About the Book
Chapter One: Introduction: Editorial team
Chapter Two: Integration: building capacity and making connections
Stephen Flood, MaREI Centre, UCC, Yairen Jerez Columbié, MaREI Centre, UCC Stephen.flood@ucc.ie
Chapters Three to Thirteen
The eleven case-study chapters will provide a range of examples that underpin the aims and objectives of the book. These chapters take an international perspective with examples from Europe, Australasia, the Caribbean, and Africa.
Chapter Three: Bridging the gap between Climate Change Risk Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation ActionShona Koren Paterson, Brunel University London, Kristen Guida, London Climate Change Partnership, Stephen Flood, MaREI Centre, University College Cork, and Barry O'Dwyer, MaREI Centre, University College Cork shonakoren.paterson@brunel.ac.uk
Chapter Four: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Risk AssessmentParaic Ryan, Department of Civil Engineering, University College Cork and Ellen O'Connor, Department of Economics, University College Cork paraic.ryan@ucc.ie
Chapter Five: Mainstreaming CCA into Planning and development Jennie Sandstrom, Mid Sweden University and Stephen Flood, MaREI Centre, University College Cork jennie.sandstrom@miun.se
Chapter Six: Linking disaster risk reduction with sustainable development and climate change adaptation: a legal perspectiveDug Cubie, School of Law, University College Cork and Tommaso Natoli, School of Law, University College Cork
Chapter Seven: Making Connections through IndicatorsMartin Le Tissier, MaREI Centre, University College Cork
Chapter Eight: SDGs and CCA in the Caribbean Yairen Jerez Columbié, MaREI Centre, University College Cork
Chapter Nine: Resilience and CCA in New ZealandNicholas Cradock-Henry, Landcare Research
Chapter Ten: SDGs integration into National Science SystemsPeter Edwards, Landcare Research, Karen Fisher, University of Auckland
Chapter Eleven: Ecosystem Based Management for the Conservation and sustainable use of the oceansTim O'Higgins, MaREI Centre, University College Cork
Chapter Twelve: Community Resilience: old traits and the pace of changeGlen Smith, MaREI Centre, University College Cork
Chapter Thirteen: Merle Sowman, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
Chapter Fourteen: Conclusions: Refining of both theoretical reflections and methodologiesStephen Flood, MaREI Centre, UCC and Editorial team
About the Author: Stephen Flood has over 10 years' experience in climate change, environmental policy and social science research. His research interests include climate information platforms, serious games, climate adaptation implementation, resilience and systems thinking, coastal management, vulnerability assessment and hazard management. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Climate Change Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and as an Environmental Social Science Researcher at Landcare Research also in Wellington (2016 to 2018). He is currently based at the MaREI Centre at University College Cork working on a range of projects focused on various aspects of climate change adaptation and resilience.
Yairen Jerez Columbié is a Social Sciences and Humanities Postdoctoral Researcher at MaREI, where she explores the sociohistorical and cultural dimensions of environmental challenges and climate action. Her work focuses on marginalised knowledge, cultural exchanges, postcolonial socio-ecological systems and ecocritical approaches in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic World.
Martin Le Tissier is the lead PI for the Identifying Interactions for SDG Implementation in Ireland (SDGs4IIII) and Achieving Resilience in the Marine and Coastal Environment of Ireland (BCOMER) projects funded by the EPA based at MaREI. Martin's work has a strong focus on education and professional training with institutional development. He has practical experience to develop capacity building and institutional strategic responses to adaptation to climate change, coastal development, and management, as well as developing and implementing participatory approaches to developing coastal resources and livelihoods. Martin is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters/ editor and consultancy reports.
Barry O'Dwyer has worked in the area of climate change science, policy and practice for over a decade. Barry is leading the development and delivery of the EPA/DCCAE-funded Climate Ireland Programme, recognised as Ireland's key national resource for climate change adaptation information. Barry also leads the Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Group at MaREI. Barry acts as principal investigator on a wide range of nationally and internationally funded research projects which address the science of climate change and adaptation with a particular focus on developing fit-for-purpose decision making tools and supports for adaptation planning. Barry has a wide range of experience working with local and sectoral decision makers in Ireland and has supported the development of Local and Sectoral Guidelines for Planning for Climate Change Adaptation.
