Education coordinator for the Master of Environmental and Energy Management programme (MEEM). Specialized in the field of governance, environmental management and policy with expertise in protected areas, governance assessment, ecosystem resilience and water management.
Organisations
Recent research focused on the challenges of governance complexity in protecting significant ecosystems, aiming at governance assessment to enhance resilience in natural areas; was involved in the coordination of the EU funded project on resource efficiency and bio-economy in the frame of Interreg Europe programme; Experienced in the development of project proposals for EU Interregional cooperation programmes, such as Interreg Europe/ Interreg NSR programmes.
Ph.D. (2019) in the field of Governance for Resilience from the University of Twente, and MSc degree (2001-2002) in the field of Environmental Management and Policy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University, Sweden. Experienced in the development and application of environmental strategies to promote preventative approaches to environmental problems, educated to use knowledge from disciplines including engineering, natural sciences, business administration, economics, law, and social sciences to anticipate and prevent the occurrence of environmental problems. BA degree (1994-1999) from the Institute of Ecology, Environment, and Agribusiness at Georgia Academy of Sciences (Georgia) in the field of Accounting and Audit in Agribusiness.
Affiliated study programs
Coordination and communication of the Delta Lady project which is funded by EU Interreg Europe programme. It aims to foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional economy in European river deltas. Previously, involved in the DROP project, “benefits of governance in DROught adaPtation” in the frame of the Interreg IVB NWE programme. Prior to my research, I worked for the Province of Friesland in Leeuwarden, at the department of the European Programs and Projects, undertaking research, advising and assisting with the development of project proposals related to the regional development and innovations. I also worked for Cartesius Institute for Sustainable Innovations of the Dutch Technical Universities (Delft, Eindhoven and Twente), has been involved in the EU Interreg projects related to protected areas, sustainable innovations and water management.
Current projects
Finished projects
Green Fashion
Aimed at sustainability of fashion value chains and life cycles
Project funded by Dutch organisation SenterNovem.
Mopark
Mobility and National Parks
The general aim of the project was to guarantee sustainability of National Parks by applying environmentally friendly technologies in an economically viable way.
FSI
Facilitating Sustainable Innovations
The aim is to create an interregional cooperation on sustainable innovations in the NSR, to exchange knowledge and experience on "how to innovate" & "what to innovate". Themes addressed: mobility, nature use, leisure and care, education and marketing and environment.
C2CI
Cradle to Cradle Islands
Aim is to develop innovative solutions in the field of energy, water and materials, using Cradle to Cradle® principles as a guide.
D2D
From Development to Dissemination
The aim is to create a process that enables innovations developed during the C2CI project to be realized across the NSR.
Sigma4Water
Sustainable Integral Management Approaches for Water Areas
The aim is to develop new lakes and wetlands which significantly increase water quality in water systems
DROP
Benefit of governance in drought adaptation
Water scarcity and droughts are on the increase and expected to aggravate further due to climate change. Early actions are required to adapt to these changes. The transnational project 'Benefit of governance in drought adaptation (DROP)' aims at enhancing the preparedness and resilience of Northwest European (NWE) regions to such periods of drought.
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