Personal profile
Research
Sara Gabrielsson is an Associate senior lecturer in Sustainability science at Lund University. Sara’s primary research focus is on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and sustainable development in Africa. Sara’s vision is to facilitate the interaction between academia and sanitation practitioners to enable the spread of sustainable WASH from theory to action.
Teaching
Sara is a teacher and thesis supervisor in both LUMES – Lund University Master’s Program in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science and LUMID - Lund University Master's in International Development and Management.
In the LUMES programme she convene the LUMES elective course on Sustainability and Global Health. The course provides global perspectives and local examples of the connections between development, environment and health by highlighting four key emerging and persistent global health challenges;
- the unavoidable health impacts of climate change
- the prevailing sanitation crises
- the global dietary paradox
- the health externalities of global manufacturing and use of electronics
Free keywords
- WASH
- Sanitation
- sustainability
- Development Studies
- Global health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations the last five years
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Entangled risks: knowledge co-production with sanitation workers to address current and future challenges of handling menstrual waste in informal settlements in Kenya
Dickin, S., Gabrielsson, S., Rutto, C., Tatani, P. & Okwaro, N., 2025 Sept, In: Health and Place. 95, 103513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change-induced water insecurity and global health: A focus on women, water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), and the remaining gaps towards sustainable development
Caretta, M. A. & Gabrielsson, S., 2025 Jan 1, The Intersection of Global Health and Sustainable Development: An International Perspective. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 115-128 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene: Challenges and opportunities for measurement and monitoring
Dickin, S. & Gabrielsson, S., 2023 Dec, In: Water Security. 20, 100143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Politikerna struntar i klimatforskningen: 420 forskare: Regeringens politik är katastrofal – nu måste fler svenskar kräva en omställning
Translated title of the contribution :Politicians ignore climate research: 420 researchers: The government's policy is disastrous - more Swedes must now demand change Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Newspaper article
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Potential use of faecal sludge derived char briquettes as an alternative cooking energy source in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mwamlima, P., Mayo, A. W., Gabrielsson, S. & Kimwaga, R., 2023 Sept, In: Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances. 7, 100068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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ALIGN: ALIGN: Embedding Inner Student-Centered Exploration and Development in Higher Education
Gabrielsson, S. (Researcher)
2025/12/01 → 2028/02/29
Project: Research
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Complicated Plastics: Addressing taboo waste streams for promotion of user dignity and sustainable consumption
Gabrielsson, S. (PI), Dickin, S. (CoPI), Otiendo, D. (Researcher) & Evangelopolus, P. (Researcher)
2022/07/01 → 2025/06/30
Project: Research
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aFrica Loss And daMage nEtwork (FLAME)
Boyd, E. (PI), Yengoh, G. T. (Researcher), Gabrielsson, S. (Researcher), Isgren, E. (Researcher), Steen, K. (Researcher) & Boda, C. (Researcher)
2020/01/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research
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Land is Life
Arvidsson, S. (Researcher), Boyd, E. (Project coordinator), Gabrielsson, S. (Researcher), Yengoh, G. T. (Researcher), Jönsson, K. (Researcher), Åkerman, A. (Researcher), Andersson, A. (Researcher) & Ardö, J. (Researcher)
2019/03/01 → 2019/11/30
Project: Research
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Land is life
Gabrielsson, S. (Researcher), Boyd, E. (Researcher), Yengoh, G. T. (Researcher) & Åkerman, A. (Researcher)
2019/02/01 → 2020/12/31
Project: Research
Activities
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CEC Fellows concept seminar on Capacity-building
Wittbom, C. (Organiser), Clough, Y. (Organiser), Avery, H. (Presenter), Alkan Olsson, J. (Presenter), Arroyo, I. (Presenter), Isaxon, C. (Presenter), Malmqvist, E. (Presenter) & Gabrielsson, S. (Presenter)
2019 Nov 29Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course