Neil Adger
Researcher
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William Neil Adger (born 1964) is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter.[2]
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Wye College, University of London University of East Anglia |
| Spouse | Katrina Brown |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Exeter |
| Thesis | Social vulnerability to climate change in Vietnam (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kerry Turner and Mick Kelly[1] |
| Website | Professor Neil Adger |
Background
Neil Adger is Northern Irish, born in Ballymena.[3] He was educated at the University of Edinburgh (MA Economics), Wye College, University of London (MSc Agricultural Economics) and the University of East Anglia (PhD, 1998).[4]
Contributions
Adger, an environmental economist by training, has been a significant contributor to debates about how social conditions and culture shape our vulnerability to climate change and our ability to adapt to it, with over 140,000 citations as of 2024.[5] He has largely worked on group projects synthesizing cases and data, but has also worked closely on coastal vulnerability and migration resulting from climate change in Vietnam and Bangladesh.[6]
He has been a Co-ordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, contributing significantly to reports in 2001 and 2007.[7]
Awards
- Philip Leverhulme Prize, 2001
- Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Scientist.[8]
- Frontiers of Knowledge award 2012, BBVA Foundation[9][10]
Key Publications
- Adger, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability. Global Environmental Change 16 (3), 268-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.02.006
- Adger, W. N. (2000). Social and ecological resilience: are they related? Progress in Human Geography, 24(3), 347-364. https://doi.org/10.1191/030913200701540465
- W. N. Adger, NW Arnell, EL Tompkins (2005). Successful adaptation to climate change across scales. Global Environmental Change. 15(2), 77-86.
