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Dominic Kniveton serves as Professor of Climate Science & Society within the Department of Geography at the University of Sussex's School of Global Studies. His academic profile demonstrates extensive expertise bridging climate science, social dynamics, and policy implementation. With over £10 million secured as PI or Co-I across multiple research grants, he maintains active collaborations with major international organizations including the United Nations, World Bank, European Union, UK government, and International Organisation of Migration. Currently, he serves as a panel member of the United Nations Environmental Programme International Resource Panel and remains an active contributor to the Lancet Countdown initiative.
Kniveton's research spans climate change, human migration, disaster risk, and public health, with particular focus on the interconnections between environmental shocks and human mobility. His methodological approach combines quantitative techniques such as Systems Dynamics and Agent Based Modeling with qualitative methods including Q methodology and serious games. Current research projects include a NERC Knowledge Exchange fellowship with Save the Children (2024-2027) addressing children's health in sub-Saharan Africa, the NIHR-funded ASTRA project examining health service delivery during extreme weather events for people living with HIV/TB in southern Africa (2024-2027), the IDRC/FCDO-funded CLARE project PASSAGE facilitating anticipatory actions for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa (2023-2027), and the Medical Research Foundation-funded S3E project evaluating social and economic impacts of extreme weather on people living with HIV.
Analysis of his recent publication record reveals a strong emphasis on climate-health interactions, particularly the impacts of extreme weather events on vulnerable populations including those living with HIV in Africa. His work increasingly integrates systems thinking to examine complex climate-mobility-health-resource nexuses, with substantial contributions to the Lancet Countdown reports that track global progress on climate change and health. The research demonstrates methodological diversity while maintaining consistent focus on practical applications for policy and humanitarian response.
- Royal Geographical Society's Cuthbert Peek award for work in migration and climate change
Kniveton supervises undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations while teaching modules including Disaster, Environment and Development (UG), Climatic Change Science and Policy (UG), Indian and Seychelles field classes (UG), and various masters-level courses in Climate Change, Development and Policy. His research portfolio demonstrates successful grant acquisition and management across multiple funding bodies including NERC, NIHR, IDRC/FCDO, and Medical Research Foundation. Current projects indicate strong emphasis on translating research into practical interventions for climate-vulnerable communities, particularly in Africa.
