Awarded a re-integration fellowship from the Carlsbergfoundation

I am very honoured and excited to receive a ‘Re-integration fellowship’ from the Danish Carlsbergfoundation. The project will focus on ‘Conflicts and synergies of sand mining on the increasingly populated African continent’.

From March 2021 I will be employed at the Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen to carry out the project.

In essence, the project aims to understand the implications sand mining has on ecosystems, human health and societies while also acknowledging the value of this critical commodity for economies and communities around the world.

We currently have little knowledge of the links between sand mining and disease prevention, nor do we have sufficient insight into the relationship between mining activities and urbanization, population growth and bio-sensitive areas. This project will gain new insights into these complex relationships that exist to sustainably manage and govern this essential natural resource while sustainably develop and improve the livelihood for people in Africa.