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Food, Water and Biodiversity Nexus - Resilient Agricultural Futures 1

Tracks
Food, Water and Biodiversity Nexus
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Speaker

Susan Bull
Waipapa Taumata Rau/University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

Just adaptation to global health threats: Nature-based Solutions for integrated action on climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and antimicrobial resistance in the Global South

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Susi has a background in law and medical ethics. Her work focuses on public health ethics, justice, inequities and the exercise of power. She is currently exploring views about how to fairly manage and minimise AMR in animals, crops and the environment, and our ethical responsibilities for protecting microbial ecosystems.
Pablo Imbach
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica

Just adaptation to global health threats: Nature-based Solutions for integrated action on climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and antimicrobial resistance in the Global South

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Pablo has over twenty years of experience working in land use change, climate and ecosystem services, climate change mitigation, and management of ecosystems. He has strong modelling, quantitative and GIS skills, and has developed research teams in Latin America and Southeast Asia. He currently works for CATIE as Climate Action Lead.
Prof Sonia Lewycka
Senior Epidemiologist
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Just adaptation to global health threats: Nature-based Solutions for integrated action on climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and antimicrobial resistance in the Global South

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Sonia is an epidemiologist with over twenty years of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating large-scale public health interventions to improve health outcomes and health equity. Her current work in Vietnam focuses on approaches to reduce antibiotic use and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings, communities, and agriculture.
Gloria Rukomeza
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Kigali, Rwanda

Just adaptation to global health threats: Nature-based Solutions for integrated action on climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and antimicrobial resistance in the Global South

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Gloria is a Public Health professional from Democratic Republic of Congo, based in Rwanda. She has Master’s Degrees in Global Health Delivery and International Health and Tropical Medicine. She has expertise in delivery of health programmes in resource- limited settings, and in-depth understanding of evidence on NbS with co-benefits for planet and health.
Prof Ruth Dittrich
Associate Professor in Economics
University of Portland

Livestock portfolios for resilience to heat stress in a changing climate

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Biography

Ruth Dittrich is an associate professor of economics at the University of Portland. She holds a Ph.D. in climate change adaptation economics from the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on economic impacts from wildfire smoke and decision-making for climate adaptation.
Dr Nick Cradock-Henry
Principal Scientist
GNS Science

Participatory Pathways for Primary Industries: Climate change adaptation to reduce risk and realise opportunities

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Biography

Nick has over 15 years’ experience working with communities, sectors, and government on climate change adaptation, disaster risk and resilience in Aotearoa New Zealand, South Asia and Canada. He uses participatory and collaborative methods and systems dynamics, tools and approaches to explore practical solutions to complex social-ecological problems.
Ms Ivee Fuerzas
Assistant Professor
University of Southeastern Philippines

Cultivating resilience: Strategies for overcoming climate pressures in the Philippine coffee supply chain

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Biography

Ms Ivee Fuerzas is an assistant professor at the University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City. As an agricultural economist, she focuses her research on the risks, including climate physical risks, affecting high-value crops, such as coffee, and developing strategies to enhance their resilience.
Prof Sonia Lewycka
Senior Epidemiologist
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Just adaptation to global health threats: Nature-based Solutions for integrated action on climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and antimicrobial resistance in the Global South

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Sonia is an epidemiologist with over twenty years of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating large-scale public health interventions to improve health outcomes and health equity. Her current work in Vietnam focuses on approaches to reduce antibiotic use and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings, communities, and agriculture. Gloria is a Public Health professional from Democratic Republic of Congo, based in Rwanda. She has Master’s Degrees in Global Health Delivery and International Health and Tropical Medicine. She has expertise in delivery of health programmes in resource-limited settings, and in-depth understanding of evidence on NbS with co-benefits for planet and health. Pablo has over twenty years of experience working in land use change, climate and ecosystem services, climate change mitigation, and management of ecosystems. He has strong modelling, quantitative and GIS skills, and has developed research teams in Latin America and Southeast Asia. He currently works for CATIE as Climate Action Lead. Susi has a background in law and medical ethics. Her work focuses on public health ethics, justice, inequities and the exercise of power. She is currently exploring views about how to fairly manage and minimise AMR in animals, crops and the environment, and our ethical responsibilities for protecting microbial ecosystems.
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