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Dr YoungHwa Cha is a research associate at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. She is currently working on the multi-hazard interactions and cascading impacts work package of the MEDiate (‘Multi-hazard and risk-informed system for enhanced local and regional disaster risk management’) project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme of the European Commission.
 
She is an interdisciplinary researcher in climate change adaptation governance, interfacing between science, policy, and practice. Her expertise lies in adaptation policy, climate risk, and collaborative vulnerability modeling, where she collaborates with international, national, and local partners such as UNEP, Historic Environment Scotland, universities, government ministries and local authorities in Scotland, South Korea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. She have effectively communicated with a broad range of stakeholders while working at the University of Edinburgh (3 years) and the Korean Adaptation Centre for Climate Change (3 years). 
 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, The Changing Landscape of Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Planning Policies: A case study of flood risk management across Edinburgh and Glasgow city regions , University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences

Award Date: 13 May 2021

External positions

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences

Oct 2020Jan 2024

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