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Daniel Spurr founded Sahel Futures in Toronto

Daniel researches environmental governance, political power and the use of evidence in public institutions. He started Sahel Futures in 2026.

Daniel studies environmental governance, stakeholder power and the choices that public institutions make with evidence.

He completed an MSc in Climate Change: Environment, Science and Policy at King’s College London with Merit in 2024. His dissertation examined the UK Blue Belt Programme in St Helena. He used interviews and policy analysis to study power, stakeholder relationships and local marine governance.

Daniel holds a BA in Marketing Management from the University of Greenwich and completed an Erasmus exchange at Hochschule München. He works with GIS, remote sensing, qualitative interviews, NVivo, SPSS and mixed methods.

Sahel Futures publishes desk research based on public documents, datasets and published reporting. Daniel Spurr is responsible for publication. Read the editorial standards for the research process and use of AI.

EducationMSc Climate Change: Environment, Science & Policy

King’s College London · Merit · 2024

ResearchEnvironmental governance and stakeholder power

UK Blue Belt Programme · St Helena

MethodsInterviews, policy analysis, GIS and remote sensing

Qualitative and quantitative research

A founder-led desk research project

Daniel runs the project from Toronto. The present series uses public sources; it has no regional reporting bureau or established external review panel.

Before Daniel commissions regional work, he plans to agree pay, credit and safety terms with the researchers, journalists, translators and subject specialists involved.

Work to complete

  • Test contributor contracts, rates, credit and safety procedures with prospective collaborators.
  • Set an external review process, a conflicts register and rules for institutional funding.