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Peer Reviewed Publications

Quandt, A., Salerno, J., Herrick, J., Hartter, J., Baird, T., McCabe, J. T., and E. Xu. 2021. Mobile phone use and agricultural impacts among female smallholder farmers in Tanzania. Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security 6(1): 43-54. Doi: 10.19268/JGAFS.612021.4. Read Article. 

Awazi, N.P., and A. Quandt. 2021. Livelihood resilience to environmental changes in Kenya and Cameroon: a comparative analysis. Climatic Change 165: 33. doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-03073-5. Read Article.

Quandt, A. 2021. Coping with drought: narratives from smallholder farmers in semi-arid Kenya. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 57: 102168. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102168. Read Article. 

Quandt, A. 2021. Agroforestry trees for improved food security on farms impacted by wildlife crop raiding in Kenya. Trees, Forests, & People 4: 100069. doi: 10.1016/j.tfp.2021.100069. Read Article. 


Quandt, A. 2020. Contribution of agroforestry trees for climate change adaptation:narratives from smallholder farmers in Isiolo, Kenya. Agroforestry Systems: 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10457-020-00535-0. Read Article. 

Quandt, A., Salerno, J., Neff, J., Baird, T. Herrick, J., McCabe, J. T., Xu, E., and J. Hartter. 2020. Mobile phone use is associated with higher smallholder agricultural productivity in Tanzania, East Africa. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237337. Read Article.

​Quandt, A., Herrick, J., Peacock, G., Salley, S., Buni, A., Mkalawa, C., and J. Neff. 2020. A standardized land capability classification system for land evaluation using mobile phone technology. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 75(3): 1-11. doi:10.2489/jswc.2020.00023.  Read Article. 

Abeje, M., Tsunekawa, A., Haregeweyn, N., Nigussie, Z., Adgo, E., Ayalew, Z., Tsubo, M.,  Elias, A., Berihun, D., Quandt, A., Berihun, M., and T. Masunaga. 2019. Communities’ livelihood vulnerability to climate variability in Ethiopia. Sustainability 11(22): 6302. Read Article. 

International Resource Panel (IRP). 2019. Land Restoration for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: An International Resource Panel Think Piece. Herrick, J.E., Abrahamse, T., Abhilash, P.C., Ali, S.H., Alvarez-Torres, P., Barau, A.S., Branquinho, C., Chhatre, A., Chotte, J.L., Cowie, A.L., Davis, K.F., Edrisi, S.A., Fennessy, M.S., Fletcher, S., Flores-Díaz, A.C., Franco, I.B., Ganguli, A.C., Speranza, C.I, Kamar, M.J., Kaudia, A.A., Kimiti, D.W., Luz, A.C., Matos, P., Metternicht, G., Neff, J., Nunes, A., Olaniyi, A.O., Pinho, P., Primmer, E., Quandt, A., Sarkar, P., Scherr, S.J., Singh, A., Sudoi, V., von Maltitz, G.P., Wertz, L., Zeleke, G. A think piece of the International Resource Panel. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. Read Article. or Watch the YouTube Video summary

Herrick, J.E., Neff, J., Quandt, A., Salley, S., Maynard, J., Ganguli, A., and B. Bestelmeyer. 2019. Prioritizing land for investments based on short- and long-term land potential and degradation risk. Environmental Science and Policy 96: 52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.03.001.  Read Article. 
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Quandt, A.  2019. Variability in perceptions of household livelihood resilience and drought at the intersection of gender and ethnicity.  Climatic Change 152: 1-15.  doi: 10.1007/s10584-018-2343-7.  Read Article. 


Quandt, A.  2018.  Household Livelihood Resilience Approach: A sustainable livelihoods approach for measuring livelihood resilience.  World Development 107: 253-263.  doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.24.  Read Article

Quandt, A., Neufeldt, H., and J.T. McCabe.  2018.  Building livelihood reislience: what role does agroforestry play? Climate and Development.  doi: 10.1080/17565529.2018.1447903.  Read Article 

Quandt, A., Neufeldt, H., and J.T. McCabe. 2017. The role of agroforestry in building  livelihood resilience to floods and droughts in semi-arid Kenya.  Ecology and Society 22(3).  Read Article

Quandt, A., and J.T. McCabe.  2017. “You can steal livestock but you can’t steal trees”: the livelihood benefits of agroforestry during and after violent conflict.  Human Ecology 45(4): 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10745-017-9922-5.  Read Article

Quandt, A. and A. Kimathi. 2017.  Perceptions of the effects of floods and droughts on livelihoods: lessons from arid Kenya. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies  and Mitigation 9(3): 337-351. doi: 10.1108/IJCCSM-11-2014-0132  Read Article

Quandt, A.  2016. Farmers and forest conservation: how might land sparing work in practice? Society and Natural Resources 29(4), 418 – 431. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2015.1095381 Read Article

Quandt, A. 2016. Towards integrating political ecology into resilience-based resource management. Resources 5(4): 31.  doi: 10.3390/resources5040031.  Read Article

Quandt, A., and A. Kimathi.  2016. Adapting livelihoods to climate change in arid Kenya: local perspectives and insights.  African Journal of Rural Development 1(1): 51-60.  Read Article  


Policy Briefs and Reports

Resilience Academy Participants. 2016.  Loss and Damage, Livelihood Resilience: 5 key insights from the Resilience Academy and 5 recommendations for the 5-year work plan on Loss and Damage.  United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.  Policy Brief 10.   doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25250.63689  Read Report

Quandt, A. 2013. Climate-Smart, Ecosystem-Friendly Livelihood Options in Isiolo County, Kenya. Prepared for the Partners for Resilience Project, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre.  Read Report



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