Kari Hyytiäinen
PI, Professor / Economics of Baltic Sea protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
kari.hyytiainen@helsinki.fi
I work as a responsible consortium PI. I also participate in research activities concerning mitigation of the drought and flood risks in crop cultivation and development of the scenarios.
Roosa Veijola
Interaction & communications, E2 Research
roosa.veijola@e2.fi
I am part of the project’s communication and interaction team. We plan and produce clear and accessible communication about the project’s results, events, and other key outputs.
Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio
Research Professor / Natural Resources / Plant Production
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
pirjo.peltonen-sainio@luke.fi
I lead and work in workpackage 1, where our focus is on tailored transition from rainfed to nature- and technology-based water managed systems to safeguard profitable, sustainable, resilient, and regenerative primary production in the pressure of global changes and challenges.
Marjukka Lamminen
Postdoctoral researcher, department of agricultural sciences, faculty of agriculture and forestry, University of Helsinki
marjukka.lamminen@helsinki.fi
I’m animal scientist modelling in WP1 the effects of feeds produced by water-wise primary production on the nutrition, production and environmental impacts of livestock.
Xavier Irz
Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Helsinki
xavier.irz@helsinki.fi
I lead WP2 and carry out research in Task 2.2 to provide an economic analysis of water-food issues, in particular as it relates to international trade and policy.
Mohammad El Wali
Postdoctoral researcher, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
mohammad.elwali@helsinki.fi
I work in the life cycle assessment (LCA) team, which, among other things, produces and publishes water scarcity footprint results for the food stuffs consumed in Finland (WP2).
Kim Lindfors
Research Scientist, Bioeconomy and environment / Sustainability assessments, Natural Resources Institute Finland
kim.lindfors@luke.fi
I work in the life cycle assessment (LCA) team, which, among other things, produces and publishes water scarcity footprint results for the food stuffs consumed in Finland (WP2.1).
Atte Penttilä
Researcher, PhD,
E2 Research
atte.penttila@e2.fi
I am an anthropologist working in Work Package 3 of the project, studying the values, attitudes, and capabilities of different food system actors related to water use. The aim is to identify factors that facilitate or hinder the adoption of sustainable water practices
Ville Pitkänen
Research Manager, PhD, E2 Research
ville.pitkanen@e2.fi
I work in Work Package 3 of the project, where we explore the values, attitudes, and capabilities related to water use among different actors in the food system.
Vilma Sandström Research coordinator, Department of Economics and Management and Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki
vilma.sandstrom@helsinki.fi
I do research in work package 4, where we study and model scenarios for future food systems particularly focusing on the water-food nexus.
Maria Yli-Heikkilä
Postdoctoral researcher, Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University
maria.a.yli-heikkila@aalto.fi
With my background in data science and satellite remote sensing for agricultural monitoring, I will contribute to WP4.3 by working on data integration tasks for modelling the effects of various combinations of drivers in food system scenarios on the use of natural resources.
Marjatta Selänniemi
Consortium Interaction Coordinator,
Senior Specialist
E2 Research
marjatta.selanniemi@e2.fi
I lead the project’s interaction and communication team. We support collaboration between researchers and knowledge users and promote the societal impact of the research. We plan and implement clear and accessible communication about the project’s events and results.
Pirjo Mäkelä
Professor of Crop Science, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki pirjo.makela@helsinki.fi
I am co-leader of WP 1 and leader of Task 1.2 in which we investigate solutions to increase crop production resilience to extreme dry and wet events e.g., diversified cropping systems, irrigation, soil management, and novel technologies.
Kateryna Yuhai
Doctorate researcher, Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
I am currently involved in Work Package 1 (WP1), focusing on the economic optimisation of adaptation strategies to droughts and floods in Finnish agriculture. Before this, I worked as a researcher specialising in sustainable agriculture and climate adaptation.
Lauri Jauhiainen
Senior Scientist / Natural Resources / Field Crop Production
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
lauri.jauhiainen@luke.fi
I work in Work Package 1, analyzing extensive background data related to diversifying land use to improve climate resilience and water management.
Hanna Tuomisto
Professor of Sustainable Food Systems, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki & Sustainable Food Systems and Society, Natural Resources Institute Finland
hanna.tuomisto@helsinki.fi
I’m co-leader of WP2 and leader of Task 2.1 that estimates the water scarcity and other environmental impacts of foods consumed in Finland and novel food technologies.
