Depoues, V., V.Bouchet, M.Cardona, M.Nicol. (2019). “For another approach to climate risk in finance, taking uncertainties fully into account”. Climate Report, I4CE. URL: https://www.i4ce.org/download/for-another-approach-to-climate-risk-in-finance-taking-uncertainties-fully-into-account/ It is no easy task to take climate risks – transition risks and physical risks – into account in financial management practices. As this note shows…
Director of the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy at the University of Denver
Applications are invited for the position of the founding Director and Chair of the Douglas and Mary Scrivner Institute of Public Policy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, the University of Denver. The full call for the position can be found here. Applications will be accepted until the…
Emergency Water Security and Efficiency Project
A Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for an interesting study for the long term planning of water resources management and development in Botswana is opened. The full Call for EOI can be found here. The Deadline for the EOI is October 25, 2019. Please apply!
Answers to questions on uncertainty in geography: Old lessons and new scenario tools (2019)
James Derbyshire. “Answers to questions on uncertainty in geography: Old lessons and new scenario tools.” Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space (22 September, 2019). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0308518X19877885 Abstract In many domains, including geography, there can be the implicit assumption that improved data analysis and statistical modelling must lead to improved policymaking,…
DMDU-related AGU Fall Meeting Sessions (Abstract Deadline: July 31st)
The AGU Fall Meeting is accepting abstracts for several dmdu-related sessions. You can find a list of dmdu-related sessions by browsing the index terms listed under each session (e.g.: here’s a list of decision making under uncertainty, and decision analysis sessions). You can also find below a short list of AGU sessions likely appealing to the…
Cornell Reed Group Post Doctoral Positions
I have several post-doctoral research positions within my group here at Cornell and would appreciate if you would share the summary of positions below. For all of these openings, strong computational and mathematical skills are essential, with preference for programming experience in Python, Matlab, and C/C++. Successful candidates are expected…
Transportation infrastructures in a low carbon world: An evaluation of investment needs and their determinants (2019)
Fisch-Romito, Vivien, and Céline Guivarch. “Transportation Infrastructures in a Low Carbon World: An Evaluation of Investment Needs and Their Determinants.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 72 (July 1, 2019): 203–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.04.014.Transportation infrastructures will either lock in transportation patterns in high CO2 modes or foster low-carbon pathways. At the…
Senior Water and Climate Finance Advisor position at Deltares
Are you ready to apply your expertise in finance with your analytical and problem-solving skills to some of our planet’s water-related greatest challenges? And does an entrepreneurial, exciting and fast-paced environment suits you well? Then join our team! Deltares is looking for a Senior Water and Climate Finance Advisor. You…
Learning about climate change uncertainty enables flexible water infrastructure planning (2019)
Fletcher, S., Lickley, M., & Strzepek, K. (2019). Learning about climate change uncertainty enables flexible water infrastructure planning. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1782. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09677-x Water resources planning requires decision-making about infrastructure development under uncertainty in future regional climate conditions. However, uncertainty in climate change projections will evolve over the 100-year lifetime…
ESRC STEPS Centre & Uncertainty: Upcoming Symposium and Latest Papers
In 2019 the ESRC STEPS Centre is producing a set of resources and events to challenge and explore the role that uncertainty plays in global development. Uncertainties can make it hard to plan ahead. But recognising them can help to reveal new questions and choices. What kinds of uncertainty are…