Dr Zakari Ali
Research Fellow in Epidemiology
MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Atlantic Boulevard
Fajara
Gambia
I am a Research Fellow working on Climate and Health at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM. My research interests are in food systems sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. I completed my PhD at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), working on food systems resilience in low income settings. I also previously completed the MSc Nutrition for Global Health with Distinction and received the John Rivers Prize for outstanding achievement on the MSc at LSHTM in 2019. I am a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr.) with the Association for Nutrition, UK
Affiliations
MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM
Teaching
I supervise MSc student projects on themes around nutrition, food systems and climate change. I also examine MSc taught modules and final exams on the MSc Nutrition for Global Health course.
Research
I currently work as Climate and Health Fellow on the Wellcome Trust funded Lancet Countdown project contributing to efforts to establish an African Regional Centre on Climate Change and Health.
I was the local project lead on the Wellcome Trust funded project on food system adaptations to climate change – Africa (FACE-Africa) which sought to co-create food system solutions to climate change working with various stakeholders in food, agriculture, policymakers and local farmers.
I was the local project lead on the Wellcome Trust funded project on food system adaptations to climate change – Africa (FACE-Africa) which sought to co-create food system solutions to climate change working with various stakeholders in food, agriculture, policymakers and local farmers.
Research Area
Agriculture
Child health
Climate change
Food
Public health
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Disease and Health Conditions
Malnutrition
Country
Bangladesh
Gambia
Ghana
Region
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
Selected Publications
Nutrition of School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Europe and Central Asia Region: A Literature and Survey Review.
2023
Food and nutrition bulletin
Climate change adaptation options to inform planning of agriculture and food systems in The Gambia: A systematic approach for stocktaking
2022
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Adherence to EAT-Lancet dietary recommendations for health and sustainability in the Gambia.
2022
Environmental research letters
Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for crops in West Africa: a systematic review
2022
Environmental research letters