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Elizabeth Carabine
Research Fellow, Risk and Resilience Programme,
Overseas Development Institute
203 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 3327 7256
Fax: +44 (0)20 7922 0399
Nationality: British, Irish
Email: [email protected]
Personal Profile
Elizabeth is a Research Fellow in the Adaptation and Resilience team of the Climate and
Environment Programme. She has over 12 years of experience in research, policy and
practice gained in the private and public sectors. During this time, Elizabeth’s focus has been
on climate change adaptation, resilient economic development, and governance, primarily in
the livestock sector and arid and semi-arid lands of sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia.
Qualifications:
2010-14 PhD Geography, ‘Resilience in the rangelands? Responses to change in the
Amboseli social-ecological system of Kenya’, University of Sheffield
2003-04 MSc Environmental Technology (Ecological Management Option), Imperial
College London
2000-03 BSc (hons) Biology, University College London.
Languages:
English (native); and Kiswahili.
Posts held:
2015 –
present
Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, London
Research relating to adaptation and resilience. Current projects include:
 Research lead on project Opportunities for climate-resilient economic
development for key sectors using novel Value Chain Analysis for Resilience
in Drylands (VC-ARID) approach for IDRC/DFID Pathways to Resilience in
Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) programme. Sectors include livestock in
Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia and Tajikistan and cotton in Pakistan and Burkina
Faso.
 Research lead on CDKN Enhancing opportunities for climate change
outcomes in development programmes in Uganda, using the VC-ARID and
Knowledge Systems Analysis methodologies to identify economic
opportunities for investment in adaptation to enhance the resilience of
Uganda’s livestock value chain.
 Research Coordinator, lead on Challenging Assumptions synthesis and lead
for risk governance research in Horn of Africa and the Sahel for DFID
Building Resilience to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED)
Knowledge Manager.
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Research lead on GIZ-REEEP Business Cases for Clean Energy Cooling
Solutions in Dairy Value Chains, Analysing and sharing experiences from
South Asia and East Africa project.
Advisor on scoping options and mechanisms for institutional strengthening in
Uganda, Kenya, Mali and Senegal for DFID BRACED Component D.
Advisor on GIZ Evaluating the impact of natural resource management
interventions on land, water and pastoral livelihoods in the Afar Region of
Ethiopia project.
2014 -15
Senior Research Officer
Research relating to adaptation and resilience. Past projects include:
 Lead evaluator for ECHO La Nina resilience programme, Phases III and IV.
 Project lead on IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
Initiative (IDDRSI) policy analysis for Technical Consortium for Building
Resilience in the Horn of Africa of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
 Lead author on project assessing the contribution of ecosystem services to
human resilience for Rockefeller Foundation.
 Specialist research input and co-author for outputs of DFID Future Climate
for Africa (FCFA) scoping phase.
 Research support to UNISDR Science and Technology Major Groups,
advocacy activities including participation in intergovernmental meetings and
production of outreach materials and research reports.
 Lead researcher and principal author working with advisory team of IPCC
authors to develop key messages from all three working group reports for
four regions including Africa, South Asia, Small Island Developing States and
Latin America.
2013-14
Research Consultant
Research support to a range of projects for the Climate and Environment
Programme of ODI and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN):
 Researcher for IDRC/DFID CARIAA Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid
Economies (PRISE).
 Analysis, synthesis and co-author for final report of Africa Climate Change
Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) Programme in Ethiopia, Mozambique and
Uganda.
 Research support and co-author for outputs in AusAID/DFAT Advancing
Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction, Environmental Sustainability and
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in to Development Practice.
Previous posts include:
2010-14 Postgraduate Researcher, NERC/ESRC Interdisciplinary Studentship, University
of Sheffield
2009-10 Lion Guardians Kenya, Programme Manager
2007-09 Capita Symonds Ltd., Environment & Sustainability Consultant
2006-07 University of California at Davis, Human Ecology Research Group, Research
Associate based in Rukwa Region, Tanzania and Davis, USA.
2005-06 Capita Symonds Ltd., Environmental Consultant
2004
International Livestock Research Institute, People Livestock and Environment
Team, Research Associate
Selected publications and reports
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Carabine, E. and Wilkinson, E. (2016). How can local governance systems strengthen
community resilience? A social-ecological systems approach. Politics and Governance
4(4): 62-73. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v4i4.746
Herrero, M., Addison, J., Bedelian, C., Carabine, E., Havlik, P., Henderson, B., van de
Steeg, J and Thornton, P.K. (2016). Climate change and pastoralism: impacts,
consequences and adaptation. Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz. 35(2): 417-433.
