Jaewon Son, M.A.
- Doctoral student, Spokeswoman of doctoral students
- Research group “Sylvanus – Increasing resilience and reducing trade-offs during forest transformations”
- Room: 205
- Phone: +49 721 608-24871
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Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Current positions
- Doctoral student at ITAS with the Graduate Funding from the German States Program (LGF) and DAAD-STIBET Research Assistantship
- Advisor of Greentech Alliance
- Councilor of Karlsruhe and Freiburg of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the Federal Republic of Germany (VeKNI)
Fields of work
- Nature-based solutions (NbS) to increase social-ecological resilience and mitigate climate change
- Maximizing ecosystem services of urban forests
- Multistakeholder participation and citizen engagement
Professional background
| since 2021 | Doctoral student at ITAS |
| 2020 - 2021 | Research scientist at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) |
| 2020 | International Environment Training Program (IEETP) Scholarship holder at UNDP Seoul Policy Centre |
| 2019 - 2020 | Overseas Agriculture Sector Intern Scholarship (OASIS) holder at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
| 2019 | M.A. in International Development and Cooperation at Korea University Master’s thesis: Impacts of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Facilities on Women's Access to Education -The Case of Lao Cai Province, Vietnam |
| 2018 - 2019 | Research assistant at Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) |
| 2018 | Erasmus+ Programme at Diplomatic Academy of Vienna |
| 2017 - 2018 | Research and Teaching assistant at Korea University |
| 2017 | B.A. in International Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) |
| 2016 | Research assistant at Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) |
Selected publications
Lee, H.; Son, J.; Joo, D.; Ha, J.; Yun, S.; Lim, C.; Lee, W. (2020)
Sustainable Water Security Based on the SDG Framework: A Case Study of the 2019 Metro Manila Water Crisis, Sustainability, 12(17), p.6860
Son, J. (2019)
Impacts of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Facilities on Women's Access to Education -The Case of Lao Cai Province, Vietnam, Master thesis, Korea University, Seoul
Son, J. (2019)
From Sensing to Preventing: Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Disaster Management, The Magazine of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Son, J. (2019)
Girls’ Educational Challenge in Rural Vietnam, The Magazine of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Son, J. (2018)
Can China’s Economic Rise and Sustainable Development Coexist?, The Magazine of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna