Sarah (MSc Bio-Engineering Land and Forest Management; MSc Environmental Technology; PhD Human Geography) is a strategic coordinator and facilitator of multi-stakeholder projects and programmes with more than 14 years’ experience in the areas of climate change impacts and adaptation, sustainable development, and natural resource management. Her core skills lie in bringing actors together across levels and disciplines and designing joint learning processes. She has facilitated science-policy dialogues around climate impacts and adaptation, and has accompanied national NAP and NDC processes, predominantly in Africa. Before joining Baastel in 2022, Sarah led several science-based projects and programmes for NGOs. Her technical expertise includes research design and support services, surveys, scoping studies, as well as climate impact and vulnerability studies. She holds a certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation, and is skilled in indicator development, (scientific) capacity building, and developing tailored training and learning products. She speaks Dutch, English, French, German, Danish, Spanish and Portuguese, and has lived, traveled, and worked in several Latin-American, African and European countries.
