Publications
Research published across leading development, sustainability, and governance journals. Full list available on Google Scholar.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
2026
Hannah, C., Waheed, S., Ocaklı, B., Guerrieri, F., Castro Campos, B., Abubariki, M., Chang, K., Gerullis, M., Falayi, M., Pattenden, E., Silva Santa Rosa Macedo, G., Mohammed, A., & Unnikrishnan, H. (2026). Beyond the binary: A framework for examining the in/formality of institutions in social-ecological systems. Policy Studies Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.70124
McManus, C., Finan, T., Junqueira, V., Pimentel, F., Goto, E., Delphin-Perez, S., & Hannah, C. (2026). Mapping disaster risk reduction studies and their regional importance. Progress in Disaster Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2026.100587
Delphin-Perez, S., Chelabi, E., McCann, L., Elema, N., Francioli, A., Mugamu, E., Davies, J., & Hannah, C. (2026). Navigating disaster risk reduction research in Africa. Climate and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2026.2664539
Asmare, B. A., & Hannah, C. (2026). Gender, climate change and adaptation: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-026-10304-6
Githu, D. W., Guido, Z., Goto, E. A., Hannah, C., Kamunge, J., Mutanda, E., Finan, T. J., Finan, P., Fox, K., Mukherjee, R., Nelson, S., & Sharma, P. (2026). Humanitarian assistance and its expected behavior and land use changes: Insights from Bangladesh and Kenya. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106036
Kear, M., McCann, L., Hibberd, R., & Hannah, C. (2026). The manufactured housing mosaic: An intersectional approach to measuring social vulnerability. Housing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2025.2483229
2025
Hannah, C., Blekking, J., Davies, J., Battersby, J., Chilenga, A., Chaaba, D., & Toriro, P. (2025). Urban African food systems as sites of challenges and opportunities for household food equity and resilience. Ecology and Society, 30(3), Article 28. https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/art28/
Ogony, J., Mangeni, J., Ayodo, G., Amulen, E., Scopas, F., Tusubila, J., Wagaba, M., Mwaka, M., Nwanja, L., Princewill, S., Oyugi, B., Yongo, A., Rakotosolofo, S., Francioli, A., Mugamu, E., Davies, J., & Hannah, C. (2025). The stifling burden of climate change on African public healthcare systems. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1559737
2023
Joshi, N., Gerlak, A., Hannah, C., Lopus, S., Krell, N., & Evans, T. (2023). Water insecurity, housing tenure, and the role of informal water services in Nairobi’s slum settlements. World Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106165
2022
Joshi, N., Lopus, S., Hannah, C., Ernst, K., Kilungo, A., Opiyo, R., N’gayu, M., Davies, J., & Evans, T. (2022). COVID-19 lockdowns: Employment and business disruptions, water access and hygiene practices in Nairobi's informal settlements. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115191
Davies, J., Blekking, J., Hannah, C., Zimmer, A., Joshi, N., Anderson, P., & Evans, T. (2022). Governance of traditional markets and rural-urban food systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Habitat International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102620
Hannah, C., Davies, J., Green, R., Zimmer, A., Anderson, P., Joshi, N., Battersby, J., Baylis, K., & Evans, T. (2022). Persistence of open-air markets in the food systems of Africa’s secondary cities. Cities, 124, 103608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103608
2021
Guido, Z., Lopus, S., Waldman, K., Hannah, C., Zimmer, A., Krell, N., Knudson, C., Estes, L., Caylor, K., & Evans, T. (2021). Perceived links between climate change and weather forecast accuracy: New barriers to tools for agricultural decision-making. Climatic Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03207-9
Hannah, C., Giroux, S., Krell, N., Lopus, S. E., McCann, L. E., Zimmer, A., Caylor, K. K., & Evans, T. (2021). Has the vision of a gender quota rule been realized for community-based water management committees in Kenya? World Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105154
Davies, J., Hannah, C., Guido, Z., Zimmer, A., McCann, L., Battersby, J., & Evans, T. (2021). Barriers to urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. Food Policy, 103, 101999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101999
Krell, N. T., Giroux, S. A., Guido, Z., Hannah, C., Lopus, S. E., Caylor, K. K., & Evans, T. P. (2021). Smallholder farmers’ use of mobile phone services in central Kenya. Climate and Development, 13(3), 215–227. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1748847
2020
Guido, Z., Zimmer, A., Lopus, S., Hannah, C., Gower, D., Waldman, K., Krell, N., Sheffield, J., Caylor, K., & Evans, T. (2020). Farmer forecasts: Impacts of seasonal rainfall expectations on agricultural decision-making in sub-Saharan Africa. Climate Risk Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2020.100247
2014
Johnson, M. F., Hannah, C., Acton, L., Popovici, R., Karanth, K. K., & Weinthal, E. (2014). Network environmentalism: Citizen scientists as agents for environmental advocacy. Global Environmental Change, 29, 235–245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.10.006
Technical Reports
† Led systematic review, data collection, analysis, and writing
Braithwaite, A., Chandrakant, A., Collins, G., Fox, K., Guido, Z., †Hannah, C., Finan, T., Frankenberger, T., Githu, D., Goto, E., Josepheson, A., Michler, J., Mukherjee, R., Sharma, P., Tellman, B., & Collins, G. (2023). Enhancing evidence for humanitarian assistance: Preliminary findings from the systematic review. U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.
Gerlak, A., Guido, Z., †Hannah, C., & Williams, S. (2022). Assessment of stakeholder engagement and climate services in the Caribbean. World Meteorological Organization.
Xenarios, S., Smakhtin, V., Sehring, J., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Tsani, S., Hannah, C., & Michalena, E. (2018). Water-energy-food nexus and environment in Central Asia. In Water-energy-food ecosystems (WEFE) nexus and sustainable development goals (SDGs) (p. 147)
Adamovic, M., Al-Zubari, W. K., Amani, A., Ameztoy, A. I., Bacigalupi, C., Carchiesi, S., ... & Zaragoza, G. (2019). Position paper on water, energy, food and ecosystem (WEFE) nexus and sustainable Development goals (SDGs).
Balasubramanya, S., Buisson, M., Saikia, P., MacDonald, K., Aslamy, S., Horbulyk, T., Hannah, C., Yakubov, M., & Platonov, A. (2016). Impact of water users associations on water and land productivity, equity and food security in Tajikistan: Baseline technical report. International Water Management Institute.
OUTREACH Materials
Chilenga, A., Kabuya, D., Davies, J., Hannah, C., Blekking, J., Battersby, J., & Toriro, P. (2023). Creating more resilient and equitable urban food systems. Southern African Resilience Academy. Prepared in collaboration with Sabrina Chesterman of Kands Collective. Download.
· SARA policy note for the Southern African region
· Toolkit for Zambian policymakers and urban planners (with accompanying poster)
· Meet Mutinta as she navigates Choma’s urban food system [Cartoon narrative]
Dissertation
Hannah, C. (2018). When the canals run dry: New institutions and the collective governance of irrigation systems in Tajikistan (Doctoral dissertation, Duke University). Download.