David Abigaba

Doctoral Researcher
Abigaba

David is a doctoral researcher with a background in forestry, agriculture and agroforestry. Currently, he works on applying crop yield and suitability models to make climate impact assessments. He mainly uses process-based models, suitability models and machine learning to identify suitable adaptation strategies for the agricultural sector. He is particularly interested in nature-based solutions such as agroforestry, which have wide applicability and social, economic and environmental benefits.

Contact

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
david.abigaba[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam

ORCID

He studied Forestry at Makerere University Kampala-Uganda. Then, he joined Weihenstephan Treisdor University of Applied Sciences for a M.Sc. in climate change management.

Process based modelling, Crop suitability modelling, Agroforestry

Implementing regional and national adaptation priorities in West and Central Africa ( PACO)

DAAD Leadership for Africa Scholarship- 2021