Emma Archer

Research profile

I am a geographer, working on sustainable agriculture/managed ecosystems and climate in Africa. After my PhD at Clark University in the northeastern US, I undertook a NOAA Global & Climate Change postdoctoral fellowship at the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI) at Columbia University in New York; co-hosted by the Pennsylvania State University. My research focus is on drylands, with experience throughout the SADC region and on the continent. I have served as the co-chair for the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Africa Assessment, as a Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) on the Forests and Water Assessment of the Global Forestry Expert Panels (GFEP).

Qualifications

• B.A. (Environmental and Geographical Science; Social Anthropology); University of Cape Town
• B.A. Honours (Environmental and Geographical Science); University of Cape Town
• PhD (Geography); Clark University, USA

Courses presented

• ENV 201 - Envirnmental Sciences (2020-present)
• ENV 301 - Human Environmental Interactions (2019-present)
• ENV 810 - Environmental Paradigms (2019-present)

National & international involvement

• Academic Editor for PLOS ONE
• Editor in Chief for PLOS Climate
• Editor for Weather, Climate and Society
• Author on the IPCC/IPBES joint report