Emily Wilkinson
Emily’s current research is split across four areas: (i) incentivising public investment in disaster and climate risk management; (ii) aligning public policy with risk perceptions and behaviour of households in volcanic areas; (iii) the use of regulatory and fiscal instruments to influence private sector behaviour and risk creation; and (iv) the political economy of forecast-based early action and disaster risk reduction financing. Since the widespread destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria across the Caribbean, Emily has been supporting ‘building back better’ strategies with national governments, regional agencies and donors.
Emily was Head of Research for the DFID-funded Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters Programme (BRACED) from 2014-18 and led research on climate risk management for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) from 2014-17. Emily has a PhD in human geography from University College London.
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Latest tweets from @emilycwilkinson
11 JanRT @mairidupar: UK International Champion on #Adaptation and #Resilience for #COP26, Anne-Marie Trevelyan and @LDCChairUNFCCC Sonam P. Wang…- 30 DecRT @J_StoneFCDO: If you’re in Caribbean and want to know more about La Soufrière in St Vincent, there’s a great series of short films about…
- 11 NovCongratulations to the Marshall Islands, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Grenada, Fiji, Belize a… https://t.co/aLQocNUAcy
- 11 NovRT @CASAClimate: This groundbreaking announcement today from the @HACoalition sets achievable benchmarks by which world leaders can #BuildB…
- 11 NovRT @adri_quev: @CASAClimate - High Ambition Coalition have launched a #greenrecovery pledge. Key signatories committing up to 60% of total…
- 06 NovRT @SaleemulHuq: The world's banks must start to value nature and stop paying for its destruction https://t.co/VRruujf1Vi
- 05 NovRT @mairidupar: "We can change the narrative and understand #resilience as an investment, not a cost" says Swenja Surminski @GRI_LSE "Area…
- 05 NovRT @floodalliance: The Triple Resilience Dividend framework allows systematic assessment of the wide ranging benefits of investing in #resi…
- 04 NovJoin us tomorrow to examine the evidence that investing in #climate #resilience pays off ☔️ https://t.co/iKet8ZzaIr
- 28 OctRT @ODIclimate: See a new @devex article with @emilycwilkinson, sharing 4️⃣ changes in mindset to advance the small island developing state…
- 26 OctRT @CASAClimate: Are small island states in #debttrap without routes to #climateresilience? Not necessarily: read 4 actions for governments…
- 26 OctRT @mairidupar: Greater #climateresilience in small island states is in reach: #developmentfinance institutions need to unlock resilience f…
- 26 OctFinance for @resilience is not forthcoming for #SIDS A change in mindsets is needed from governments and developme… https://t.co/1usOu6zKmM
- 26 OctRT @ODIclimate: To finance resilience in small states, governments and development partners must take some risks, writes @ODIdev's @emilycw…
- 15 OctRT @quitoriskhub: #DRRday El conocimiento científico sobre peligros naturales debe combinarse y equipararse con el conocimiento de los afe…
- 14 OctRT @ODIclimate: How to take early action in the eastern Caribbean to avoid climate extremes becoming disasters, explore the full-length vid…
- 14 OctRT @AFD_en: "To strengthen risk #governance in Eastern #Caribbean, optimizing resources is key: - Through land-use planning, long-term inve…
