Department of Development Studies
Professor of Climate and Society
CeDEP Centre Director and Programme Convenor, Climate Change and Development
Senior Fellow
Member
Tom is Director of the SOAS Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP) within the Department of Development Studies, coordinating research and online distance learning postgraduate programmes on climate change and sustainable development.
He is a development geographer with a background in environmental change, development studies, environmental economics and political science. He specialises in building resilience and adaptation to climate change through research, policy and practice.
Tom’s research interests include climate change policy and planning, anticipatory decision-making, urban resilience, policy processes and political economy, and child-led approaches to resilience. He has extensive research experience in South Asia leading research partnership funded by ESRC, DFID, World Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.
I welcome expressions of interest for PhD supervision in topics related to resilience and climate adaptation, particularly in relation to decision-making, policy-making and planning; children and youth; and international development cooperation.
Empowering young people and strengthening resilience: Youth-centred participatory video as a tool for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
The Triple Dividend of Resilience—A New Narrative for Disaster Risk Management and Development
Tanner, Thomas, Surminski, Swenja, Wilkinson, Emily, Reid, Robert, Rentschler, Jun, Rajput, Sumati and Lovell, Emma (2016). In: Surminski, Swenja, (eds.) and Tanner, Thomas, (eds.), Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience': A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp 1-29
Financial Crises and Economic Resilience: Lessons for Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Dividends
Griffith-Jones, Stephany and Tanner, Thomas (2016). In: Surminski, Swenja, (eds.) and Tanner, Thomas, (eds.), Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience': A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp 151-172
National political economy of climate funds: case studies of the PPCR and the SREP
Rai, Neha and Tanner, Thomas (2016). In: Fisher, Susannah, (eds.) and Rai, Neha, (eds.), The Political Economy of Low Carbon Resilient Development: Planning and implementation. London, UK: Routledge, pp 65-87
Planning “Exceptionalism”? Political Economy of Climate Resilient Development in Bangladesh
Alam, Khurshid, Tanner, Thomas, Shamsuddoha, Md., Mamunur Rashid, A. K. M., Sultana, Moshahida, Huq, Muhammad Jahedul, Kabir, Sumaiya S. and Ullah, Sifayet (2013). In: Shaw, Rajib, (eds.), Mallick, Fuad, (eds.) and Islam, Aminul, (eds.), Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Bangladesh. Tokyo, Japan: Springer, pp 387-417
Youth, Gender and Climate Change: Moving from Impacts to Agency
Tanner, Thomas (2012). In: Perisic, Mima, (eds.), Komarecki, Marina, (eds.) and Minujin, Alberto, (eds.), Adolescent Girls, Cornerstone of Society: Building Evidence and Policies for Inclusive Societies. New York, USA: New School University, pp 155-163
Evaluation of Adaptation to Climate Change and Climate Risk Screening
Nair, Sreeja, Tanner, Thomas and Bhadwal, Suruchi (2010). In: van den Berg, Rob D., (eds.) and Feinstein, Osvaldo N., (eds.), Evaluating Climate Change and Development. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp 399-412
What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings: An overview of principles, the literature and case studies (Innocenti Working Paper No. 2016-18)
Berman, Gabrielle, Hart, Jason, O'Mathúna, Dónal, Mattellone, Erica, Potts, Alina, O'Kane, Claire, Shusterman, Jeremy and Tanner, Thomas (2016). Florence:
Tanner, Thomas and Wilkinson, Emily (2016). Geneva, Switzerland: (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). World Disasters Report 2016)
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
Jones, Lindsey, Carabine, Elizabeth, Roux, Jean-Pierre and Tanner, Thomas (2015). London:
Social Protection and Climate Change: A paper prepared for the OECD-DAC Task Team on Social Protection
Béné, Christophe, Cannon, Terry, Davies, Mark, Newsham, Andrew and Tanner, Thomas (2013). Paris: (Centre for Social Protection and Climate Change team, Institute of Development Studies)
Mitchell, Tom, Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel, Devereux, Stephen, Tanner, Thomas, Davies, Mark and Leavy, Jennifer (2008). Brighton: (Institute of Development Studies)
Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Human Security: A Commissioned Report for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) Project
O’Brien, Karen L., Sygna, Linda, Leichenko, Robin, Adger, W. Neil, Barnett, Jon, Mitchell, Tom, Schipper, E. Lisa F., Tanner, Thomas, Vogel, Coleen and Mortreux, Colette (2008). Oslo:
Screening for climate change adaptation: A process to assess and manage the potential impact of climate change on development projects and programmes in China
Tanner, Thomas, Jun, Xia and Holman, Ian (2008). Brighton: (Institute of Development Studies)
