Diana
Sietz
Research Scientist
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Smallholder farming systems under global change: Socio-ecological interactions in drylands and tropical high mountains Focusing on resilience, vulnerability and adaptation in smallholder agricultural systems, I am interested in better understanding the interplay between natural resources and livelihood strategies in the context of global change. Archetypes, i.e. socio-ecological patterns, critical thresholds and catastrophic shifts in human-nature interactions receive particular attention. I have worked in Latin America, Europe and Africa, in particular in Peru, Northeast Brazil and Mozambique, in close collaboration with local communities, ministries, development agencies, international agricultural research centres and UN organisations. I hold a PhD in Global Ecology from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and University of Potsdam, Germany. I am an Editor of the Journal Regional Environmental Change. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recent publications --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oberlack, C., Sietz, D., Bonanomi, EB., De Bremond, A., Dell'Angelo, J., Eisenack, K., Ellis, E., Epstein, G., Giger, M., Heinimann, A., Kimmich, C., Kok, M., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Messerli, P., Meyfroidt, P., Vaclavik, T. and Villamayor-Tomas, S. (2019) Archetype analysis in sustainability research: Meanings, motivations, and evidence-based policy making. Ecology and Society 24 (2):26. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332415326_Archetype_analysis_in_sustainability_research_meanings_motivations_and_evidence-based_policy_making ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisenack, K., Villamayor-Tomas, S., Epstein, G., Kimmich, C., Magliocca, N., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Oberlack, C., Roggero, M. and Sietz, D. (2019) Design and quality criteria for archetype analysis. Ecology and Society 24(3):6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331477185_Design_and_quality_criteria_for_archetype_analysis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cholo, T., Fleskens, L, Sietz, D. and Peerlings, J. (2019) Land fragmentation, climate adaptation and food security in the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics 50 (1): 39-49. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327537513_Land_fragmentation_climate_adaptation_and_food_security_in_the_Gamo_Highlands_of_Ethiopia_Open_Access_httpsonlinelibrarywileycomdoiepdf101111agec12464 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vidal Merino, M., Sietz, D., Jost, F. and Berger, U. (2019) Archetypes of climate vulnerability: A mixed-method approach applied in the Peruvian Andes. Climate and Development 11(5): 418-434. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323535758_Archetypes_of_Climate_Vulnerability_A_Mixed-method_Approach_Applied_in_the_Peruvian_Andes