{"id":43179,"date":"2018-11-05T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=43179"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:04:48","slug":"timo-leiter","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/profile\/timo-leiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Timo Leiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p>Timo is the winner of the <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/how-we-are-doing\/research-outcomes-and-impact\/esrc\/esrc-celebrating-impact-prize\/winners-and-finalists-2024\/#contents-list\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2024&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>, in the early career category, for the policy impacts that resulted from research and engagement with policy makers during his ESRC-funded PhD (2018-2023). Timo&rsquo;s impact at the UN climate change negotiations and on national adaptation planning is summarised in this <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/how-we-are-doing\/research-outcomes-and-impact\/esrc\/new-global-targets-strengthen-climate-resilience\/\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">impact case&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>&nbsp; and in the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New global targets strengthen climate resilience |ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_zPHuTgUBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Timo Leiter is a global thought leader on climate change adaptation working at the intersection between research, policy and implementation. At the global level, Timo has been participating in the UN climate change negotiations since 2015. In 2022 and 2023, he co-facilitated the <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/topics\/adaptation-and-resilience\/workstreams\/gga#Workshops\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">workshop series&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/submission-on-the-glasgow-sharm-el-sheikh-work-programme-on-the-global-goal-on-adaptation\/\">work programme<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/news\/ten-misconceptions-about-the-global-goal-on-adaptation-and-its-framework\/\">Global Goal on Adaptation<\/a> that led to the adoption of the first set of global adaptation targets at COP28 that all countries agreed to implement by 2030. Timo&rsquo;s research directly underpins one of the targets, that all countries are to establish <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1462901121002379\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">monitoring and evaluation systems&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> for the implementation of their national adaptation plans. Currently, Timo co-leads the expert group, mandated by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC, to develop indicators for the four targets related to the adaptation policy cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timo is well known for his contributions to monitoring and evaluation of adaptation to climate change (see <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.de\/citations?hl=de&amp;user=nurtTjUAAAAJ\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GoogleScholar&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> and <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Timo-Leiter\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ResearchGate&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> for a complete list of his publications). Timo co-designed the assessment framework of UNEP&rsquo;s <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/adaptation-gap-report\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adaptation Gap Report&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> which resulted in the first comprehensive global assessment of adaptation planning, finance and implementation. Since 2020, Timo has been leading its chapter on global progress on implementation with a diverse international author team. The Adaptation Gap Report is endorsed by the <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O642D7Q0Bzw\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">UN Secretary General&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> and is regularly cited in COP decisions. Timo is also a contributing author to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, Working Group II where he authored the sections on adaptation <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg2\/chapter\/chapter-17\/#17.5.2\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">monitoring and evaluation&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the national level, Timo has been advising several governments on the development of useful systems to monitor the implementation of their national adaptation plans. The importance of this work is underscored by Timo&rsquo;s <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1462901121002379\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">research&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> which found that over 60% of countries that adopted a National Adaptation Plan do not track its implementation. In the UK, Timo has been advising the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework and indicators for England&rsquo;s Third National Adaptation Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timo holds a PhD in climate change adaptation, environmental policy and development from LSE for which he was awarded a scholarship from the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). He graduated as best of his cohort in the degree programme in economics and business studies (Diplom-&Ouml;konom) at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, and holds a Master&rsquo;s degree with High Distinction from Bond University, Queensland, Australia. Timo is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 2011 and 2019, Timo worked at Germany&rsquo;s state-owned agency for international development (Deutsche Gesellschaft f&uuml;r Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ) in several projects on adaptation and climate finance. Part of his position was to advice the climate policy units of Germany&rsquo;s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and of South Africa&rsquo;s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). For two years he was based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he led GIZ&rsquo;s support to the Tanzanian government for the <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptationcommunity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NAP-Factsheet-Tanzania-for-COP23-GIZ-2017.pdf\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Adaptation Plan process&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>&#65279; and was responsible for the delivery of climate adaptation, capacity building and climate finance readiness activities. As part of this support, Tanzania updated its NDC and prioritised concept notes for adaptation projects that were approved and implemented under the <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptation-fund.org\/projects-programmes\/project-information\/projects-table-view\/\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adaptation Fund&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timo authored or co-authored several practical guides and training courses, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptationcommunity.net\/monitoring-evaluation\/national-level-adaptation\/\"><strong>guidebook for the development of national adaptation M&amp;E systems<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(2015) in collaboration with the Adaptation Committee and the LDC Expert Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-3-319-43702-6_18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Adaptation M&amp;E Navigator<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(2017) to match M&amp;E purposes with suitable methods and approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A training course on <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptationcommunity.net\/download\/me\/me-tools\/Factsheet_Training_course_adaptation_M&amp;E_-_GIZ_2013.pdf\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">adaptation monitoring and evaluation&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" 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