Climate risks, resilience and adaptation

Jeffrey Wilson's areas of research include economic and sustainability research, natural capital accounting, wellbeing research, indicator development, ecosystem goods and services valuation, and strategy and policy development for sustainability transitions.

Byron Williston's focuses are environmental philosophy, the ethics of climate change and political philosophy.

Olaf Weber looks at environmental and sustainable finance with a focus on sustainable credit risk management, socially responsible investment, social banking and the link between sustainability and financial performance of enterprises.

Johanna Wandel's research focuses are adaptation to climate change and community-based vulnerability assessments.

Jason Thistlethwaite looks at innovative strategies designed to reduce the economic impacts of extreme weather and climate change within the financial sector.

Larry Swatuk looks at the ​political ecology of natural resources governance and management, with a particular focus on water in Africa.

Kelly Skinner's research interests include community-based health and social projects related to food, nutrition, food security, and the broader context of food systems and environments. 

Simron Singh conducts socio-metabolic research on small islands. As an industrial ecologist, he tracks material and energy flows through island systems: what and how much resources are locally produced, imported, transformed, used, stocked and discarded. His research aims to inform science and policy on ways small islands can achieve resource and energy security, meet social and economic goals while building resilient infrastructure to endure climate change.

Mark Seasons looks at urban and regional planning, strategic planning, policy and program evaluation, local economic development, and public administration.

Daniel Scott's focuses are climate change and tourism/recreation, sustainable tourism, climate change impacts and adaptation, as well as climate change and protected areas management.