On December 17th Master student Armando Gaetaniello will present his lately completed thesis work and hand over his collected data to the BioDIVA team in Hannover.
Gaetaniello, who is a student in the Master programme “Global Change Management” of the University of Sustainable Development in Eberswalde, Germany, was collaborating with BioDIVA research project for his thesis supervised by BioDIVA Research Coordinator Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla.
Working title of his Master's thesis was "How climate changes are likely to impact on the local agro biodiversity and livelihoods (case study: Wayanad Agro ecosystem of Kerala, India)?"
He has been complementing the research of the BioDIVA team by focusing on the interactions between the local changing climate, the agro-ecosystem of Wayanad and its agro-biodiversity.
The key objective of his research outline was to foster the local farmers adaptation to changing rainfall and temperature patterns. The methodological framework was based on statistical work as well as participatory perspectives on local climate impacts.
Preview: Handbook Cultivate Diversity!
The Rice Seed System in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 8, 2014
Feedback Loops - Multi-level stakeholder workshops in transdisciplinary research.
Briefing Note 7, 2014
Food for thought: Facing land use change in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 6, 2014 (Malayalam version)
"Cultivating Diversity": Results from the national level dialogue workshop. Briefing Note 5, 2014
Cultivate Diversity! A Handbook on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Agrobiodiversity Research. September 2013
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use: Transdisciplinary approaches to address landscape transformation in Kerala.
Briefing Note 4, 2013
Marketing Gandhakasala: Local varieties for livelihood options.
Briefing Note 3, 2013
Resilience in transformation: „A study into the capacity for resilience in indigenous communities in Wayanad“.
Briefing Note 2, 2013
Visions for Wayanad: „The land of paddy fields“.
Briefing Note 1, 2013
