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PhD student
Emily Wilkinson
Contact Information / Biography / Publications
Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Telephone:020 3108 6006 / 078 5213 5324
Fax:020 3108 6020
Email:emily.wilkinson@ucl.ac.uk
Specialisation:
Social vulnerability, disaster risk reduction, local governance and local economic development
Research Interests:Institutional roles and responsibilities in disaster risk reduction; Adaptation and coping strategies; Disaster management in Latin America; Monitoring and evaluation methodologies
  • 2007-current
    PhD student, ABUHRC
  • 2006-2007
    Independent consultant, ABUHRC, UK
  • 2004-2006
    Research officer, Colegio de México, Mexico
  • 2003-2004
    Independent consultant, Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands
  • 1999-2002
    Analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit, Peru and Spain
  • Wilkinson, E. (in press) ‘Temas de estudio y tendencias internacionales’, in B.Graizbord, A. Mercado, and R. Few (eds), Cambio Climático, Amenazas Naturales y Salud. Colegio de México, México D.F.
  • Wilkinson, E (2009) ‘Building a 'culture of prevention': Challenges to institutionalising disaster risk reduction in local development in Mexico’, Disaster Studies Working Paper No. 21, Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, London.
  • Wilkinson, E. (2008) ‘A Conceptual Framework for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Consultation draft’, Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Recovery, United Nations Development Programme, Geneva.
  • Osbahr, H. and R. Few in partnership with B. Graizbord, A. Mercado and E. Wilkinson (2006) ‘Linking Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management for Sustainable Poverty Reduction: Mexico Country Study’, VARG, Oxford.
  • Mitchell, T., T. Turner and E. Wilkinson (2006) ‘Overcoming the Barriers: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries’, Briefing Paper, Tearfund, Teddington.
  • Graizbord, B. and E. Wilkinson (eds) (2005) ‘Evaluación del Fondo de Desastres Naturales (FONDEN) en el Ejercicio 2004’, Secretaría de Gobernación, Mexico D.F.
  • Graizbord, B. and E. Wilkinson (eds) (2006) ‘Evaluación del Fondo de Desastres Naturales (FONDEN) en el Ejercicio 2005’, Secretaría de Gobernación, Mexico D.F.
  • Wilkinson, E. (2004) ‘Land Titling and Local Economic Development: The Missing Link? Evidence from two squatter settlements in Lima, Peru’, ISS Working Paper Series No.389, ISS, The Hague.

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