Namibian ecologist with a background in human geography working as a research associate at the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York and senior research fellow at the African Climate and Development Initiative. She uses scenario planning, ecosystem services assessments, and participatory modeling to understand past, present, and future complex adaptive social-ecological systems in the context of climate resilience, land-use change, and infrastructure development. She has 15 years of experience working in 14 countries, mostly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and is an active contributor to international policy reports (e.g., IPCC, GEO, TEEB).