Dr Nicola Ranger
Environmental Sciences
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Belarus
Biography
Nicola joined LSE in March 2009 from the insurance catastrophe modelling firm, Risk Management Solutions Ltd (RMS), where she was a Senior Research Analyst on climate change and disaster risk. While at RMS, Nicola led a number of public and private sector research projects related to climate change risk assessment and adaptation economics for sponsors, including the OECD, the World Bank, Lloyd’s of London and CERES.
Research Interest
Climate-resilient development; Economics of adaptation; Interpretation of climate model information for decision-support; Climate change and natural catastrophes; Adaptation decision-making under uncertainty; The role of disaster risk reduction and insurance; International climate finance for adaptation Scientific, technological and economic feasibility of global emissions reductions to meet long-term targets.
