School of Earth and Environment

Suraje Dessai Prof Suraje Dessai

Professor of Climate Change Adaptation

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 30116
Email address: S.Dessai@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 9.108

Publications

  • Dessai S; Afionis S; Van Alstine J (2013) Science alone cannot shape sustainability, Nature, 493, pp.26. doi: 10.1038/493026d
  • Korteling B; Dessai S; Kapelan Z (2013) Erratum to: Using Information-Gap Decision Theory for Water Resources Planning Under Severe Uncertainty, Water Resources Management, pp.1-2. doi: 10.1007/s11269-013-0276-5
  • Dessai S; Browne A; Harou JJ (2013) Introduction to the Special Issue on "Adaptation and Resilience of Water Systems to an Uncertain Changing Climate", Water Resources Management, pp.1-6. doi: 10.1007/s11269-012-0254-3
  • Ekström M; Chiew FHS; Young WJ; Kuruppu N; Wilby RL; Fowler HJ; Dessai S (2013) Examination of climate risk using a modified uncertainty matrix framework-Applications in the water sector, Global Environmental Change, 23, pp.115-129. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.11.003
  • Pearce R; Barr S; Dessai S (2012) Re-Framing Environmental Social Science Research for Sustainable Water Management in a Changing Climate, Water Resources Management, pp.1-21. doi: 10.1007/s11269-012-0184-0
  • Korteling B; Dessai S; Kapelan Z (2012) Using Information-Gap Decision Theory for Water Resources Planning Under Severe Uncertainty, Water Resources Management, pp.1-24. doi: 10.1007/s11269-012-0164-4
  • Ekström M; Chiew FHS; Young WJ; Kuruppu N; Wilby RL; Fowler HJ; Dessai S (2012) Examination of climate risk using a modified uncertainty matrix framework-Applications in the water sector, Global Environmental Change, . doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.11.003
  • Hulme M; O'Neill SJ; Dessai S (2011) Is weather event attribution necessary for adaptation funding?, Science, 334, pp.764-765. doi: 10.1126/science.1211740
  • Wilby RL; Dessai S (2010) Robust adaptation to climate change, Weather, 65, pp.180-185. doi: 10.1002/wea.543
  • Thornes J; Bloss W; Bouzarovski S; Cai X; Chapman L; Clark J; Du S; van der Horst D; Kendall M; Kidd C; Dessai S; Randalls S (2010) Communicating the value of atmospheric services, Meteorological Applications, 17, pp.243-250. doi: 10.1002/met.200
  • Hulme M; Dessai S; Lorenzoni I; Nelson DR (2009) Unstable climates: Exploring the statistical and social constructions of 'normal' climate, Geoforum, 40, pp.197-206. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.09.010
  • Dessai S; Hulme M; Lempert R; Plelke R (2009) Do We Need Better Predictions to Adapt to a Changing Climate?, Eos, 90, pp.111-112.
  • Adger WN; Hulme M; Lorenzoni I; Naess LO; Wolf J; Dessai S; Goulden M; Nelson DR; Wreford A (2009) Are there social limits to adaptation to climate change?, Climatic Change, 93, pp.335-354. doi: 10.1007/s10584-008-9520-z
  • Hulme M; Dessai S (2008) Predicting, deciding, learning: Can one evaluate the 'success' of national climate scenarios?, Environmental Research Letters, 3, . doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/4/045013
  • Dessai S; Hulme M (2008) How do UK climate scenarios compare with recent observations?, Atmospheric Science Letters, 9, pp.189-195. doi: 10.1002/asl.197
  • Hulme M; Dessai S (2008) Ventures should not overstate their aims just to secure funding., Nature, 453, pp.979. doi: 10.1038/453979a
  • Hulme M; Dessai S (2008) Negotiating future climates for public policy: a critical assessment of the development of climate scenarios for the UK, Environmental Science and Policy, 11, pp.54-70. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.09.003
  • Dessai S; Hulme M (2007) Assessing the robustness of adaptation decisions to climate change uncertainties: A case study on water resources management in the East of England, Global Environmental Change, 17, pp.59-72. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.11.005
