Carolina Adler
Dr. Carolina AdlerExecutive 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.ch
URL Institution: www.mountainresearchinitiative.org
Programs in which Carolina Adler holds an official function:
| ICAS | Observer / Guest | 2017 - |
| MRI | Executive Director | 2019 - |
Additional functions:
Lead Author IPCC (SROCC, AR6)
Mountain Protection Commission - The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)
Key Publications of Carolina Adler (up to ten) :
Adler, C., P. Wester, I. Bhatt, C. Huggel, G.E. Insarov, M.D. Morecroft, V. Muccione, and A. Prakash, 2022: Cross-Chapter
Paper 5: Mountains. In: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to
the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, M. Tignor,
E.S. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Craig, S. Langsdorf, S. Löschke, V. Möller, A. Okem, B. Rama (eds.)].
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, pp. 2273–2318, doi:10.1017/9781009325844.022
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.
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:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management | |
| Scope | Scope |
| Process Studies | |
| Causes of Change | |
| Impact of Change | |
| Vulnerability to Change | |
| Adaptation Measures to Change | |
| Mitigation of Change | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Snow Cover | |
| Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Life Cycle |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Food Security |
| Industry | |
| Tourism | |
| Water | |
| 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 |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Topic Risk and Disaster Management |
| Risk Assessment / Forecasting | |
| Prevention of Risks and Natural Hazards | |
| 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 | |
| Methods | 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 | |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building | |
| Program Coordination / Management |
Specialties of Carolina Adler:
Application of policy sciences in global (climate) change adaptation research, adaptive governance, science-policy interface.
Last update: 9/12/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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