Zita Sebesvari - Associate Academic Officer

Since 2007, Dr. Sebesvari is an Associate Academic Officer in the Environmental Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services (EVES) Section. She is responsible for research concerned with social-ecological vulnerability, environmental pollution, ecosystem services, and sustainable agricultural production mainly in the regional context of Southeast Asia. She is supporting the Section Head as well as taking responsibility for research dealing with environmental degradation and the exposure of social-ecological systems to the degradation particularly in the context of climate change e.g. salinity intrusion in coastal areas. Dr. Sebesvari researches i) the risks associated with unsustainable agricultural practices in Southeast Asia linked to the use of pesticides and antibiotics resulting in environmental pollution, ii) the risk associated with the use of contaminated water for drinking and domestic purposes as well as iii) the impacts of certain adaptation practices on the long term sustainability of soil and water resources as well as develops concepts and new projects for the section in these research fields. She is involved in teaching, supervises MSc. students and co-supervises PhD. scholars.

Contact: sebesvari@ehs.unu.edu

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