Carlien Donkor

Carlien Donkor is a PhD candidate at the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), interested in traditional ingenuity and historical practices of living on and with water. With professional experience as an architect, project manager, researcher and teacher, she holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano and certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Her PhD topic inquires into the uncertainties and complexities of history, heritage and strategic actors, if and how they affect present life within the community, which may inform future strategies for inclusive development in Nzulezo. Her master’s thesis focused on integrated urban water design and how factors such as climate change and rapid urbanisation put the future design and planning of historical water cities like Milan at risk.