Projects
Fekadu Beyene Aleka: LIAS fellow for May 2022 project on societal aspects of climate change KU Leuven
Migration within and out of developing countries: Responses to climate change and violence Ghent University
The project seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the root causes of migration within and out of developing countries using an innovative micro level dataset. It will analyze people’s intentions and plans to respond to climate change and violence by migrating either internally or internationally, as well as the factors (household income, family composition, region of residence)
determining this choice.
Unraveling the effects of climate change on the generative reproduction by plants: common juniper (Juniperus communis) as a model species. Ghent University
Little is known about the influence of temperature change, induced by climate change, on the different phases in the generative reproduction process of plants. With common juniper as a model species, this influence is studied. Common juniper is chosen because the different phases are easy to distinguish and a negative relation between seed vitality and temperature is already demonstrated.
The influence of nutrients, productivity and climate change on colonisation in subarctic plant communities. University of Antwerp
Hydrogeological modelling of saltwater intrusion in the Southern Central Region (Vietnam) under Climate Change Ghent University
Influence of climate change on the postglacial evolution of Patagonian glaciers and response of the solid earth Ghent University
Damages Assessment and Evaluation Methods of Energy Infrastructures in International Investment Law: Dissecting the Interplay with Climate Change and Trade Law and Policy. Hasselt University
The impact of climate change on the durability of wall constructions Ghent University
For new buildings, renovation, as well as conservation of heritage buildings, hygrothermal simulations may predict the durability of façade constructions. The predominant damage phenomena include frost damage, corrosion, and wood decay, and are mainly affected by temperature, relative humidity and wind driven rain. This project aims to assess the impact of climate change on durability, and develop a simulation protocol.
Climate change and plant responses in ecological corridors of agricultural landscapes along a latitudinal gradient Ghent University
We lack a thorough understanding of the potential of ecological corridors (road verges and hedgerows) to facilitate grassland and forest plant population persistence and migration in the face of climate change. In corridors in eight landscapes along a wide latitudinal gradient, plant, population and community characteristics will be studied in response to temperature variation along the gradient and experimental heating.