Simon Quilty

Simon Quilty is a Visiting fellow at the Research School of Population Health, Australian National University (ANU), and actively contributes to the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS) across multiple research clusters including Extreme events and future scenarios, Health, Low carbon and resilient cities, Psychology communication and the arts, and Adaptation livelihoods and development in Asia and the Pacific.

His research integrates interdisciplinary approaches to climate resilience and disaster risk management with particular focus on:

• Climate adaptation strategies for Asia-Pacific communities
• Public health dimensions of climate impacts
• Urban resilience and low-carbon transitions
• Psychological and communication frameworks for disaster preparedness
• Sustainable development pathways for vulnerable populations

Quilty participates in key ANU initiatives including the Resilience Initiative for Food and Agriculture (RIFA) and Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific Initiative (ZCEAP), translating research into practical policy solutions for complex climate-energy-disaster challenges while emphasizing collaborative, cross-sectoral engagement.