Burtoni Award
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The Burtoni award is named after Canadian professor Ian Burton, a pioneer in the science of adaptation to climate change and a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports.
It is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to climate change adaptation science and policy.
Awards received:
- 2003: Ian Burton
- 2005: Roger Jones is a Principal Research Scientist in the Climate Change Impacts and Risk Stream of CSIRO (Australia), specialised in Marine and Atmospheric Research. It was awarded in recognition of his innovations in research methods for assessing adaptation to climate change. Dr Jones has developed techniques for managing climate change risks at the local level which are now being widely used in Australia and overseas. He has been involved in a variety of national and international assessments concerning water, agriculture, biodiversity, economics, adaptation to climate change and the benefits of climate policy.[1] He is a currently convening lead author in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report which was released in 2007.
- 2007: Dr Saleemul Huq is the head of the climate change group of International Institute for Environment and Development, UK.[2] He was awarded for his work linking adaptation and development, his research on decision making and his efforts to build capacity.[3] It was awarded during a three-day workshop on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka.[4]
