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Helena Wehmeyer
PhD
International Rice Research Institute
Sustainable Impact Platform
Los Baños
4031 Laguna, Philippines
and University of Basel
Curriculum vitae
Academic background
Since 09/2017: PhD in Geography, University of Basel
Research scholarship by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
08/2014 - 07/2017: Master of Science in Geosciences, Major in Physical and Human Geography, University of Basel
08/2011 - 07/2014: Bachelor of Science in Geosciences, Major in Geography and Minor in Geology, University of Basel
08/2010 - 07/2011: Studies in Geography and History, University of Basel
Work experience
06/2015 - 07/2018: Global Ambassador at Thought For Food TFF
01/2016 - 09/2017: Supply Chain Support at Mepha/Teva Schweiz
01/2016 - 01/2017: Web and Editorial Intern at Arbeitskreis Tourismus und Entwicklung akte
06/2015 - 10/2015: Editorial Intern at Landwirtschaftlicher Informationsdienst LID
05/2014 - 10/2014: Public Policy and Sustainability Trainee at Syngenta AG
11/2012 - 10/2014: Research Assistant at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Geography / Urban and Regional Studies, University of Basel
06/2013 - 09/2013: Sustainability Intern at Erlebniszentrum Naturgewalten Sylt
Conference talks and workshops
2020
- AAG 2020 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 06-10/04/20
Sustainable Rice Farming in Guangdong Province Assessing environmental, social and economic impacts from the “Three Controls” Technology (3CT), AAG virtual session: Global Change Research at the Science-Policy Interface, virtual oral presentation - Incite Seminar Series with Helena Wehmeyer - Sustainable Rice Farming Guangdong Province: Assessing environmental, social and economic impacts from the Three Controls Technology (3CT), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines, 04/03/20
2019
- Workshop on Advanced Methods for Impact Assessment, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines, 16-18/12/19
- TROPENTAG 2019: Filling gaps and removing traps for sustainable resources management, Universities of Kassel and Göttingen, Kassel, Germany, 18-20/09/19
Rice Farmers’ Perception of the Three-Controls Technology (3CT) in Guangdong Province, China, oral presentation - CommCare Workshop " Survey data collection with CommCare through the lens of the CORIGAP Project", International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines, 15/05/19
- CORIGAP-PRO: Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia with Reduced Environmental Footprint (Phase 2), 3rd Annual Review and Planning Meeting, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 22-24/01/19
Socioeconomic structure matters: Case study: CORIGAP in Myanmar and next steps for 2019, oral presentation
2018
- Sustainability and Development Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 09-11/11/18
Farmers’ socio-economic structure in Myanmar with regard to closing rice yield gaps, oral presentation - 5th International Rice Congress, Singapore,15-17/10/18
Farmers’ socio-economic structure in Myanmar with regard to closing rice yield gaps, oral presentation - CORIGAP-PRO Impact Pathways Workshop, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines, 03-04/05/18
- CORIGAP-PRO: Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia with Reduced Environmental Footprint (Phase 2), 2nd Annual Review and Planning Meeting, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 13-15/03/18
Socio-economic structure matters: Impact analysis of the CORIGAP project in Myanmar and Vietnam, oral presentation
2017
- Rice Outlook and Launching of PPP Rice Task Force, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 16/11/17