Adeline Siffert
Adeline Siffert is a Policy Fellow in UK Adaptation at the Grantham Research Institute. Adeline’s work sits at the intersection of climate adaptation policy, resilience and risk-informed decision-making, with a particular focus on supporting vulnerable communities to prepare for, respond and adapt to climate-related hazards. She has a strong interest in locally led adaptation and climate resilience, including access to climate finance, climate security, the role of local actors in adaptation decision-making, and the challenges and opportunities for adaptation in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
Background
Adeline brings extensive experience from international organisations, government and the humanitarian sector. Prior to joining the Institute, she served as Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor on Climate at the British Red Cross and was seconded to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as Senior Policy Advisor for Climate Adaptation and Early Action. At the British Red Cross, she led policy work on the humanitarian impacts of extreme heat in the UK, including research on public perceptions of heat risk and their implications for climate adaptation and resilience.
She previously worked for the United Nations World Food Programme on climate risk management, supporting the integration of climate information and risk-financing approaches into food security and livelihoods programmes. Her work has included forecast-based financing, climate services, shock-responsive social protection and disaster risk financing. Earlier in her career, she held positions across the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, working on resilience, food security, livelihoods and disaster risk reduction programmes in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Adeline holds an MSc in Disaster Risk Reduction & Humanitarian Action with UPEC University (France) and a PGCert on Climate Change and Development with SOAS University of London.
Research Interests
- Climate adaptation and resilience
- Climate risk management, anticipatory action, disaster risk financing
- The humanitarian impacts of climate change