Prof. Andy Challinor
Phone: +44 (0)113 3433194
Room no. 11.117
My research focusses principally on using climate modelling and process studies to understand food production and food security, treatments of uncertainty and managing risk, and climate-resilient pathways and adaptation. My aim is to contribute significantly to the knowledge and policy base for sustainably strengthening the food security and health of populations vulnerable to climate variability and change. I do this by working with experts in a range of disciplines, from epidemiologists and ecologists to social scientists and economists. I also endeavour to communicate work in my field, for example through advising on The Rough Guide to Climate Change, speaking at public events and being interviewed on the radio.
Professional roles
- Project leader for the CGIAR Program: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
- Principal Investigator on NERC EQUIP: End-to-end quantification of uncertainty for impacts prediction
- Research Director for the Africa College Partnership
I am a Lead Author on the 'Food Production Systems and Food Security' chapter of the Fifth Assessment report of the IPCC and co-investigator on:
- FP7 SPECS and EUPORIAS
- ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
- SAIN project: Addressing vulnerabilities and building capacity for adaptation of agriculture to climate change in China
- Sustainable pollination services for UK crops funded by the BBSRC Insect Pollinators Initiative
- BBSRC-funded contribution to FACCE MACSUR Knowledge Hub on Crop Modelling
- Effects of environmental change: increased nematode pest status on UK crops, funded by the BBSRC
Mailing Address
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
School of Earth and Environment
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Last update: Jan 2013