Emma Lovell
Research Fellow
Emma is an expert on disaster risk management, climate change and resilience. She leads Risk and Resilience’s programme strategy on equity and social inclusion in multi-hazard contexts. She also specialises in research exploring climate, disasters and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Emma has provided technical advice on these themes to a range of governments, UN agencies, civil society organisations, foundations, multilateral and regional organisations.
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Emma's geographical areas of expertise includes South Asia and South-East Asia, East Africa and the Caribbean. Before ODI, Emma worked in Bangkok, Thailand for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), and with the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (IFRC) South East Asia Regional Office.
She has extensive experience in managing large international research projects across finance, business development and strategic communications.
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Media coverage
- 24 May 2019, Thomson Reuters Foundation17 April 2019, Voice of America
- 30 August 2017, Huffington Post2 August 2017, Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
- 24 May 2017, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) (http://eird.org/)13 December 2016, Thomson Reuters Foundation
- 15 March 2016, Thomson Reuters Foundation15 March 2016, Daily Mail
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11 FebExcited to be joining the ‘Social protection in a changing climate’ meeting today organised by @BritishRedCross… https://t.co/5sUH6x2lbp- 10 FebGreat presentation from @heavencrawley at @RGS_IBG about the need to talk more about intersecting inequalities & th… https://t.co/K7Scyn3yoP
- 16 JanRT @KsChmutina: 👇🏻! And before that, in 1756 Rousseau noted to Voltaire that Lisbon Earthquake was more than an earthquake,as “nature did n…
- 16 JanAt #RCC15 @katiepetersodi highlights how we still have a long way to go to truly understand what types of #DRR acti… https://t.co/hVpcHKR26h
- 16 JanDay 2 of #RCC15 kicks off with updates from 'Building #Resilience through #inclusive & #climate adaptive #Disaster… https://t.co/GQenJqyJGn
- 15 JanRT @katiepetersodi: On the anniversary of 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan, National Disaster Management Agencies from across Asia begin talks…
- 15 JanExcited to be back in Thailand attending the 15th Regional Consultative Committee on #Disaster Management. Looking… https://t.co/Py6EywIlJ1
- 23 NovRT @rgrahamgoulder: Great to take part in the lesson learning sessions from the @Braced programme @ODIdev today. Lots to reflect on, inc ho…
- 21 NovRT @globalcoalition: How does climate change affect #childpoverty and longer-term poverty dynamics? Find out from this study by @ODIdev's…
- 20 NovClimate change & natural hazards can affect children & youth directly & indirectly (through the effects on services… https://t.co/u8YoOkCtfg
- 12 NovRT @ODIdev: 📊 Among multilateral agencies and other donors, @IMFNews, @europeaid & @UNDP are the most efficient at targeting extreme #pover…
- 31 OctRT @UNDPClimate: Did you know the Indonesian capital is being relocated from Jakarta due to rising sea levels and climate change? On #World…
- 31 OctGoal 11 #SDGs is to ‘Make #cities &human settlements #inclusive, safe, #resilient & #sustainable’ by 2030 On… https://t.co/q1xpZJKVMD
- 30 OctNew role @ODIdev in my team! Apply now to join us as a Research Fellow in the Risk and Resilience Programme… https://t.co/doqsrIgQyf
- 23 OctRT @VeroBarbelet: Two years ago we @hpg_odi asked ourselves: How can capacity be better understood and applied to support more complementar…
- 21 Oct'Pathways to Localisation: a framework towards locally led #humanitarian response in partnership-based action' outl… https://t.co/dIudgwYJrM
- 19 OctRT @DRRDynamics: On an otherwise stressful Friday, some good news! Our paper entitled 'Beyond Binary: (Re)Defining "Gender" for 21st Cent…
- 17 OctToday is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, and the theme is ‘acting together to empower children, t… https://t.co/srJxuUKbI6
- 13 OctToday is International #DRRday #IDDR2019-which focuses on resilient infrastructure &ensuring that we #BuildToLast… https://t.co/4fLhfstRNN
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