Virginie Le Masson
Research Associate
Virginie is a geographer whose research on social inclusion and disaster risk reduction aims to improve development and humanitarian practice. Her work applies concepts of vulnerability, gender, inequality, environmental sustainability and women’s rights.
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Virginie is working with both the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, and Risk & Resilience programmes at ODI. Her research primarily focuses on the social vulnerability dimension of disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Her more recent work also aims to explore the linkages between gender-based violence, disaster risks and resilience. With regular assignments in both south Asia and Africa, she delivers field-based research, vulnerability assessments and gender-awareness trainings, in collaboration with civil society organisations, NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement and United Nation agencies.
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27 AugRT @Acclimatise: Climate change is melting the French Alps, say mountaineers https://t.co/vHbac15Li5 https://t.co/vX6SW55WwW- 27 Aug
- 27 AugRT @KulimaIDS: New report on agricultural #adaptation in #Africa by Kulima and UNIQUE forestry and landuse @katharine_v https://t.co/4cFn9M…
- 14 AugRT @GeorgeMonbiot: This has big implications: jury determines that Roundup herbicide caused DeWayne Johnson's cancer, and that Monsanto sou…
- 17 JulRT @Braced: Want to know more about how #gender & #climatechange relate? Join us on Tuesday for an exciting online discussion. @ODIclimate…
- 09 JulRT @benoithamon: Comment l’entreprise #Sanofi peut-elle sciemment rejeter jusqu’à 190 000 fois la norme autorisée de bromopropane, une subs…
- 09 JulRT @gtalux: Very happy to see #LocalEnvironment engaging with #ecofeminism, @SusanBu32337082 and @Virginie_LeM 's work https://t.co/GlwoJRT…
- 09 JulRT @barroso_simoes: Should resilience-building projects (always) be socially acceptable? by Virginie Le Masson @Virginie_LeM in latest TTR…
- 21 JunRT @alertnetclimate: Violence against women "reinforces people’s vulnerability to other risks” including climate change | @lauriegoering re…
- 21 JunRT @ColinMcQuistan: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS Should resilience-building projects (always) be socially acceptable? Great paper by @Virginie_L…
- 18 JunRT @CatlyneHaddaoui: The excellent @OECD_ENV Report on #UrbanSprawls is finally out! New measures, new data, new evidences at: https://t.co…
- 12 JunRT @Braced: Our Twitter handle has now changed to @Braced - keep following us for all the latest from our #ClimateChange resilience program…
- 06 JunRT @cat_simonet: Excellent travail de l’équipe de @shelaghwhitley @ODIclimate La France est le pays du G7 le plus en avance pour l’arrêt de…
- 06 JunRT @zoetabary: Excited to moderate this all-female panel on tackling violence against women and girls to build resilience @Virginie_LeM @So…
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- 06 JunRT @bebraced: At the European Development Days? Join @Virginie_LeM @zoetabary @benoudji @OxfamIntermon at 1pm in S1 for a session on tackli…
- 05 JunAt the #EDD18? Come & say hi at @ODIdev to find out about the @GAGE_programme & @ALIGN_project… https://t.co/3Hlp3mt5Wq
- 04 JunRT @ODIclimate: How are the #G7 doing in phasing out harmful fossil fuel subsidies? Our new #G7scorecard research with @PriceofOil @NRDC…
- 04 JunRT @future_climate: Funding - FLAIR: Are you an African early career scientist? - 2 year fellowship #grants (up to £150k per year) support,…
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