Carabine, E., Jouanjean, M-A. and Tsui, J. (2015). Kenya’s Ending Drought Emergencies
Policy Review: Scenarios for Building Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. London:
Overseas Development Institute.
Graber, R., Pichon, F. & Carabine, E. (2015). Psychological resilience: state of knowledge
and future research agendas. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Jones, L., Carabine, E. & Schipper E.L.F. (2015). (Re)conceptualisation maladaptation in
policy and practice: towards an evaluative framework. London: Overseas Development
Institute and PRISE.
Carabine, E., Cabot Venton, C., Tanner, T. & Bahadur, A. (2015). The contribution of
ecosystem services to human resilience: A rapid review. London: Overseas Development
Institute.
Carabine E., (2015). Revitalising Evidence-based Policy for the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Lessons from Existing International Science
Partnerships.
PLOS
Currents
Disasters.
Edition
1.
doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.aaab45b2b4106307ae2168a485e03b8a.
Carabine, E. & Jones, L. (2015). Early warning systems and disaster risk information –
WCDRR briefings for delegations. London: Overseas Development Institute and Lead
International.
Jones, L., Carabine, E., Roux, J-P. & Tanner, T. (2015). Promoting the use of climate
information to achieve long-term development objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. Results
from the Future Climate for Africa scoping phase. London: Climate and Development
Knowledge Network.
Carabine, E., Ibrahim, M. & Rumsey, R. (2014). Institutionalising resilience in
development programming. London: Overseas Development Institute and World Vision
UK.
Carabine, E., Lemma, A., Dupar, M., Jones, L. & Mulugetta, Y. (2014). The IPCC’s Fifth
Assessment Report: What’s in it for Latin America? London: Climate and Development
Knowledge Network.
Carabine, E., & Dupar, M.. (2014) The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for
Small Island Developing States? London: Climate and Development Knowledge Network.
Carabine, E., Lemma, A., Dupar, M., Jones, L. & Mulugetta, Y. (2014). The IPCC’s Fifth
Assessment Report: What’s in it for Africa? London: Climate and Development Knowledge
Network.
Carabine, E., Lemma, A., Dupar, M., Jones, L. & Mulugetta, Y. (2014). The IPCC’s Fifth
Assessment Report: What’s in it for South Asia? London: Climate and Development
Knowledge Network.
Kellett, J., Mitchell, T., Lovell, E., le Masson, V., Peters, K., Wilkinson, E., Kirbyshire, A.,
Bahadur, A., Carabine, E. & Murray, V. (2014). The future framework for disaster risk
reduction: a guide for decision makers – second edition. London: Climate and
Development Knowledge Network and Overseas Development Institute.
Peters, K., Lovell, E., Carabine, E. & Caravani, A. (2014). Humanitarian trends and
trajectories to 2030: North and South-East Asia: Regional Consultation for the World
Humanitarian Summit. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Wilkinson, E., Carabine, E., Harris, K., Brickell, E., Scott, A., Allinson, C., Jones, L. &
Bahadur, A. (2014). Integrating disaster risk reduction, environmental sustainability,
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climate change adaptation and mitigation into development practice. Advancing
Integration Series Report. London: Overseas Development Institute and Department for
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia.
Wilkinson, E., Bahadur, A. & Carabine, E. (2014). Unlocking policy reform and advancing
integration: a synthesis of findings. Advancing Integration Series Report. London:
Overseas Development Institute and Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia.
Jones, L., Carabine, E., Hickman, A., Langston, L., Moosa, S. & Mukanya, R. (2014).
Exploring the role of climate science in supporting long-term adaptation and decisionmaking in sub-Saharan Africa. Working Paper. London: Climate and Development
Knowledge Network.
Carabine, E. and Jones, L. (2014). Planning for the future and adapting to climate change
in Uganda. Briefing Paper. London: Overseas Development Institute and Africa Climate
Change Resilience Alliance.
Jones, L., Ludi, E., Grist, N., Carabine, E., Beautement, P., Broenner, C., Bachofen, C.,
Mendler de Suarez, J. and Suarez, P. (2014). Planning for an uncertain future: promoting
adaptation to climate change through Flexible and Forward-Looking Decision-Making
(FFDM). Research Report. London: Overseas Development Institute and Africa Climate
Change Resilience Alliance.
Carabine, E., Wainwright, J. & Twyman, C. (2014). Narratives of a Drought: Exploring
Resilience in Kenya's Drylands. Advances in Social Simulation – Proceedings of the 9th
Conference of the European Social Simulation Association. 16-24 September 2013. Berlin
Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
Jones, L. and Carabine, E. (2013). Exploring political and socio-economic drivers of
transformational climate policy: early insights from Ethiopia’s Climate Resilient Green
Economy strategy. Working Paper. London: Overseas Development Institute