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Sabine Henry is a Professor in the Department of Geography within the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Namur, Belgium. Her research focuses on the interaction between environment and migration at household and individual levels, with extensive fieldwork across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central America. She leads a research team within the Institute of Life-Earth-Environment (ILEE) and maintains active collaborations with institutions worldwide including the London School of Economics, University of Neuchâtel, and universities in the Philippines and Ecuador.
- Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain (2003)
- DESS in Demography, University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg (1998)
- Degree in Geographical Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain (1997)
Professor Henry's research centers on environmental migration, vulnerability assessment, and resilience building in contexts of climate change and natural disasters. Her work explores who is likely to migrate based on gender, age, socio-economic status, and education, as well as how environmental changes are perceived by potential migrants. She employs diverse methodological approaches including event-history analysis, qualitative methods, and innovative techniques like board games to capture complex decision-making processes. Her fieldwork spans Burkina Faso (drought-migration links), Philippines (typhoon impacts), Ecuador (environmental benefits of migration), and multiple African nations (vulnerability assessments).
Her research output shows consistent focus on environmental migration patterns, with recent publications addressing community vulnerability in Rwanda, hydrological changes in Senegal, and seismic risk perception in Haiti. The work demonstrates interdisciplinary integration of geography, demography, and environmental science with strong methodological diversity.
- Best Poster Award, Population Association of America (2008)
- Best Poster Award, UISSP (2013)
- Poster Award for 'The nexus between international migrations and ecological services uses...' (2012)
Professor Henry currently supervises 5 PhD students and one permanent scientific collaborator, supported by multiple international and national projects. Her team has received significant funding including FNRS PDR projects, PRD-ARES grants, and collaborations with institutions in Switzerland, Senegal, and Romania. Current projects include vulnerability assessments for earthquakes in Haiti (2018-23), landslides and floods in Rwanda (2019-23), and flash floods in Burundi (2019-23), alongside ongoing work on environmental modifications and human mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Her research group operates within the Hugo Observatory, a research center committed to studying interactions between environmental changes, human migration, and politics. The team employs community participatory approaches to ensure durability of project outcomes and examines migration-environment links from multiple angles including drivers, vulnerability, resilience, and disaster impacts.
