Lisa-Maria Rebelo
Principal Researcher (Earth Observation for Sustainable Development)
Areas of expertise
remote sensing Wetlands Water accounting Natural resource management Water productivityLisa has served as Invited Expert and Vice Chair to the Ramsar Conventions Scientific and Technical Review Panel and as Wetland Coordinator for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agencys international science team. She has worked extensively across the African continent, and in South and Southeast Asia. After being based in the UK, Ethiopia and Laos since august 2019, Lisa is now based at IWMI headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Current projects
Latest news for Lisa-Maria Rebelo
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Latest publications by Lisa-Maria Rebelo
Report
The potential for digital adaptation in agriculture in the Zambezi River Basin countries: regional assessment report
International Water Management Institute; Global Center on Adaptation; African Development Bank | August 6th, 2024
Book Chapter
Smallholder groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: country-level estimates of development potential
May 8th, 2023
Conference Paper
Increasing cropping options in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: a remote-sensing approach for assessing available green water for cultivation [Abstract only]
Copernicus GmbH | September, 2022
