Former staffDr Nicola Ranger
Visiting Senior Fellow
Dr Nicola Ranger is a Visiting Senior Fellow with the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), as well as at the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy.
Her research interests include climate-resilient development, the economics of adaptation, the interpretation of uncertain information for decision-support in climate change, adaptation decision making, the roles of disaster risk reduction and insurance in adaptation and international climate finance for adaptation.
Background
Nicola joined LSE in March 2009 from the insurance catastrophe modelling firm, Risk Management Solutions Ltd (RMS), where she was a Senior Research Analyst on climate change and disaster risk.
While at RMS, Nicola led a number of public and private sector research projects related to climate change risk assessment and adaptation economics for sponsors, including the OECD, the World Bank, Lloyd’s of London and CERES.
Previous to this, she held positions as a scientific advisor and policy analyst for the Climate, Energy and Ozone: Science and Analysis division of Defra (now part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change) and on the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change at HM Treasury.
Nicola holds a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from Imperial College London and a first-class honours degree in Physics from the University of Warwick.
Research interests
- Climate-resilient development;
- Economics of adaptation;
- Interpretation of climate model information for decision-support;
- Climate change and natural catastrophes;
- Adaptation decision-making under uncertainty;
- The role of disaster risk reduction and insurance;
- International climate finance for adaptation
- Scientific, technological and economic feasibility of global emissions reductions to meet long-term targets.
2013
Safeguarding development aid against climate change: evaluating progress and identifying best practice
Official development assistance (ODA) currently totals around $130 billion USD per year, an order of magnitude greater than international climate finance. To safeguard development progress and secure the long-term effectiveness … read more »
Safeguarding development aid against climate change: evaluating progress and identifying best practice
Nicola Ranger, Alex Harvey and Su-Lin Garbett-Shiels. Forthcoming.
A preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies
Over the past decade, the increase in insurance demand in the BRICS has been a key driver of global non-life premium growth. Current forecasts suggest that these markets will … read more »
2012
The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in developing countries
Reference Ranger, N., and Fisher, S. November 2012. The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in developing countries. Report produced for the Government Office of Science, Foresight … read more »
Reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers
Reference Ranger, N., et al. November 2012. Reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers. Final Project Report. The Government Office for Science, London.
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments
Current projections of long-term trends in Atlantic hurricane activity due to climate change are deeply uncertain, both in magnitude and sign. This creates challenges for adaptation planning in exposed … read more »
2011
A preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies
Over the past decade, growth in insurance demand in the BRICS economies has been a key driver of global non-life premium growth. Current forecasts suggest that … read more »
What role for 'long-term' insurance in adaptation? An analysis of the prospects for and pricing of multi-year insurance contracts
Multi-year insurance has been proposed as a tool to incentivise policyholders to invest in property level adaptation. In a world of rising natural catastrophe risks, such … read more »
Forecasting non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies: a preliminary evaluation of the impacts of income and climate change
Insurance demand is driven by many factors, but for the emerging economies, one of the most significant historical drivers of growth has been income per capita. … read more »
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments
Current projections of long-term trends in Atlantic hurricane activity due to climate change are deeply uncertain, both in magnitude and sign. This creates challenges for adaptation … read more »
Insuring climate catastrophes in Florida: an analysis of insurance pricing and capacity under various scenarios of climate change and adaptation measures
The series of devastating natural disasters around the world during the past few years has raised questions as to the role of the public and private … read more »
Assessing climate change impacts, sea level rise and storm surge risk in port cities: a case study on Copenhagen
This paper presents a first estimate of the exposure of the world’s large port cities (population exceeding one million inhabitants in 2005) to coastal flooding due to sea-level rise … read more »
A global ranking of port cities with high exposure to climate extremes
This paper presents a first estimate of the exposure of the world’s large port cities (population exceeding one million inhabitants in 2005) to coastal flooding due to sea-level rise … read more »
A preliminary assessment of the potential impact of climate change on flood risk in Mumbai
Managing risks from extreme events will be a crucial component of climate change adaptation. In this study, we demonstrate an approach to assess future risks and quantify the benefits … read more »
2013
Disaster resilience and post-2015 development goals: the options for economics targets and indicators
In 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire. Detailed discussions are already underway to inform the post-2015 development goals. This paper seeks to inform discussions around appropriate economics … read more »
Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
The economic costs of natural disasters have continued to rise since the early 1980s and are expected to rise further given the challenges of climate change and population … read more »
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England read more »
2011
Open questions about how to address 'loss and damage' from climate change in the most vulnerable countries: a response to the Cancún Adaptation Framework
Extreme weather events represent the earliest, and in some places most significant, threats to the most vulnerable countries that are driven by climate change. An outcome of the 16th session … read more »
How can decision-makers in developing countries incorporate uncertainty about future climate risks into existing planning and policymaking processes?
Climate change is increasingly altering the pattern of climate-related risks. Developing countries, and in particular least developed countries, will be among the most severely impacted by climate change. The challenge … read more »
2010
Adaptation in the UK: a decision-making process
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges we face. It will impact the UK population, environment and economy in many ways; including health, water supplies, food, … read more »
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: is it possible to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C?
The Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are contemplating a range of goals for limiting the rise in global average temperature that is … read more »
2009
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions read more »
2013
Launch of report on adaptation decision making under uncertainty for development agencies
Senior Research Fellow, Nicola Ranger, produced this topic guide to stimulate thinking about two major issues: first, how climate change may alter the long-term outcomes of development interventions today, and, second, how such interventions can be better designed from the outset to have outcomes that enhance climate resilience and are themselves robust and adaptable to long-term stresses, like climate change. read more »
2012
Hurricane Sandy must remind us that tomorrow’s risk is today’s problem
Dr Nicola Ranger argues that to tackle the unique challenges of climate change and growth, we also need to change the way that we design our risk management systems today. Ignoring the risks … read more »
2011
Adapting to the impacts of climate change in the UK
The first set of reports from public bodies setting out what they are doing to adapt to the impacts of climate change on the UK was published by the Department for … read more »
2010
Temperature goals heat China climate talks
The Conservative party conference in Birmingham may be the focus of UK politics this week, but government representatives will be taking part in crucial discussions in China that could have … read more »
2014
Adaptation, Green Growth and Urbanization Workshop
event was hosted by the Grantham Research Institute and the Spatial Economics Research Centre. The joint workshop consisted of four sessions, incorporating development and growth, spatial, natural hazards and policy, and … read more »
