Kate Donovan

I am the Co-Director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute and the Policy Director for ClimateXchange.  I am also a Senior Lecturer in Climate Risk and Resilience. I have worked as an applied researcher, project manager and practitioner in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) within the UK and internationally.

I used to work for NIWA in New Zealand in hazard and risk research, and prior to that I worked for CAFOD as a DRR advisor. I like to work collaboratively and welcome the opportunity to share knowledge with others.

My broad research interests cover a range of DRR and CCA topics including risk assessment methods and tools for decision makers; disasters and culture; indigenous knowledge; social vulnerability and capacity; Resilience frameworks/measurement; science communication and knowledge exchange.

Google Scholar Research page

Edinburgh Climate Change Institute - Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) (edinburghcentre.org)

Check out my research blog on cultural heritage and climate change adaptation: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/climate_culture/

I teach on the MSc in Carbon Management. This is an amazing programme that covers climate change science, impacts, adaptation as well as mitigation. I teach climate change impacts and adaptation in the first semester and supervise a range of dissertations throughout the academic year. We have a range of interactive lectures and guest speakers.

Adaptation (how we can accelerate adaptation and ensure widespread uptake)

Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Adaptation

Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment