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Climate Change Fellows 2011

First Class

Photo Fellow Name Home State, Country Host Organization Fellow Bios
Carolina Arango Antioquia, Colombia Stockholm Environmental Institute

Climate change and water evaluation and planning systems.

Pablo Correa Distrito Capital, Colombia Clemson University Radio Productions

Climate change communication and media strategies

Carlos Cortes

Nariņo, Colombia

Upstate Forever

Carbon Capture and studying carbon markets like REDD and forest conservation

Juan Cubillos Distrito Capital, Colombia Environmental Protection Agency

Climate change mitigation and communication

Melissa David

Nariņo, Colombia

Winrock International

Renewable energy development with a focus on rural areas

Sebastian de los Rios

Nariņo, Colombia

Conservation International

Carbon capture and the study of carbon markets like REDD

Liane Gamboa San Andres and Providencia, Colombia The Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine & Costal Sciences

Coastal erosion due to climate change and infiltration of salt water into freshwater sources

Javier Leon

Nariņo, Colombia

University of Washington/ The Nature Conservancy

Agricultural adaptation to climate change

Ferney Padilla Antioquia, Colombia Florida Climate Institute

Carbon Capture and the study of carbon markets such as REDD

 

Second Class

Photo Fellow Name Home State, Country Host Organization Fellow Bios
J. Anthony Abbott Florida, USA Center for Interdisciplinary Development Studies at University of the Andes/ International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Development of energy and agricultural resources in relation to climate change

Jeffrey Cegan Massachusetts, USA

Corporation for the Sustainable Development of Uraba (CORPOURABA)

Water resource management

Daniel Hitchcock

South Carolina, USA

Corporation for the Sustainable Development of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina (CORALINA)

Water conservation in coastal communities

Kristina Katich Washington, DC, USA Ministry of the Environment/Bioma Ingeneria Ambiental Ltda.

Local adaption to climate change

James London South Carolina, USA Universidad del Valle

Coastal adaption management to climate change

Lauren Nichols Virginia, USA CORPANARINO (CAEMA, Ministry of the Environment, Accion Social)

Voluntary markets, REDD, and climate change

Eric Rodgers South Carolina, USA El Espectador Communications and climate change
Thomas Ruppert Florida, USA Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras Jose Benito Vives de Andreis (INVEMAR)

Impact of climate change on the environment in coastal communities

Sintana Vergara California, USA Biofuturo/University of Narino

Agriculture and climate change

Third Class

Photo Fellow Name Home State, Country Host Organization Fellow Bios
Robin Comacho

Nariņo, Colombia

Clemson University

Climate change and urban development

Adriana Duque Quindio, Colombia US Geological Survey

Natural hazards

Carolina Figueroa

Distrito Capital, Colombia

University of Washington/World Wildlife Fund/World Bank

Climate change management in National Parks of Colombia 

Juanita Gonzales Distrito Capital, Colombia Environmental Protection Agency

Climate change adaptation

Ana Maria Gonzalez

Distrito Capital, Colombia Clemson University Radio Productions

Broadcast media communications

Gilberto Myles San Andres and Providencia, Colombia Georgetown Emergency Management Office

Disaster preparedness and climate change

Doralice Ortiz Caldas, Colombia MGM Innova/The Nature Conservancy

Climate change and carbon markets

Mauren Paredes Antioquia, Colombia

Clemson University

Waste water management

Maria Teresa Rojas Distrito Capital, Colombia Winrock International

Carbon market and clean energy

Humberto Swann Valle del Cauca, Colombia Inter-American Development Bank Private sector engagement and climate change
Mischellee Taylor San Andres and Providencia, Colombia Florida Sea Grant/University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Science Climate change and coral reef management
Maria Valencia Distrito Capital, Colombia Clemson University Radio Productions Broadcast media communications

Fourth Class

Photo

Fellow Name

Home State, Country

Host Organization

Fellow Bios


Jorge Madrid

Washington, DC, USA

Centro Colombo Americano

Communication; clean energy; urban adaptation


Eliot Levine

Washington, DC, USA

Parques Nacionales de Colombia

Adaptation at the local level


Bradley Lyon

Washington, DC, USA

Instituto de Hidrologia, Meteorologia, y Estudios Ambientales de Colombia (IDEAM)

Disaster risk management; community engagement 


Anand Jayakaran

South Carolina, USA

Corporacion para el Desarollo Sostenible del Archipielago San Andres, Providencia, y Santa Catalina (CORALINA)

Water resource management


Cindy Grace

South Carolina, USA

CORALINA

Disaster risk management; coastal erosion


Irene Nielson

New York, USA

IDEAM

Adaptation at the local level; community engagement


Carrie Lee

Washington, USA

Centro Andino para la Economia en el Medio Ambiente

Bioenergy projects; REDD; forest management


Matthew Brownlee

South Carolina, USA

Parques Nacionales de Colombia

Community engagement; communication


Femke Oldham

California, USA

Fundacion Providence

Sea level rise; community engagement


John Henry November

Florida, USA

Universidad del Norte

Renewable energy technologies; community enagement; marine adaptation


Brenda Rashleigh

Georgia, USA

Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Centro de Antioquia

Management and adaptation of aquatic ecosystems; sustainable land use


Larissa Mark

Washington, DC, USA

Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Quindio

Green building techniques; energy efficiency


Pamela Fletcher

Florida, USA

CORALINA

Climate outreach; coral reef conservation