Estevan Coca is an Assistant Professor of the Institute of Natural Sciences at the Federal University of Alfenas, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate Geography, and a Research Associate of the Territorial Development in America Latin America and the Caribbean (TerritoriAL) Graduate Program at São Paulo State University. Estevan’s research is focused on Critical Agrarian…
Month: September 2023
A–Z of cost-effective adaptation strategies to the impact of climate change among crop farmers in West Africa
Check out this new article by NwaJesus Anthony Onyekuru, Robert Marchant, Julia M Touza, Chukwuma Ume (CASAS member), Chinedu Chiemela, Chukwemeka Onyia, Eric C Eboh, Christopher C Eze Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Changes in precipitation and temperature patterns will result in long-term declines in production and short-term crop failures. These short- and…
School food at home: Brazil’s national school food programme (PNAE) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Check out this new article by Ricardo Barbosa Jr, Estevan Coca (CASAS member), and Gabriel Soyer. School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have hindered students’ food access, particularly low-income students who rely on schools for their primary daily meals. School food programmes have adapted to pandemic conditions by providing school food at home (SF@H). We…
Who is Who in CASAS? Carol Hernández
I was part of the 2020 JPS writeshop (a fantastic experience!) and have collaborated with CASAS since then. I hold a PhD in Sociology from Portland State University and was a professor at the Department of Sociology from 2016 to 2019. Since 2021, I have been an associate researcher at the University Program of Bioethics…