Toon Haer

Dr. Toon Haer is an Assistant Professor of Climate Adaptation at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Department of Water and Climate Risk, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on equitable adaptation, climate justice, and integrating behavioral processes into risk models. He leads a VIDI project on equitable coastal adaptation and contributes to the RED&BLUE consortium for Dutch real estate climate risk management.

Education:

• PhD in Flood Risk Adaptation (2018), VU Amsterdam
• MSc Energy and Environmental Sciences (cum laude, 2012), University of Groningen
• BSc Technology Management (2010), University of Groningen

Research Interests: Climate justice, agent-based modeling, natural hazard risk analysis, cost-benefit analysis of adaptation strategies, and behavioral theories in risk mitigation.

Projects:

• VIDI grant: Investigating equitable coastal adaptation pathways
• RESILIO: Blue-green roofs in Amsterdam
• DOWN2EARTH: Drought adaptation in Kenya
• Strong Roots, Strong Women: Nature-based solutions in Vietnam

Awards: Vidi grant from NWO (2023).

Advising & Grants: Supervised 2 PhD theses. Active in projects funded by NWO and EU Horizon 2020.

Labs/Teams: IVM Research Group on Water and Climate Risk, RED&BLUE consortium.