Biography

Carolina Adler is an Environmental Scientist and Geographer with an international career spanning over 25 years in both research and practice in the public and private sectors. As the current Executive Director of the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), she is tasked with overseeing the work of the MRI Coordination Office, plus engaging strategically and operationally to connect, coordinate, and promote global change research and support regional and thematic networked collaborations in mountains worldwide. Carolina Adler obtained her PhD at Monash University (Australia) in 2010, focusing on climate change adaptation and relevant policy processes for sustainable development in mountain regions, receiving the Harold D Lasswell Prize in 2010 for best thesis. Among her many roles, she is also a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment, specifically in the chapter on High Mountain Areas of the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), adopted in September 2019, as well as the Working Group II contribution on Impacts, Vulnerability, and Adaptation and Co-Lead for the Cross-Chapter Paper on Mountains, adopted by the Panel in February 2022. When not at her work desk, Carolina is most likely to be found enjoying the great outdoors in the mountains.

Expertise

Research Type
Applied Research, Basic Research, Interdisciplinary Research, Research Interface and Management, Transdisciplinary Research
Sectors
Government and public administration, Professional, scientific and technical activities, Research management
Methods
Earth Observations, Field Observations, Integrative Assessments, Policy Analysis, Qualitative Methods, Spatial Analysis, Synthesis and Meta-analysis
Spatial Scale of Expertise
Continental, Global/Hemispheric, Local/Community, National/Cultural, Regional
Time Scales
Decadal/Centennial, Seasonal/Annual
Statistical Focus
Extremes, Variability
Mountain Ranges of Research Expertise
Andes, European Alps, Great Dividing Range, Himalayas, Southern Alps
Mountain Ranges of Research Interest
Andes, Carpathian Mountains, Caucasus Mountains, European Alps, Great Dividing Range, Himalayas, Southern Alps
Inputs / Participation to/in UN Conventions
CBD, UN Agenda 2030 (SDGs) / UN HLPF, UNDRR Sedai, UNFCCC
Participation in Assessments
IPCC, UNDRR GAR
Participation in Assessments Details
Lead Author in the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) and in the Working Group II contribution to the sixth assessment (AR6), Co-Led Cross-Chapter Paper Mountains.

Disciplines

Atmospheric Sciences
Climatology
Biological Sciences
Ecosystem Services
Cryospheric Sciences
General Cryospheric Sciences
Earth Sciences
Geology, Physical Geography, Soil Science/Pedology
Integrated Systems
Social-ecological Systems
Social Sciences and Humanities
Ethnology, Social and Human Geography, Political Sciences, Policy sciences

Projects

Start Date
Jan. 1, 2007
End Date
Dec. 31, 2009
Funding Source
Monash University
Role
PhD scholar
Homepage
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/On_being_adaptable_transformative_lessons_on_adaptation_through_problem-orientation_a_case_of_the_tourism_sector_in_Alpine_Shire_Victoria_Australia/4629457
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Country
Australia

Publications

Authors
Zarina Saidaliyeva, and Veruska Muccione, and Maria Shahgedanova, and Sophie Bigler, and Carolina Adler, and Vadim Yapiyev
Journal
WIREs Climate Change
Publication Year
2024
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.891

Authors
Carolina Adler, and Carolina Adler
Journal
Frontiers in Climate
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.983144

Authors
James M. Thornton, and Jacob Freeman, and Mark A. Snethlage, and Roger Sayre, and Davnah R. Urbach, and Daniel Viviroli, and Daniele Ehrlich, and Veruska Muccione, and Philippus Wester, and Gregory Insarov, and Carolina Adler
Journal
PLOS ONE
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271466

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Journal
The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157964.004

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Journal
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publication Year
2022
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Journal
Mountain Research and Development
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd-journal-d-21-00027.1

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Journal
Reviews of Geophysics
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020rg000730

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Mountain Research and Development
Publication Year
2021
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd-journal-d-20-00054.1

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Journal
One Earth
Publication Year
2021
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.05.005

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Journal
Mountain Research and Development
Publication Year
2021
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd-journal-d-20-00033.1

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Journal
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Publication Year
2021
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.04.007

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Journal
Mountain Research and Development
Publication Year
2020
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd-journal-d-20-00045.1

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Journal
Climatic Change
Publication Year
2020
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02819-x

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Journal
WMO Bulletin
Publication Year
2020
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Authors
Sayre, R., and Frye, C., and Karagulle, D., and Krauer, J., and Breyer, S., and Aniello, P., and Wright, D.J., and Payne, D., and Adler, C., and Warner, H., and Vansistine, D.P., and Cress, J.
Journal
Mountain Research and Development
Publication Year
2018
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MRI Roles and Involvement

Role
Coordination Office Staff