DOWN2EARTH assembles a multidisciplinary project team, composed of experts and specialists in social science, rural development, gender studies, media communication, climate science, meteorology, environment, hydrology, policy analysis, GIS, remote sensing, computer science, decision-support, and dryland processes. Team members are listed below by partner institution along with their primary Thematic Team affiliation on DOWN2EARTH.
Cardiff University (CU)
Michael Bliss Singer, DOWN2EARTH Principal Investigator and CU Principal Investigator, Model Development Team
Ali Cotton, DOWN2EARTH Project Manager
Mark Cuthbert, Model Development Team
Owen Jones, Model Development Team
Andrés Quichimbo, PhD Student/PDRA, Model Development Team
University of Bristol (UoB)
Katerina Michaelides, UoB Principal Investigator, Climate/Water Data Team
Rafael Rosolem, Climate/Water Data Team
Dann Mitchell, Climate/Water Data Team
David MacLeod, Climate/Water Data Team
Dagmawi Asfaw, Postdoc, Climate/Water Data Team
Isaac Kipkemoi, PhD Student, Climate/Water Data Team
Jacob Rigby, Postdoc, App Development Team
Kieren Pitts, App Development Team
Chris Preist, App Development Team
Dan Schien, App Development Team
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM-VU)
Anne van Loon, IVM-VU Principal Investigator, Model Development Team
Jeroen Aerts, Model Development Team
Toon Haer, Model Development Team
Ileen Streefkerk, PhD Student, Model Development Team
Teun Schrieks, PhD Student, Model Development Team
Rhoda Odongo, PhD Student, Model Development Team
Tim Busker, PhD Student, Model Development Team
Unviversity of Ghent (UGent)
Diego Miralles, UGent Principal Investigator, Climate/Water Data Team
Akash Koppa, Postdoc, Climate/Water Data Team
Jessica Keune, Postdoc, Climate/Water Data Team
Jeroen Claessen, PhD Student, Climate/Water Data Team
University of East Anglia (UEA)
Roger Few, UEA Principal Investigator, Community Research, Engagement, & Impact Team
Mark Tebboth, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Aalborg University (Aalborg-PLAN)
Maike Schumacher, Aalborg-PLAN Principal Investigator, Climate/Water Data Team
Ehsan Forootan, Climate/Water Data Team
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)
Abebe Tadege, ICPAC Principal Investigator, Dissemination and Communication Team
George Otieno, Postdoc, Dissemination and Communication Team
Action Aid International (AA)
Amiera Sawas, AA Principal Investigator, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Hosea Kandagor, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Hashi Hassan, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Tsegaw Lencha, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Ahmed Aden, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Cynthia Asafi Wechabe, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Somalia Water And Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM)
Peris Muchiri, FAO-SWALIM Principal Investigator, Climate/Water Data Team
Flavian Muthusi, Climate/Water Data Data, Climate/Water Data Team
Climate Analytics (CA)
Inga Menke, CA Principal Investigator, Policy Development Team
Winnie Khaemba, Policy Development Team
BBC Media Action (BBC-MA)
Lynn Morris, BBC-MA Principal Investigator, Dissemination and Communication Team
Diana Njeru, Dissemination and Communication Team
Transparency Solutions (TS)
Latif Ismail, TS Principal Investigator, Policy Development Team
Mustafe Elmi, TS Principal Investigator, Policy Development Team
University of Nairobi (UoN)
Oliver Wasonga, UoN Principal Investigator, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Addis Ababa University (AAU)
Mohammed Assen, AAU Principal Investigator, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team
Asmamaw Legass, Community Research, Engagement, and Impact Team