TYNDALL - Key Persons

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• Student at the University of East Anglia

Clara Kübler is a PhD student at the University of East Anglia as part of the Critical Decade programme, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Her research focuses on understanding how the publics' climate change attitudes and behaviours are influenced by politicians. Clara holds a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Environmental Psychology from the University of Groningen. Here, she worked as a research assistant for the department of Environmental Psychology and the law faculty. She was involved in projects centred around policy acceptance and behavioural change.

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• Lecturer
• Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre

Dr Dimitrios Pappas is a Lecturer in Sustainability at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Queen's University Belfast (QUB). In his previous academic terms and collaborations, Dimitrios has been a Lecturer in Business Sustainability at the Business School of Liverpool Hope University. He has held a Senior Research Associate role in Sustainable Energy and Industry at the University of East Anglia. During the latter, he has been involved in the CIRCLE (Concrete solution dRaining for the CLimate and Environment) project as part of the Norwich Business School. Prior to joining the University of East Anglia, Dimitrios held a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) Role at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester and its School of Engineering. During his term in Manchester, he was part of the EnergyREV consortium with research focusing on the analysis and synthesis of innovative business models that can further promote smart and local energy systems (SLES) in the UK. During his term in Tyndall Manchester, Dimitrios was also part of the Diverseafood project, aiming to diversify seafood consumption and production through sustainable approaches. In his other research, Dimitrios explores carbon emissions accounting discrepancies, applies index decomposition analysis methods to the industry focusing on decarbonisation pathways, and quantifies implications from industrial relocation across countries and regions. He has received his PhD at the University of East Anglia, under a scholarship awarded by the EU TILOS Horizon 2020 project. His research explored energy demand and emissions implications caused by the intra-regional industrial shifts between China, India and selected countries of the ASEAN group. In previous roles, Dimitrios worked as an energy analyst in the consultancy industry, exploring energy storage and flexibility topics in the European and other global markets. He has held additional Senior Research Associate (TILOS Horizon 2020, INTERREG VA - Intelligent Community Energy), Research Associate and Associate Tutor roles, at the University of East Anglia. Dimitrios holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering from the UoAS of Western Macedonia and an MSc in Energy (Distinction) from Heriot-Watt University. He is an Associate Member of the Energy Institute (AMEI) and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). He has been a PhD Researcher at the UEA Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research since October 2015.

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• Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre

Dr Emilie Vrain is an alumni of the Tyndall Centre and now works as a Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. As a social scientist, her research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods, analysing factors which influence the adoption and use of digital low carbon innovations. Emilie currently works on the iDODDLE project funded by the European Research Council and is investigating the underlying mechanisms of digital daily life and the impacts on climate change. Prior to joining ECI, Emilie was based at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Norwich at UEA, where she was working on the ‘Social Influence and disruptive Low Carbon Innovations' project (SILCI). Her work focused on social networks, communication behaviour and the role of social influences related to a range of consumer-facing low carbon innovations. Emilie has a PhD in sustainable agriculture from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Her thesis explored the role of farm advice in the adoption of water pollution mitigation measures amongst farmers in the UK. Emilie has also worked on multiple projects funded by Defra to inform UK agri-environmental policy and post-Brexit strategies for sustainable land management and farmer engagement. She has delivered a variety of policy reports on farmer behaviour change, farm advice, natural capital, and community collaborations, and led a national knowledge dissemination project as part of the Demonstration Test Catchments - a 10-year multi-disciplinary project which assessed the effectiveness of on-farm water pollution mitigation measures.

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• Researcher

Emelie is a PhD researcher based at Cardiff University who is exploring the role of identity in eating behaviour. This project involves using a mixed method approach to explore the factors that influence meat-eating and ultimately how these insights can inform reductions to diet-related carbon emissions.

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• Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre

Kevin Horsburgh is the Climate Science Lead at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) where he leads the Climate Impact Advisory Team, a network of experts whose role is to strengthen the climate impact of GCF investments and strategic planning, and to improve access to climate finance for the most vulnerable.

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• Student at the University of Southampton

Laurence Cannings is a PhD student at the University of Southampton, School of Geography and Environmental Science, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. His research focuses on the relationship between objective and subjective wellbeing, paying specific attention to the role of climate hazards and landscape characteristics in coastal Ghana. Laurence holds a BSc in Geography from University College London and an MSc in Social Statistics from the University of Southampton. Laurence also has several years of experience working as an analyst within UK local government, working alongside various teams such as Children's Social Care, Waste Management and Carbon Reduction. During his PhD studies, Laurence worked with the Climate Change and Resilience team at the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), based in Bangkok (Regional Office for Asia Pacific). This work expanded the understanding of the potential socioeconomic, cultural and equity benefits available from current nature-based solution projects in the region.

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• Co - Leader for the Tyndall Centre
• Social Scientist

Mark Tebboth is the theme co-leader for the Tyndall Centre's research activities on understanding how to address the twin goals of poverty alleviation and achieving meaningful action on climate change. The overarching focus of the theme is to explore synergies and trade-offs between climate action and poverty (orientated around the different Sustainable Development Goals) all set against the backdrop of increasing urgency and an imperative to act. As well Dr Tebboth's work with the Tyndall Centre, he is also a Lecturer in Environment and International Development in the School of International Development (DEV) at UEA. He teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering issues linked to the governance of natural resources, climate change, and migration. Prior to joining DEV as a lecturer, Dr Tebboth was employed as a Senior Research Associate during which time he worked on a number of research projects including coordinating of a major programme of research in the pastoralist drylands of East Africa (Ethiopia and Kenya) through the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) research project funded by IDRC/DFID. Research Interests Dr. Tebboth is an interdisciplinary social scientist whose research addresses issues related to how people and populations respond to and adapt to risks arising primarily from global environmental and, more specifically anthropogenic climate change. Within this broad area of research, he has particular interests in human migration / mobility and forced displacement, vulnerability, resilience and adaptation, and disaster risk reduction. Current Research Projects

