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Mary Helen Brighton
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Katie Nelson
Vietnam Coordinator, Inclusive Digital Tools to Enable Climate-Informed Agroecological Transitions
Katherine (Katie) Nelson has been working as a climate change specialist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Hanoi, Vietnam for 3 years.
She received her PhD in Behavioral Environmental Economics from Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany. The focus of her PhD research was on environmental conservation and human behavior. Prior to this, Katie worked as a communication and extension…
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Devinia Princess Akinyi
Africa
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Prishnee Bissessur
Crops for nutrition and health
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Ysabel Lee
Communications
Asia
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Sadie Shelton
Communications Specialist, CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF)
Sadie has worked in science communication, research assistance and program administration since 2016. She coordinates communications for the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF) and was formerly the Communications Officer and a Research Assistant for the ATDT project of the TRANSITIONS Program. In 2020, she managed knowledge and communications for the LED Flagship. Sadie has worked in science communication, research…
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Trang Vu
Associate Scientist, Data Management and MEL
Trang Vu is an associate scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, focused on low-emission rice production. Her work majorly involves developing and implementing digital tools that support GHG monitoring, verification and reporting in the rice sector.
Improving food systems through agroecology
Multifunctional landscapes
Vietnam…
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Sessie Burns
Digital Tools Specialist
A math nerd at heart, I combine my love of numbers with my commitment to underserved populations around the world by engaging with data-driven international development work. I came to agriculture technology working with smallholder farmers across West Africa. As an advocate for locally-based development expertise, I seek to connect organizations and companies across sectors to improve the quality of development work. Today, this means working with organizations to build…
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Henrique Marques
Research Assistant
Henrique is an Environmental Engineer with extensive experience in socio-environmental project management and research projects. He has worked as a socio-environmental consultant and professional researcher in governmental and non-governmental institutions. He has experience in restoration of degraded areas with Agroforestry Systems, studies of public policies for restoration of native vegetation, and ecological restoration projects and studies for the gain of scale of…
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Lorena Tabosa
Communications Officer
Lorena is a Communications Officer with the Inclusive Digital Tools Project, and a Journalist and content editor with a Bachelor in Communication from the Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Brazil, and a postgraduate diploma in Food History and Culture from Senac-SP, Brazil. She has more than ten years of experience collaborating with the Brazilian media — such as O Estado de S.Paulo, Editora Globo and UOL — and developing multimedia projects.
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Maya Terra
Program Officer
Maya, graduated in Philosophy at the University of Brasilia, she has been working since 2000 with educational and socio-environmental projects in civil society organizations. She participated in training activities and courses with great references in Permaculture as Bill Mollison and Agroforestry Systems with Ernst Gotsch. She has extensive experience in environmental management for local organizations and large events. Over the years, she worked as an administrative and financial…
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Irmgard Jordan
Senior Researcher Consultant
Dr. Irmgard Jordan received her PhD in nutrition and home economic sciences from the Justus Liebig University of Giessen in 2012. Since then, she has led various research projects on food and nutrition security at the Institute of Nutritional Sciences and later at the Center for International Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) at the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. As Senior Scientist, she also led the working group on international nutrition at…
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Yodit Balcha
Climate Change Adaptation| Research Officer II
Yodit Balcha is a Climate Change Adaptation researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), which is part of the One CGIAR consortium. Her research focuses on various areas including nexus thinking, climate-smart agriculture (CSA), agricultural risk management, climate change adaptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, and natural resource economics.
Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,…
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Alex Nduah Nderi
Research Associate
Nduah Alex is a professional advancing his competence and expertise in terrestrial agroecosystems management. He is currently a Research Associate and Co-coordinator of AICCRA KE - CIAT in the Climate Action lever in the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, regional office for Africa in Nairobi. Nduah has experience working in programs overlapping agricultural and environmental resources conservation. He has been privileged…
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Mercy Mutua
Senior Research Associate
I joined CIAT, now the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, in July 2015 as a Senior Research Associate working under the Markets theme of the Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance. Over the years I have supported the collection, management and analysis of large survey datasets in many projects within PABRA. These include baseline and impact studies covering themes in breeding, seed systems, production and productivity, markets, nutrition and gender; funded by SDC, GAC, ACIAR, USAID…
