Research interests
Ellie’s research interests mainly encompass the spatial and temporal analysis of environmental data, predominantly within the fields of water resources and climate change. The focus of her doctoral research was on hydrological modelling of rural catchments and the spatiotemporal analysis of hydroclimatological time-series data. The latter has also influenced research investigating precipitation change (extreme events) in Nepal. Her current research uses spatial mapping to look at changes in water vulnerability, water (in)security, poverty and environmental change. Ellie is also working on projects which look at environmental risk/vulnerability, the links between climate and tea production, and also the synergies between the water-energy-food nexus and sustainable livelihoods.
Tea and climate change
www.teaclimate.com
This project is funded under the UKIERI-DST initiative and is a collaboration between the University of Southampton and the Tea Research Association. The project is exploring tea production and climate change in Assam, India, and is attempting to (i) determine what impact climate is having on tea production, (ii) ascertain what role tea plays within the landscape of Assam, and (iii) provide information for moving towards more climate-smart agriculture for managing tea landscapes.
Water-energy-food security and sustainable livelihoods
Funded by the World Universities Network (WUN) this project is pushing the conceptual boundaries of incorporating livelihoods within the water-energy-food nexus to facilitate sustainable development agendas. The research is providing the grounding for developing a framework to spatially analyse changes in the nexus-livelihood interface, which will ultimately assist in development decision-making in the South-East Asia and Oceania Region, particularly under the threat of climate change. The project is a collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, Western Australia, Sydney and Auckland.
Research group
Global Environmental Change and Earth Observation
