Dave Steinbach

Dave Steinbach was a researcher in IIED's Climate Change research group until January 2018

Full biography

Expertise

Adaptation, climate finance, natural resource management, climate change governance, forestry, and food security.

Before IIED

Consultant, adaptation and climate finance, Ricardo-AEA (2013-14)
Researcher, climate change adaptation and food security in Northern Ghana, SEND Foundation of Ghana (2011-12)
Research assistant, climate change adaptation, LSE Global Governance Institute (2011)
Livelihoods and development officer, Azafady NGO, Madagascar (2007)

Education

MSc International Development Studies, London School of Economics
BA International Relations, University of British Columbia

Current work

Political economy of low-carbon climate resilient development planning
Assessing the linkages between social protection and climate change
Support to the Government Group Network on climate change mainstreaming
Tracking adaptation and measuring development, and
Financial incentives for marine management.

Dave Steinbach's blog posts

High-tech trawlers in the Faroe Islands. Ninety-five per cent of this tiny nation's exports is made up of fish (Photo: antonalfred, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Turning the tide: creating incentives for sustainable oceans

Blog, Jan 2017

Fishermen offloading their morning catch from a fishing boat in Kalindi, West Bengal (Photo: Souvik Das Gupta, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Creating waves for small-scale fisheries

Blog, Nov 2016

Squamish river, Canada. Under Stephen Harper, Canada has lagged behind the rest of the world in combating climate change; will new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make a difference? (Photo: James Wheeler, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Will new leadership boost Canadian contribution to global climate negotiations?

Blog, Oct 2015