ZEF theme: Agriculture, land use, climate change

Ongoing Doctoral Theses

Ayah, E.  Local Adaptation strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on food security in semi - arid areas of Ghana.  Doctoral thesis at 
Baysal, G..  Analyzing the Impact of Land Use/Cover Change on Ecosystem Services.  Doctoral Thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn. 
Castillo Lopez, Daiana..  Food sovereignty and (post) conflict in the rural Colombia: The case of Tenza Valley.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bonn. 
Dzhakypbekova, Klara..  Ex-ante analysis of the innovations in the walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Dzudzor, Makafui..  Malnutrition and household dietary diversity in urban Ghana: evidence from three cities. 
Feryandi, F.T.H.  Proposed aquatic land cadastral system to secure land tenure in the coastline area of Kepulauan Riau Province, Indonesia. 
Forkutsa, O.  MSc: Assessing soil-borne CO2 exchange in irrigated cropland of the Aral Sea Basin as affected by soil types and agricultural management; Modeling of soil C and N dynamics of rice-wheat cropping systems under conservation agriculture in.  Thesis at  ZEF. 
Forneck S..  Changing Home(s) – Development, Local Perceptions and the Social Construction of Belonging in Zangla/India.  Doctoral Thesis at  The Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn. 
Gandarillas Rodriguez, Vanessa..  Developing biodiversity indicators for impact assessment - The case of Hydropower in the Bolivian Amazon.  Doctoral thesis at 
Ghotbi, M..  Farm-lands management Implication for soil microbial properties and plants nutrient availability.  Doctoral Thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn. 
Havemann, A..  Still living with the floods: Exploring ways of adaptation to climate change in Central Vietnam.  Doctoral Thesis at  Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn. 
Hennecke, A.  Impact of biofuel production on freshwater resources and greenhouse gas emissions – LCA case studies on selected farming systems in Mexico.  Doctoral thesis at  ZEF. 
Isah, Abdulrasheed Abdulkarim..  Weather Variability and Market Failures: Implications for Risk Management and Welfare Outcomes of Agrarian Households in Nigeria.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Kanyoka, P..  Addressing sectoral water values in an integrated hydro-economic water modeling framework: Olifants river basin.  Doctoral thesis at  Download [DOCX | 15.03KB]
Koo, H..  Agricultural land use planning for enhancing ecosystem services using scenario-based assessment: Cases of Bolgatanga and Bongo districts in the Upper East Region, Ghana.  Doctoral Thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn. 
Meresa, Hadush..  Water extreme risk modelling and management under the influence of environmental change.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bonn. 
Monteiro Oliveira Junior, V.  Electrification of isolated communities in the brazilian amazon with renewable energy: social, economical, and environmental factors in the performance of installed systems.  Thesis at  ZEF. 
Morsy, Nourhan..  Disaster risk governance approach: Mapping the knowledge gap between drought trends and policies in Africa. 
Ntrakwah, Y-.M.  Assessing the impact of agricultural innovations on smallholder farmers and food security in sub-Saharan Africa.  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Oluoch, Wyclife Agumba..  Availability and Sustainable Harvesting of Wild Edible Plants in Turkana County, Kenya.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Rodriguez-Camayo, Fernando..  How can food security and resilience to climate change of smallholders be addressed in specialty coffee value chains? The case of the dry corridor in Honduras..  Agriculture. 
Sabri Hassan, D.  Simulating water re-use impacts on soil and groundwater contamination under irrigated agriculture in the Nile Delta in Egypt.  Thesis at  ZEF. 
San, Su Mon..  An integrated analysis of managing agricultural encroachment in permanent Forest Estates: A case study in Taungoo District, Myanmar.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Thu Thu Aung, Myint..  Entomophagy in Myanmar: Factors affecting consumption of edible insects as food.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
van Luijk, G..  Modelling biogeographic impacts of policy-induced land-use changes on ecosystem services in Amazonia.  University of Frankfurt, Faculty of Geography, Department of Physical Geography. 
Veridiano, Rizza Karen..  Policy, practice and people: towards science-based climate-resilient forest management in the Philippines.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Voigt, H..  Hydrological dimensions of mixed species tree plantations in Khorezm, Uzbekistan.  Doctoral Thesis at  University of Bonn. 

Published Doctoral Theses

2023

Bueno Rezende de Castro, A.  2023.  The role of transaction costs in strengthening agricultural market linkages to achieve higher welfare in Tanzania.  Doctoral Theses at  ZEF. 
Chapagain, D.  2023.  Detection and attribution of the spatiotemporal trend of climate-related disaster losses and vulnerability in Nepal.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Ete, M.  2023.  An Ethnographic Study of Local Development Brokers in the Arena of Hydropower Development in Arunachal, India.  Doctoral Thesis at  Center for Development Research, University of Bonn. 

2022

Agyepong, E.  2022.  Displacement, 'land scarcity', and processes of societal transformation: Social constructions and dynamics of 'land access' around Ghana's Bui Dam.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Resources, University of Bonn . 
Amondo, E.  2022.  Health and welfare implications of climate variability Evidence from Rural Uganda.  Doctoral Thesis at  ZEF. 
Figueroa, G..  2022.  Soviet tractors vs. oxen, Agroecology, agricultural policies and political discourse in Cuba.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Hashweh, L.  2022.  The hydrochemistry and hydrogeology of Ewaso Narok wetland in Kenya Modelling of a floodplain in a data-scarce environment.  Doctoral Thesis at  Bonn University/ The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. 
Joshua N.  2022.  Linking land use dynamics, surface water systems, and human health risks in Ghana.  Open Access at  Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bonn.  <a href="https://nbn-resolving.org/urn" target="_blank">https://nbn-resolving.org/urn</a>:nbn:de:hbz:5-67343  
Mellon Bedi, S.  2022.  Disseminating sustainable intensification practices: Empirical evidence from Ghana.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Regassa, M.D.  2022.  Patterns of Urbanization and Economic Development: Evidence from Household Surveys in Ethiopia.  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 
Sajid, I.  2022.  Options to improve irrigation efficiency and productivity under rotational delivery schedule, a bottom- up approach at canal irrigation scheme in Pakistan.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. 

2021

Bekele, R..  2021.  The Economics of Irrigation Systems in Ethiopia: Technological and Institutional Analysis.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn.  Further Information
Burbano Figueroa, O.A.  2021.  Yield, productivity and technical gaps that limit the cotton agricultural production system in the Colombian Caribbean.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn.