International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Ana Maria Perez Arredondo
Former PhD student at the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)/Development research, research project "EnerSHelF"
Unit
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Research fields
- Health Policy
- Health Economics
- Institutional and technological change
Location
Sankt Augustin
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
53757, Sankt Augustin
Curriculum vitae
Ana was working on factors influencing technological change in the context of the "Political Economy of a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Ghanaian Health Sector" as part of the EnerSHelF project at IZNE. She is also a PhD candidate at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn and part of the One Health and Urban Transformations Graduate School. Her dissertation focuses on topics such as One Health Governance and the social and environmental determinants of health in Accra, Ghana.
She has worked for the PPP on Climate Risk Transfer and Agricultural Insurance between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Swiss-Re, and for the Agriculture Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
She holds an MSc. in International Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Economics from the
Universities of Göttingen in Germany and Talca in Chile (2016) and a Bachelor of International Business from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico (2013).
Research Projects
"Dumsor" is the Ghanaian word for the frequent blackouts that happen on the country's electricity grid. Like many developing and emerging countries, Ghana suffers from frequent power cuts. On top of this, there is also the instability of the power grid. Both have a major impact on the health care services. Although electricity from photovoltaic systems could provide a solution, the photovoltaic (PV) market in Ghana remains relatively underdeveloped. This is where the EnerSHelf joint project steped in. Through dedicated research, research-practice collaboration in interdisciplinary teams, and on-the-ground implementation, the project paved the way for improved energy access and resilience within the healthcare sector, ultimately contributing to the well-being and prosperity of the Ghanaian population.
Project management at the H-BRS
Prof. Dr Stefanie Meilinger Prof. Dr Katja Bender