Kirsi Usva
Senior scientist,
Bioeconomy and environment / Sustainability assessments
Natural Resources Institute Finland
kirsi.usva@luke.fi
I work in the life cycle assessment (LCA) team, which, among other things, produces and publishes water scarcity footprint results for the food stuffs consumed in Finland (WP2.1). My role is to support and steer the work.
Oona Pietiläinen
Research Scientist, Sustainable food systems and society, Natural Resources Institute Finland
oona.pietilainen@luke.fi
I work in the life cycle assessment (LCA) team, which, among other things, produces and publishes water scarcity footprint results for the food stuffs consumed in Finland (WP2.1).
Jelena Meinilä
University researcher, Department of Food and nutrition, University of Helsinki
jelena.meinila@helsinki.fi
I work in a team researching the relationship between diets’ water footprint and nutritional quality.
Matti Kummu
Professor of global water and food issues, Aalto University
matti.kummu@aalto.fi
I lead work package 4, where we study and model scenarios for future food systems particularly focusing on the water-food nexus.
Mika Jalava
Staff scientist,
Global Water Issues, Food Security, Support for Data Analysis and Modelling, Aalto University
mika.jalava@aalto.fi
I do research in work package 4, where we study and model scenarios for future food systems particularly focusing on the water-food nexus.
Tuija Väyrynen
Interaction & communications, E2 Research
tuija.vayrynen@e2.fi
I am part of the project’s communication and interaction team. We plan and produce clear and accessible communication about the project’s results, events, and other key outputs.
Aino Friman
Project Coordinator, Doctoral researcher, University of Helsinki, aino.friman@helsinki.fi
aino.friman@helsinki.fi
I work as a consortium project coordinator. I also work in WP2 and carry out research in Task 2.2 to provide an economic analysis of water-food issues, in particular as it relates to international trade and policy.
Laura Alakukku
Professor of Environmental Technology, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki
laura.alakukku@helsinki.fi
I am involved in WP 1 in which we investigate solutions to increase crop production resilience to extreme dry and wet events e.g., diversified cropping systems, irrigation, soil management, and novel technologies.
Matti Hyyrynen
Postdoc Research Scientist, Environmental and natural resource economics group, Bioeconomy and environment organizational unit, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
matti.hyyrynen@luke.fi
I’m an environment economist and I do economic optimization modelling WP1 focusing on the efficient adaptation in agriculture. In addition, I do econometric modelling of food demand in WP4.
Nina Hyytiä
University Lecturer, PhD (Agriculture and Forestry), University of Helsinki, Department of Economics, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestrynina.hyytia@helsinki.fi
I carry out economic and international trade analysis in the context of water-food framework in WP2.
Venla Kyttä
Research Scientist, postdoc, Sustainable food systems and society, Natural Resources Institute Finland
venla.kytta@luke.fi
I work in the life cycle assessment (LCA) team, which, among other things, produces and publishes water scarcity footprint results for the food stuffs consumed in Finland (WP2).
Maijaliisa (Maikki) Erkkola
Professor of nutrition (public health nutrition), Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki
maijaliisa.erkkola@helsinki.fi
I lead WP 3 and, together with my team, study the effects of current dietary patterns as well as diets adherent to the new nutrition recommendations on water scarcity footprint and other environmental impacts.
Henna Peltonen
Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry,
Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki
henna.peltonen@helsinki.fi
Jussi Lintunen
Associate professor/ Bioeconomy and environment / Environmental and Natural Resource Economics / Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
jussi.lintunen@luke.fi
I work on WP1 and WP4, contributing to economic modelling of drought and flood risks in primary production and estimating the global demand system.
Daniel Chrisendo
Postdoctoral researcher, Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University
daniel.chrisendo@aalto.fi
I am an agricultural/development economist. I contribute to building various scenario narratives of future food systems in Finland and globally, considering environmental and socioeconomic drivers and adaptation and mitigation options.
Subij Shakya
Doctoral Researcher, Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki
subij.shakya@helsinki.fi
Under Work Package 3, I explore the current context of water-scarcity footprints of Finnish diets and optimised “water-friendly” diets.
My research combines my experiences in medicine, public health, and nutrition.
Yue Fu
Doctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki
yue.fu@helsinki.fi