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Introduction
Sabine Henry is a Professor in Geography (University of Namur, Belgium). Her research line is the interaction between environment and migration at the household or individual -level. Her research builds on a strong expertise and knowledge of human migration patterns, especially in Africa. In Burkina Faso, she provided one of the rare empirical evidences on the effects of drought on migration (in collaboration with UCL, INED, France and University of Montreal) and she updated this study by including recently a comparison of direct and indirect effects of climate on migration (in collaboration with the London School of Economy). In 2020, a new FNRS PDR project, has started on the perceptions of environmental modifications and human mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the university of Neufchatel (Switzerland) and St Louis in Senegal. With the aim to deepen this link between migration and environment in various rural contexts (Ecuador, The Philippines, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso), her team explored who is likely to migrate (gender, age, socio-economic level, education, livelihood, etc.), which facets of the changing environment most influence the decision-making process to move, how these facets are perceived by the future migrants, and who are likely to be trapped. One of her PhD student is trying to understand migration and emotions related to the environment in a town hit by a super typhon in the Philippines by using a board game (in collaboration with UPPI, Manila).
Sabine Henry also has extensive experience with social vulnerability assessment. She started by measuring social vulnerability to climate-induced hazards (flash flood) in the Philippines (2010-14, with ESSC, Manila). It usesed community participatory approaches to guarantee durability of the project outcomes. Sabine Henry is also implied in several projects (mostly funded by PRD-ARES) focusing on vulnerability assessments to earthquakes in Haiti (2018-23), landslide and flash flood in Rwanda (2019-23), and finally flash flood and river erosion in Burundi (2019-23). The 3 ongoing PhD theses aim to better understand decisions made by households and their impacts on their livelihood. The first PhD thesis is about the perception of the seismic risk and perception of the actors' capacity to cope with earthquakes in Haiti. The second one aims to assess the vulnerability of the population to the processes of river dynamics in a large African city through the analysis of territorial vulnerability (Bujumbura). The third one aims at analyzing the interplay between population and vulnerability to landslides and floods in North-Western Rwanda.
She also has experience researching migrants in Belgium, having received funds to study the sociocultural challenges of the EU migration, with the case of Romanians in Belgium (in collaboration with University of Iasi, Romania).
The significant experience in international and national research projects allows the Sabine Henry’s team exploring several regions in the world (West and Central Africa, South-East Asia, Central America), using different methods to tackle the same issue (quantitative, qualitative, board game, etc.) and examining from every angle the link between migration and environment (interactions between drivers, vulnerability, resilience, slow-onset and sudden events, disaster, etc.). Two papers have been cited more than 400 times and two between 100 and 200 times. Our team received three prices during major international conferences. Currently, her team is composed by 5 PhD students and one permanent scientific collaborator, thanks to the support of international and national projects.
Sabine Henry was the only EU member of the scientific panel on the Impact of Internal Migration in Developing Countries (2010-15) and member of the scientific panel on the Migration-Climate and Health (2017-2020) of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. She is a member of the Steering committee of the Population and Environment Research Network (2008-2011 and 2019-present). Since 2015’s refugee crisis in Europe, she also gave several conferences to broader audience about migration in Europe.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Université Catholique de Louvain
Award Date: 30 Jun 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Gestion intégrée des risques d'inondation et de sécheresse dans les pays en développement: analyse de l'influence de la gouvernance des risques à l'échelle nationale et locale du Bénin et Madagascar
De Longueville, F. (Supervisor), Henry, S. (Co-supervisor) & Ahadi Mahamba, J. (Researcher)
1/09/24 → 31/08/28
Project: PHD
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Unlocking geosocial media data for mapping social vulnerabilities to climate risks
Dujardin, S. (PI), Henry, S. (PI) & Vibar, A. (Researcher)
1/09/24 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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ILEE-FSR-mangroves: Socio-ecological resilience of populations living around mangroves
Henry, S. (Supervisor), Kestemont, P. (Supervisor) & Gnansounou, S. (Researcher)
15/02/22 → 14/02/26
Project: Research
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Changing water conditions in Senegal: what implications for monthly population distribution and short-term migration?
