Stacy-Ann RobinsonAssociate Professor
Education
- Ph.D., Global Environmental Change, The Australian National University
Research
My research investigates the human, social and policy dimensions of climate change adaptation in small island developing states (SIDS), a unique grouping of countries located across three main geographic regions in the Global South - the Caribbean, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and Pacific. As an interdisciplinary researcher, my work draws on several theories and approaches in order to more comprehensively examine the spatially uneven outcomes produced by climate change in SIDS. I am a qualitative dominant mixed methods researcher, typically combining case studies, content analyses, and semi-structured interviews, with multiple regression analyses. At the national scale, I analyze how institutional and political processes shape adaptation. At the regional scale, I focus on coordination between and the effectiveness of intergovernmental organizations with adaptation mandates. At the international scale, I examine the political economy of adaptation financing and the justice implications of allocation criteria and disbursement trends with respect to SIDS.
Current Research
- Climate change adaptation in SIDS
- Climate adaptation finance
- Climate change adaptation in Caribbean coastal communities
- Climate justice for Caribbean SIDS
- Global climate policy at the United Nations
