Martin Obermaier

Martin is a climate adaptation and knowledge management expert at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with a MSC in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin (2005) and a DSc in Energy and Environmental Planning from UFRJ (2011). His research interests include transformational adaptation, climate change in cities, and environmental protection in Latin America and Africa. He moderated a community of practice on dryland adaptation with over 600 international experts, and has acted as consultant to the World Bank, OECD, IEA, BNDES and FLEM. Martin is lead or contributing author to over 40 international and national publications, including high-impact global assessment reports (UCCRN Climate Change and Cities, 2016, and UNEP GEO5, 2011), and is reviewer to 7 scientific journals, including Climate Risk Management, Mitigation and Adaptation of Strategies for Global Change, Agricultural Systems and Energy Policy. He is CLIMA’s project coordinator, and organizes the project’s community perceptions research program and overall knowledge dissemination.

Joined 2016

Organisation

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)