Presentation of the ERC Starting Grant "IMAGINE adaptation" by Dr. Marta Olazabal

ICTA-UAB is holding an open session with Dr. Marta Olazabal, Associate Researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), about ERC starting grants related to research in climate change.   

Presentation of the ERC Starting Grant "IMAGINE adaptation"

Speaker: Dr. Marta Olazabal, Associate Researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
 

Date: Friday, October 21st 2022
Time: From 11 to 12h
Venue: Sala Antoni Rosell (room Z/023 - Z/022) ICTA-UAB
 

Dr. Olazabal will explain the proposal development, state of the art and ERC project details.  Ample time will be available for discussion about all aspects of the project and the development of an ERC more broadly, including foreseen research implementation and expected impacts.  
 

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY  

Marta Olazabal is an Ikerbasque Associate Researcher at the BC3, where she leads the Adaptation Research Group. Her research explores the ways urban areas can successfully adapt to climate change from a social and policy point of view.  She was trained as an environmental engineer (School of Engineering of Bilbao) and holds a PhD in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge (UK).  
 

TOPIC OF THE SEMINAR  

The ERC project ‘IMAGINE adaptation’ (2023-2027) addresses the imperative of how to evaluate adaptation in urban areas as a contemporary complex phenomenon with implications across governance scales. The current focus on policy progress can be useful as a first step, but it is not indicative of effective adaptation. ‘IMAGINE adaptation’ calls for a broader understanding of success in adaptation: one that transcends technocratic approaches and considers equity, justice and maladaptive issues.