Eva Ludi is a member of the Protected Livelihoods and Agricultural Growth (PLAG) Programme and the Water Policy Programme (WPP). She is a geographer with a diverse project portfolio.

Some of her current workstreams include:

• Research on livelihoods of coffee producers in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania producing for the mainstream and the speciality market
• A Long-term Action Research Study on water and growth focusing on how investments in water can contribute to poverty reduction and more resilient livelihoods
• Contributions to a number of ongoing activities on Climate Change adaptation.

Recent projects included the mid-term review of the Millennium Villages Project commissioned by the Open Society Institute, which she co-led with Kent Buse (PPPG).

She has over ten years of experience in research and policy with a special focus on Ethiopia and other East African countries particularly related to sustainable rural development and sustainable natural resource management, having previously worked at the Centre for Development and Environment, Bern University.