Research Areas of professional focus at CDE Sustainable regional development and concepts of sustainability Concepts and methodologies of inter- and transdiciplinary and inter-cultural collaboration Actor-orientation, participation and governance Projects Former head of a broad range of CDEs past projects and programmes Former co-director of the NCCR North-South (2001-2014) Support to a range of projects mainly in East Arfica (CETRAD) and at strategic and consptual levels at CDE Bern Further professional interests Integrative geography; Concepts of sustainable development; Actor-orientation and peasantry; Meso-scale challenge Field experience Europe: The Swiss Alps; Eastern and Southern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Ethiopia; South East Asia: Laos, Vietnam; Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan; South Asia: India; Northern Africa: Morocco Languages German; English; French (fair); Swahili
