ZEF Bonn
ZEF is an international, trans-disciplinary research and higher education institute with a broad perspective on development research, based in UN-city #Bonn
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- 🌾 Sind volle Supermarktregale wirklich selbstverständlich? Krisen & Klimawandel machen Ernährungssicherheit zur Schlüsselfrage. Agrarökonom Matin Qaim sieht Chancen in Innovation & vielfältigeren Kulturen. 👉 Heute investieren, um morgen vorbereitet zu sein. 🔗 lnkd.in/e6ew6qgq
- 🌳 SAVE THE DATE: Feb 5, 13:30 CET Join Dr. Dennis Lucy Avilés Irahola at ZEF or online as she explores deforestation in Bolivia’s Amazon, its drivers, impacts & resilience strategies. Students & researchers welcome! 🌱 More info: lnkd.in/eU-Mdvtm
- 🎓 “The choice is not whether to build roads in Sub-Saharan Africa, but where and how.” Congratulations to Philipo Jacob Mtweve on successfully defending his PhD! Read more on the ZEF Website: bit.ly/3YPPgbn
- 🥗💸 Wenn Essen teurer wird, werden Kinder dicker – paradoxer Effekt von Preisschocks! 🔹 Nährstoffmangel trotz Kalorien 🔹 Langfristiges Wachstum & Übergewicht betroffen 🔹 Krisen wirken Jahre nach 📊 Hier mehr lesen: bit.ly/4r6IZUZ #Ernährung #Kinder #Forschung
- 📢 We’re hiring! PR & Communications Support @ ZEF Bonn Interested in PR, communications, visual content & social media? Join an international research environment at the University of Bonn. 🕒 Up to 19 hrs/week 📅 Apply by Feb 9, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/PR_Support_vacancy
- 🌍 ZEF Public Lecture | Jan 29, 2026 | 13:30 CET How can shared heritage foster peace? 🎤 Dr. Summar Iqbal Babar on the Kartarpur Corridor & India–Pakistan diplomacy 📍 Hybrid | ZEF Bonn & Online 🔗 bit.ly/ZEF_PL_Jan29 #ZEF #Peacebuilding #Diplomacy
- New open-access research shows that inconsistencies in SOC measurements (NIR scanners + lab analyses) can strongly distort carbon stock change estimates—especially for smallholder carbon farming schemes. 📄 bit.ly/3NtDvVz #CarbonMarkets #SoilCarbon #Smallholders
- 🌱🍽️ Your food is changing—and not for the better. Rising CO₂ is stripping nutrients from wheat, rice & potatoes, fueling a global “hidden hunger.” Watch top experts discuss the future of food, health & climate. 📺 Panel with: Matin Qaim, Dr. Sumantra Ray & Lewis Ziska 👉https://bit.ly/3Z8lrTu
- 🔬 New open-access report in Molecular Oncology explores how P4 cancer medicine can drive innovation in prevention, care & equity worldwide. Global perspectives from Ringborg, von Braun et al. 👉 bit.ly/49bfA5V #CancerResearch #Oncology #GlobalHealth
- 🌍 New research on rural labor in Africa Most rural workers are self-employed, few hold wage jobs, and many earn below the minimum wage. Job quality varies strongly across sectors. 📄 Read the paper to learn why job quality matters: bit.ly/495XYIw
- As the year comes to a close, we thank our partners for their continued support. ✨ Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Wishing you a joyful and successful year ahead. 🥂 Please note: ZEF PR Office is closed Dec 19–Jan 4. We’ll respond upon return.
- 🌍🌱 Global pest management transformation could deliver major environment & health benefits, with mixed economic effects and higher gains in low-income regions. A key lever for sustainable food systems. 👉 bit.ly/48EJVJQ
- 🤗 Don't miss out on today's Public Lecture at ZEF, Bonn or via Zoom! Link: bit.ly/ZEF_PL_Dec11 More Details: bit.ly/PL_More_Info
- At ZEF – Univ. of Bonn, the Right Livelihood College Workshop 2025 (2-3 Dec) united young researchers & global experts on #Sustainability, #Biodiversity, #ClimateResilience & #EnvironmentalJustice. 🌱🌳⚖️💧 For more info 👉 bit.ly/4iFGvd0
- 🌱 ZEF Public Lecture – Dec 11, 13:30 CET Join Dr. Angelo Neira as he explores how rethinking our relationship with soil can lead to more just & sustainable futures. 📍 ZEF Bonn (Hybrid) ☕ Coffee & cookies after! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4atDcn2
- 🌱 ZEF Public Lecture – Dec 11, 13:30 CET Join Dr. Angelo Neira as he explores how rethinking our relationship with soil can lead to more just & sustainable futures. 📍 ZEF Bonn (Hybrid) ☕ Coffee & cookies after! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4atDcn2
- 🏙️ PUBLIC LECTURE1 Housing Crisis in Latin America Nov 27 | 13:30 CET | at ZEF Bonn, Conference Room + Hybrid Insights from Prof. Eva Youkhana’s research in Buenos Aires. ☕ Coffee & cookies after! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/PL_Nov27
- Behind every industrial farm lies a world of unequal relations: animals bred for yield, workers under pressure, ecosystems pushed to collapse. Alexander Rothenberg’s chapter in Ecological Interdependencies reveals these asymmetrical ties. 🌱🔍 Read here: bit.ly/Asymmetrical_Dependencies
- Africa’s cities are reshaping how people access and choose food. Urbanization improves access to diverse diets — but also drives demand for cheap, ultra-processed foods. New paper explores challenges & policy options 👉https://bit.ly/47Y0DDm #FoodSystems #Nutrition
- 📢 ZEF Public Lecture | Nov 6, 13:30 CET Join us at ZEF Bonn for an in-person talk by Prof. Stefan Dercon (Oxford) on how to make evidence truly matter in policymaking. ☕ Coffee, tea & lively discussion to follow! #ZEFBonn #PublicLecture #EvidenceBasedPolicy #OxfordUniversity
- 🌿 ZEF Public Lecture | Oct 30, 13:30 CET “Lessons from Grassroots Civil Society Action in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Indian Sundarbans” by Prof. Dr. Farhat Naz (IIT Jodhpur / TH Köln) 📍 ZEF, Bonn Join us for insights on climate resilience, local action & social inclusivity.
