Position:
research associate
Branch:
Department of social-ecological analysis
Workplace:
ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.
V Jirchářích 149/6
Praha
110 00
Email:
sucha.l@czechglobe.cz
Phone:
+420 730 565 286
Research Focus
- Knowledge production, knowledge systems
- Future scenarios, sustainability pathways
- Socio-ecological systems and transformative change
- Stakeholder engagement, participation, transdisciplinary research
- Climate change adaptation
- Development studies, Southern Africa region (Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa)
Education
2014 – 2021: PhD – International Development Sudies, Palacky University Olomouc
2012 – 2014: MSc – International Development Sudies, Palacky University Olomouc
2009 – 2012: Bc – International Development Sudies, Palacky University Olomouc
Appointments
Global Change Research Institute CAS:
- 2025 – present: Research Associate
- 2021 – 2024: post-doctoral researcher
- 2019 – 2021: PhD stduent
Awards
Laureate of “Make our Planet Great Again” Prize for Climate and Environmental Research, awarded by Embassy of France in the Czech Republic, 2021
Important research visits and fellowships
02 – 05/2017 a 02 – 03/2018 University of Johannesburg, South Africa: research stay focused on Land tenure and productivity of urban agriculture in Soweto
09 – 11/2015 Heinrich Boel Foundation, the Philippines: research stay focused on initiatives on urban agriculture in Quezon City (Metro Manila)
07 – 10/2013 Copperbelt University in Kitwe, Zambia: research stay focused on community-based urban agriculture
Membership
IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services):
- IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (GA2), coordinating lead author
Chapter 4: Future pathways, coordinating lead author
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change):
- IPCC Seventh Assessment Report (AR7), Working Group II, Review editor
Chapter 5: Responses to losses and damages
EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes): member
CRENDES (The Czech Research Network for Global Development and Sustainability): founding member
Brief scientometrics
H-index: 5 (Web of Science, 2025)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8183-0473
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lenka-Sucha
