Prof. Dr. Lisa Schipper has been a new professor in the Geographic Development Research group since the beginning of this year. Before joining the University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Schipper was Environmental Social Science Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute of the University of Oxford.
Prof. Dr. Schipper's research focuses on the interface of climate change and development research. In particular, she explores the question of whether equitable development is possible in a changing climate. Her research includes the causes of vulnerability of people in the Global South in the context of climate change and the resulting potential challenges and adaptation strategies. The focus of her research is repeatedly on those same vulnerable groups, as well as on structural issues related to power, justice, and equity. Her regional focus is on Central and South America, East Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.
In the coming years and during her time in Bonn, Prof. Dr. Schippers main focus is to unpack the question whether climate resilient development is possible for everyone. Based on this question, her research will primarily focus on Adaptation and Development, Equity and the Politics of Knowledge, and Culture and Risk.
Like many geographers, Prof. Dr. Schipper has not stayed in one place for so long. After completing her B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD in Environmental Science and Development Studies at Brown University and the University of East Angelia, she worked at the University of Vienna, the Stockholm Environment Institute, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City. Among her numerous publications, her work on the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ('Climate Resilient Development Pathways') stands out. In addition, Prof. Dr. Schipper is Co-Editor of the journal Climate and Development and sits on the Editorial Board of the journals World Development Perspectives and Global Transitions - Health. She is a member of various international commissions and working groups and an advisor to a wide range of development policy organizations, such as the United Nations, Care International and the Asian Development Bank.
In the coming summer semester, Prof. Dr. Schipper will offer various courses in the Bachelor and Master program. In addition, there is the possibility to write bachelor and master theses in her research group. Interested students are invited to contact her with a first topic proposal.
If you would like to know more about Prof. Dr. Schipper's work, you can follow her on twitter: @schipper_lisa
We are happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Lisa Schipper at our department and wish her all the best for her time here in Bonn!