  • Dessai S; Hulme M; O'Brien K (2007) Editorial: On uncertainty and climate change, Global Environmental Change, 17, pp.1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.12.001
  • New M; Lopez A; Dessai S; Wilby R (2007) Challenges in using probabilistic climate change information for impact assessments: an example from the water sector., Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci, 365, pp.2117-2131. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2007.2080
  • Barnett J; Dessai S; Jones RN (2007) Vulnerability to climate variability and change in East Timor., Ambio, 36, pp.372-378.
  • Lowe T; Brown K; Dessai S; De França Doria M; Haynes K; Vincent K (2006) Does tomorrow ever come? Disaster narrative and public perceptions of climate change, Public Understanding of Science, 15, pp.435-457. doi: 10.1177/0963662506063796
  • Dessai S; Lu X; Hulme M (2005) Limited sensitivity analysis of regional climate change probabilities for the 21st century, Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 110, pp.1-17. doi: 10.1029/2005JD005919
  • Klein RJT; Schipper ELF; Dessai S (2005) Integrating mitigation and adaptation into climate and development policy: Three research questions, Environmental Science and Policy, 8, pp.579-588. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2005.06.010
  • Dessai S; Schipper ELF; Corbera E; Haxeltine A; Kjellén B; Gutiérrez M (2005) Challenges and outcomes at the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 5, pp.105-124. doi: 10.1007/s10784-004-3372-4
  • Kandlikar M; Risbey J; Dessai S (2005) Representing and communicating deep uncertainty in climate-change assessments, Comptes Rendus - Geoscience, 337, pp.443-455. doi: 10.1016/j.crte.2004.10.010
  • Dessai S; Lu X; Risbey JS (2005) On the role of climate scenarios for adaptation planning, Global Environmental Change, 15, pp.87-97. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2004.12.004
  • Patt A; Dessai S (2005) Communicating uncertainty: Lessons learned and suggestions for climate change assessment, Comptes Rendus - Geoscience, 337, pp.425-441. doi: 10.1016/j.crte.2004.10.004
  • Dessai S; Adger WN; Hulme M; Turnpenny J; Köhler J; Warren R (2004) Defining and experiencing dangerous climate change: An editorial essay, Climatic Change, 64, pp.11-25. doi: 10.1023/B:CLIM.0000024781.48904.45
  • Barnett J; Webber M; Dessai S (2004) Will OPEC lose from the Kyoto Protocol?, Energy Policy, 32, pp.2077-2088. doi: 10.1016/S0301-4215(03)00183-6
  • Dessai S; Hulme M (2004) Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?, Climate Policy, 4, pp.107-128.
  • Dessai S (2003) The special climate change fund: Origins and prioritisation assessment, Climate Policy, 3, pp.295-302. doi: 10.1016/S1469-3062(03)00053-6
  • Dessai S; Schipper EL (2003) The Marrakech accords to the Kyoto protocol: Analysis and future prospects, Global Environmental Change, 13, pp.149-153.
  • Dessai S (2003) Heat stress and mortality in Lisbon Part II. An assessment of the potential impacts of climate change., Int J Biometeorol, 48, pp.37-44. doi: 10.1007/s00484-003-0180-4
  • Barnett J; Dessai S (2002) Articles 4.8 and 4.9 of the UNFCCC: Adverse effects and the impacts of response measures, Climate Policy, 2, pp.231-239. doi: 10.1016/S1469-3062(02)00023-2
  • Dessai S (2002) Heat stress and mortality in Lisbon part I. model construction and validation., Int J Biometeorol, 47, pp.6-12. doi: 10.1007/s00484-002-0143-1
  • Dessai S; Michaelowa A (2001) Burden sharing and cohesion countries in European climate policy: The Portuguese example, Climate Policy, 1, pp.327-341. doi: 10.1016/S1469-3062(01)00005-5
  • Tang S; Dessai S (Not yet published) Usable Science? The UK Climate Projections 2009 and decision support for adaptation planning., Weather, Climate and Society, . doi: 10.1175/WCAS-D-12-00028.1
  • Dessai S; Sims C (Not yet published) Public perception of drought and climate change in southeast England, Environmental Hazards, 9, pp.340-357.