Research interests
My research interests are interdisciplinary in nature. I use both natural and social science approaches to explore and analyse socio-ecological systems in low-income countries, and how climate variability and change intersects within these systems. As such, my PhD aims to critically and empirically analyse home garden agroforestry as an adaptation to future climate change for smallholder farmers by using the change in climate across Mt Kilimanjaro’s agro-ecological zones as a natural experiment.
Broad Interests
- Agro-ecology/Agroforestry
- Adaptation to climate change
- Ecosystem services for food security
- Human-ecosystem interactions
PhD Research
Provision Title: Montane Home Garden Agroforestry as an Adaptation to Future Climate Change: A Study of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Supervisors: Dr Marije Schaafsma, Dr Kelvin Peh, Prof Craig Hutton, Dr Natalie Suckhall and Prof Emma Tompkins
Funded by: The South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP)
Grants: The Tropical Agricultural Association Long-Term Awardee and Agricola Club Awardee (£2000)
Research projects
UNEP-UNDP Poverty-Environment Action for Sustainable Development Goals (associated)
Research group
Global Environmental Change and Earth Observation
Affiliate research group
Sustainability, Environment and Resilience – SCDTP Pathway
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