Claudelle is part of the Joint PhD Programme of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-FLORES and TU Dresden.
Claudelle Serano has over 15 years of expertise in sustainable agriculture and climate resilience, focusing on strengthening agri-food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has led climate adaptation projects for small sugar cane producers, and conducted multi-country climate vulnerability assessments in the Caribbean. In her nominated best master¡¯s thesis, Claudelle piloted resilience measurement in Caribbean small island developing states, and later expanded her research as a consultant with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. As an FAO Nutrition Assessment Consultant, she developed an approach to assess nutrition among school-aged children, later extending the study to southern Belize¡¯s banana regions, with the Government of Belize and Fyffes. She is multi-lingual and advocates for inclusion of all people. Claudelle's doctoral research centres on Resource Nexus pathways to resilience and transformative change in agri-food systems in Latin America.
Research Interests
- Climate change adaption and resilience
- Adaptive natural resources management
- North-South cooperation
- Challenges of Small Island Developing countries
Relevant Appointments
- Lead Consultant - Situational Analysis of Belize's Recycling Sector, Government of Belize and German Development Cooperation (GIZ)
- Lead Consultant - Climate Change Adaptation for Small Sugar Cane Producer Organizations, Fairtrade and Latin American and Caribbean Coordination of Small Producers (CLAC, Spanish abbreviation)
- Consultant Researcher - Climate Variability and Capacity Assessment in the Caribbean Project, FAO and CERMES of University of the West Indies