- + New Research + Medicinal plants show how closely human health and biodiversity are intertwined🌿 A Social Ecology perspective shows community gardening, sustainable collection & shared knowledge as pathways to well-being and conservation. Read more 👉 bit.ly/47a3Lfb
- ++ New Study++ 🌾👶 1 in 4 children in rural #BurkinaFaso have malaria — nearly 9 in 10 are anaemic. 🥑 Diets rich in fat & vitamin A may help reduce malaria risk. Healthy nutrition = stronger immunity. Read here: bit.ly/4npu8CF
- Can faith move water? Join us for the ZEF Public Lecture 🗓️ Oct 16, 2025 | 13:30–14:30 📍 ZEF Conference Room | Hybrid 👤 Prof. Anthony Amoah (UESD, Ghana) Learn how faith-based collaboration boosts bill payment & water conservation in Ghana 🇬🇭 Join here: bit.ly/Zoom_PL_16Oct
- 📢 Deportaciones masivas y estado de excepción 🇩🇴 People of Haitian descent face arbitrary detentions, raids, and violence under Abinader’s presidency (2021–2025). Cover photo by Micely Díaz Espaillat 📸 Read the full report: bit.ly/3KDVs2g ✊💡
- Reflecting on yesterday’s lecture by Dr. Namukolo Covic @ ZEF: Africa’s nutrition goals are still far from reach. Food environments, markets, and consumer behavior need transformation—and it starts with end-to-end approaches and bold, transformative leadership 🌍
- 🚨 Afghanistan’s natural water storage is vanishing. Snowpacks, glaciers & groundwater are shrinking fast. 📉 Snow cover dropped from 16.1% → 10.6% in 6 years 🌊 Groundwater is nearing unsustainable levels 🍽️ 9.5M face food insecurity 🔗 bit.ly/ZEF_News51_Afghanistan
- 🚨 New issue of ZEF News No. 51 is out! 🚨 "Entangled Lives: Climate, Gender & Place" dives into how climate change deepens social inequalities. 📘 Read more: bit.ly/ZEFnews_No_51_ #ClimateJustice #GenderEquality #FoodSystems #UrbanResilience #GlobalSouth
- 🌍 Ernährungssicherheit in Gefahr: Kriege, Spekulation & Verschwendung treiben Preise hoch – viele im Globalen Süden hungern. Wie stoppen wir das? 🎙️Neue Podcast-Folge mit Welthungerhilfe, Matin Qaim & mehr. 🎧 bit.ly/47GKYcb - jetzt hören!
