Colm Duffy Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Research Fellow and lead software modeller on the FORESIGHT project.The FORESIGHT project is funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications under services contract to provide agriculture and land use modelling Services to Ireland’s Climate Action Modelling Group . The project is led by the FUSION research group in the University of Galway, in partnership with University of Limerick and FERS Ltd, and comprises internationally recognised experts in integrated agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) emissions modelling.The main objectives of FORESIGHT are to:Provide timely and professional evidence on emissions trajectories from the AFOLU sector, transparently applying existing models.Advance the state-of-the-art in integrated AFOLU modelling through continued development of models like GOBLIN and CBM CFS3.Build world-class research capacity in AFOLU modelling, training a new generation of modelers and land use experts to guide future decisions on land use and climate action.

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Developing holistic land use and agri-food system environmental impact models using LCA and advnaced LCA techniques.

County Limerick, Ireland

Developing carbon netural pathways for Irish agricutlure as part of the SeQUEsTER project, utilising LCA and cLCA modelling techniques.

United Kingdom

This position is part of the Sus-CoRiDa project. the position contributes to the evaluation and recommendation of dairy development pathways in Costa Rica, based on three main pillars: improving livelihoods and rural incomes; reducing greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient losses; adapting and building resilience to climate change. The aim of the Sus-CoRiDa project is to improve competitiveness in the Costa Rican dairy sector, whilst safeguarding and enhancing the rural environment by promoting a shift towards a low carbon and climate-resilient economy.Specific Research Outputs currently engaged with include: - Applying attributional LCA to evaluate the environmental intensity of milk production on different types of dairy farms, with varying mitigation options.- Undertaking basic economic analyses of dairy farms.- Adapting an existing consequential LCA framework to evaluate the wider environmental and socio-economic consequences of dairy development pathways. - Contributing to a vision for sustainable and resilient dairy development pathways in Costa Rica. - Helping to identify frameworks and criteria for the design of multi-year studies as potential follow-up projects. - Preparing peer-reviewed publications and delivering conference presentations.

National University Of Ireland, Galway & Teagasc

A PhD Researcher at NUI Galway and Teagasc focusing on Agricultural Economics and Climate Change. Research areas include: <- Agricultural Opportunity Cost of Farm Forestry <- Carbon Sequestration & Farm Forestry <- Afforestation and water quality

County Galway, Ireland

Working on Social Farming, and Sustainable Energy Framework Documentation

Galway

Climate Smart Agriculture: <-National level indicators for gender, poverty, food security, nutrition and health in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) activities<- Household Climate Adaptation in Vietnam <-Agroforestry Extension and Gender Impacts on Self Rated Knowledge in Malawi

Galway

3D4AgDev Program aims to link farmer-led Innovations with rapid prototyping to enable women smallholder farmers develop their own labour-saving agricultural tools, which best suit local needs.The Program has been supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations Grand Challenges Exploration Phase I grant, which was awarded to the Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre in NUI Galway.The 3D4AgDev Program is a research partnership program between the NUI Galway PABC, CIAT Malawi and Concern Worldwide.

Kenya

Undertaking research with regards to scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture under CIAT

Overall Result: First Class Honours

6 Month Student attachment working on the Agroforestry Food Security (AFSP) Impact Study. This involved: Focus Group Discussions; Survey Design and Implementation; Data Collection, Data Analysis; Report writing and Monitoring

This 3 month internship involved developing and promoting projects through different planning stages of volunteer trips. Organisation and development of systems and procedures for call centres and volunteer feedback. Provision of support to finance & local development department

Lead a team to Kitwe, Zambia to provide training courses for teachers in the use of educational computer software

Cork Ireland

Worked as a recruitment consultant for two years. Duties and responsibilities included: CV and Interview preparation; production and distribution of marketing material; organization of seminars; formation and maintenance of relationships with employers.

Diploma In Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation In Agriculture

Activities and Societies: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Society; NUIG Taekwondo ClubResearch areas include: - National.

Master'S Degree, Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Society; NUIG Taekwondo Club

Bachelor'S Degree, International Development & Food Policy, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Irish Global Health Forum, Student Outreach Group; UCC Kickboxing Club; Australian Rules Football Club; Writer.

Diploma, International Development, 2.1

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