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Dr Trisos now directs the Climate Risk Lab (https://climaterisklab.com/) at the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town. His research maps climate change risks to people and ecosystems, and combines insights from environmental and social sciences to understand how we can adapt to climate change risks. He has consulted on climate change risks for the World Bank and is an author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. You can watch a video of his research on biodiversity here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR7gKqThHqk&ab_channel=ChristopherTrisos.
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As an ecologist, I aim to do science to help both people and the planet. I grew up in South Africa and completed my undergraduate degree in ecology and economics at the University of Cape Town. My core research interest is understanding biodiversity change. My PhD research at the University of Oxford used ecology and evolutionary biology to explain biodiversity patterns in South American birds. I recognise that environmental problems are also social problems, and enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams. My focus at SESYNC is to understand how changes in human systems are connected to changes in ecological systems.
My research projects ask:
1. What are the potential impacts of climate change and climate engineering technologies on biodiversity?
2. Do cities help or harm biodiversity?
3. How do we combine ecology and economics to sustainably manage connected human and ecological systems?
