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Dr. Eunice Lo is a Senior Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health at the University of Bristol, holding dual affiliations with the Cabot Institute for the Environment and the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research. She serves as an Honorary Academic Consultant at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and contributes as a lead author to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Working Group I on Chapter 3: Human Influence on the Climate System.
Her research centers on quantifying health impacts from climate-driven extreme weather events, particularly heatwaves and cold spells, using integrated climate-epidemiological modeling frameworks. She investigates mortality and morbidity mechanisms while developing policy-relevant adaptation strategies through collaborations with the Met Office, UKHSA, and local authorities across the UK, Canada, and South Africa. Her work bridges climate science with public health implementation to reduce climate vulnerability.
Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on heat stress metrics, Arctic climate-health linkages, and vulnerability mapping, with significant contributions to understanding humid-heat extremes, compound mortality events during pandemics, and transnational adaptation barriers. Geographical scope spans the UK, Western Pacific, Canada, and Ethiopia/Nepal, emphasizing localized policy translation.
Dr. Lo's scientific recognition includes:
- The Emerging Leaders Prize (2024) for climate-health policy innovation
- The L F Richardson Award (2025) for atmospheric-clinical interdisciplinary research
As Principal Investigator, she directs major grants including 'Weather Extremes and Human Morbidity in Health Observations' (2025-2026) and 'WAFERS: Weather Advisories Feasibility in South Africa' (2024-2025), while co-leading 'Translating Lived Experience of Heatwaves into Policy Action'. Her funding portfolio integrates climate modeling, epidemiological analysis, and community engagement across 10 completed and active projects.
She maintains active roles in transdisciplinary networks through IPCC contributions, peer review for top meteorological journals, and public engagement on heatwave mortality risks, operating at the critical nexus of climate science and public health policy implementation.
