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Ian Christoplos



PhD
Project Senior Researcher, research unit on Natural resources and poverty
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Personal CV

Expertise
Institutional issues related to rural development with particular attention to agricultural services and the changing landscape of risk. This includes capacity development and institutional change issues in relation to climate change adaptation, food security, poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction, post-disaster recovery and development in developing countries

Selected projects and programmes
  • "Learning from Recovery After Hurricane Mitch" Ten year review of recovery and development after Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua, focusing on institutional change, poverty alleviation and risk reduction
  • "Commission on Climate Change and Development" Member of the expert group supporting the Commission with a focus on local institutions and food security
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    Selected publications
  • Christoplos, I.; Anderson, S.; Arnold, M.; Galaz, V.; Hedger, M.; Klein, R. (2009) "The Human Dimension of Climate Adaptation: The Importance of Local and Institutional Issues". Commission on Climate Change and Development. 
  • Christoplos, I (2008) "Agricultural Advisory Services and the Market". Natural Resource Perspectives 113; Overseas Development Institute.
  • Christoplos, I (2007) "Between the CAPs: Agricultural Policies, Programming and the Market in Bosnia Herzegovina". HPG Background Paper; Overseas Development Institute.
  • Longley, C; Christoplos, I; Slaymaker, T.; Meseka, S. (2007) "Rural recovery in Fragile States: Agricultural Support in Countries Emerging from Conflict". Natural Resource Perspectives 105; Overseas Development Institute.
  • Christoplos, I. (2007) "Narratives of Rehabilitation in Afghan Agricultural Interventions". in Pain, A.; Sutton, J. (eds); Reconstructing Agriculture in Afghanistan; ITDG
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    Selected commissioned work
  • Consultant, World Food Programme, Review of local and national institutional factors related to food security and climate change
  • Consultant, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Desk study on "Pro-poor aid-for-trade in a context of climate change"
  • Researcher, Wageningen University, Disaster Studies, Preparation of an approach paper on economic and food security in fragile states
  • Consultant, World Bank and Swiss Development Cooperation, Preparation of plans for a global forum for agricultural advisory services and for the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
  • Rapporteur, ProVention Consortium, Preparation of conference reports for the Policy Forum on Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change, February 2008, Oslo; and Risk and Good Governance, March 2009, Istanbul
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    Selected research related activities
  • Long-term active engagement in the "Neuchâtel Initiative" an international network supporting the development of agricultural advisory services
  • Teaching and graduate student supervision in Vietnam as part of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences supported RD Viet network
  • Technical assistance in capacity development for the Lao National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute as part of the Sida supported Uplands Rural and Capacity Development Programme
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    Updated: 19/04/10