Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Silvia Hostettler is an environmental scientist and international development
scholar with 19 years of experience in researching sustainable development challenges in the global South. She is interested in how technological innovation can
support poverty reduction and sustainable development. She studied at the
University of Geneva, the University of Aberdeen (UK) and at EPFL, conducted
research in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mexico and was based in Bangalore for four
years as Executive Director of swissnex India. Currently, she is the Deputy Director
of the Cooperation and Development Center at EPFL and directs the International
Conference of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, e-mail: silvia.
hostettelr@epfl.ch.
Samira Najih Besson is an engineering geologist with option in hydrogeology
from Lausanne University. She studied at the University of Geneva and the Cadi
Ayyad University of Marrakech. She has worked for Swiss public institution and
international humanitarian organizations where she conducted projects on GIS,
environmental studies, natural hazard disaster management. Currently, she is the
project manager of the International Conference of the UNESCO Chair in
Technologies for Development at CODEV at EPFL, e-mail: samira.najih@epfl.ch.
Jean-Claude Bolay is the Director at CODEV. As the scientific director of the
Center, he leads a team of 25 scientists and collaborators with the goal of coordinating development cooperation activities at EPFL. Among many training,
research, and management activities, the Center manages the UNESCO Chair in
Technologies for Development, which focuses on the adaptation of technologies
and innovation for the global South, e-mail: jean-claude.bolay@epfl.ch.
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About the Editors
Silvia Hostettler is an environmental scientist and international development
scholar with 19 years of experience in researching sustainable development challenges in the global South. She is interested in how technological innovation can
support poverty reduction and sustainable development. She studied at the
University of Geneva, the University of Aberdeen (UK) and at EPFL, conducted
research in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mexico and was based in Bangalore for four
years as Executive Director of swissnex India. Currently, she is the Deputy Director
of the Cooperation and Development Center at EPFL and directs the International
Conference of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, e-mail: silvia.
hostettelr@epfl.ch.
Samira Najih Besson is an engineering geologist with option in hydrogeology
from Lausanne University. She studied at the University of Geneva and the Cadi
Ayyad University of Marrakech. She has worked for Swiss public institution and
international humanitarian organizations where she conducted projects on GIS,
environmental studies, natural hazard disaster management. Currently, she is the
project manager of the International Conference of the UNESCO Chair in
Technologies for Development at CODEV at EPFL, e-mail: samira.najih@epfl.ch.
Jean-Claude Bolay is the Director at CODEV. As the scientific director of the
Center, he leads a team of 25 scientists and collaborators with the goal of coordinating development cooperation activities at EPFL. Among many training,
research, and management activities, the Center manages the UNESCO Chair in
Technologies for Development, which focuses on the adaptation of technologies
and innovation for the global South, e-mail: jean-claude.bolay@epfl.ch.
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