Aspiring environmental researcher/consultant with an inclination in the domain of socio-environmental conflicts and local approaches to sustainability. With an engineering degree in natural resources management and studies in cultural development and sustainable tourism, I have gained professional experience in the field of sustainable community development in south Central America.
Currently, I am studying a master in environmental management and working as an research assistant in the field of political geography in Kiel, Germany.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: Latin America

Konrad Ott endeavours in research and teaching to impart the competence of philosophical reflection, the achievements of ethical justification and orientation, such as empirical facts in the environmental field. His philosophical focus is on discourse ethics, environmental ethics, theories of justice, sustainability, ethical aspects of climate change, nature conservation reasons and the normative foundations of environmental policy. During his academic career, Ott worked mainly in a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary manner. Between 2012 and 2018 he was involved in a number of research networks at the University of Kiel, for example in the excellence initiatives “Future Ocean Sustainability” and “Roots“. Konrad Ott’s current research interests concern a socio-theoretical foundation of environmental ethics and sustainability.

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Experienced professional with a strong background in geophysics and geological sciences, demonstrating analytical skills and technical expertise in geospatial analysis, advanced GIS methodologies, 3-component seismic data processing, and borehole microresistivity image interpretation for improved reservoir evaluation and well positioning.

Currently studying remote sensing at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), focusing on utilizing satellite data to assess environmental challenges, such as air quality after wildfires and dust events. This path reflects a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, combining self-directed learning with formal training to apply remote sensing technologies for enhanced environmental monitoring and support informed decision-making for sustainable practices.

Parallel to a career in geophysics, she is also an accomplished artist. Her work spans abstract and figurative expressionism in painting, with participation in 57 art exhibitions, both domestically and internationally, drawing inspiration from German and Mexican cultures to inform her artistic creations.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: Mexico and Germany.

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Post-doctoral researcher at KU Leuven and teaching associate at the Master program in Sustainable Development of the same University. Her current research focuses on community forests and historical commons, socially-differentiated vulnerabilities and female cooperatives, in the context of the argan oil boom and climate change. Further research focuses on sustainable agriculture and water governance from a climate change-(sustainable) development nexus perspective. She mobilizes human-environment geography approaches to integrate social sciences theories with concepts from social-ecological systems and climate change research. She participates in research projects that are usually characterized by interdisciplinary questions and transdisciplinary ambitions for participatory research and planning in the field. Eirini Skrimizea’s case studies are located mainly in Europe, Africa and Asia.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: Greece, France, Morocco, Central Asia

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Assistant professor of political science at Sciences Po Paris. Her research draws on political science, human geography and development studies, and examines the politics of climate change in small island states, with a particular focus on adaptation finance, coastal adaptation, and UN climate negotiations.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: Small Island Developing States, Comoros, Seychelles

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