PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
David Abigaba is a Doctoral Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research since September 2022, focusing on the linkages between agroforestry and human health and nutrition. With experience as a Research Assistant and Student Research Assistant, David has contributed to various projects related to agroforestry. Previous roles include an Internship Trainee specializing in crop suitability modeling, as well as a Volunteer for the food-water-energy working group at TU eMpower Africa e.V. David holds a Master’s degree in Climate Change Management from Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf and is pursuing a PhD in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Kassel since January 2024, following a Bachelor's degree in Forestry and Extension from Makerere University.
PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
At PIK, researchers in the natural and social sciences from all over the world work closely together to study global change and its impacts on ecological, economic and social systems. Researchers examine the earth system's capacity for withstanding human interventions and devise strategies and options for a sustainable development of humankind and nature. Interdisciplinary and solution-oriented approaches are a distinctive characteristic of the institute.