelle Sylvester is a Research Specialist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Her work focuses on land systems, forest and landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation, and low emission food systems in tropical agricultural landscapes. She brings more than ten years of academic, field, and applied research experience across the tropics, with a particular focus on Latin America.
Her research asks how land degradation and deforestation emerge from wider…
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Martin Alejandro Cepeda Aguilar
Research Associate
Martin Alejandro Cepeda Aguilar is a research associate at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, a position he has held since 2022. He is an agronomic engineer with a master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences, specializing in soil and water research from the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia.
He currently works on research and development projects focused on carbon sequestration in commercial farms in the Colombian Altillanura…
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Carmen Adriana Bolaños
Research Associate
Carmen Adriana is an agronomist and Research Associate at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Palmira, Colombia. She has expertise in the molecular and serological diagnosis of viral pathogens affecting cassava and rice crops. Currently, she coordinates agronomic management and field crossing activities within the cassava genetics team. In addition, she performs molecular biology evaluations, including high-throughput genotyping and flow cytometry…
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Sergio Villamil Sánchez
Analyst - Private Sector Engagement in the Partnerships & Communications team
Sergio Villamil Sánchez holds a bachelor's degree in Government and International Affairs from Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá, with a focus on international development cooperation. His work centers on designing cross-border solutions to global challenges through sustainable project management, policy analysis, and strategic partnership building that drives meaningful collaboration and…
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Helena Fogt
Knowledge Management and Project Support Officer
Helena Fogt is Knowledge Management and Project Support Officer for the Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Rome. In this role, she supports the internal organization, coherence, and strategic use of A4IP-generated data, helping transform collected information into accessible insights and knowledge products. She also contributes to project support, research, external communications, and…
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Natalia Carmona
Sustainability Leader
No longer working with the Alliance
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Tewodros Mesfin Abebe
Research Project Coordinator
Tewodros Mesfin Abebe, PhD, is a Systems Agronomist with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His work connects agronomic science, crop and farming systems modelling, data mining, machine learning–based analytics, predictive modelling, digital advisory innovation, stakeholder engagement, and field implementation to support more productive, resilient, and inclusive farming systems in Ethiopia.
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