Mr.
Marcus
Giger

Areas of professional focus at CDE

Global change and its impacts
Sustainable land management and desertification
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Land acquisitions and investments in agriculture
Sustainable rural development
Agricultural economics
Food security

Projects

Climate change training and support for SDC, Global Programme Climate Change
Backstopping of SDC Global Programme Food Security
Land Observatory and Land Matrix Initiative
World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)
African Food, Agriculture, Land and Natural Resource Dynamics, in the context of global agro-food-energy system changes – AFGROLAND

Further professional interests

Macroeconomic policies and their links to sustainable use of natural resources
Renewable energies
Agricultural extension
Moderation and facilitation
Learning processes

Field experience

Indonesia, Madagascar, Kenya, Cameroon, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Central America, Bolivia, Bulgaria

Languages

German, English, French, Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish

Topics and Regions

Global

Details

Head of thematic cluster Global Change Impacts on Sustainable Development

Affiliation:

Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

CDE’s mission is to contribute to sustainable development in countries of the North, South, and East, through:

- research partnerships

- education and training

- development of concepts and tools

- raising awareness,

- policy advice.

CDE focuses on:

- management of natural resources,

- integrated regional development, and

Website:

http://www.cde.unibe.ch/about_us/personen/giger_markus/index_eng.html

Location:

Hallerstrasse 10

3012 Bern

Switzerland

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