Sand, Isabel van de
Dr. Isabel van de Sand
Function
Former Researcher
Vita
04/2008-09/2013 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher |
11/2008 - 11/2012 | Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany PhD in Economics |
02/2009 – 04/2012 | World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya Research fellowship |
04/2005 – 03/2008 | Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal Researcher |
01/2005 – 03/2005 | Germanwatch e.V., Bonn Intern |
10/2003 – 09/2004 | Imperial College, London, UK Master of Science in Environmental Technology |
08/2003 – 09/2003 | Stockholm Environment Institute, York, UK Technical Assistant |
10/2000 – 07/2003 | University of York, UK Bachelor of Science in Environment, Economics and Ecology |
09/2001 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Wildlife Division, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Intern |
08/2000 – 09/2000 | Working Women’s Forum (India), Chennai, India and Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India Intern |
Refereed Publications
- Kovanda, Jan / Isabel van de Sand / Helmut Schütz (2011)
Economy-wide material flow indicators: overall framework, purposes and uses and comparison of material use and resource intensity of the Czech Republic, Germany and the EU-15
published on Ecological Indicators
doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.020 - van de Sand, Isabel (2011)
Payments for ecosystem services in the context of adaptation to climate change
published on Ecology and Society 17 (1)
http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04561-170111 - Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe / Isabel van de Sand (2010)
Can the rural economy deliver ecosystem services?
in: CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 031/2010, 1-16
Non-refereed Publications
- van de Sand, Isabel (2012)
Assessing vulnerability to climate variability and change: participatory assessment approach and Kenyan case study
(Studies 65) - Pauw, Pieter / Chinwe Ifejika Speranza / Isabel van de Sand / Marcus Kaplan / Benjamin Schraven (2011)
Anpassung an den Klimawandel: institutionelle und finanzielle Herausforderungen
Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden (Policy Paper 35) - Pauw, Pieter / Chinwe Ifejika Speranza / Isabel van de Sand / Marcus Kaplan / Benjamin Schraven (2011)
Climate change adaptation: challenges in institutionalization and financing
Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden (Policy Paper 35) - Schepelmann, Philipp / Yanne Goossens / Arttu Makipaa (eds.) (2010)
Towards sustainable development: alternatives to GDP for measuring progress
Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie (Wuppertal Spezial 42) - Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe et al. / Isabel van de Sand (2009)
Anpassung an den Klimwandel in Afrika: Erfahrungen, Herausforderungen und Chancen
Bericht zum DIE Afrika-Fachgespräch am 21. September 2009, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Bringezu, Stefan (ed.). / Isabel van de Sand (2009)
Analysing global resource use of national and regional economies across various levels
in: Sustainable resource management: global trends, visions and policies, Sheffield: Greenleaf Publ., 10-51 - Moll, Stephan / Isabel van de Sand (2008)
Deutschland im Weltumweltraum
in: Zukunftsfähiges Deutschland in einer globalisierten Welt: ein Anstoß zur gesellschaftlichen Debatte; eine Studie des Wuppertal Instituts für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, Frankfurt/Main: Fischer, 116-156
Opinion Pieces
Projects
Current Publications
Another setback for multilateral environmental and resource protection
Brüntrup, Michael (2025)
For liberal values, planetary interests and a common future
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2025)
A new development paradigm and strategy for the OECD (and beyond): what should the ‘D’ of OECD stand for?
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel / Arief Anshory Yusuf (2025)
Megatrends and the future of democracy in Africa: how do the youth bulge, urbanization and digitalization shape African politics?
Hackenesch, Christine / Lena Gutheil / Tobias Heidland / Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo / Rainer Schweickert / Denis M. Tull (2025)