Carolina Adler (nee Roman)
Dr. Carolina Adler (nee Roman)
Executive Director, Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)
Mountain Research Initiative
University of Bern
Mittelstrasse 43
CH-3012 Bern
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 31 631 51 41
E-mail:
carolina.adler(at)unibe.chURL Institution:
www.mountainresearchinitiative.org
Additional functions:
Lead Author IPCC (SROCC, AR6)
Mountain Protection Commission - The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)
Key Publications of Carolina Adler (nee Roman) (up to ten) :
Adler, C., Balsiger, J., Grêt-Regamey, A., Heinimann, A., Huggel, C., Weingartner, R., Alcántara-Ayala, I., Gebrekirstos, A., Grau, R., Jimenez, E., Marchant, R., Mark, B., Marshall, S., Morin, S., Shahgedanova, M., Shrestha, M.S., & Xu, J. (2020). Making Connections for Our Changing Mountains: Future Directions for the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI). Mountain Research and Development, 40(3). https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00045.1
Thornton, J.M., Palazzi, E., Pepin, N.C., Cristofanelli, P., Essery, R., Kotlarski, S., Giuliani, G., Guigoz, Y., Kulonen, A., Pritchard, D., Li, X., Fowler, H.J., Randin, C.F., Shahgedanova, M., Steinbacher, M., Zebisch, M., and Adler, C. (2021). Toward a definition of Essential Mountain Climate Variables. One Earth. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.05.005
Shahgedanova, M., Adler, C., Gebrekirstos, A., Grau, H.R., Huggel, C., Marchant, R., Pepin, N., Vanacker, V., Viviroli, D., & Vuille, M. (2021). Mountain Observatories: Status and Prospects for Enhancing and Connecting a Global Community. Mountain Research and Development, 41(2). https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00054.1
Vij, S., Biesbroek, R., Adler, C., and Muccione, V. 'Climate Change Adaptation in European Mountain Systems: A Systematic Mapping of Academic Research.' Mountain Research and Development (2021): https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00033.1
Adler, C., Pomeroy, J., and Nitu, R. (2020). High Mountain Summit: Outcomes and Outlook. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Bulletin, 69(1): 34-37.
Hock, R, Rasul G, Adler C, Cáceres B, Gruber S, Hirabayashi Y, Jackson M, Kääb A, Kang S, Kutuzov S, Milner AI, Molau U, Morin S, Orlove B, and Steltzer H. (2019). High Mountain Areas. In: Pörtner HO, Roberts DC, Masson-Delmotte V, Zhai P, Tignor M, Poloczanska E, Mintenbeck K, Alegría A, Nicolai M, Okem A, Petzold J, Rama B, Weyer NM, editors. IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. In press.
Kulonen, K., Adler, C., Bracher, C., & Wymann von Dach, S. (2019). Spatial context matters for monitoring and reporting on SDGs: Reflections based on research in mountain regions. GAIA, 28(2): 90-94;
Adler, C., et al. (2018). Monitoring Mountains in a Changing World: New Horizons for the Global Network for Observations and Information on Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME). MRD, 38(3): 265-269.
Adler, C., Hirsch Hadorn, G., Breu, T., Wiesmann, U., & Pohl, C. (2017). Conceptualizing the transfer of knowledge across cases in transdisciplinary research. Sustainability Science.
Adler, C.E., & Hirsch Hadorn, G. (2014). The IPCC and treatment of uncertainties: topics and sources of dissensus. WIREs Climate Change, 5(5): 663–676.
Expertise of Carolina Adler (nee Roman):
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Snow Cover |
| Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Life Cycle |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Food Security |
| Industry |
| Tourism |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Politics/Law | Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions |
| Adaptation |
| Conventions / Protections |
| Regionalization / Globalization |
| Topic Society | Organisations / Institutions |
| Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Education / Communication / Participation |
| Topic Culture/History | Ethics / Cultural Values |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
| Urban |
| Rural |
| Spatial Scale | Spatial Scale |
| Global / Hemispheric |
| Continental |
| Regional |
| National / Cultural |
| Local / Community |
| Time Frame | Past |
| Recent / Today |
| Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |
| Policy Analysis and Formation |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Program Coordination / Management |
| GeoForum Geo-Technology | Cartography |
| Geoinformatics |
Specialties of Carolina Adler (nee Roman):
Application of policy sciences in global (climate) change adaptation research, adaptive governance, science-policy interface.
Beurteilung der Unsicherheiten in den wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Fakten Co-Produktion von Wissen Einfluss von Werten und Rationalität auf Entscheidungsprozesse Analyse der Wirksamkeit von Maßnahmen und Strategien zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel Schnittstellen, Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik Analyse der gesellschaftlichen Meinungen und Wahrnehmungen Governance
Last update: 11/19/21
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2021)
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