Dr. Wolfram Laube is a social anthropologist with rich experience in qualitative and quantitative transdisciplinary research in Africa. His research interests cover (local) governance, water policy, climate change adaptation, rural transformation, extractivism and environmental conflicts, as well as education and (social) mobility. He has ample experience in knowledge exchange and capacity building, communicating research results at the international, national, and local levels. Dr. Laube regularly teaches universities in Germany, Ghana and Niger. At these institutions he also serves as advisor and supervisor for BA, MA, and PhD candidates. Currently he is coordinating the West African Center for Sustainable Transformation (WAC-SRT) run with partner universities in Ghana and Niger.