Who we are

REDAA is funded by UK International Development from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and managed by IIED via the Scientific and Management Unit.

Scientific and Management Unit (SMU)

James Mayers James Mayers

REDAA Programme Leader & Chair of the SMU

Director of Natural Resources Group

IIED

Xiaoting Hou Jones Xiaoting Hou Jones

Senior Researcher

IIED

Tarisirai Zengeni

MEL Advisor

IIED

Steve Bass Steve Bass

Senior Associate

IIED

Stefano D’Errico Stefano D’Errico

REDAA Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Lead

Head of MEL at IIED

IIED

Rosalind Goodrich Rosalind Goodrich

REDAA Communications Lead

Head of research communications at IIED

IIED

Mélanie Vaufrey Mélanie Vaufrey

Senior Project Manager & REDAA Grants Manager 

IIED

Janine Duffy Janine Duffy

Researcher

IIED

Dilys Roe Dilys Roe

REDAA Lead Technical Advisor

Principal researcher and team leader (Biodiversity) at IIED

IIED

David Sankar David Sankar

Web services manager

IIED

Chris Brody Chris Brody

Web services manager

IIED

Beth Downe Beth Downe

Programme Manager

IIED

Alasdair Brown Alasdair Brown

Project Manager

IIED

Steering committee

Jonathan Hassall

Steering Committee Chair & REDAA Senior Responsible Owner (SRO)

Environment Research Lead, Research and Evidence Directorate

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

James Mayers James Mayers

REDAA Programme Leader & Chair of the SMU

Director of Natural Resources Group

IIED

Zoi Andrew

Programme Manager, Research and Evidence Directorate

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Tim Sumner

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Simon Kerley

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Sarah Ratcliffe

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Sarah Blackburn

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Kim Fuggle

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Ian Stanton

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Clare Lewis

Climate, Nature and Agriculture Advisor, Research and Evidence Directorate

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Christina Rowley

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)