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• Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre

Mark is a Research Associate at the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), based at the University of Bath. His research focuses on climate change mitigation and how to encourage low carbon behaviours in different areas of daily life. He explores climate risk perception, attitudes towards regional and city-level climate policy, and the role of values, habits, and social influence in pro-environmental behaviours. He is currently working with Cornwall Council to understand residents' readiness to adopt active travel and e-bike shared mobility. He also has a strong interest in sustainable food systems, diet, regenerative agriculture, and the interaction with health and social justice outcomes. Prior to joining CAST, Mark completed his PhD at the Tyndall Centre, University of East Anglia. His thesis explored the adoption, use, and climate implications of online food hubs. He uses mixed method approaches, combining empirical data with Life Cycle Analyses to quantify the emission reduction potential of behaviour changes at the household level. Mark has participated in community food initiatives in Denmark and Sweden, where he taught an undergraduate course applying permaculture design techniques to develop sustainable urban food systems.

Natasha Grist specialises in climate change, food systems, farming and international development, aiming to influence strategy and technical programmes that improve people's farming practices and livelihoods across the world. Natasha has been back at UEA since January 2020, teaching on agriculture and climate change. From November 2020, Natasha is funded by the John Innes Foundation to address the urgent challenges of agriculture, food security and sustainable development. She will be fostering a coherent programme of activity and capacity building, bringing together the wealth of science research at UEA, Tyndall Centre, the John Innes Centre and the Norwich Research Park, and their national and international partners. During her ten years before this at the Overseas Development Institute and Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Natasha's applied research focussed on the processes of how climate and livelihood innovations are embedded on-farm and in communities in developing countries, and how institutions mainstream climate resilience into strategy and programming. This included technical policy advice, programme design and evaluation and stakeholder engagement at all levels. She was Head of Research for the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), establishing a £13m research fund with innovative funding streams, capacity building and partnerships development. She completed her PhD at UEA in 2005, and a post-doc at Tyndall UEA in 2008 and has international experience in many countries in East and West Africa, and Brazil and Nepal. Since Lockdown in early 2020, Natasha has supported Norwich's recent start-up business Goodery, a grocery marketplace / ‘foodhub' that connects local farmers, ethical business and ‘conscious' consumers, helping with their sustainability strategy, research and links with the local farming community. See www.goodery.co.uk. Natasha is also an active member of the Sustainable Living Initiative in Norwich. See grow-our-own.co.uk.

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• Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre

I completed my PhD and worked for 3 years as a Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia. I am now a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York, and Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre.

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Job Titles:

• Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Robert Nicholls is the Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Professor of Climate Adaptation. His research focuses on coastal problems and their solution, with a strong focus on sea-level rise and coastal erosion and flooding, and how communities can adapt to these changes. He has studied the implications of sea-level rise in the UK and in many of the most sensitive regions of the world such as deltaic areas (e.g., Bangladesh) and small islands (the Maldives). A distinctive dimension of his research is taking an integrated assessment approach - assessing the coastal zone as an interacting system. This allows all the different drivers and factors of change to be considered, allow policy-relevant conclusions and support for sustainable development. Robert is one of the principal developers of the DIVA (Dynamic Interactive Vulnerability Assessment) model, which assesses coastal risks and adaptation at broad scales up to the globe. DIVA has been used extensively for policy analysis such as estimating global coastal protection costs as part of the World Bank funded ‘Beyond the Gap' 2019 study of infrastructure investment costs for climate change. He continues to use DIVA in international research such as in the European Union Horizon 2020 Programme (including the PROTECT, CoCliCo and REST-COAST Horizon2020 Projects). He also led a global assessment of flood exposure in large port cities with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Robert has also led significant international projects on the integrated assessment of the development of deltas, including climate change, sea-level rise and multiple other key drivers making an integrated assessment approach essential. Much of this recent work is in Bangladesh, the ESPA Deltas and DECCMA Projects, including supporting the Bangladesh government Delta plan 2100. He also works beyond just coastal problems and leads the OpenCLIM Project which is developing methods to support future national and sub-national spatially-explicit climate risk assessment. This is linked to the national UK Climate Change Risk Assessments which are mandated by the UK Climate Change Act (2008). Robert has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, is the co-editor of six books, and many articles and book chapters, including authorship of five assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He co-led the World Climate Research Programme Sea-Level Rise Grand Challenge to deliver sea-level science to support better coastal impact and adaptation assessment from 2013 to 2022. He is a member of the COPRI Coastal Engineering Research Council who organize the bi-annual International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE). He holds a BSc in Geology and a PhD in Civil Engineering both from the University of Southampton, where he later returned as Professor of Coastal Engineering until joining UEA in 2019.

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• Professor

Roger Few is a professor in the School of International Development at UEA. His research centres on vulnerability and adaptation to climatic and environmental hazards, with particular focus on how lower-income households, communities and institutions respond to risks and impacts, and the factors that influence, promote and constrain their responses. Much of this work lies at the confluence between research in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, with linkages to themes of livelihoods/wellbeing, environmental health, water security and social justice. His concern for issues of equity and sustainability has led to an increasing emphasis in recent research on the long-term processes of recovery from extreme events.

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Williams, Joanne; Horsburgh, Kevin; Williams, Jane; Proctor, Robert. (2016) Tide and skew surge independence: new insights for flood risk. Geophysical Research Letters. 10.1002/2016GL06952