Visee, C. (PI), Henry, S. (Supervisor), Dujardin, S. (Supervisor) & Faty, A. (CoI)
10/11/21 → 9/11/27
Project: Research
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Landslide and flood hazards and vulnerability in NW Rwanda: towards applicable land management and disaster risk reduction
Henry, S. (PI), De Longueville, F. (CoPI) & Idukunda, C. (Researcher)
1/11/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Addressing bias in national population density models: Focusing on rural Senegal
Visée, C., Morlighem, C., Linard, C., Faty, A., Henry, S. & Dujardin, S., 12 Nov 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 11, e0310809.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Explore the complexity of the migration for a rural population from the Philippines using sequence and graph analysis
Mialhe, F., De Longueville, F. & Henry, S., 18 Mar 2024, In: Population, Space and Place. 30, 5, e2763.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Seismic Risk and Adaptive Capacity to Earthquake: The Case of Anse-à-Veau (Haiti)
Jourdan, G., Clerveau, M., Dieujuste, W. & Henry, S., 31 Mar 2024, In: European Scientific Journal. 20, 8, p. 108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structured timeline mapping as a data collection methodology: a new perspective for research on environmental adaptation
Luyts, J., Burnay, N., Piguet, E., Fall, A., Mballo, I., De Longueville, F. & Henry, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Climate and Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of local deities and traditional beliefs in promoting the sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems
Gnansounou, S. C., Salako, K. V., Visée, C., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Glèlè Kakaï, R., Kestemont, P. & Henry, S., Mar 2024, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 160, 103145.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Annual Meeting Poster Award, for the poster: Henry S., Dos Santos S. “Rainfall Variations and Child Mortality in Sahelian Region: Results from a comparative analysis in Burkina Faso and Mali
Henry, S. (Recipient), 19 Apr 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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IUSSP 2013 Poster Award, for the poster Vanegas R., Demoulin F., Henry S., 2013. “Identifying socio-economic and demographic driving factors at household population level conditioning the local agricultural practices, land use and perception of land degradation in the Paute catchment (Ecuador)”
Henry, S. (Recipient), Demoulin, F. (Recipient) & Vanegas Cabrera, R. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Poster Award, for the poster Demoulin F., Henry S. “The nexus between international migrations and ecological services uses of rural households left-behind, empirical evidences in two ecuadorian provinces
Henry, S. (Recipient), 26 Oct 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Journée d’études et d’échanges IRDENA - Étudiants Engagés, Connaissances Vives : Le Nouveau Paradigme Éducatif
Fievez, F.-X. (Member of Organizing Committee), Henry, S. (Invited Speaker), Malvaux, P. (Invited Speaker), Hermans, J. (Invited Speaker), Berthaud, J. (Speaker) & Zaborowski, K. (Invited Speaker)
28 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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Environmental and Climate Mobilities Network
Visee, C. (Participant), Luyts, J. (Contributor), De Longueville, F. (Participant) & Henry, S. (Participant)
10 Jul 2023 → 12 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (External organisation)
Henry, S. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Alison Lenaerts (Geography, UCL), “Impacts socio-économiques de l’émigration international sur le système agricole des aires rurales de la region sud des Andes équatoriennes”, January 2013
Henry, S. (Supervisor)
Sept 2013Activity: Examinations › External Thesis
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Stéphanie Lanthier (Geography, UCL), “Identification of economic and social outcomes of high-yielding yellow corn through commodity chain analysis. A case study in an upland area of Bukidnon province, Philippines”, January 13
Henry, S. (Supervisor)
Jan 2013Activity: Examinations › External Thesis
Press/Media
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Investigators from University of Namur Release New Data on Sustainability Research (The Role of Local Deities and Traditional Beliefs In Promoting the Sustainable Use of Mangrove Ecosystems)
1/03/24
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