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Niklas Gebert e-mail: gebert (at) ehs.unu.edu

BACKGROUND Niklas Gebert studied Geography in Göttingen and Bonn (Germany) with the focus on geographical development research, particularly on vulnerability assessment of societies to the negative impacts of HIV/AIDS in Malawi. Prior to his engagement at UNU-EHS, Niklas Gebert worked as Junior Professional for the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in the field of Food Security / HIV/AIDS in Africa and Capacity Development for Chemical Management.

WORKING AREA AT UNU-EHS He is a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for Human Security and Environment (UNU-EHS) and is currently coordinating research on Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment in Indonesia within the German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (GITEWS) project.