- Wrapped up Summer School on Digital Innovation in Nutritional Epidemiology at @UniBonn! 🌍 25 PhD students, 5 days of insights, collaboration & digital solutions for global nutrition. Thanks to TRA, BIGS-DR & Dr. Rainer Wild Foundation! 🔗 More info: bit.ly/3I08p5y
- 💡 Insights from today’s ZEF Public Lecture by Dr. Gabriel Kallah-Dagadu on optimizing sustainable diets for Ghanaian populations using RODAM study data. Plant-forward, culturally tailored and climate-smart. 🔗 bit.ly/45OUkQk #ZEF #SustainableDiets #RODAMStudy
- 📢 Save the Date! Public Lecture @ ZEF 🌍 🗓️ Aug 27, 2025 | 09:00 CEST 👤 Dr. Gabriel Kallah-Dagadu (Univ. of Ghana) 🗣️ Sustainable diets through optimization modelling Focus: Ghanaian diets, health & climate. 🔗 bit.ly/478QDra
- 🌍 New Article: "Negotiating Green Urbanism" How do global greening agendas play out in Nairobi's informal settlements? 🔹 State-led greening deepens inequality 🔹 Grassroots actors reclaim space through care & resistance 🔹 Urban sustainability is local, political & contested 📖Read: bit.ly/4fMBopV
- New Research 📊🌍 Afghanistan faces worsening droughts (1974–2023). Our study using SPI & SPEI reveals: 🔹 More severe, frequent, prolonged droughts 🔹 Regional hotspots 🔹 Climate drivers: temp, evapotranspiration Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Jn8zEn #ClimateChange #Drought
- 🧠 „Wissenschaft nimmt ihren Ausgangspunkt im sich-Wundern“ – J. von Braun Was trennt Wissenschaft von Pseudowissenschaft? Wie passt Glaube dazu? Ein lesenswertes Interview mit dem Präsidenten der Päpstlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 🔗 bit.ly/46XjLBw
- New Article: "Governing the Ungovernable" Sarkar & Sarkar (2025) analyze groundwater governance in India since the 1970s. Keywords: – Fragmented regulation – Weak implementation – Demand-side reform needed 🔗 bit.ly/4oGCc3J #WaterPolicy #Groundwater #India
- 📢 New article: "Deep learning-based extraction of Kenya’s historical road network from topographic maps" A deep learning approach applied to 500+ maps (1950s–1980s) yields 56,000+ km of digitized roads. Avg. F1 score: 0.84. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/46WJf1S
- ++ New study ++ How does electrification reshape labor in rural Ethiopia? 🔌 Findings: ✔️ More off-farm work for women ✔️ Less unpaid/farm work for adults ✔️ Girls fetch less water, boys do more farm work 📄 bit.ly/4mcBZnl
- 🌿 New Blog Post by Nicolas Lara-Rodriguez (ZEF)! Can rural communities lead conservation & sustainability? In Colombia’s Peasant Reserve Zones, they already are. Peasants in Venecia are protecting forests & transitioning to agroecology. 📖 Read more: blog.zef.de?p=9305
- 🌿 Kenya’s sacred Kaya forests face threats despite UNESCO status. Community-led conservation and sustainable livelihoods are key. 📖 Read more: blog.zef.de/?p=9284 #Conservation #Kenya #CulturalHeritage
- 🎙️ New Interview! We spoke with Dr. Muthio Nzau about her research on sacred landscapes in Coastal Kenya and her stay in Bonn. Her work is part of a project on UNESCO World Heritage sites as living cultural landscapes in Kenya & Ethiopia. 👉 bit.ly/Interview_MuthioNzau
- 🎙️ New Interview! Dr. Eric M. Kioko (Kenyatta University) shares insights on cultural heritage as a living, evolving practice. 🌍 Joint project with Dilla University, hosted at ZEF & funded by Volkswagen Foundation. 📺 Watch: bit.ly/Interview_EricMKioko 🔗 Info: bit.ly/UNESCO_Heritage_Project
- 🌍 Ernteausfälle, steigende Risiken: Obstbauer Roland Schmitz-Hübsch und Agrarökonom Matin Qaim im Handelsblatt Podcast über Ernährung und Klimawandel. 🎧 Jetzt hören: bit.ly/41fqliY #Klimawandel #Ernährung #Landwirtschaft
- 🚨 New Research Alert Can low-carb diets improve blood sugar control in high-risk groups? 🧪 A study of ~5,900 Ghanaian adults (RODAM) explored links between low-carb diets, HbA1c & diabetes complications. 📉 Surprising results! 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UF6F4m
- 🌱 Negotiating green urbanism by Valentine Opanga What does sustainability look like in Nairobi’s informal settlements? From urban farming to resistance, Korogocho & Pumwani-Majengo offer a powerful rethinking💪🏾🌍 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4l9O2At #GreenUrbanism #UrbanJustice
- 🌿 Agroecology in Africa: Lessons from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal & Uganda Study shows strong NGO-led efforts with clear environmental gains—but barriers like weak policy support, funding gaps & limited local ownership remain. 👉 bit.ly/ZEFWP_247
- 🌾 Join us for a ZEF Public Lecture (July 31, 13:30–14:30)! Dr. Bikash Ranjan Parida shares how remote sensing & ML improve crop yield modelling & food security in India’s Indo-Gangetic Plain. 📍 ZEF & Hybrid: bit.ly/4kO69f3
- 📘 New book out: Gender-Transformative Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation (Springer, 2025) Edited by Anindita Sarkar & Nairwita Bandyopadhyay Focuses on gender, power, and climate policy in the Global South! ➡️bit.ly/44PhpSx
- 🦠🌿 How do biodiversity loss and land use change fuel disease risks in Uganda? In her new ZEF blog post, Maureen Nabatanzi calls for interdisciplinary action and community engagement to tackle vector-borne diseases. 👉 Read: blog.zef.de?p=9265 #OneHealth #ZEF #Biodiversity #Uganda #ZoonoticDiseases
- We are getting started with today's lecture with ZEF senior fellow Peter Mollinga
