Sparkes, Edward
Research Associate - Systemic Risk and Climate-resilient development
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-EHS
- OFFICE:
- Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning Section (VARMAP)
- E-MAIL:
- sparkes@ehs.unu.edu
- NATIONALITY:
- United Kingdom
Research Interests
- Adaptation pathways
- Climate Resilient Development
- Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
Education
- BSc. (Hons) Environmental Science, University of Brighton, UK MSc. Environmental Science, Water Systems and Global Change, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
- BSc. (Hons) Environmental Science, University of Brighton, UK
Appointments
- 2019 – 2020: Centre of Agricultural Research (CELOS), Suriname
Biographical Statement
Edward Sparkes works as a Research Associate in the Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning (VARMAP) section of UNU-EHS. He has research expertise in monitoring and evaluation, adaptive planning for climate change and natural hazards, as well as risk analysis and pathways development.
Prior to working at UNU-EHS, Edward worked for an agricultural research institution in Suriname, South America, where he focused on mapping and classifying jungle ecosystems for sustainable land-use planning and fluvial flood adaptation. During his time in Suriname, Ted designed and conducted community and expert workshops and collaborated with Red Cross to implement research finding. His MSc thesis investigated community vulnerability and flood adaptation in a wetland region in the Southwest of United Kingdom. For his research, he constructed adaptation pathways with farmers and members of the community, focusing on nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk and adapt the region to climate change.
Ted holds a BSc and MSc in Environmental Science from the Universities of Brighton (United Kingdom) and Wageningen (Netherlands), where he specialized in water systems and global change.
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Articles
- Werners, Saskia E., Sparkes, Edward, Totin, Edmond, Abel, Nick, Bhadwal, Suruchi, Butler, James R. A., Douxchamps, Sabine, James, Harrhy, Methner, Nadine, Siebeneck, Jana, Stringer, Lindsay C., Vincent, Katharine, Wise, Russell M. and Tebboth, Mark G.L. (2022). Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report. Environmental Science & Policy, 126, 168-176
Reports
- Sparkes, Edward, Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Banerjee, Sumana, Masys, Anthony J., Rana, Sohel, Shekhar, Himanshu, Sodogas, Victor A., Surtiari, Gusti Ayu Ketut, Valdiviezo-Ajila, Angel and Werners, Saskia E. (2023). Understanding and characterizing complex risks with Impact Webs: A guidance document. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.
- Zebisch, Marc, Renner, Kathrin, Pittore, Massimiliano, Fritsch, Uta, Fruchter, Sophie Rose, Kienberger, Stefan, Schinko, Thomas, Sparkes, Edward, Hagenlocher, Michael, Schneiderbauer, Stefan and Delves, Jess L. (2023). Climate Risk Sourcebook. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
- Eberle, Caitlyn, Higuera Roa, Oscar and Sparkes, Edward (2022). Technical Report: British Columbia heatwave. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2021/2022. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- O',Connor, Jack, Eberle, Caitlyn, Narvaez, Liliana, Higuera Roa, Oscar, Oakes, Robert, Sparkes, Edward and Sebesvari, Zita (2022). Interconnected Disaster Risks. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Banerjee, Sumana, Bermudez-Zambrano, Antonella D., Cotti, Davide, Hassel, Jonathan, Kirsch-Wood, Jenty, Masys, Anthony J., Nawawi, Prasetyo, Yanu E., Rana, Sohel, Rimmert, Marlene, Roy, Prottoy, Schuetze, Simon, Shekhar, Himanshu, Sitati, Asha, Sodogas, Victor A., Sparkes, Edward, Surtiari, Ayu G.K., Valdiviezo-Ajila, Angel and Werners, Saskia E. (2022). Rethinking risk in times of COVID-19. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRRR).
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Banerjee, Sumana, Bermudez-Zambrano, Antonella D., Cotti, Davide, Hassel, Jonathan, Masys, Anthony J., Prasetyo, Yanu E., Rana, Sohel, Rimmert, Marlene, Roy, Prottoy, Schütze, Simon, Shekhar, Himanshu, Sodogas, Victor A., Sparkes, Edward, Surtiari, Ayu G.K., Valdiviezo-Ajila, Angel and Werners, Saskia E. (2022). Understanding and managing cascading and systemic risks: lessons from COVID-19. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)/United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).