Meaghan Daly

Meaghan Daly is a Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder, focusing on human dimensions of climate change. She is affiliated with the Media and Climate Change Observatory, monitoring global media trends on climate communication, and has conducted research across East and Southern Africa, South Asia, Europe, and the U.S.

• Education: B.A. in Environmental Science (Colorado College), M.A. in Climate and Society (Columbia University), Ph.D. in Environmental Studies (University of Colorado Boulder)

Her research spans three core areas:

• Science-policy interface dynamics and collaborative knowledge production for climate adaptation/mitigation.
• Adaptive capacities and vulnerability dynamics within socio-ecological systems.
• Climate change media coverage analysis and science communication strategies.

Recent publications analyze:

• Urban water system resilience (2023)
• Media coverage patterns during overlapping crises (2021-2022)
• Transformative adaptation frameworks (2019-2021)
• Climate service co-production models (2018-2019)