Fadji Maina information

Fadji Z. Maina
Fadji Z. Maina
	Fadji Maina with Eva Nogales in 2019
Born	Zinder, Niger
Alma mater	University of Strasbourg
Known for	Water resources
	Scientific career
Institutions	NASA GSFC ; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ; CEA ; CNRS

Fadji Zaouna Maina is a Nigerien Earth scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.^[1]^[2] She was previously working in the field of hydrogeology at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where she used computational model using supercomputers to study the effects of climate change on water sustainability^[3] and predict future needs. Her research has demonstrated that wildfire in California counterintuitively increase the water availability in the watersheds,^[4] as the barren lands impact the snowpack dynamics. She also studies the potential effects of drought in African Sahel region,^[5] advocating for a holistic response including girl education and family planning, increase in agricultural production and local security.

^ "Niger : Issouffou se réjoui de l'admission de Fadji Maina à la Nasa – Agence d'Information du Burkina". Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
^ On International Women’s Day, these atmospheric scientists inspire us – Washington Post March, 8th 2021
^ "Berkeley Lab 2019 SLAM: Fadji Maina - Sustainable Water for an Uncertain Future" – via Youtube.
^ "How California Wildfires Can Impact Water Availability". Berkeley Lab News Center. 4 September 2019.
^ Graves, Alisha; Rosa, Lorenzo; Nouhou, Abdoul Moumouni; Maina, Fadji; Adoum, Djimé (13 November 2019). "Avert catastrophe now in Africa's Sahel". Nature. 575 (7782): 282–286. Bibcode:2019Natur.575..282G. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03445-z. PMID 31723283. S2CID 207986732.

[1] "Niger : Issouffou se réjoui de l'admission de Fadji Maina à la Nasa – Agence d'Information du Burkina". Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

[2] On International Women’s Day, these atmospheric scientists inspire us – Washington Post March, 8th 2021

[3] "Berkeley Lab 2019 SLAM: Fadji Maina - Sustainable Water for an Uncertain Future" – via Youtube.

[4] "How California Wildfires Can Impact Water Availability". Berkeley Lab News Center. 4 September 2019.

[5] Graves, Alisha; Rosa, Lorenzo; Nouhou, Abdoul Moumouni; Maina, Fadji; Adoum, Djimé (13 November 2019). "Avert catastrophe now in Africa's Sahel". Nature. 575 (7782): 282–286. Bibcode:2019Natur.575..282G. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03445-z. PMID 31723283. S2CID 207986732.