Dr. Christian Bunn

Dr. Christian Bunn has been working at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali, Colombia since 2010. Since March 2019 he is a visiting researcher at the Chair for Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural Systems at the University of Göttingen.

Christian holds degrees in Agricultural Economics from the Humboldt University of Berlin and a Bachelor's degree in Plant Biotechnology. His career includes research stays at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the International Institute for Applied System Analysis, exchange semesters at Purdue University and Hanoi University of Agriculture, as well as work as a research assistant at the Chair of Market and Policy Analysis at Humboldt University Berlin and at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology.

Climate adaptation through interventions in coffee and cocoa value chains is the guiding theme of Christian Bunn's work. In his research, he investigates how climate impact assessments can be used to support actors in the coffee and cocoa sector in decision-making on climate adaptation. He combines quantitative climate data analysis with participative-qualitative research in order to link impact assessments directly to the business models of value-added actors on the one hand, and to develop problem-oriented recommendations for action that are directly applicable in the field on the other. The aim of the projects is to ensure that sustainability initiatives always also support climate adaptation.

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