Dr. Katrine Soma

Max López-Maciel. Phd candidate in Environmental Sciences and Engineering by the University of Aveiro. Completed the Master in Joint European Master in Enviromental Studies, Cities and sustainability by Aalborg Universitet and Bachelor in Environmental Systems Engineer by Instituto Politécnico Nacional Escuela Nacional from Mexico. Published 1 articles in journals. Organized 7 event(s). Participated in 2 event(s). Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates participated as Master Student Fellow in 2 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Environmental Sciences and Engineering Dr. Katrine Soma holds a PhD in Economics, specializing in stakeholder participation in complex environmental management. She has worked since 2009 as a scientist at Wageningen University and Research (WUR), carrying out research on urban–rural food system analysis, poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa, marine and aquaculture governance, informational governance, etc. Moreover, she has a good track record in leading and carrying out successful projects in Kenya (3RKenya, feeding cities and informal settlements projects). Before her career as a senior scientist at WUR, she worked for the FAO (1998–2002) following two assignments at ministries in Norway (Education/Agriculture). She conducted her MSc in the Arusha region of Tanzania (1996), based on a total of 90 interviews with farmers.