December 18th, 2013
Master student Armando Gaetaniello presented his recently finished thesis
On December 17th, master student Armando Gaetaniello was presenting results from his thesis which he had completed lately.
Gaetaniello, who is a student in the master programme “Global Change Management” of the University of Sustainable Development in Eberswalde, Germany, was collaborating with the BioDIVA research project for his thesis , being supervised by BioDIVA Research Coordinator Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla.
The master thesis is entitled "How are climate change challenges impacting agro-ecosystems and rural livelihoods? A case study from India on adaptation applying a transdisciplinary approach".
The thesis is now subject to the evaluation procedure.
Armando Gaetaniello's research has been focusing on the interactions between the local impact of the 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.
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