Giulia Marzetti

Sector(s) of experience:
Level of expertise:
1-5 years
Region of expertise
  • Europe
  • Southern Europe

A female in engineering and an engineer in government and consulting, Giulia has crafted a portfolio career as a consultant, project manager and policy officer in sustainable transport, energy storage, and AI applied to cities and industry.  

As European Commission Project Officer, she was overseeing a £75 Million portfolio of sustainable innovation projects in Europe fostering a green transition. 

Burundi: Can this portable dam help Africa counter rising waters?

Burundi Slamdam project
Publication date
Objective
Adaptation
Sectors
Agriculture
Coastal zones
Early warning and Environmental assessment
Water
Cross-sectoral enabler
Capacity building and training
Communication and awareness
Innovation & RDD
Approach
Community based
Disaster risk reduction

In the Mpanda Commune in north-western Burundi, a long ribbon of rubber – about a metre high and two metres wide – snakes through a farmer’s field before disappearing into foliage.

A woman is sowing her crops alongside the structure, which is bulging with water and circles much of the commune.

The ribbon of rubber, called WaveDam, is designed to protect Mpanda and its 25,000 people from flooding while also acting as a warehouse for water during times of drought — weather extremes expected to become more common as Burundi’s climate changes.

Min Kim

Sector(s) of experience:
Level of expertise:
15+ years
Region of expertise
  • Asia
  • Eastern Asia

Min Kim, Ph.D. is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Kongju National University, a position held since March 2024. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Kim served as a Research Professor at the OJEong Resilience Institute at Korea University.

Ani Varghese

Sector(s) of experience: Agriculture and forestry, Agriculture, forestry, land-use, fisheries, Capacity-building and training, Carbon fixation and abatement, Communication and awareness, Community-based, Economics and climate finance, Ecosystems and biodiversity, Gender, Governance and planning (policy, regulatory systems), Information and communication technology and digital technologies (AI and ML), Innovation, research, development and demonstration
Level of expertise:
15+ years
Region of expertise
  • Asia
  • Southern Asia

Ani Varghese holds a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from NICHE, a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from CUSAT, and a Certificate in Programme Management from IIM Kozhikode. Her academic foundation combines technology, data systems, and program design, enabling her to apply digital innovation effectively in climate and sustainability domains.
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