
Charlotte Wiederkehr
Doctoral Researcher
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Department of Computational Landscape Ecology
Permoserstr. 15 | 04318 Leipzig | Germany
P: +49 (0)341 235 1948
charlotte.wiederkehr@ufz.de
Research interests
- Socio-ecological systems, political ecology
- Environment-related human mobility and immobility
- Resource use conflicts and governance
- Communication to non-scientists and policy-makers
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2017: PhD candidate at Computational Landscape Ecology, MigSoKo junior research group
- conducting synthesis work based on qualitative and quantitative data to analyse the dynamics between human migration and environmental change at the regional and global level
- support of teaching activities at University Halle-Wittenberg
- member of PhD Team Science Communication
2014 - 2016: M.Sc. in Sustainable Development, Utrecht University and Leipzig University (Joint Programme)
- focus on sustainability science, environmental governance, natural resource management
- qualitative fieldwork in the Zambezi Region and M.Sc. thesis ("Sustainable
Co-management of
Freshwater Fisheries and Local Livelihoods: The case of Sikunga") in
collaboration with
ValuES
and the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF)
2014: Internship at a political foundation in Berlin (Team Political Dialogue and Analysis)
- supporting science-based political consulting
2013 - 2014: Internship at GIZ Brazil in Brasília (Programme Novas Parcerias - Cooperation for Science and Research)
- supporting project communication and event management
2010 - 2013: B.A. cum laude in European Studies, Maastricht University
- focus on international relations and EU policy
- exchange semester at the University of Porto
Publications
Environmental change, adaptation strategies and the relevance of migration in Sub-Saharan drylands
Environ. Res. Lett. 13 (11), art. 113003
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Ostrom’s governance principles and sustainable financing of fish reserves
Hum. Ecol. 47 (1), 13 - 25
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How does nature contribute to human mobility? A conceptual framework and qualitative analysis
Ecol. Soc. 24 (4), art. 31
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Conferences/Workshops
Potsdam Summer School 'Connecting Science & Society - Communicating Research on Sustainability and Global Change' in Potsdam, Germany (2019)
'Environmental Non-Migration: Framework, Methods, and Cases' Conference in Dresden, Germany (2019)
'Research on climate change and migration: State of the art and future directions' Expert Workshop in Bonn, Germany (2019)
'Migrations, Climate and Environment: What risks Inequalities?' Conference in Paris, France (2018)
'Adaptation in Motion' TransRe Closing Conference in Bonn, Germany (2018)
'Impacts World 2017' Conference in Potsdam, Germany (2017)
'Future Agriculture: Social-ecological transitions and bio-cultural shifts' Tropentag in Bonn, Germany (2017)