Gerd Dercon Email & Phone Number

Vienna, At

Seibersdorf, Austria

Laboratory Team Leader Technical support worldwide in the field of land and water management and crop nutrition (from the equator to polar regions).Special focus on the development, adaptation and dissemination of isotopic (stable and radioactive isotopes) and related research techniques for improving land and water management and crop nutrition.Full modernization of the laboratory at Seibersdorf with over 1000 square meter new labs and about 1000 square meter of state of the art greenhouse infrastructure for applied R&DMember of the IAEA's International Follow-up Expert Mission on Remediation Issues to Fukushima - Tokyo, Japan (October 2013) Based at the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Laboratory of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture (NAFA), Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications (NA), IAEA (Seibersdorf, Austria). For more information: www-naweb.iaea.org/na/index.html and www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/index.html

Vienna, Austria

FAO Liaison Officer for UNSCEAR, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (For more information on UNSCEAR, please visit the following website: http://www.unscear.org/unscear/en/fukushima.html)Contributing Writer for the UNSCEAR Report R.695 on "Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure due to the Nuclear Accident After the 2011 Great East-Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (Expert Group C: Pathways and Dose Assessment)", for the United Nations General Assembly (In Progress)'2012 Team Award', awarded by IAEA for Outstanding Teamwork (Support Provided Following Accident in Fukushima NPP (NAEL/NAFA/NAHU))

Vienna, Austria

Agricultural data monitoring in the context of the Fukushima nuclear emergency.Member of the IAEA's International Expert Mission on Remediation Issues to Fukushima - Tokyo, Japan (October 2011), http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2011/missiononremediation.html'2012 Team Award', awarded by IAEA for Outstanding Teamwork (Support Provided Following Accident in Fukushima NPP (NAEL/NAFA/NAHU)) The Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency is the global focal point for preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies irrespective of their cause. For more information: http://www-ns.iaea.org/tech-areas/emergency/default.asp?s=1&l=5 and http://www-ns.iaea.org/tech-areas/emergency/incident-emergency-centre.asp?s=1

Vienna, Austria

Technical support worldwide (over 40 countries) in the field of land and water management (e.g. conservation agriculture, soil organic matter dynamics, carbon sequestration, sediment tracing, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and fate of agrochemicals and radionuclides in the environment).Special focus on the development, adaptation and dissemination of isotopic and related research techniques for improving land and water management and crop nutrition.Involved in projects from Africa to America, and from the Equator to polar regions.'2011 Merit Award', awarded by IAEA for Outstanding PerformanceBased at the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Subprogramme (SWMCN) of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture (NAFA), Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications (NA), IAEA (Vienna, Austria).For more information: www-naweb.iaea.org/na/index.html and www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/index.html

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Active in Indonesia (Research on impact mitigation of Tsunami events), Vietnam (Carbon and Nitrogen fluxes at catchment level), Zimbabwe (Impact of land reform on natural resource management), Thailand (Soil conservation in mountainous regions).Special focus on the development of Mid Infrared Spectroscopy (MIRS) and isotopic techniques for improving land and water management.Involved in lecturing to MSc students on soil and crop management in the tropics and subtropics, guiding of PhD students, and project coordination.Based at the Department of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany).For more information: www.uni-hohenheim.de

Ibadan, Nigeria

Active in Nigeria, Benin and Togo in research on soil fertility management in the Savannah region of West-Africa. Special focus on the development of isotopic techniques for improved land and water management, and on the management of integrated crop-livestock systems.Grant through a Research for Development Project financed by the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC-DGOS) of Belgium.Based at the IITA (Ibadan, Nigeria).For more information: www.cgiar.org and www.iita.org

Stirling, Scotland

Active in Scotland, Denmark and the Netherlands with research on soil quality and related geo-archaeological aspects of Anthropogenic soils (Plaggen soils).Special focus on linking Electron Probe Micro-Analyser (EPMA) measurements with soil micromorphological analyses.In collaboration with Universities of Aarhus, Wageningen and Manchester.Based at the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling (UK).For more information: www.stir.ac.uk

Cuenca, Ecuador

Active in the Southern Andes region of Ecuador as project coordinator and researcher with the focus on studies dealing with soil erosion and conservation for the University of Leuven (Funded by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR-Belgium)). During this period Gerd Dercon also carried out his PhD research. The Prize of the Belgian Development Cooperation 1998 (more information on http://www.devcoprize.africamuseum.be/en/laurea98/004.htm)Based at the Programa para el Manejo del Agua y del Suelo - PROMAS, Universidad de Cuenca (Ecuador).For more information: www.vlir.be, www.ees.kuleuven.be and www.ucuenca.edu.ec

Cuenca, Ecuador

Active in the Southern Andes region of Ecuador for the Flemish Association of Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance (VVOB-Belgium). Coordination of research for development projects and training of scientists and technicians in the field of land and water management in the region.Based at the Programa para el Manejo del Agua y del Suelo - PROMAS, Universidad de Cuenca (Ecuador).For more information: www.vvob.be and www.ucuenca.edu.ec

Kandy, Sri Lanka

MSc research on iron toxicity in rice paddy systems using radio-isotopes (Kandy, Sri Lanka).Fellowship from Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC-DGOS) - Belgium.For more information: www.ees.kuleuven.be and www.ifs.ac.lk

Phd, Soil Erosion Modelling And Soil Conservation In The Andes Region Of Ecuador

Activities and Societies: University Choir (Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador)

Certified Austrian National Park Ranger - Focus On National Park Hohe Tauern, Austrian National Park Ranger

The rangers at the Hohe Tauern National Park know about the ecology, biology, botany, glaciology and history of the park. Since 2010.

11 Weeks Online Course On Climate Change Science And Negotiations (October - December 2014), Climate Change Science And Negotiations

"Climate Change Science and Negotiations" is a two-semester course, with the first semester launching in fall 2014. During the first.

Free Student, Human Resource Management And International Politics

Msc, Irrigation Engineering (Iupware)

Msc, Soil Science - Agriculture Of The Tropical And Subtropical Regions

Activities and Societies: Member of the Social Council (Student representation at University level) Coordinator of the discussion groups.

Bsc, Agricultural And Applied Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Volunteer - NGO support (International Development Cooperation)

High School Degree, Latin - Mathematics

Languages

English: Proficient Spanish: Proficient French: Fluent German: Fluent Dutch: Mother tongue Quichua: Basic (2 years course)