2016 World Fellow Gernot Laganda
Gernot Laganda reflects on how international organizations address aid, development, and climate change.
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The World Fellows Program enabled a creative disruption of my day-to-day work. It allowed me to challenge assumptions, reflect on my place in the world, and connect with others around a shared goal of learning from each other.
2016
Gernot Laganda
Gernot Laganda is leading the Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Programs at the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP). He supports WFP Country Offices and the governments they serve to understand the effects of climate change on food security, develop strategic measures to reduce climate risks in country programs, and make innovative climate finance instruments work for vulnerable communities. Gernot joined WFP from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), where he managed the worldā€™s largest climate change adaptation program for smallholder farmers. A geoscientist by training, he spent the past 20 years working at the nexus between disasters and development – holding posts with NGOs supporting disaster relief and…