Dr Simon Damkjaer BSc, MA, PhD
Research Fellow, ESRC-GCRF funded Water and Waste Project
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Simon Damkjaer is a Research Fellow on the ESRC-GCRF funded project Water and Waste within the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton.
Since 2006, Simon has been engaged with work and research on water and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa, having acquired practical field experience collaborating with Universities, Governments, Development Agencies and NGOs across Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Simon has an interdisciplinary background that focuses on bringing together physical sciences, policy and law to better understand the interlinkages between practical international development, human ecology and hydrology in all matters related to accessing water in semi-arid regions.
Qualification
PhD in Sustainable Water Resources & Policy, University College London Institute for Sustainable Resources, UCL, 2019.
Master of International Environmental Law & Sustainable Development, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 2012.
BSc, Environmental Geography, University College London, 2010
Work History
2019 – 2020: Attaché for Development Cooperation, European Union Directorate for Development and Cooperation, European Union Delegation to Mali.
2018 – 2019: Research Analyst, Global Water Intelligence.
2018 – 2019: Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, UCL Writing Lab.
2016 – 2018: Vice-President, UCL Water Group.
2016 – 2018: Water Governance Coordinator, Water Youth Network.
2015 – 2017: Research Associate, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
2015 – 2016: Sustainability Fellow, Anheuser-Busch InBev Ltd.
2014: Rapporteur, Stockholm International Water Institute.
2013: Scientific Programme Committee, Stockholm International Water Institute.
2012 – 2013: Water Programme Advisor, Danish International Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uganda.
2012: Communications Officer, Waterlex.
2011 – 2012: Senior Researcher – Water Resources, the Environmental Justice Foundation.
2011: Legal Researcher – Climate and Energy, ClientEarth
2010: Research Assistant, Salormey Volunteer Group, Ghana.
2006: Volunteer Geography Teacher, Zambezi Environmental Education Centre, Zambia.