Interviews and Quotes

January 7th, 2021: Profiled in the Swedish popular science magazine, Populär Astronomi.

June 20th, 2020: Interviewed by Nature Careers regarding diversity and inclusion in academia.

January 10th, 2020: Interviewed by a filmmaker with BBC stories about the climate-smart innovations in the Sahel, particularly the Zaï water conservation system and the farmer-managed natural regeneration.

May 30, 2019: Quoted in Earther Magazine for the article What Would Happen to Earth If the Avengers Undid Thanos' Snap? about a thought experiment on what would happen to the planet if the Earth’s population is suddenly halved.

May 13, 2019: Quoted in African Business Magazine about the ramifications of a potential oil discovery off the coast of East Africa in the article Indian Ocean oil and gas: Africa’s next energy frontier.

May 14, 2018: Interviewed in OZY Media about Sahelian climate vulnerability in the article The Country Most Vulnerable to Climate Change Fights Back.

April 16, 2018: Interviewed about the situation in the Sahel by the Geopolitical Observatory of Climate Change Impacts of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs.

March 10, 2018: Quoted in the IFL Science article As The Climate Changes And The Earth Warms, Where's The Safest Place On Earth To Live?

October 6, 2017: Interviewed live on Voice of the Cape FM Radio's The Drivetime Show with Shafiq Morton about the intersection of climate vulnerability, resilience and governance in Somalia. 

International Coverage of my work

The Guardian: ‘Population growth far outpaces food supply’ in conflict-ravaged Sahel. October 22, 2014.

Climate News Network: Climate renews famine risk to Africa’s Sahel. October 20, 2014.

Reuters: Population growth far outpaces food supply in conflict-ravaged Sahel - study. October 20, 2014.

Climate Change News: Sahel faces food crisis as population surges towards one billion. October 20, 2014.

Phys.org: Shrinking resource margins in Sahel region of Africa. October 16, 2014.

The New York Times: Amazing Race to the Bottom of the World. December 12, 2011.

Translations of my work 

Dutch: Conflict en honger in Somalië niet enkel door droogte - Mondiaal Nieuws, Belgium.

Dutch: 'Conflict en honger in Somalië veroorzaakt door slecht bestuur, niet door klimaatverandering' - Knack Magazine, Belgium.

Slovak: Zmena klímy sa týka najmä tých najzraniteľnejších - Hospodárske Noviny Online, Slovakia.

French: Pourquoi le Tchad est le pays le plus exposé au réchauffement climatique - The Conversation France.

French: Climat : le Tchad, ce pays si exposé - Le Point Afrique, France.

French: Le pays le plus menacé par le réchauffement - Ouest-France Newspaper, France.