Dr. Robert Zougmoré is an agronomist and soil scientist with a PhD in Production Ecology and Resources Conservation, University of Wageningen. He is based at ICRISAT Bamako where he currently leads the CGIAR research program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in West Africa. His work focuses on the development of climate-smart agriculture technologies, practices, institutions and policies for better climate risk management in West Africa. Before joining CCAFS, he was a senior staff within the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (Tunisia) where he was focused on: Desertification, land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) including environmental surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of DLDD, drought early warning, etc.; and climate change adaptation in Africa (analysing adaptation strategies of vulnerable populations in arid and semi-arid zones, etc.). He has published more than 50 papers and book chapters on soil erosion, integrated soil, water and nutrient management options and their economic benefits, and climate change.
